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Tuesday, October 22, 200x
ACLU Challenges Part of Election Reform Law
Civil rights groups are challenging a tiny part of the mammoth election reform law. They say it's unfair to nearly 200-thousand Ohioans who weren’t born here. (more )
Schools, Police Review Pupil Handcuffing Incident
Canton school officials are considering changes to the way teacher’s aides are assigned to work with special-needs students. That follows an incident last week in which a 9-year-old was led away from class in handcuffs after he attacked his principal. (more )
Democrats Jab Republicans
The race for governor this year is serious business in Ohio. But some advocates are trying to use humor as a political weapon. (more )
Ohio Poverty Levels Rise
There’s bad news for Ohio on the poverty front. New numbers from the Census Bureau indicate that poverty is still growing in the buckeye state. (more )
Region Lacks Overall Sex Ed Plan
One year ago, Timken High School in Canton gained national notoriety when it was reported that 13 percent of girls at the school were pregnant. This year, Canton schools have a new set of guidelines for sex education. But there is no standard for all of the region’s schools when it comes to talking to teens about sex. (more )
Monday, October 21, 200x
Democrats Attack Advertisements
The leader of Ohio’s democrats is calling on Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell to take action against a group that's been running ads critical of Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Ted Strickland. But Blackwell is not giving any indication that he’ll do that. (more )
Cuyahoga Valley Gets Federal Grant for Scenic Railroad
The federal government is awarding 20-million dollars in grant money today to dozens of National Parks around the country. The announcement was made in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which will be getting nearly 900-thousand dollars toward its scenic railroad. (more )
Conservative Clergy Endorse Blackwell
Religion is once again bubbling up as an issue in this year’s race for Ohio Governor. About 25 conservative Christian clergymen have unveiled their endorsement for republican Ken Blackwell, and the move is being criticized by ministers with more liberal political views. (more )
Native of Region Among Comair Crash Dead
An Alliance family is grieving the loss of one of its members in the crash of Comair Flight 5191. It’s the third time in less than a year that death has stalked the family. (more )
Invalid Petition Signatures Running High for Ohio’s Ballot Issues.
The petition counting continues across Ohio today as backers of statewide issues wait to see if they’ve collected enough signatures to make the November ballot. Deadlines for some of the five statewide issues have already come and gone. Today is the deadline for the state’s minimum wage increase amendment. The measure would raise Ohio’s minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $6.85. But there is some speculation that signatures for this issue will fall short. (more )
Sunday, October 20, 200x
Congressional Hearing on Ohio’s High Number of Mortgage Foreclosures
Members of Congress held a hearing in the Cleveland-area today about home foreclosures. Ohio leads the nation in the percentage of people losing their homes to mortgage foreclosures and Cuyahoga County has the highest number in the state. Representatives Steve LaTourette and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones took testimony to find out why there was one foreclosure for every 71 families in the state last year—and to look for some solutions. (more )
Housing Market Cools
New figures on sales of existing homes show the housing sector continues to chill. The National Association of Realtors says sales of previously-owned homes dropped to their lowest levels in two and a-half years. (more )
Ohio 9-11 Hero Honored
For five years, he was an unsung hero at the rescue efforts at Ground Zero, right after the terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. But now, many people are singing his praises. He now lives in Columbus and today, he was honored at a special ceremony at the Ohio Supreme Court, where he works. (more )
Public Recording Legislation Proposed
New legislation is being introduced that's meant to prevent public officials from covering up potential wrongdoing or keep negative information from the public. (more )
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