WASHINGTON — The counterinsurgency tactic that is sending U.S. soldiers out on foot patrols among the Afghan people, rather than riding in armored vehicles, has contributed to a dramatic increase in arm and leg amputations, genital injuries and the loss of multiple limbs following blast injuries. These devastating injuries affected unit morale. And they gave rise to talk on the battlefield that some troops had made secret pacts not to help each other survive if they were so severely injured, a new report said Tuesday.
Sep 20 2011 | Posted in
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A 5–0 loss is not a positive, but games like that can certainly be filled with positives.Such was the case for the Big Walnut girls soccer team, who played a solid first half against the visiting Grove City Greyhounds only to allow four second-half goals and finish with a 5–0 non-league loss Thursday at Big Walnut Soccer Stadium.
Sep 9 2011 | Posted in
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WORTHINGTON — A 94-year-old Ohio woman who woke up to discover that a breakaway blimp from a nearby airport had landed in her backyard said she heard a bang during stormy weather but didn’t realize what happened until police knocked on her door about seven hours later. The 128-foot-long blimp broke free of its moorings at a Columbus airport during strong winds early Sunday, then drifted to the sky, headed eastward and landed in Lillian Bernhagen’s backyard in Worthington, less than two miles from Ohio State University’s Don Scott airfield. No one was aboard and no injuries were reported.
Aug 14 2011 | Posted in
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A co-ed softball tournament is scheduled to be held today in honor of James Bright, the survivor of the serious dog attack that made local headlines last October. The goal is to raise about $1,000, according to event organizer Don Shannon, who serves on the City of Delaware Parks and Recreation Advisory Board.
Aug 13 2011 | Posted in
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LONDON — Thousands more police officers flooded London streets Tuesday in a bid to end Britain’s worst rioting in a generation as nervous shopkeepers closed early and some residents stood guard to protect their neighborhoods. An eerie calm prevailed in the city, but unrest spread across central and northern England on a fourth night of violence driven by poor, diverse and brazen crowds of young people.
Aug 9 2011 | Posted in
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Olentangy Liberty has one heck of a hockey family. That’s right, family.The Patriots are a team, sure, but play more like a band of brothers, a trait that has carried them all the way to their sport’s biggest stage — the OHSAA state final four.“This group isn’t only a team, but a group of friends,” defenseman and captain Anthony Bergamesca, who has an actual sibling, younger brother Christopher, on the squad with him said. “We have accomplished everything on our check list so far … just one check to go, and that’s the state title.”
Mar 10 2011 | Posted in
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