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Romney running mate search enters audition phase

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s vice presidential search has entered a new phase: auditions.

May 24 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Suspect arrested in Navy veterans fundraising scam

CLEVELAND — A fugitive on the run for more than two years has been arrested on accusations that he ran a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people in dozens of states who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans, Ohio’s attorney general and the U.S. Marshals Service announced Tuesday.

May 1 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Kiourtsis, Swanson grab NCAC honors

Ohio Wesleyan University senior Emily Kiourtsis (Pickerington/North) and junior Annie Swanson (McLean, Va./Langley) were named North Coast Athletic Conference Players of the Week for the week of March 19, it was announced by the NCAC.

Mar 20 2012 | Posted in Sports | Read More »

A bit late, winter grips Midwest and Northeast

CHICAGO — It’s finally looking like winter in parts of the Midwest and Northeast that are seeing their first big snowstorm of the season, leaving skiers and snow-reliant businesses giddy but presenting Friday commuters with a sloppy, slippery drive.

Jan 13 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

A major epidemic

You know that you have a substantial domestic problem when news agencies an ocean away take note of it. It caught my attention, therefore, when the British Broadcasting Corporation recently completed a report titled, “Major Epidemic: The Untold Story of Child Abuse in the U.S.”

Nov 3 2011 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »

2 million ordered to leave as Irene takes aim

MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. — Whipping up trouble before ever reaching land, Hurricane Irene zeroed in Friday for a catastrophic run up the Eastern Seaboard. More than 2 million people were told to move to safer places, and New York City ordered the nation’s biggest subway system shut down for the first time because of a natural disaster.

Aug 27 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Hurricane Irene tightens aim on East Coast

BUXTON, N.C. — A monstrous Hurricane Irene tightened its aim on the Eastern Seaboard on Thursday, threatening 65 million people along a shore-hugging path from North Carolina to New England. One of the nation’s top experts called it his “nightmare” scenario. The Category 3 storm with winds of 115 mph — the threshold for a major hurricane — would be the strongest to strike the East Coast in seven years, and people were already getting out of the way.

Aug 26 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Bats: Insects for dinner

When you mention bats, many people have an instant reaction and it’s not often a positive one. Our culture is rich with bat imagery and every October we can immerse ourselves in spine tingling spookiness or dark and mysterious festivities.

Jun 4 2011 | Posted in Master Gardener | Read More »