January 2012
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If someone’s in the left-hand lane and someone’s trying to pass them on the...
– State Rep. Ron Maag, R-Lebanon, is sponsoring a new bill in the Ohio House that would increase the speed limit on interstate highways to 70 also would make staying in the left lane generally illegal unless drivers are exiting or passing slower vehicles.
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It was “the” white-tablecloth restaurant where families went to celebrate Mom...
– Thom Coffman, owner of the legendary Clarmont restaurant, laments its closing in a letter to the editor today
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Losing is not new to the Blue Jackets, but across the timeline of nine coaches,...
– Dispatch hockey writer Aaron Portzline, “It’s Never Been Worse”
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Ballot board OKs proposed medical marijuana... →
A second proposed medical marijuana constitutional amendment was approved this morning by the Ohio Ballot Board. Backers of the Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment of 2012 can now begin collecting the 385,245 signatures of registered voters necessary to qualify the issue for the Nov. 6 general election ballot.
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As an African-American, you still have obstacles that are unique, in my opinion,...
– Governor John Kasich delivered an emotional speech to a mostly African-American crowd at Central State University yesterday, speaking about his faith and the civil rights of black Americans
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Most senators return anti-abortion teddy bears →
Anti-abortion group Ohio ProLife Action pushed Ohio senators to back the most-restrictive anti-abortion law in the country by sending well-dressed children to deliver teddy bears to the senators. The bears, bought from Build-A-Bear, would make a heartbeat sound when squeezed.
Most of the lawmakers who received the bears are returning them to Ohio ProLife Action.
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ddsiple asked: What about the Thursday op/ed page in Friday's (1/13/12) paper. Am I the only person who saw this? I didn't see a mention of it in the Saturday paper, which seems weird...Just curious about how that would occur!
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Get ready for $4-per-gallon gasoline →
Blame the usual suspects for what should be a steady rise in prices into the spring: the high price of oil; worries about the Middle East; refinery issues; more-expensive blends of gasoline sold in the summer; and the normal rise in gasoline prices during the first half of the year.
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