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Local youth polish resumes while cleaning up state parks
Sep. 8, 2009Young adults throughout Ohio, including 39 in Athens County, went to work this summer for a federally funded program in an attempt to improve state parks and Ohio's economy.
Prosecutor seeks to keep convict in jail
Sep. 8, 2009A man convicted of killing his girlfriend in 1992 will walk free if Athens County prosecutors can't convince the state parole board to keep him behind bars.
Glut, Sweat and Fears: Sophomore delivers the skinny on the Freshman 15
Sep. 8, 2009The Freshman 15 is a fixture of the college mythos. Your parents probably brought it up in the car on the way down. You might even own a book on it. Older friends are living testaments, lamenting to the pounds they packed on during their first year away from home.
Post Letter: 'Townie' thanks OU students, urges local involvement
Sep. 8, 2009Welcome (back) to Athens, OU students! That may be an unusual sentiment coming from a townie, but you make Athens the wonderful town it has become - you bring the fresh perspectives and vitality that energize the whole town during the school year. You are our guests here, and we want you to feel at home - in fact, some students like Athens enough to settle here after graduation, or come back after seeing the world.
Volleyball: Kills, strong blocks earn matches
Sep. 8, 2009Outside hitter Ellen Herman is a significant aspect of her team's offensive attack. But through six games this season, the supporting cast has given her more than enough help.
Between the Lines: Suds or soup: Quarters force difficult decisions
Sep. 8, 2009Take to the streets! Shout from the tops of trees and buildings! The soup at West 82 is now $2.75! Well maybe it's not that serious, but as a regular at West 82 (and probably the world's biggest soup fan), this is a complete outrage.
City Council: Party shutdowns might move trouble uptown
Sep. 8, 2009An ordinance designed to break up unruly parties could pose problems that spill onto Court Street during Halloween festivities, said a representative from the Clean and Safe Halloween Committee.
Baker Dining Services offers new food options, more flexibility
Sep. 8, 2009After losing more than $2.3 million since opening in January 2007, Baker University Center has begun to close the gap between profit and deficit.
Post reporter attends Obama townhall
Aug. 11, 2009President Obama answered questions about his health care plan at an open forum outside Cleveland today.
Post Letter: Veteran seeks end to war
Aug. 5, 2009On this 64th anniversary of the August 6 and 9, 1945 nuclear vaporizations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan, - I ask that we - [1] reflect on these terrible tragedies, and [2] encourage our U.S. government, the only nation to have used these weapons of mass destruction [WMD], to play a significant leadership role in eliminating nuclear and other WMDs from Planet Earth. President Obama in his spring 2009 European visit indicated that he would like to do this. We must encourage him.
'Funny People' delivers, not always with humor
Aug. 5, 2009There is one important thing about Judd Apatow's new movie Funny People that moviegoers should keep in mind before buying a ticket: It isn't all that funny.
Bobcat wins Emmy
Aug. 5, 2009Standing on the Little League baseball diamond as a kid, Evan Shaw, director of Multimedia Marketing for Ohio athletics, would have loved nothing more than to grow up and play the game professionally. But according to his mother, Shaw showed talent in another area of sports.
Mixin' It Up: Winter Classic good for NHL
Aug. 5, 2009It certainly seems as if the National Hockey League hasn't made the most enviable decisions lately.
Ohio Notebook: 'Cats No. 4 in MAC East preseason
Aug. 5, 2009The Bobcats were picked by media members to finish fourth in the Mid-American Conference East Division.
Reporter shadows Athens Co. deputy sheriff
Aug. 5, 2009Editors Note: Post reporter Frank Thomas spent July 20 observing Lt. Aaron Maynard, of the Athens County Sheriffs Office. The following is a record of that experience and a look at the situations a patrolman can encounter while on the job.
Microsoft's Live@edu to replace Oak Webmail
Aug. 5, 2009Ohio University's new CatMail e-mail system, which will be run on Microsoft technology, will replace the outdated Oak Webmail system for all students at some undetermined cutoff date during the upcoming fall quarter.
I Love New York...I Think: 'Whirlwind' day blows away intern
Aug. 5, 2009You know how some days you wake up, stretch, eat some breakfast and expect your day to be exactly as you planned? Well that was how I began my Wednesday last week. I woke up, got ready, ate an apple and walked to the subway expecting to go to my internship, do some normal journalistic type stuff, buy some much needed supplies at the grocery and head home to enjoy a night off.
