First, I want to assure everyone I do not want to be the Athens County Auditor. As an attorney, if I choose to run for office anytime in the future, I would find a position that would be more suitable for an attorney, not for a financial person. I find it amusing that our current auditor has chosen to make me the central theme of her campaign.
After being picked to finish ninth in the preseason Mid-American Conference coaches' poll, the Ohio soccer team has exceeded expectations this year and could secure at least a third-place finish with a win this afternoon against Akron.
For Ohio University visiting instructor Kevin Haworth, it's the little things that make a difference.
Partygoers will have an extra hour of Halloween festivities as daylight-saving time ends early Sunday morning.
We are writing in response to the negative campaign being conducted by Jimmy Stewart. Mr. Stewart's characterization of City Council's vote on the voluntary American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees payroll deduction is inaccurate and inappropriate. To call AFSCME a special interest insults city workers by insinuating they have some private agenda, when they work for the public good by keeping our streets, water, sewers, vehicles and other important city services running.
In the general election on November 7, you'll be asked to help decide who will be Ohio's next governor, Supreme Court justices, treasurer, auditor and a number of other vital positions within our great state.
Local law enforcement officers and pharmacists hope to crack down on prescription drug abusers with the help of a computer database recently implemented by the State Board of Pharmacy to track the sale of all controlled substances.
Teachers, like many adults who are in contact with children, can have a big effect on their students. Pop culture references this in movies like The Dead Poets Society and television shows like Boston Public. Programs like Teach for America encourage college students to make a difference in underperforming schools. And many of us can think of at least one teacher with fond remembrance. But while the good teacher should be celebrated and thanked for his or her service, many other factors contribute to a student's performance in the classroom and on today's ubiquitous standardized tests ' which is one of many reasons why President Bush's grants for teachers whose students' test scores rise is a mishandling of funds.
Tonight, Ohio University international students and American students will share the most memorable moment of Halloween holidays: pumpkin carving.
Athens County Commissioner Bill Theisen expressed concerns at a meeting yesterday about plans from a private developer seeking to commercialize part of Athens County's Lake Snowden area, which is run by Hocking College.
A professor implicated for advising engineering students accused of plagiarizing their theses filed a defamation suit against Ohio University yesterday.
Traveling, protesting and getting arrested are all in a day's work for political activist Medea Benjamin.
Yesterday morning in a correctional facility in Lucasville, a man convicted of murdering a family of five was put to death by lethal injection.
When a big holiday is approaching, I usually like to write a holiday-themed column to help in the celebration ' although I doubt anyone is going to need help this weekend. So, without further ado, I present to you some of the tricks and treats of the last two months in sports:
The biggest question mark for the Ohio soccer team entering the 2006 season was the goalkeeper position. With only one returning player who had seen any action in goal, the 'Cats brought in a trio of freshman keepers to try and turn that question into a statement.
I've noticed that college students, especially girls, love to be loud. They love to talk, laugh, sing and blast music. I am a girl. I like to do all of the above as well.
David M. Hendricks Jr. / For The Post / dh100006@ohio.edu
With the opening of the new student center, a new parking garage will accommodate students and faculty with temporary and permanent parking options.
A former Ohio University airport employee pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of theft in office as part of a deal with prosecutors to avoid two other felony charges. Tom Stellwag, who resigned from his position at the OU Gordon K. Bush Airport in March, faces up to 18 months in jail and a $5,000 fine. As part of the plea deal, he also agreed to repay OU $6,049 for the items stolen. He will be sentenced Dec. 18.
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