In the wake of the infamous torture photos against prisoners at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison, United States legislators have been maintaining a firm stance against the mistreatment of those prisoners. A congressional ban against the inhumane treatment and torture of prisoners in U.S. custody was approved with a 90-9 vote in the Senate.
The Athens County Engineer recommended to the county commissioners yesterday that the county buy a piece of property and hire an architect to build a new engineer's office.
All four amendments proposed by the left-leaning group Reform Ohio Now failed in last night's election, both in the state and in Athens County.
The clock was winding down and so was the season.
The democrats swept last night's at-large council elections, nearly doubling the vote totals of their Republican and Independent counterparts.
The University Curriculum Council voted yesterday to eliminate the 135-hour requirement for students seeking retroactive credit for classes they took last year that now fulfill Tier III requirements.
The Athens man accused of entering the home of a woman with two underage males and taping her hands and mouth while robbing her was sentenced on Monday to 35 years in prison.
The race to raise money for the American Cancer Society kicks off tonight for Ohio University's Relay for Life chapter.
Rocking out is more than just a good time for the restaurants and bars that serve as venues for the Athens music scene.
All the local issues providing financial support for various county services passed yesterday by varying margins.
Some students who illegally download and share music and movie files often have received the complaints of the entertainment industry. Threats of copyright infringement penalties go in one ear and out the other. However, students would be wise to heed the warnings because the slow but steady process of eliminating the illegal practice continues.
For Ohio University's production of A Flea in Her Ear
Ohio University's College of Osteopathic Medicine did not experience financial difficulties this past spring when its contract with O'Bleness Memorial Hospital expired, said Dr. Jack Brose, dean of OUCOM.
Athens City Council at last night's meeting discussed new programs Athens courts will implement in 2006 to update the court system.
A conciliator has sided with the Athens Fire Department firefighters' union in its debate with the city about whether to keep a contract provision entitling newly hired employees to longevity pay.
Whether you agreed with the actions on Nov. 2, they have created a buzz about what the movement needs to be.
Last week, Student Senate met with Ohio University administrators to discuss Tier III classes, the widely criticized final component of OU's general education requirements. Those meetings should continue, as not enough pressure can be put on that poorly facilitated requirement.
Usually reading books about enchanted elephants, magic brooms and face-mutilating dragons would be a fantasy lover's dream. But Son of a Witch
A proposed bill that would seek to declare English as Ohio's official language already is receiving heated criticism even before it reaches the House of Representatives at the end of this year. Considering that the United States has no official national language, and with all the more urgent issues facing Ohio at the present time, developing the legislation seems to be a waste of legislators' time and effort.
Solutions by The State News