Dozens of vibrant Navajo weavings and a hands-on educational gallery constitute the Weaving is Life exhibit, currently on display at the Kennedy Museum of Art, located in Lin Hall at The Ridges. The exhibit began on March 12 and will remain on display through Oct. 30.
There is no better way to talk about how the government is not working for the American people than the case of House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas -a poster boy for everything that is wrong with politics. His story has unveiled a web of corruption and pay-to-play politics more tangled than the pile of unwashed clothing scattered across my floor and just as rank.
WASHINGTON -Private GOP tensions over Tom DeLay's ethics controversy spilled into public yesterday, as a Senate leader called on DeLay to explain his actions and one House Republican demanded the majority leader's resignation.
Ohio's open records law might change and government officials could be subject to mandatory training concerning the law if new legislation is passed. The House bill was prompted by a 2004 study by the Ohio Coalition for Open Government, which detailed open records law noncompliance across the state. The coalition is a tax-exempt group affiliated with the Ohio Newspaper Association, a lobbyist group.
BAGHDAD, Iraq -Tens of thousands of supporters of a militant Shiite cleric filled central Baghdad's streets Saturday and demanded that American soldiers go home, marking the second anniversary of Baghdad's fall with shouts of No
KABUL, Afghanistan -The death toll from the fiery crash of a U.S. helicopter in Afghanistan rose to 18 after searchers found the remains of two more American soldiers in the wreckage, the military said Saturday.
When a rape occurred at 3 a.m. during January in Grover Center, Ohio University did not change any of its security policies for access to academic facilities. Security issues came to the forefront again Tuesday night when an armed man entered Alden Library's Learning Commons. Despite those two incidents, the university should refrain from changing its current security policies.
The Ohio men's golf team has not played in a competitive event since March 24, in which it narrowly lost a match against High Point University.
World-renowned artist and Ohio University alumna Phoebe Beasley will deliver the undergraduate commencement address June 11.
The Ohio women's lacrosse team will play its first of three straight home games today as it welcomes California for a non-conference match up.
After four non-conference games in two days, the Ohio softball team is still searching for answers on offense as they prepare to face Kent State.
The Senior Class Council has decided on a class gift that will literally leave its mark at Ohio University.
The Ohio women's volleyball team is looking to find out which of its players will fill holes left by role-players like setter and Mid-American Conference Player of the Year Briana Adamovsky.
After a week in which the Ohio baseball team outscored its opponents 36-5, the Bobcats will turn to the strength of their pitching staff as they play host to Eastern Michigan in a three-game weekend series.
Year after year, baseball teams at schools like Ohio cope with adverse weather conditions while southern schools' clubs get extra playing and practice time - outside in fair weather. Despite outcry from some coaches for a common start date, opening day still varies as teams travel from north to south. Is there a solution?
CINCINNATI -Joe Randa provided an encore to his dramatic opening-day homer, hitting a bases-loaded single and a grand slam yesterday night that powered the Cincinnati Reds to a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets.
Like some college students, Cary Frith dreamed of fast-paced city life and world travel after graduation. The 1992 graduate of Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College did not plan to return to the campus she knew.
Ohio University hosted yesterday the first in a series of lectures entitled A Series Exploring Culture and Health in honor of Minority Health Month. The Center of Excellence and Office of Student Affairs at the College of Medicine sponsored the series.
When crafting a budget, there are several factors to take into consideration. People who have written budgets for their households knows how difficult it can be to estimate what their incomes will be for a given time period with any degree of certainty. In most cases, it's even more difficult to estimate the expenses one's income will need to cover as emergencies and unexpected circumstances arise. As lawmakers work to craft Ohio's next state budget plan, we are met with similar challenges.
In an attempt to encourage growth within Ohio, Gov. Bob Taft is aggressively pushing an agenda of tax reform, which he hopes would encourage businesses to flock to the state and turn around the stagnant economy. Taft's plan calls for cutting income taxes by 21 percent, phasing out the tax on equipment and machinery, eliminating the state's corporate franchise tax and adding a new commercial-activity tax. Although the motives behind the proposed plan are pure and the theory the plan is based on is potentially sound, given Ohio's current state, Taft's plans are unrealistic and could likely not be implemented efficiently.
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