Plans for national emergencies set
Oct. 5, 2004The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan was finalized at yesterday's Athens County Commissioners' meeting.
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WVU professor, poet gives free reading
Oct. 5, 2004Poet James Harms will give a public reading from his work at 7:30 p.m. today in Galbreath Chapel on University Terrace.
Proposed facility offers needed benefits
Oct. 5, 2004I'm responding to Phil Ewing's column from Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, (Nursing home plan disregards needs
O'Bleness sees additions
Oct. 5, 2004O'Bleness Memorial Hospital plans to open a surgery center and an imaging department this month in its new outpatient care center, Castrop Center.
Tough choices
Oct. 5, 2004Despite a war in Iraq and a record budget deficit, Congress, with the mandate of the Bush administration, continues to cut taxes. The latest cuts, which are directed toward working families, are justifiable, as U.S. Rep. Ted Strickland, D-Lisbon, said, because they are directed toward the middle class. However, members of the national government need to look long and hard at tax cuts and to begin to question whether this is the appropriate time to be decreasing taxation.
Buckeyes' lead too much for field hockey
Oct. 5, 2004The Ohio field hockey team fell to interstate rival Ohio State in its last non-conference match of the season Tuesday at Peggy Pruitt Field.
OUPD stats indicate fewer crimes reported
Oct. 5, 2004Crime statistics for 2003 recently released by the Ohio University Police Department indicate that crime generally declined from 2002 to 2003 but stayed close to the five-year average.
Everyone wants to drive Olympia at games
Oct. 5, 2004When the uber-obscure band Jesus in a Sidecar sang, I Wanna Drive the Zamboni
Fingerhut walks nearly 500 miles to greet Ohio voters
Oct. 5, 2004Touring the countryside on foot takes a toll both physically and mentally, but U.S. Senate candidate Eric Fingerhut said it is the best way for him to understand the citizens of Ohio.
Secretary of State criticized for restricting voters
Oct. 5, 2004Ohio Senate Democrats called for the resignation of Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell last week, charging Blackwell with creating election confusion for voters and for allowing partisan sentiments to influence his election directives.
How to classify the sports fans
Oct. 5, 2004Do you consider yourself a sports fan? If so, what kind of sports fan are you? Are you an obsessive, a maniac, a specialist? If you aren't sure, read on.
VP hopefuls spar on issues
Oct. 5, 2004CLEVELAND -Vice President Cheney and Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., clashed in a debate about foreign and domestic issues that remained civil but included some pointed exchanges between the two candidates.
Architect to speak
Oct. 3, 2004A professor visiting on behalf of the Ohio University interior architecture program will give a public lecture at noon today in Grover Center W115.
Women's golf finishes 9th after rain delay
Oct. 3, 2004The women's golf team finished ninth of 15 teams yesterday at the Nittany Lion Fall Invitational in State College, Pa. The Bobcats had a final team score of 955 (310-320-325) for three rounds.
Bill to extend family tax cuts
Oct. 3, 2004A bill extending middle-class tax cuts through 2010 passed in the U.S. House of Representatives by a bipartisan vote Sept. 23, garnering the support of local congressmen Ted Strickland and Bob Ney and Athens residents.
Infant safely returned
Oct. 3, 2004A 14-month-old child from Nelsonville was reported kidnapped at 1 p.m. yesterday, according to an Athens County Sheriff's Office press release.
OUTweek begins today
Oct. 3, 2004October is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Month, and Ohio University's Open Doors organization has coordinated a weeklong series of events to bring that theme to Athens.
Lucky No. 7 for Bobcats soccer
Oct. 3, 2004The Ohio soccer team solidified its hold on first place in the Mid-American Conference standings this weekend with its record sixth-and seventh-straight shutouts.
