Gay marriage issue could decide election
Apr. 25, 2004CLEVELAND HEIGHTS - Mayor of one of Ohio's most liberal cities, Edward Kelley works closely with gay-rights activists.
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Historical Society gives re-enactment, lecture
Apr. 25, 2004American Civil War scholar Edwin Bearss spoke yesterday about a Civil War general's journey during the war and why he should be honored as a hero.
Kent State wins MAC; Bobcats finish 3rd
Apr. 25, 2004The Kent State women's golf team is unstoppable in the Mid-American Conference. In what many considered to be an off year for the Golden Flashes, the team stormed back and won their sixth consecutive MAC Championship with a team score of 902.
Parking tickets a lucrative business
Apr. 22, 2004Every spring Athens residents and students might notice a few traditions. Spring cleaning, Palmerfest, the time change disturbance and more tow trucks. The city pays its three parking enforcement officers overtime to check cars parked on the street for unpaid parking tickets, commonly referred to as the Spring Roundup. Cars on the tow list can be taken in and cost the owner a fee of $75 plus the cost of the unpaid tickets. The city issues about 72,000 citations each year and currently there are more than 5,000 outstanding tickets.
Station cuts classical music
Apr. 22, 2004After 17 years of broadcasting, listeners no longer will be able to hear classical music streaming from WOUB.
Rural Action works with new executive on ideas
Apr. 22, 2004In a crowded Uptown restaurant in the depths of winter, a group of more than 200 officials and friends gathered to witness a ceremonious event in the history of Rural Action, one of southeast Ohio's most respected developmental organizations.
cFerrin and SMO to combine talents
Apr. 22, 2004For seven-year Singing Men of Ohio member Aaron Price, singing with Bobby McFerrin tomorrow is not just an opportunity to sing with an internationally known artist. It is the realization of a dream.
Make a choice for rights and freedom
Apr. 22, 2004Ask my father the best way to get women involved in women's rights and here's what he says:
Professional punter returns to Athens
Apr. 22, 2004Despite a general lack of success on the field during the past few seasons, fans at the spring game could meet and greet one of the team's shining stars of the past decade.
Balanced attack excites fans
Apr. 22, 2004Ohio University junior Alexander Moulton might as well have been the spokesperson for Bobcat football fans during Saturday's spring Green and White game.
Student vocabulary explained, expanded
Apr. 22, 2004There is English, Spanish, German, French, Japanese and Swahili. There is Italian and Latin.
Players make their cases
Apr. 22, 2004Entering spring practice, the Ohio football team had several starting positions to be battled out. Now that spring ball has come and gone, none of those positions have been locked down, but leading candidates have emerged.
Supporters travel to D.C. for rally
Apr. 22, 2004Many Ohio University students will flock to Washington, D.C., this weekend to demonstrate support for reproductive rights at the March for Women's Lives. It is planned to be the largest abortion rights gathering in American history.
Cult film class not just entertaining
Apr. 21, 2004An entire class devoted to cult films sounds too good to be true - but here at Ohio University, the Survey of Cult Films class is a blessed thing - at least for this quarter.
Two charged with murder in three family members' deaths
Apr. 21, 2004TRIADELPHIA, W.Va. - Two men were charged with felony murder yesterday in the shooting deaths of a businessman, his wife and stepson.
Competition to blame for local store's closing
Apr. 21, 2004A vacant store window will be replacing School Kids Music as the 25-year-old record store plays its last tunes.
State casino plan proposed
Apr. 21, 2004COLUMBUS - Cities could vote on bringing in casinos and thousands of electronic slot machines would be installed at Ohio racetracks, under a new legislative proposal that backers hope to put on the November ballot.
