NAJAF, Iraq --Iraq's most sacred Shiite shrine was slightly damaged for a second time and at least 13 Iraqis were killed in fighting yesterday between American forces and militiamen loyal to a radical cleric. The U.S. military denied accusations by the cleric's supporters that coalition forces shelled the shrine.
YOUNGSTOWN --Locked in a tight race with John Kerry in Ohio, President Bush promoted yesterday his administration's record on health care for the low-income and uninsured in a Democratic stronghold.
Ohio University alumnus and current Boston Celtic Brandon Hunter recently returned to Athens for Alumni Weekend. The former Bobcat forward said he enjoyed his visit.
Two weeks ago, Ohio University celebrated the unveiling of Bicentennial Park. If you haven't read about it in a news story, you probably don't even know it's there. The park, entitled Input
One of emergency workers' nightmares goes like this: Somewhere in a remote area with a lot of tourists and transients, a camper has a stroke. Her friends use a cell phone to call 911, but because they're strangers in the area, they don't know where to tell dispatchers to send an ambulance. Paramedics and police search for the victim, but as minutes pass, her condition worsens. Advances in technology could allow 911 dispatchers to pinpoint exactly where emergency calls originate, preventing crises like this. State lawmakers should pass legislation that would enable 911 systems to have these tools.
A search committee for the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce has hired a new president of the Economic Development Council and CEO of the chamber from a pool of 12 applicants.
SAN ANTONIO --SBC Communications, the nation's second-largest local phone company, agreed to a tentative contract yesterday that guarantees work for its more than 100,000 union employees and could reduce the outsourcing of jobs.
Outkast, 50 Cent or Jimmy Buffett's greatest hits soon could be available for Ohio University students with just a click of a button -legally.
NELSONVILLE -In an emergency session, Nelsonville City Council passed a resolution last night mandating the city auditor prepare a certificate to renew a property tax that would produce estimated revenues of 2 mills on the November ballot.
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -The U.S. Energy Secretary said that Saudi Arabia has assured Washington it will supply up to 2 million barrels a day in additional crude oil if the market demands it.
In late 2001, a couple from Columbus traveled to Southeast Ohio for a short retreat in one of Hocking County's cabins. The husband had made all the plans and drove them to their location. During their stay, the husband suffered a medical emergency. Using her cellular phone, his wife called 911 for help.
A bill to update county 911 systems is on the fast track to Gov. Bob Taft's desk before the General Assembly recesses for the summer this Thursday.
Rhode Island field hockey player Jess Arnold used to play basketball. So did her younger sister Amanda. She used to play softball, too -and so did Amanda.
(U-WIRE) -There are ideas and ideologies at war across the globe -from the conflicts in the Middle East to the election year conflicts in American homes. While these wars are vastly different from situation to situation, one constant can be seen in them all -it is futile to use force to oppose an idea.
CARLISLE, Pa. -President Bush, trying to dispel rising doubts about the war, declared last night the United States would stay in Iraq until it was free and democratic, but he also said insurgents probably would become more active and more brutal and suggested more U.S. soldiers might have to be sent.
A reporter for The Post received an award for business writing from the Associated Press Society of Ohio Sunday.
Lately, I've been much more into the prize money sports of golf and tennis rather than the guaranteed money sports. Maybe it's just the free market in me. Monday marked the start of the French Open, the second tennis Grand Slam tournament of the year. Being one of six Americans that still pays attention of men's tennis, I feel obligated to do a little pro bono marketing.
Congratulations to Roderick McDavis, Ohio University's next president.
Athens City Council members revamped monthly garbage pickup rates for renters and, amid much criticism, talked about the costs of Palmerfest at last night's meeting.
JERUSALEM -Israeli troops and tanks left the Rafah refugee camp on the Gaza-Egypt border after sundown yesterday following a weeklong sweep for militants and weapons-smuggling tunnels, military officials said.
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