Tax program helps county
Jan. 22, 2004Athens County residents who need help preparing their taxes can now look to The Plains.
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Memorial transit hub to embody flight, hope
Jan. 22, 2004NEW YORK - A transit hub at the World Trade Center site will shine sunlight 60 feet underground and have a dome that can be opened to the sky each Sept. 11, design drawings released yesterday show.
Colleges limit media access
Jan. 22, 2004After sporting events covered by the media, reporters scramble to get interview time with coaches and players.
Religious law challenges beliefs
Jan. 22, 2004With the recent ban of religious symbols in France's public schools and the ensuing outcry that came from the world Muslim community, many are asking why this law would affect Muslims in a more extreme manner than French Christians and Jews.
Cold, flu, Falcons stand in way of Ohio swimming
Jan. 22, 2004The cold and flu bugs have hit Athens, and unfortunately, the Ohio women's swimming and diving team have not been immune to the effects.
Competition rises at Central Collegiate
Jan. 22, 2004After a relatively small meet last weekend, the Ohio men's and women's track teams will face broader competition today at the Central Collegiate Championships at Eastern Michigan.
Facility's closing affects 132 jobs
Jan. 22, 2004SEBRING, Ohio -- Toy company The Little Tikes Co. is closing a manufacturing facility in Sebring, affecting 120 hourly and 12
OU disputes claims of age discrimination
Jan. 22, 2004The Ohio Civil Rights Commission heard the case of former Ohio University assistant professor Robert Lipset yesterday. Lipset, who was denied tenure in January 2001 and was terminated in 2002, claims the university discriminated against him on the basis of age.
Former Enron accountant captured in Texas, faces charges
Jan. 22, 2004HOUSTON -- Enron Corp.'s former top accountant was led away in handcuffs yesterday to face allegations he was a principal architect of the accounting scandal that caused the energy giant to collapse.
Agreement to curb future possibility of fire tragedy
Jan. 22, 2004NILES, Ohio - City officials say they want to make sure the fire department never again chooses not to fight a fire because the blaze is outside city limits.
U.S. death toll in Iraq increases with attacks
Jan. 22, 2004BAGHDAD, Iraq - A barrage of mortar fire struck a U.S. military encampment in central Iraq, killing two American soldiers and critically wounding a third, the military said yesterday.
Cell phones? Why the heck not?
Jan. 22, 2004They're everywhere. Beautiful people walking or driving around town, looking confident, all with one thing in common - a cell phone attached to the side of their head. They ignore the world around them, deep in conversation with someone equally special. They're obviously cooler than me - but is it
Congress approves $373 billion bill to fund agencies
Jan. 22, 2004WASHINGTON - Congress snuffed out Democratic opposition yesterday and approved a belated $373 billion bill financing most federal agencies and endorsing President Bush's policies on overtime pay, food labeling, media ownership and guns.
Zanesville fire kills one, critically injures two others
Jan. 22, 2004ZANESVILLE, Ohio - A fire that started in a first-floor bedroom of a two-story house killed a 7-year-old girl and critically injured two other people, firefighters said yesterday.
Each game needed for hockey
Jan. 22, 2004Following a weekend where the Bobcats won the Central States Collegiate Hockey League regular season title and earned a first round bye in the league tournament is no easy task for the Ohio hockey team.
Crime database could go private
Jan. 22, 2004NEW YORK -- A federally funded crime database run by seven states is increasingly looking to privacy advocates as a potent substitute for the data-mining program the Pentagon scrapped after public rebuke.
Ohio travels to Marshall
Jan. 22, 2004The Ohio men's basketball game at Marshall last year showed that records do not necessarily matter in a rivalry game. This year the records will not matter - they are too similar.
Project to cut diesel costs
Jan. 22, 2004Student initiative has brought about a plan to cut Ohio University's diesel costs in half while improving air quality and recycling.
Former runner toils off track for God
Jan. 22, 2004Less than three months ago, Stephanie Willets was training for another season of mid-distance races for the Ohio women's track and field team. Today, she is working for Papa John's.
