Forward registers seventh double-double in upset
Feb. 23, 2004Erin Isbell had one of her best performances in the upset victory against Western Michigan. The Gahanna native posted a career-high 18 points and tied her season-high with 15 rebounds.
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FBI should not tolerate deviance of employees
Feb. 22, 2004In 2002, the FBI lost the mystique it had gleaned from The Silence of the Lambs and The X-Files when the bureau suffered a number of embarrassing management bungles and the exposure of a high-profile official who spent years spying for the KGB. Thousands of pistols and other weapons went missing and agents lost laptop computers that contained sensitive information. Now, a Congressional investigation has found even more evidence that the FBI is out of control, charging top officials with tolerating all sorts of criminal conduct, from rape to embezzlement to extortion. Attorney General John Ashcroft, who has been a strict law-and-order man for his entire public career, should not abide these abuses by his subordinates.
Akron City Council seeks to clarify exposure question
Feb. 22, 2004AKRON - City Council has decided to clear up any confusion about the legality of baring bottoms.
Governors want dialogue with Bush administration
Feb. 22, 2004WASHINGTON - Governors worried about increasing demands on National Guard units want to hear from the Bush administration about its long-term strategy in the fight against terrorism.
Official tours Ohio mines to back bill
Feb. 22, 2004CADIZ - Nearly 170,000 Ohioans live within one mile of abandoned coal mines that pose health and safety hazards, said U.S. Interior Secretary Gale Norton.
Bench press competition carries its weight in Ping
Feb. 22, 2004Campus Recreation's 4th annual bench press competition drew in a crowd at the Ping Center Lounge on Friday evening.
Politics rely on history
Feb. 22, 2004Less than a month ago, political filmmaker Michael Moore stood on a New Hampshire stage at a Wesley Clark rally and shouted, I want to see that debate between the four-star general and the deserter.
At least 192 dead after insurgents storm Ugandan refugee camp
Feb. 22, 2004KAMPALA, Uganda - Scores of rebels armed with assault rifles, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades attacked a refugee camp in northern Uganda and torched huts, killing 192 people and wounding dozens more, a local legislator said yesterday.
Conservatives, reformists gain ground in Iran
Feb. 22, 2004TEHRAN, Iran - Islamic hard-liners and reformists both claimed victory in Iran's elections Saturday, with returns showing conservatives ahead in the race for parliament but a reformist boycott limiting voter turnout.
Suicide bomber kills 8 on Jerusalem bus
Feb. 22, 2004JERUSALEM - A Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up on a crowded Jerusalem bus yesterday, killing eight passengers one day before the world court was to begin hearings on Israel's disputed West Bank barrier.
2nd phase of forest project begins
Feb. 22, 2004The Wayne National Forest is beginning another phase of a logging project to remove damaged and collapsed trees, but one non-profit group is concerned with the endeavor.
Theft ring lands Ohio teacher in prison for 10 years
Feb. 22, 2004LANCASTER - A teacher accused of masterminding a theft ring involving high school students has pleaded guilty to his role in the thefts, which led to the arrests of six others, including another teacher.
Symposium highlights sports' role in African advances, celebrates culture
Feb. 22, 2004Speakers, sports discussions, and song and dance filled last weekend's symposium, titled Sports Youth and Africa
Lawrence County deemed 'undistressed'
Feb. 22, 2004Lawrence County was determined to be undistressed at the Appalachian Regional Commission Governor's Quorum meeting last night.
Local police departments report more vehicle break-ins
Feb. 22, 2004The side view mirror on Joan Szczepanik's car was ripped loose Saturday, Feb. 14, while it was parked on the second level of the Athens City Parking Garage on the corner of Washington and College streets. She found broken beer bottles lying nearby.
Entry to Mississippi River closes for second day
Feb. 22, 2004NEW ORLEANS - The entrance to the Mississippi River was closed to oceangoing vessels - including cruise ships carrying thousands of passengers - for a second day yesterday while teams searched for the five-member crew of a supply boat that sank after colliding with a container ship.
Nader announces 2004 candidacy
Feb. 22, 2004WASHINGTON - Consumer advocate Ralph Nader announced yesterday he is running again for president, this time as an independent, and rejected claims that a longshot candidacy would merely siphon enough votes from the Democrats to ensure President Bush's re-election.
Local officials important, too
Feb. 22, 2004All of this bicentennial hullabaloo has got me thinking...
Bush campaign denies scrutiny of Kerry's patriotism
Feb. 22, 2004George W. Bush's presidential campaign told John Kerry it does not condone any effort to impugn his patriotism but asserted that senator's voting record on national security and defense issues is a valid target of political scrutiny.
