Blue jeans have long been a hallmark of American popular culture, but yesterday a piece of that culture faded like a pair of low-rise 501s as the last Levi Strauss & Co. manufacturing plant in the United States closed.
CLEVELAND - A woman who told police she bought and lost a lottery ticket worth $162 million all but admitted yesterday she made it up, saying tearfully: I wanted to win so bad for my kids and my family. I apologize.
Even the best of teams need a marker - a way to gauge their talents with that of the best in the land. For the Ohio hockey team, that marker is the Penn State Icers.
A night of season highs and school records for the Ohio men's basketball team was made irrelevant thanks to a hot-shooting Duquense Dukes squad as the Bobcats fell 96-91.
I admit it: I'm chained to my computer; I'm addicted to the Internet. Whether I'm at school or back home, my default location is in front of the monitor, relentlessly checking my e-mail and soaking up vast amounts of trivia.
If the FBI is to be believed, Americans face a dastardly new terrorist threat: tourists. Specifically, those with the gall to stay in Las Vegas.
CLEVELAND - A former broker in federal prison for bilking clients of $125 million was indicted on state charges Wednesday that he tried to get state investment business with a bribe.
WASHINGTON - Leading technology companies urged Congress and the Bush administration Wednesday not to impose new trade restrictions aimed at keeping U.S. jobs from moving overseas, where labor costs are lower.
If you need to tell me something, say it with an accent. You have no idea what kind of an effect it could have on me.
President Bush is a busy man. He's capturing Saddam, chasing Osama, raising terror alerts and attending countless diplomatic meetings. He's talking to senators and governors about state budget problems, discussing North Korea's nuclear program with Colin Powell and dining with the Brits. Oh, and there's one more thing he's a little preoccupied with: breaking campaign fundraising records.
Ohio University professor Suzanne Hatty was cleared of all criminal charges against her on December 3 in an Australian courtroom.
It's AC/DC finishing each concert with a hoarse rendition of For Those About to Rock We Salute You. It's wearing your ragged T-shirt from 1994 or watching Saved by the Bell reruns. It's stumbling down Court Street in a costume.
The Ohio wrestling team opened its conference schedule in the same fashion as last season: with a decisive win over Eastern Michigan.
LONDON - Fears of a new airborne terrorist attack have brought heightened tensions, grounded flights _ and created turbulence for U.S.-European relations.
The Athens County Commissioners had an emergency meeting yesterday with County Engineer Archie Stanley to declare Athens County a disaster area.
For three years Miami of Ohio quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passed and ran roughshod over the Mid-American Conference. He will now try to do the same to the National Football League.
The Foundation of Appalachian Ohio awarded its largest grant to date, for $72,000, to ATCO, Inc., which is an organization that provides employment and job training for people with disabilities in Athens County.
COLUMBUS - Robert Richardson thought the 17-year-old at his doorstep with a shirt wrapped around his hands was hurt. The 82-year-old man was pointing to the telephone on the kitchen wall when he was stabbed deeply enough to cut his liver.
Recently, the debate about class size resurfaced in academic circles as a contentious topic of discussion.
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