Georgia manhunt ends
Jan. 8, 2004RANGER, Ga. - A manhunt across the Southeast ended late yesterday when a tip led authorities to a jealous ex-husband who allegedly killed three former in-laws and his infant daughter, then fled with three girls.
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CNS tackles overloaded Oak accounts
Jan. 8, 2004The amount of Internet e-mail identified as spam in December 2003 consumed 58 percent of the average American's Web mailbox, according to Brightmail.com, The Anti-Spam Leader.
MAC bowl games fit for big screen
Jan. 8, 2004If you look closely enough, you might notice how much the new Lord of the Rings film resembled the 2003-04 college football bowl schedule: Both were visually pleasing, really long and, if you blinked, you missed the Mid-American Conference in a supporting role.
Ohio faces MAC leader Kent
Jan. 8, 2004After another tough non-conference loss, the Ohio men's basketball team sets out to meet the best in the Mid-American Conference East Division.
Women's basketball begins MAC schedule on a roll
Jan. 8, 2004After capping their best start in nearly a decade with a 30-point victory last week, the Ohio women's basketball team cannot wait to kick off the 2003-04 Mid-American Conference race.
Bush proposal needs fine tuning to aid immigrants
Jan. 8, 2004The way Americans treat immigrants has been one
Nine U.S. soldiers killed in helicopter crash
Jan. 8, 2004FALLUJAH, Iraq - A Black Hawk medivac helicopter, clearly marked with a red cross, crashed yesterday after a witness said it was hit by a rocket, killing all nine U.S. soldiers aboard. In Baghdad, a C-5 transport plane with 63 passengers and crew limped safely back to the airport after being struck by fire from insurgents.
Tradition sits on shaky ground
Jan. 8, 2004One of Ohio football's significant rivalries might be put on hold in the near future.
Bowl tie-ins aid insiders, hurt others
Jan. 8, 2004With 56 bowl berths available to Division I-A schools, it seems there would be a great amount of flexibility in getting the right teams in the right bowls.
OU graduate captures texture in photography exhibit
Jan. 8, 2004An upcoming photography exhibit challenges viewers to look further to find the texture in various places.
School to launch improvement plan
Jan. 8, 2004After a disappointing evaluation for Nelsonville-York Elementary School, the district developed a school-improvement plan to ensure a standard curriculum, improve professional training and include more technology in the classroom.
Considering Christiania
Jan. 8, 2004One of the world's great monuments is about to be torn down, but most Americans couldn't find it on a map. Less than six months ago, I wouldn't have been able to either.
American tourist killed in bus hijacking
Jan. 8, 2004RETALHULEU, Guatemala - Men with automatic weapons hijacked a bus carrying 13 American tourists in southwestern Guatemala on Wednesday, killing one passenger, police said.
A belligerent Rose only a bit apologetic
Jan. 8, 2004NEW YORK - Pete Rose's book went on sale yesterday, and the career hits leader blames his accusers and medical conditions for the problems that got him kicked out of baseball.
Taft signs new drug plan to aid seniors, poor
Jan. 8, 2004The first plan of its kind in the country, Gov. Bob Taft signed a prescription-drug savings plan Tuesday designed to give relief to uninsured and elderly Ohioans who are unable to afford prescription drugs.
Resolutions destined for doom
Jan. 8, 2004As a new year begins, almost everyone makes a list of New Year's resolutions: goals they hope to accomplish throughout the year to somehow better their lives. In the history of the universe, nobody has ever stuck to any of his or her resolutions in any way. Even with a simple resolution like I want to eat less fat
Culture, jobs lost in Levi's move
Jan. 8, 2004Blue 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 woman drops her suit over lost lottery ticket
Jan. 8, 2004CLEVELAND - 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.
Ready for a rematch
Jan. 8, 2004Even 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.
Conference record night from deep not enough to knock off Dukes
Jan. 7, 2004A 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.
