A World War II veteran and former Ohio University professor, Gifford Doxsee of Athens, was inducted into the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame last week contributing more than 20 years of community service.
The death of Osama bin Laden has ignited patriotic reactions among Athens officials since President Barack Obama announced the terrorist leader’s death Sunday night.
An active leader for the labor force in Southeast Ohio died last week before he could make it to Columbus to protest the much-debated collective bargaining bill.
A revised Senate Bill 5, which would limit collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, passed yesterday in the Ohio House of Representatives by nine votes.
After the Ohio House of Representatives made revisions to Senate Bill 5, which limits collective bargaining rights for public sector unions, the substitute bill passed in the house today by nine votes.
COLUMBUS — Amid pro-labor protests yesterday, Gov. John Kasich said in his first State of the State address that big changes are ahead for Ohio and that lawmakers should not be scared off by the conflict that will arise from shaking things up.
COLUMBUS — The bargaining rights of public workers in Ohio would be dramatically reduced and strikes would be banned under a bill narrowly passed by the Ohio Senate yesterday.
Nearly 330 people crowded the Athens Community Center Saturday to voice their opinions on Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate collective bargaining rights for public sector unions.
Rarely do people strip to their bathing suits and shorts to run past floating ice chunks in freezing water, but 241 local students and residents did just that Saturday to benefit intellectually disabled children and adults.
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