Region and Beyond
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Timeshare warning for Ohio consumers
The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Real Estate and Professional Licensing warned today that an individual or group which claims to be an Ohio licensed real estate company is soliciting consumers across the country, specifically timeshare owners, and promising to purchase their timeshare property. The individual or group has assumed the name of Ohio…
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Clermont court unveils domestic violence protection cards
BATAVIA, Ohio – The Clermont County Domestic Relations Court now offers offer a wallet-size Civil Protection Order card that provides law enforcement agencies with a practical way to verify and enforce protection orders. “The card contains the case number and relevant information from the protection order, but it is a more convenient format for domestic violence victims…
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Watch President Obama’s full eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney
“Clem understood that justice grows out of recognition of ourselves in each other.” Clementa Carlos “Clem” Pinckney was a State Senator and Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate. Pinckney was a senior pastor at Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston. On June 17, 2015, Pinckney and eight church-goers at an evening Bible study at the church were murdered in a mass shooting. President Obama delivered the…
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Political profiteers push Ohio’s pot vote
Ballot measure mercenaries seek to amend Ohio’s constitution to benefit select few [quote_box_right] Key findings: A political consultant came up with the idea to legalize marijuana in Ohio through a ballot measure, lined up investors to fund the campaign in exchange for ownership of the wholesale pot market and now plans to pay his own…
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Ohio Attorney General announces $11.5 million settlement over road salt prices
Settlement Funds Will be Available to Local Government Agencies in All 88 Ohio Counties COLUMBUS, Ohio —Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced an $11.5 million settlement with Morton Salt Inc. and Cargill Inc. to resolve allegations that the companies conspired with each other, causing state and local governments to pay higher prices on the rock…
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Please help a veteran – learn how here
VA Begins Summer of Service to Bolster Volunteer Assistance for Veterans Calls Upon Individuals, Organizations and Communities to Serve Veterans in Nationwide Effort WASHINGTON, DC—The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced a new nationwide initiative designed to build upon its existing partnerships to grow the number of individuals and organizations serving Veterans in their…
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Air Quality Advisories replace Smog Alerts
The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency, in partnership with OKI Regional Council of Governments, recently changed the name of the Smog Alert program to Air Quality Advisory. An Air Quality Advisory is a public message that is issued the day before the agency expects to see levels of air pollution that are unhealthy for sensitive groups such…
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Because of avian flu backyard chicken growers are urged caution
Ban includes county and independent fairs, the Ohio State Fair In an aggressive move designed to help protect Ohio’s $2.3 billion poultry industry from the avian flu that has so negatively impacted other poultry-producing states, today the Ohio Department of Agriculture canceled all live bird exhibitions this year. The ban includes county and independent fairs,…
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Ohio energy-efficiency slowdown could have broad impacts
Schools, cities and businesses could lose out if Ohio further rolls back state policies that have spurred job growth in the state’s clean energy sector, industry leaders say. Approximately 89,000 Ohioans work in jobs involving clean energy, and the sector still has plenty of room to grow, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) reportedlast week. Read on at Midwest Energy…
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Five Major Banks Agree to Parent-Level Guilty Pleas: Fined $5.8 billion – given probation
U.S. Attorney General calls Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, and The Royal Bank of Scotland criminals, “The Cartel”, felons, conspirators – who enriched themselves at the expense of American consumers, yet hands out probation Today, five major banks – Citicorp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc…
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