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WHIO-TV,
ODE… Ratings,
Performance Statistics for Local Districts
These are the ratings, performance index (PI) scores and poverty levels
noted by the Ohio Department of Education for the more than 400 schools
in our nine-county Miami Valley region, per the preliminary data from
the 2011-12 Ohio Report Cards. The performance index score reflects the
achievement of every student enrolled for the academic year for schools
serving third through eighth grade or 10th through 12th grade. The
report card rating is based... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal… Companies,
colleges partner to create 3,500 internships
Thursday, December 13, 2012 - Dayton-area colleges are being awarded
more than $2 million as part of an Ohio investment toward creating more
co-ops and internships.
In total, the state is spending $11 million on the program, along with
matching funds from Ohio employers such as Honda Motor Co., Procter
& Gamble Co., Owens Corning and First Energy.
The grants are part of Gov. John Kasich's workforce development
strategies to... read
more. |
County News Online… All
snow
advisories and emergencies cancelled
Also, DBJ: Heavy snow, wind weigh on Dayton region, plus a WHIO-TV
video
At 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Sheriff Toby Spencer brought Darke County back
to a Level 1 snow advisory. At 1:45 p.m. all snow advisories and
emergencies were cancelled.
“Some secondary roadways remain snow and ice covered; extra caution
should be exercised while driving.”
The county had been moved to a Modified Level 3 at 6 a.m., then Level 2
at 8 a.m.
... read
more. |
Darke County Sheriff’s Office… Level
Three Snow Emergency Issued
Eight to 10 inches of snow Wednesday was predicted for the Darke County
area late afternoon Tuesday. Due to expected high winds, a Blizzard
Watch had been issued by the National Weather Service.
About mid-day on Wednesday, a Level Three Snow Emergency was issued by
Darke County Sheriff Toby Spencer. High winds had started Tuesday night
and were responsible for blowing snow that made roads all but
impassible.... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal… Top
15 most-popular social media sites, by Olivia
Barrow
Monday, December 17, 2012 - Getting plugged in to social media is the
next biggest thing for advertisers, but with so many social networks
out there, which do you choose? With 750 million unique monthly
visitors, Facebook ranks far and away as the most popular social
networking site, according to an eBizMBA ranking in December. But don’t
forget about Twitter, with 250 million visitors, and LinkedIn... read
more. |
Treasurer
Josh Mandel… Impending
TAG expiration requires new
investment options
COLUMBUS - Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel sent notice to local government
finance officers today that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's
(FDIC) Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) Program is currently set to
expire on December 31, 2012. The TAG program was created in 2008 in
response to the global financial crisis, and provides an uncapped
federal guarantee on funds held at FDIC-insured depository institutions
in noninterest-bearing transaction accounts... read
more. |
Silicon Valley Journal… John
McAfee on drugs, guns and money, by Cromwell
Schubarth
Friday, December 14, 2012 - Software mogul John McAfee is on the run
again in Miami, but this time it's his mouth not his feet doing the
work. In a wild interview on CNBC's Squawk Box, the 67-year-old who is
wanted for questioning in connection to a murder in Belize, talked
about drugs, guns and money, as well as his weeks in hiding. Here are
some of the highlights: — On money: "Any idiot can make... read
more. |
Rasmussen…
What
They Told
Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, December 22, 2012 - ‘Twas the week before Christmas, and the
question remains: Will taxes go up, or will they stay just the same?
Voter confidence is fading that Congress and the president will reach a
deal to avoid the December 31 “fiscal cliff” of big tax hikes and
automatic across-the-board spending cuts. But voters still see
President Obama as more willing than congressional Republicans... read
more. |
Ohio
Department of Transportation… Mild
Winter Leaves Motorists Out
of Practice
ODOT’s best advice when driving in winter conditions: Ice &
Snow,
Take It Slow - COLUMBUS (Thursday, December 20, 2012) – As Ohioans get
ready to drive in the first possible winter storm this season, the Ohio
Department of Transportation (ODOT) warns motorists in Ice and Snow,
Take It Slow, especially on interstates and state-maintained highways
where speeds are faster and traffic volumes are higher. Research shows
by the time the first winter storm hits, most motorists have forgotten
their safe... read
more. |
Columbus
Dispatch… Armed
staffer may be option for schools,
DeWine says
Ohio’s top law-enforcement officer says schools should consider arming
“someone” in their building to defend students against a gunman.
Stressing that it is a decision to be made by local school districts,
Attorney General Mike DeWine said that “if I was on a school board ...
I would seriously consider having someone in that school, who may be an
ex-police officer, someone who has significant training, someone who
had access to a gun in school.” “But you would have to be very careful
about it... read
more. |
Father arrested, charged in child
abuse case
On Friday, December 21, 2012 at 10:35 pm, Cody Cantrell, age 21, was
arrested at his residence, 740 Greenville Nashville Rd., Greenville, OH
by Darke County Sheriffs Office on a warrant for felonious assault and
child abuse, both felonies of the second degree. A summons
has
been issued to Chelsea Hartman, age 20, of Greenville, for child abuse,
felony of the third degree. The case was initiated on November 28, 2012
when a two week old... read
more. |
USA
Today… World
does not end, Mayan
enthusiasts enjoy the day, David Agren
The last day of the Maya calendar came Friday, but nothing really bad
happened as some claimed it would. Mexico tourism officials were
thankful for the business. ISLA MUJERES, Mexico — Alfredo Izquierdo
dressed in white and stood on the cliffs of this island near Cancún,
where Mayan women would come for fertility rituals centuries ago. He
came to the most easterly point in Mexican territory to... read
more. |
Darke
County Sheriff’s Office… Two
Arrested in Burglary in Process
On Thursday, December 20th, 2012 at approximately 2:35 PM, Darke County
Sheriffs Deputies responded to 165 South Main Street in Palestine, OH
on a report of a burglary in progress. Witnesses to the crime informed
authorities that the door to the residence had been kicked in and
Christmas presents were being taken. The witnesses took photographs of
the suspects and provided... read
more. |
WHIO-TV
Video… Timeline:
Winter weather
arrives in region
SOUTHWEST OHIO — The Southwest Ohio and Eastern Indiana regions are
under a Winter Weather Advisory through 10 p.m. Friday. The area is
under a wind advisory through 4 p.m. Friday. The following is a
timeline of weather events as they are reported to and by Storm Center
7. 5:12 a.m.: Dayton Power and Light is reported 233 customers without
power in Montgomery County, 19 outages in... read
more. |
Upstart
Business Journal… Obama:
'Time' person of the year (and leader of an awesome geek squad)
by
J. Jennings Moss, Editor - December 19, 2012 - “You do understand that
as President of the United States, the amount of power you have is
overstated in some ways,” Obama tells Time magazine. “But what you do
have the capacity to do is to set a direction.”
If there's a message for entrepreneurs and startup founders from Time
magazine's selection of President Barack Obama as its Person of the
Year for 2012, it's this: Surround yourself with geeks.
The magazine spills considerable ink talking about... read
more. |
Columbus
Dispatch… Blame
Game back in Cliff talks, By Lisa Mascaro and
Melanie Mason
Wednesday December 12, 2012 - WASHINGTON — Optimism surrounding
secretive high-level budget talks faded quickly yesterday amid a fresh
round of partisan finger-pointing, reducing the chances of resolving
the fiscal standoff by Christmas. House Speaker John Boehner of West
Chester spoke to President Barack Obama by phone late in the evening
after presenting a GOP counteroffer. Republicans, meanwhile, showed
further signs of political division. Top members of the party... read
more. |
State
Senator Bill Beagle… Third
Frontier Funding available for Dayton Area Tech Start-Ups
$4 Million Approved for Region’s Entrepreneurial Signature Program -
COLUMBUS – State Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City) today announced
Controlling Board has approved $4 million from the Ohio Third Frontier
Program to Dayton-based Development Projects, Inc. (DPI) to advance the
Entrepreneurial Signature Program in West Central Ohio. “The
Entrepreneurial Signature Program provides local technology... read
more. |
The
Hill… Report:
Boehner proposes tax hike for
nation's millionaires, By Kyle Balluck
12/15/12 - Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has offered to raise the top
tax rate for earners making more than $1 million, a source told the
Associated Press. The development in the fiscal talks comes amid
pessimism the Speaker and President Obama can hammer out a deal before
Christmas. The source said Obama has not accepted the offer, according
to the Associated Press, which added that Boehner is still seeking more
spending cuts than... read
more. |
Upstart
Business Journal… Can
pot
businesses stop holding their breath? by
Teresa Novellino
December 14, 2012 - President Barack Obama says federal authorities
should not make it a “top priority” to step in and assert federal law
in the states of Colorado and Washington, both of which legalized
marijuana for recreational use. “We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” Obama
told ABC News’ Barbara Walters in an interview that airs in full
tonight on 20/20. "It would not make sense for us to... read
more. |
The
Hill… Reports:
Obama to nominate Kerry for
secretary of State, By Kyle Balluck
12/15/12 - President Obama has decided to nominate Sen. John Kerry
(D-Mass.) as the next secretary of State, according to news reports. An
unidentified source told CNN that a formal announcement could come as
early as next week. ABC News, quoting unidentified sources, said news,
including the mass shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, had
delayed the announcement. Kerry emerged as the favorite to succeed
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when U.N. Ambassador Susan... read
more. |
Rasmussen…
Bigger
government is better; What
They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s Key Polls
Saturday, December 15, 2012 - Since Election Day, the number of voters
who like the idea of bigger government is up, but most still have the
opposite view. One-in-three Likely U.S. Voters (34%) now prefer a
larger government with more services and higher taxes to one with fewer
services and lower taxes. That's the highest level of support for
bigger government we have ever measured. Most voters (56%), however,
still favor smaller... read
more. |
Newark
Advocate… Consequences
of the fiscal cliff,
Written by Congressman Pat Tiberi
Dec 11, 2012 - Nearly everywhere you turn headlines give updates on the
“looming fiscal cliff” and give dire warnings about what would happen
if a compromise isn’t reached. But there’s a lot of confusion about
what exactly the fiscal cliff is and what the consequences are if the
country reaches it. The fiscal cliff is a combination of nearly $600
billion in tax hikes and indiscriminate spending cuts set to take
effect on Jan. 2. The Congressional Budget Office predicts that if the
nation goes “over” the... read
more. |
Toledo
Blade… Mich.
Gov. Snyder signs into law
right-to-work bills limiting unions, By Tyrel
Linkhorn
Union members, supporters crowd Capitol - LANSING —Michigan Gov. Rick
Snyder has signed right-to-work legislation, dealing a devastating and
once-unthinkable defeat to organized labor in a state that has been a
cradle of the movement for generations. He put his signatures on the
bills today, hours after the state House passed the measures. Mr.
Snyder says a failed ballot proposal to enshrine collective bargaining
rights in the constitution triggered the discussion that led to the
passage... read
more. |
WHIO-TV…
Locals,
schools
react to elementary shooting, By Jill Kelley
The shooting at a Connecticut elementary school Friday that killed
dozens of people, including at least 20 children, has prompted
questions about the security measures in place at Dayton-area schools.
“It puts everyone on hyper-vigilance; it is human nature,” said Jill
Moberley, Dayton Public Schools spokeswoman, of the shooting’s relation
to Dayton. “We want to assure parents that Dayton Public Schools has a
districtwide security... read
more. |
Reaction to the Ohio
Transportation Plan
Ohio Trucking Association - COLUMBUS, OHIO, DECEMBER 13, 2012 -- Of all
the possible scenarios regarding the future of the Ohio Turnpike that
have been put forth in the past year, the Ohio Trucking Association
(OTA) believes Governor Kasich has chosen the best one for all
travelers in the state. "I'm gratified that as a trade association
representing a major user of the turnpike, we have had many
opportunities to voice our concerns with the Ohio Turnpike Commission,
ODOT, KPMG, and... read
more. |
Columbus
Dispatch… Ohio
Turnpike to stay public,
By Joe Vardon
Ohio gets piece of national $42.9 million Pfizer settlement - December
12, 2012 - Gov. John Kasich will not try to lease the Ohio Turnpike to
a private entity and instead try to generate cash for state
infrastructure projects while keeping the 241-mile toll road as a
public asset, according to several lawmakers briefed on the
administration’s plans. The state could leverage the turnpike by
issuing new debt against it or redirecting toll revenue toward projects
away from the turnpike. Kasich would need a... read
more. |
Tragedy
In
Connecticut: 20 Children, 6 Adults Killed At Elementary School
By Mark Memmott - NPR, Obama, Boehner - December 14, 2012 - NPR Special
Coverage Of The Conn. School Shooting The nation is watching in horror
today as the scope of a tragedy in Newtown, Conn., becomes clear. As a
visibly upset President Obama said at midafternoon, "our hearts are
broken." At Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School, authorities say, a
gunman fatally... read
more. |
Cincinnati
Enquirer… The
case against tolls: Does it hold up?, By
Jason Williams
Dec 12, 2012 - The governors of Ohio and Kentucky are scheduled to sign
an agreement today in Covington that will map out how to pay for a $2.5
billion Brent Spence Bridge replacement.
U.S. transportation secretary Ray LaHood is scheduled to join Ohio Gov.
John Kasich and Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear in urging the project
forward. Both governors favor charging tolls as a way to raise revenue
and fast-track construction.
Not everyone agrees.
In recent weeks, local lawyer and conservative talk-radio... read
more. |
Ohio Dept. of Transportation... Ohio
Launches ‘Jobs and
Transportation Plan’
Ohio Turnpike will not be leased; Commission remains public,
independent; Tolls remain low
COLUMBUS (Thursday, December 13, 2012) – Governor John R. Kasich
embarked on a two-day state tour as he, Ohio Department of
Transportation (ODOT) Director Jerry Wray, Ohio Turnpike Director Rick
Hodges and others unveil a first-of-its-kind plan to generate
approximately $3 billion for highway road construction... read
more. |
Cincinnati
Enquirer… Husted:
Feds should pay for new voting machines, By
Barry M. Horstman
Dec 10, 2012 - WASHINGTON — Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted said
Monday there is one major thing the federal government could do to help
improve elections in Ohio: give the state the tens of millions of
dollars it needs to upgrade or replace its aging voting machines. “Our
machines are old – they’re wearing out,” Husted told a conference on
the 2012 election sponsored by the Pew Center on the States. “We can’t
run an ... election system on the cheap.” Like most states, Ohio in the
mid... read
more. |
Census
Countdown Begins for America’s Farmers and Ranchers
Washington, December 10, 2012 –America’s farmers and ranchers will soon
have the opportunity to make a positive impact on their communities by
taking part in the 2012 Census of Agriculture. Conducted every five
years by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National
Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), the Census is a complete count
of all U.S. farms, ranches and those who operate them... read
more. |
Attorney
General Mike DeWine … AG
asks for assistance regarding business
pursuit route
(CLEVELAND, Ohio) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is asking for
assistance from Cleveland-area business owners to help investigators
piece together the police pursuit that ended in an officers-involved
shooting incident late last month. Two people died. Agents with the
Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) have collected several
surveillance videos from businesses located along the chase route, and
they are hoping to find more. "We want to make sure this investigation
is as thorough as possible,"... read
more. |
Warning
to Homeowners… Beware
of companies offering valuation
appeals assistance
Darke County Auditor, Carol Ginn, and Sheriff Toby Spencer are warning
property owners to beware of companies offering to assist with
valuation appeals. Tax Compliance Services, LLC of Cleveland has mailed
letters to area residents saying they could be overpaying their taxes
because “the County” value of their property might be in error. Ginn
said owners can do the research on their own and can file an appeal for
no charge with the Board of Revision (BOR). “We often advise homeowners
to contact... read
more. |
The
Hill… White
House could protect middle class from
tax hikes if deficit talks falter
By Peter Schroeder and Bernie Becker - 12/09/12 - The White House has
the power to temporarily protect taxpayers from middle-class tax hikes
even as upper income rates rise if Congress does nothing and all of the
Bush-era tax rates expire in January. Experts and lawmakers alike agree
that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has the power to adjust how
much is withheld from paychecks for tax purposes — for all taxpayers or
just for some. By doing so, Geithner could ensure paychecks... read
more. |
Upstart
Business Journal… Entrepreneurship
booms in U.S., but real potential lies elsewhere
By Laura Baverman, Contributing Writer - November 29, 2012 - Pat
yourselves on the back U.S. entrepreneurs. You’ve created a movement.
The rate of entrepreneurship is growing at the fastest pace since
pre-recession, creating tons of new jobs and outpacing activity in
other global nations. And these aren’t forced entrepreneurs. They’re so
confident, they’re leaving perfectly fine existing jobs to chase a
dream or test a... read
more. |
Rasmussen…
What
They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s
Key Polls
Saturday, December 08, 2012 - The GOP is losing the messaging war in
the ongoing debate over how to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff.”
Voters are more confident that the president is willing to agree to a
deal with both spending cuts and tax increases than Republicans are.
Just 40% think Obama will insist on tax increases only, while 51% feel
the GOP will insist on spending cuts only. Most unaffiliated voters are
skeptical that either side is really willing to accept a deal. The
president “is... read
more. |
Cleveland
Plain Dealer… Barack
Obama won Ohio by 166,214 votes,
final tally shows
By Rich Exner - Friday, December 07, 2012 - Ohio's final election
results released Thursday show that Barack Obama defeated Mitt Romney
by 166,214 votes, or 3 percentage points. Both the turnout and margin
of victory were down from 2008, when Obama defeated Republican John
McCain. But the 5,580,822 people who cast ballots in this year's
presidential race were the third most in Ohio history, behind only 2008
and 2004. The final tally shows Obama with 2,827,621 votes (50.7
percent)... read
more. |
Darke County Crime Stoppers… New
Fugitives added to Most Wanted
The Darke County Crime Stoppers have added two new fugitives to their
Most Wanted list: Buddy Eugene Clark and Jeremy Allan Wynn. Buddy
Eugene Clark - Wanted For Trafficking in Cocaine. Jeremy Allan Wynn -
Wanted For Possession of Cocaine, a felony of the 5th degree. Still
Listed on Darke County's Most Wanted are: Two unknown subjects wanted
for Armed... read
more. |
Investigation into two-week old
baby with
injuries
On 11-28-12, Greenville Police were dispatched to Children's Medical
Center in Dayton, OH on a 2 week old baby that arrived there with
significant injuries. The injuries included broken legs, a
broken
arm, swelling and bleeding of the brain, bleeding on the spine, facial
bruising, and broken ribs. The investigation concluded the
injuries occurred in the City of Greenville. Following
further
investigation by detectives from Greenville Police Department, the case
has been submitted... read
more. |
The
Columbus Dispatch… Portman
resists debt-ceiling proposal, By Jessica
Wehrman
Thursday December 6, 2012 - WASHINGTON — Sen. Rob Portman urges
President Barack Obama to lay off a White House plan to change the
procedure that the federal government uses to raise the debt ceiling.
Portman’s letter came after the U.S. Department of Treasury released a
blog suggesting changing the current process — which requires Congress
to vote to raise the debt ceiling — with a process in which Congress
gains the right to formally “disapprove” of debt-ceiling increases but
the... read
more. |
State
Senator Bill Beagle… Investment
plan for Struggling Communities Passes Ohio Senate
New
Markets Tax
Credit Expansion Clears Chamber 31-2
- COLUMBUS– State Senator Bill Beagle (R–Tipp City) announced today
that Senate Bill 327, legislation designed to boost investment in low
income communities, passed the Ohio Senate 31-2. Joint-sponsored with
State Senator Charleta Tavares (D–Columbus), SB 327 seeks to expand
access to private investment capital for small businesses located in
economically distressed areas of the state by... read
more. |
New
Training
Program Available in Darke County
Manufacturing Readiness program aims to prepare job seekers for
positions in Darke County and beyond
DARKE COUNTY- Darke County has begun offering a manufacturing readiness
training program to assist individuals seeking employment and
opportunity in manufacturing in West Central Ohio. The program, which
was developed with input from local companies, covers a broad range of
subjects relevant to entry-level manufacturing positions including
topics such as print reading, manufacturing
... read
more. |
Upstart Business Journal… Startup
guru Steve Blank gives knowledge away for free
by
Laura Baverman - November 27, 2012
- Talk about #GivingTuesday.
Steve Blank—a Lean Startup pioneer, most-coveted Stanford professor,
the man who packs rooms at conferences, whose courses are modeled in
universities nationwide—has opened his library of presentations and
lectures, books, and videos to any entrepreneur, wannabe entrepreneur,
or entrepreneurship educator.
Blank calls it open-source entrepreneurship, his chance
... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal… Defense
Forum: Some expansion plans on hold over sequestration
by
Joe Cogliano - Thursday, November 29, 2012
- Until the dust settles in the battle over the so-called fiscal cliff,
defense firms such as Peerless Technologies Corp. have put expansion
plans on hold.
Michael Bridges, president of Fairborn-based Peerless, is awaiting the
outcome before he goes forward with building additional space. But that
hasn’t interfered with his focus on work the company has already won,
or is going after.
“We’ll be keeping... read
more. |
Darke
County CIC Issues First Small Business Loan
Board that runs the Partnering for Progress initiative issues its first
low-interest loan locally to help spur investment, job creation - DARKE
COUNTY- Under a new program, the Darke County Community Improvement
Corporation (CIC) has issued a low-interest small business loan for the
first time in the organization’s history. A $100,000 loan has
recently been issued to Ohio Plastics Processors of Greenville in
support of the company’s job creating project and investment in the
local... read
more. |
Dayton Business Journal… Q&A:
Justin Bayer, Welcome to College LLC, by Joe
Cogliano
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - Justin Bayer had big dreams about
revolutionizing the college visit, he just needed technology to catch
up. In 2004, the University of Dayton graduate was running a tour
program for the admissions office at an East Coast university when he
had an epiphany. While laying in bed at 2 a.m., he decided to find out
if the domain name welcometocollege.com was available. It was, so... read
more. |
WHIO-TV Video… Thanks
for thank-you letter from Afghanistan, By
Steve Baker
Greenville letter-writer receives American flag from Afghanistan -
GREENVILLE, Ohio — As a class assignment for 6th graders nearly a year
ago at the middle school in the Greenville School District students
wrote letters of appreciation to the military men and women in
Operation Enduring Freedom overseas in Afghanistan. About a year later,
much to the tearful surprise of 13-year-old Natalie House, a seventh
grader at the Jr. High School in Greenville, she received an American
flag from the... read
more. |
Life
Today… At $7
a cup, this Starbucks joe is black
gold, By Ben Popken, TODAY contributor
Fancy a $7 cup of Starbucks? In this day of skyrocketing gas, grain and
food prices, only a select few do. But that's the price for a special
rare brew Starbucks is serving up in just a few locations. If you want
to sip this black elixir, you'll have to ask for "Costa Rica Finca
Palmilera," and fork over $40 for a half-pound. Also, you'll need to
live in Seattle or Portland. Only 48 stores in the country have the
beans, and 46 of them are in one of these two cities. It's not just any
Starbucks there that have them... read
more. |
Rasmussen…
What
They Told Us: Reviewing Last Week’s
Key Polls
Saturday, December 01, 2012 - How long will this current era of good
feelings last? President Obama, like most Election Day winners in years
past, is enjoying a bounce in his job approval ratings in the Rasmussen
Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll. For the second week in a row,
41% of Likely U.S. Voters think the country is heading in the right
direction. That’s up 25 points from a year ago and close to the highest
level of optimism during the Obama presidency... read
more. |
House
Speaker John Boehner… Boehner
Responds to Obama’s Unserious Fiscal Cliff Proposal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) delivered the
following response to President Obama today, urging the administration
to work with Republicans on a balanced approach to resolving the fiscal
cliff that includes serious spending cuts and pro-growth tax reforms
needed to address the debt and help the economy grow. “The president
traveled to a small business in Pennsylvania today to talk about the
fiscal cliff. Unfortunately... read
more. |
Toledo
Blade… Economic
activity hints at fear of
consequences as Ohio senator seeks reform, By
Tom Troy
The approaching “fiscal cliff” of big budget cuts and big tax increases
is already having a negative effect on the economy, U.S. Sen. Rob
Portman (R., Ohio) said Thursday. In a telephone news conference with
Ohio reporters, Mr. Portman said a lot of economic activity that
normally would happen in 2013 is happening right now as investors try
to avoid the effects of threatened tax increases. The fiscal cliff
refers to the combination of tax increases and spending cuts that will
take effect Jan. 1 unless... read
more. |
Columbus
Dispatch… Boehner
unhappy at Dems for lack of cuts
WASHINGTON — A pessimistic-sounding John Boehner complained yesterday
that President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats have refused to
offer deep spending cuts as part of a major budget agreement. Emerging
from a meeting with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the House
speaker said he was “disappointed in what’s happened in the last couple
of weeks” as the White House and congressional Republicans have worked
on a plan to avoid the combination of tax... read
more. |
USA
Today… Deadly
'superbugs' invade U.S. health care
facilities
A new family of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as CRE, is raising
concerns across the medical community because of its ability to cause
infections that defy even the strongest antibiotics. The antibiotic
resistance is spread by mobile pieces of DNA that can move between
different species of bacteria, creating new, drug-defying bugs. 12:34PM
EST November 29. 2012 - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- The doctors tried one
antibiotic after another, racing to stop the infection as it tore... read
more. |
USA Today… Deadly
'superbugs'
invade U.S. health care facilities
A new family of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, known as CRE, is raising
concerns across the medical community because of its ability to cause
infections that defy even the strongest antibiotics. The antibiotic
resistance is spread by mobile pieces of DNA that can move between
different species of bacteria, creating new, drug-defying bugs. 12:34PM
EST November 29. 2012 - CHARLOTTESVILLE... read
more. |
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