Thursday, February 18, 2016

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  • John Kasich scores a big newspaper endorsement as ad war with ...

    John Kasich scores a big newspaper endorsement as ad war with ...
    Gov. John Kasich keeps cleaning up with newspapers as a Jeb Bush super PAC keeps trying to clean his clock in South Carolina. Meanwhile, we revisit that time when Kasich urged a spanking for Britney Spears. Read more in Ohio Politics Roundup. John Kasich is leading in the Newspaper Primary: "In Saturday's Republican presidential primary, voters committed to changing how their federal government functions should ignore the blather of candidates without real credentials to lead the country," wri..
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  • John Kasich scores a big newspaper endorsement as ad war with ...

    John Kasich scores a big newspaper endorsement as ad war with ...
    Gov. John Kasich keeps cleaning up with newspapers as a Jeb Bush super PAC keeps trying to clean his clock in South Carolina. Meanwhile, we revisit that time when Kasich urged a spanking for Britney Spears. Read more in Ohio Politics Roundup. John Kasich is leading in the Newspaper Primary: "In Saturday's Republican presidential primary, voters committed to changing how their federal government functions should ignore the blather of candidates without real credentials to lead the country," wri..
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  • 5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)

    5 things a hockey equipment manager must do (video)
    CLEVELAND, Ohio – Hockey players don't skate, goalie pads are not put on, and the puck is not dropped until people like Dusty Halstead do their job well every day. Halstead, equipment manager for the Lake Erie Monsters, must be a hard-working, mechanically inclined, efficient presence off the ice. Here's a behind-the scenes look at five things Halstead – and every equipment manager in hockey - must be aware of at all times: Chris Morris, The Plain Dealer  UNDERSTANDING THE SCIENCE OF SKATES "Y..
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  • Boxing | Pacquiao says he respects Nike's decision to drop him

    Boxing | Pacquiao says he respects Nike's decision to drop him
    MANILA, Philippines -- Boxing star Manny Pacquiao said today he respects Nike's decision to sever ties with him over his comments about gay relationships but stood pat on his opposition to same-sex marriage and added he's happy that "a lot of people were alarmed by the truth." The American apparel giant said Wednesday it will no longer have any business dealings with the Filipino boxing champion, adding that it found his comments "abhorrent." Nike says it strongly opposes any kind of discrimin..
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  • Air ambulance company sues Medical Mutual over $3.5 million in ...

    Air ambulance company sues Medical Mutual over $3.5 million in ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- One of the nation's largest air ambulance services is suing Medical Mutual of Ohio over $3.5 million in unpaid bills, opening a new front in a national battle over the use of costly helicopters to transport patients. Air Evac EMS is accusing Medical Mutual, the state's largest and oldest health insurer, of engaging in a scheme to "systematically and unilaterally underpay" the company for its air ambulance services. [Read Air Evac's complaint and Medical Mutual's response her..
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  • Columbus native helped confirm Einstein's theory

    Columbus native helped confirm Einstein's theory
    The universe got a little more beautiful last week when scientists announced that they had confirmed part of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, validated the existence of black holes and built a machine that can, for the first time, help people see gravitational waves. It was an announcement that excited even the non-science community. What new things could we discover? What does it say about humanity that we were able to discover this? For Richard O’Shaughnessy, a Columbus native and key..
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  • Wal-Mart lowers forecast as earnings fall

    Wal-Mart lowers forecast as earnings fall
    NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores reported an 8 percent decline in fourth-quarter earnings as the world’s largest retailer prunes its global footprint. The adjusted results, announced Thursday, beat analysts’ expectations, but shares fell 4 percent in premarket trading as Wal-Mart posted a revenue shortfall for the quarter and lowered its annual sale forecast for the year. The retailer now says that total revenue will be unchanged compared with an earlier forecast for a three to four percent increase...
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  • Columbus man acquitted of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow: Columbus ...

    Columbus man acquitted of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow: Columbus ...
    Gwyneth PaltrowAP  COLUMBUS, Ohio รข€“ A Columbus-area man has been acquitted on charges he stalked actress Gwyneth Paltrow. A jury in Los Angeles acquitted Dante Soiu, 66, of Dublin, of stalking Gwyneth Paltrow after prosecutors said he sent her dozens of unsolicited letters and gifts in recent years, The Associated Press reported. The case against was the second in which he was accused of stalking the actress. He was committed to a mental institution in the early 2000s after he was accused of..
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  • Local Government Insider: Columbus council meeting produces ...

    Local Government Insider: Columbus council meeting produces ...
    Since assuming his new role as Columbus City Council president, Zach Klein has tried to change the tenor of public meetings by lightening the mood and being less rigid than his predecessor. But Dispatch City Hall Reporter Lucas Sullivan tells us that Klein was recently (and bluntly) reminded of the biggest challenge for the public when it comes to sitting through the Monday meetings: They’re boring. "I almost fell asleep back there," Virgil Schnell said into the microphone during a recent meeti..
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  • Partnership aims to lower infant mortality in Columbus

    Partnership aims to lower infant mortality in Columbus
    In a few months, 24 workers will fan out in their communities hoping to tackle the high rates of infant mortality that plague their neighborhoods. The group will be the first of 72 workers trained at Ohio State University's College of Nursing to help connect new mothers, pregnant women and women of childbearing age to health and community services. The program, a partnership between Columbus Public Health and the United Health Foundation, will be funded by a $1.7 million grant from the latter, ..
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  • Ohio Politics Now: 'The debates are the dumbest thing,' Kasich says ...

    Ohio Politics Now: 'The debates are the dumbest thing,' Kasich says ...
    Want to know what’s happening in Ohio government and politics from Columbus to Washington, D.C.? The Columbus Dispatch has you covered. Ohio Gov. John Kasich made his second appearance Wednesday night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as a GOP presidential candidate. Here’s what he had to say on… The debates: "The debates are the dumbest thing going. Look, it's sort of like explaining your entire life story in 30 seconds. I mean, Harry Truman couldn't get elected this way." Striving ..
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