Columbus State leader helps prepare students for work
David Harrison promotes the value of higher education, and he advocates for getting the best value in obtaining that education. The president of Columbus State Community College is less concerned that young people determine a career path before they choose a field of study. Harrison looks to his own journey as instructive. “I come from a family that worked for a living. My dad was a machinist at Cincinnati Milacron. The generation before were farmers, so I understand all that,” Harrison says. “..>> view originalMillennials influence design of new offices
What do millennials want? That's become an increasingly important question for employers trying to compete for skilled young workers. Attracting and retaining these employees is a driving force behind a growing number of office moves and redesigns, according to professionals in real estate and office design. "It's the biggest trend we see: companies using their space to compete for talent and retain the talent they have," said Michael Copella, managing director of the Columbus office of commerc..>> view originalMaccabi Games draw thousands of young Jewish athletes to ...
Josh Barkan has one goal in mind for the Jewish Community Center’s Olympic-like Maccabi Games, which kick off today and run through Friday. He wants to make sure this year’s participants have a week they won’t forget. “It’s just one of those things you remember forever,” said Barkan, 30, who competed in the Maccabi Games as a teenager but will coach boys baseball this year. “It’s still with me today.” This will mark the fifth year Columbus has hosted the annual international sports competition ..>> view originalPops conductor, top trumpeter to retire from orchestra
After a combined 87 years with the Columbus Symphony, two musical stalwarts plan to retire after the final Picnic With the Pops concerts of the season. Albert-George Schram, who has conducted in various capacities during his 37-year tenure with the orchestra, will depart at age 67 from his post as the regular pops conductor. Tom Battenberg, turning 75 on Saturday, will step down as the principal trumpeter. Neither will be gone for good, though. Next season, audiences will see and hear both — Sc..>> view originalMismanaged investigation still troubles Columbus fire division
The death of Sonia Bray and the Columbus Fire Division's subsequent investigation of paramedics’ role have exposed weaknesses in the division’s ability to hold its employees accountable when they make mistakes. The Dispatch found that the division’s investigation into why Bray died in early 2011 went dormant for nearly a year, that internal investigators were unwilling to ask necessary questions and that a turnover in investigators led to light punishments for two paramedics and a lieutenant. I..>> view originalOhio State football | JT Barrett part of early field for Heisman
J.T. Barrett isn’t walking into his junior season at Ohio State with blinders on. The quarterback knows he is considered one of the top six players in the Heisman Trophy race. “It’s one of those things, you see it and you are honored to be part of (the discussion), seeing that it is a great fraternity to be a part of,” Barrett said. “But it’s not something you dwell upon too long, because you know that all of the work that has to be put in in order for those kinds of things to happen, it’s stil..>> view originalTheodore Decker commentary: Juggalos set odd example of ...
I come across this merry band of megaphone maniacs just after dawn on Friday, in front of a row of portable toilets. They have been here since the wee hours, they tell me, announcing the comings and goings of weary Juggalos as if calling a horse race. A woman enters Toilet No. 7. I know it is Toilet No. 7 because these jokers have numbered the toilets in marker. Better data collection, they explain. "They tend to gravitate to the higher numbers, to their own folly," says Matty J. Moose. Matty p..>> view originalWhere is the video from deputy shooting?
Buy PhotoWarren County Prosecutor David Fornshell speaks to the media during a press conference in 2015.(Photo: The Enquirer/Cara Owsley)Buy PhotoA deputy shot. A usually quiet town thrown into disarray.This happened last month in Landen. Warren County Sheriff Larry Sims and Prosecutor David Fornshell have both given detailed accounts of June 9, which devolved into a night of violence after a fight about hummus.Deputy Katie Barnes, shot while responding to a domestic disturbance, is expected to ..>> view originalLima Municipal Court records
Anthony Spangler, 21, of 413 E. Sycamore St., Columbus Grove, pleaded guilty to theft. Sentence: 30 days jail, suspended, $150 fine. Andrew J. Stocklin, 31, ...>> view originalOhio State hosts 25 Africans in summer leadership program
Isabella Epiu and B.B. Ismail are in the United States this summer to acquire knowledge, skills and contacts to use in their work at home in Africa, but they have something to offer in return: As American society seems more and more dysfunctional to many U.S. citizens, the visitors still can see its inspiring successes. They’re part of a group of 25 Mandela Washington Fellows who came to Ohio State University in June for a six-week program of leadership studies. The Mandela program is part of P..>> view original
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