(CBS)-When President Obama spoke of “the winter of our hardship” in his inaugural address, no one in America understood that better than the folks 60 Minutes met in Wilmington, Ohio. They’re people in the grip of a brutal series of layoffs at DHL, the shipping company. Their experience was part of the news this past [...]

Posted on January 26th, 2009 by admin
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POST by AC
Just a little while ago, in Minford Ohio, Scioto county,  a 2 year old boy died in his home from being shot by a shotgun.  There were three kids in the house, 8, 3, and 2, as well as their father.  The father has told authorities that the 8 year old shot and killed [...]

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by ac2cute
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POST by NVus
By Marla Matzer Rose
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
COLUMBUS - Value City Department Stores filed for bankruptcy yesterday, saying it plans to close its remaining stores as it faces declining sales and an “increasingly competitive” environment for discount retailing.

The move came three days after a company spokeswoman declined to confirm that the chain, which was [...]

Posted on October 27th, 2008 by nvus
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Posted by Big Yogi via ColumbusING
Thank goodness for the Columbus blogs who inform people of the good things that happen in this city. All you see is craziness on the news and this is like a breath of fresh air.
First let me say that as part of the city’s young professional groups [...]

Posted on October 21st, 2008 by yogi
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Post by T Cole contact flytcole@flypaperblog.com
 The highest court in the land sees it our way. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today in favor of Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, overturning a lower-court order that she provide to county elections boards by today details of discrepancies discovered with new voter registrations.
In a unanimous 9-0 ruling, [...]

Posted on October 17th, 2008 by flytcole
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