| Story Archive - August, 2004 |
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| Aug 1, 2004 |
| • For some, lawmaking is only a part-time job |
| • Voter registration drives very active in Ohio |
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| Aug 2, 2004 |
| • Anti-Gay Marriage Petition Signatures to be Turned In |
| • Bill Aims to Stem Meth Production |
| • Campaign Contributions in Supreme Court Race Come From Special Interests |
| • Campaign Contributions in Supreme Court Race Come From Special Interests |
| • Former Democratic candidate for governor sues, claiming Ohio's democratic process is corrupt |
| • State Representative Returns From Iraq |
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| Aug 3, 2004 |
| • Gay Marriage Ban Backers Submit Petitions for Ballot Measure |
| • New Study Finds Ex-Felons Don't Understand Voting Rights |
| • New Tool to Track Prisoners |
| • Recycling Comes to the State Fair |
| • State Auditor Takes On Identity Theft |
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| Aug 4, 2004 |
| • Fingerhut Walks Ohio as Part of Senate Campaign |
| • New Hotline to Check Beach Conditions |
| • School Levies Fail More Than Usual |
| • State Fair Shorter This Year |
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| Aug 5, 2004 |
| • Election Law Violation Alleged |
| • President Bush Campaigns in Columbus |
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| Aug 6, 2004 |
| • Consumers' Council Warns of Internet Scam |
| • Iraq War Plays Part in Ohio Electoral Politics |
| • State Developing Restrictions on Drugged Driving |
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| Aug 8, 2004 |
| • Gathering veterans' war stories |
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| Aug 9, 2004 |
| • A high-tech way to catch criminals on the highway |
| • New "safety" rule proposed for on-line dating services |
| • Ohio lawn and garden company grows larger |
| • Working to ensure everyone has access to public records |
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| Aug 10, 2004 |
| • Ohio insurance rates finally falling |
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| Aug 11, 2004 |
| • Candidates blowing off non-partisan info-gathering group |
| • Group says pre-K programs help kids and may prevent crime |
| • New homebuilders face jolt from electric company fee |
| • Rx experts warn of bad imported drugs |
| • Two big issues could be facing voters this fall |
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| Aug 12, 2004 |
| • Cheney in Ohio for campaign stop |
| • If it's illegal to buy drugs in Canada, why aren't people being arrested? |
| • Linking up law enforcement around Ohio, in spite of privacy concerns |
| • More Ohioans losing homes to foreclosure |
| • Ohio's big city mayors board the bus and hit the road |
| • Pushing police to make policies on high-speed chases |
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| Aug 13, 2004 |
| • Campaign visit costs cause some cities to send out invoices |
| • The state works to stop childhood drinking |
| • Tracking the effects of power plant pollution |
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| Aug 16, 2004 |
| • Is fall like weather putting autumn foliage in danger? |
| • Kids push parents to get to the polls |
| • President Bush speaks to veterans in Cincinnati |
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| Aug 17, 2004 |
| • Anti-gay marriage ballot language okayed, even before signatures are verified |
| • Comparing care at Ohio's hospitals |
| • Fighting peer pressure - by being funny |
| • Report says too much mercury could turn anglers away |
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| Aug 18, 2004 |
| • Blackwell tries new anti-tax weapon |
| • Kerry speaks to veterans, two days after Bush does |
| • Ohio's presidential ballot is almost in place |
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| Aug 19, 2004 |
| • Asbestos law repeal won't go to voters, but may go to court |
| • Best Buy not the best store for Ohio consumers, AG says |
| • Latest poll shows presidential race still a dead heat |
| • Ohio man claims to have seen outback creature in his backyard |
| • Welfare department proposes fix to huge funding fiasco |
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| Aug 20, 2004 |
| • Hundreds sick after vacations on South Bass Island |
| • Ohio's U.S. Senate candidates have two different methods of "hitting the road" |
| • Ohioans say economy is top issue, as the state's jobless numbers rise |
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| Aug 23, 2004 |
| • A quarter of drivers ignore seat belt law, as legislators discuss toughening it |
| • Ambitious anti-smoking plan could save taxpayers, but cost smokers |
| • Christian activist files to run for state school board |
| • High-profile Republicans call again for campaign finance reform |
| • Speed limit for truckers hiked on turnpike |
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| Aug 24, 2004 |
| • Car thefts in Ohio dropping, but not in big cities |
| • Democratic VP candidate campaigns alone for the first time |
| • Groups may push for nearly doubling cigarette tax next year |
| • Ohio GOP takes on teachers' union over voter registration |
| • Thousands light up the night to celebrate freedom |
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| Aug 25, 2004 |
| • Charter schools have two positive marks to note |
| • Great Lakes protection agreement hearings start this week |
| • Ohioans closely split on gay marriage |
| • Unclaimed funds being returned at record rates |
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| Aug 26, 2004 |
| • After twenty years, agencies settle on a plan to clean up Ohio's rivers |
| • Giving more teeth to a law that protects service animals |
| • Investigators may be close to discovering what's making tourists ill |
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| Aug 27, 2004 |
| • Census numbers show many more Ohioans living in poverty |
| • More than a million dollars needed for new Statehouse repairs |
| • Ohio to play major role in Republican National Convention |
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| Aug 29, 2004 |
| • GOP confident as convention opens |
| • Republicans weigh the impact of undecided swing-state voters |
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| Aug 30, 2004 |
| • Another report targets power plants as major health dangers |
| • Governor rushes to declare state of emergency in flooded areas |
| • Republican advisor pushes GOP to register Ohioans |
| • Senator says controversial issues won't win voters |
| • State works to stop fraud before it hits taxpayers |
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| Aug 31, 2004 |
| • "527" group blasts Bush on health care |
| • Ohio RNC delegates react to protestors |
| • Ohio SAT scores are on the rise |
| • Ohio universities tackling tailgating before it gets out of control |
| • OSU professor indicted on federal charges |
| • RNC delegates reach out to New Yorkers |
| • Supreme Court opens the record on Ohio attorneys |
| • Two Ohio Democrats cross the line and head to the RNC |
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