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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Ohioans still cleaning up after record breaking snow shut down the state for the weekend. |
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By Bill Cohen - March 10, 2008 |
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Snow plows and clean-up crews continue working overtime after a record-setting snow storm buried Columbus and parts of Ohio, closing highways and stranding travelers at airports. Authorities have blamed at least five deaths in Ohio on the storm. Four men collapsed and died after shoveling snow, and
another person was killed in a traffic accident. The National Weather Service says more than 20 inches of snow have blanketed Columbus, breaking the city's previous record of 15.3 inches of snow in a single storm set in 1910.
Thirty-five mile per hour winds cut visibility to less than a quarter mile in many places. A combination of common sense by drivers and hard work by road-clearing crews helped Ohio survive the weekend's winter storm. At least that the assessment from the Ohio Department of Transportation. Scott Varner speaks for the agency, and he talked with Ohio Public Radio's Bill Cohen.
Even though the storm ended early Sunday, Ohioans were still digging out today. Dozens of schools even cancelled classes. Gov. Strickland says almost 2,000 crashes have been reported to the Highway Patrol. |
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Scott Varner with Bill Cohen (1:36) 
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