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Guarding Youth

January 6, 2009

PROTECTING THE well-being of our youth and safe guarding the innocence that goes with such an impressionable time of life should know no boundaries. Proposed legislation in Ohio works toward that end. Gov. Ted Strickland is poised to sign a human trafficking bill this week that will result in much harsher punishment for crimes such as kidnapping that assists human trafficking. We are in line with such legislation and Strickland's support of it. The bill stems from the ever-increasing sex trade activity in northwest Ohio, but will be broad based to help protect youths across the state. The legislation establishes a long overdue "human trafficking" specification. Such a specification would help drop a heavier hammer on criminals, calling for much tougher prison sentences for persons convicted of such heinous crimes.

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On The Map

January 5, 2009

WHERE IN the world is the Blaine Bridge?

A lot of people in the Ohio Valley probably know where to find the historic span, but knowledge of the stone bridge over Wheeling Creek in Belmont County may just be expanding to a national level

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Perfect timing

January 4, 2009

This week we welcome a new set of public officials into seats of local government bodies.

With newcomers, a promise of a fresh perspective is offered.

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Gas tax

January 2, 2009

The price of a gallon of gasoline climbed above $4 last summer before eventually settling to a manageable $1.68 or so.

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We resolve to ...

December 31, 2008

WE’VE OFTEN wondered why people will let themselves go for an entire year -- overindulging, eating, smoking, drinking, not exercising, glued to the television, stuck in the recliner -- and then choose the beginning of the new year to attempt to chang

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New Faces

December 30, 2008

This week we say goodbye to 2008, and with the year’s end, we say goodbye to some familiar faces in the public, too.

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