CLEVELAND (AP) — Ohio's relative lack of snow so far this season has been a boon to state and local government agencies that are saving money on road salt and work crews, but the state's ski resorts are hurting. The Ohio Department of Transportation says it has used 20,000 tons of road salt in the […]
PARIS (AP) — Just three years ago, the euro was being praised as the can-do currency that had delivered unprecedented prosperity in Europe. Now, it's widely derided as a hugely flawed experiment in the wake of a debt crisis that's threatening its very existence — an uncomfortable backdrop as the currency's notes and coins hit […]
SAN DIEGO (AP) — U.S. troops are increasingly using an easy-to-get herbal mix called "Spice," which mimics a marijuana high, is hard to detect and can bring on hallucinations that last for days. The abuse of the drug has so alarmed military officials that they've launched an aggressive testing program that this year has led to […]
It seems that time is quickly passing us by and I can only hope our summer doesn’t. Christmas is just a few days away; I haven’t done any shopping. I can’t really afford to. Living on Social Security is hard. Being laid off has really hurt my finances. I don’t see how people do it. […]
Dear Friends, Christmas and 2011 are over. The year went by so quickly, my fastest year yet and with it the most changes ever in one year. I may not have liked all the changes but a person cannot stop change from happening; that’s life. Looking ahead, I have hopes and wishes but I also […]
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is the time to watch a few movies. My wife and I watch a wide variety of movies — save perhaps the action and science fiction films. However, my favorite genre is documentaries. Whether I agree or not with the premise of the writer/producer, I almost […]
After years of delay, the gears are once again in motion for a commercial development on the southwest corner of the Rt. 58/Rt. 20 intersection. Triad Realty, LLC, of Canton, received the go-ahead from the city planning commission during a Dec. 14 meeting. The plan submitted to the city shows the nearly 10-acre lot being […]
Oberlin firefighters and paramedics attend to the scene of an accident where two men were hit by a car Tuesday afternoon. According to police, Matthew B. Noble, 69, of Oberlin, was driving eastbound on East College Street when his vehicle left the roadway and struck Danzell Whitner, 19, of Garfield Heights, and Murray Robinson, 18, […]