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Imprisoned Ohio Amish complain about schooling |
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Written by Assosciated Press
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:16 |
CLEVELAND (AP) — Some of the Amish sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio are upset with federal prison education requirements.
The U.S. Bureau of Prisons has required some to study for high school equivalency certificates, one of their defense attorneys said. The Amish claim that violates their First Amendment rights.
Edward Bryan, who represented the leader of the group, told The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (bit.ly/14B2mq5) that he intends to write a letter of protest to prison officials. He cited a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that found Amish children may not be forced to attend school past eighth grade.
Bryan told The Associated Press in an email Saturday that he plans to contact the agency Monday, but declined further comment.
In response, prison system spokesman Chris Burke cited prison rules that high-school equivalency classes are a first step toward returning to society. In an email Saturday, he also referenced a prison program statement that said, "Our literacy standard reflects those in communities where we will release federal inmates."
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Women sad, angry over sale of nonprofit Ohio home |
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Written by AMANDA LEE MYERS, Associated Press
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:15 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) — For more than 100 years, the Anna Louise Inn in downtown Cincinnati has been a safe, serene place that thousands of struggling women came to know as home.
But after losing a two-year fight with a Fortune 500 company determined to buy their beautiful, 104-year-old property and turn it into a boutique hotel — even though it wasn't for sale — the women of the Anna Louise Inn have to leave the neighborhood.
While most of the 60 women living there are relieved that the fight with Western & Southern Insurance Group appears over, they can't help but also feel sad and angry.
"I'm upset with them that they would be that greedy to take away what's been here for so long for women," said Robin Howard, 55, who has lived at the Anna Louise for more than two years after fleeing an abusive relationship. "We have rights, too. This is home. It's a safe haven."
For Wendy Gonzales, 25, the Anna Louise has allowed her to escape an addiction to methamphetamine and an abusive husband who she said forced her into prostitution.
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Ohio's Sherwin-Williams now NASCAR official paint |
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Written by Assosciated Press
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:12 |
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland-based paint maker Sherwin-Williams has become the first "Official Paint of NASCAR."
The company was welcomed as an official sponsor at the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., underscoring its support of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
According to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (bit.ly/14nk5RU), terms of the two-year agreement were not released.
Company Chairman Christopher Connor says 34 of the 42 NASCAR racing teams use Sherwin-Williams automotive paint and protective coatings.
He says the NASCAR relationship will help Sherwin-Williams promote its brand and more than 3,500 paint stores.
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Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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Budget cuts may affect Ohio Guard civilian ranks |
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Written by Assosciated Press
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:13 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Mandated budget cuts at the Pentagon may soon affect the Ohio National Guard civilian ranks.
About 1,800 civilian employees of the Ohio Guard may be required to take 11 unpaid days off under the Department of Defense budget-cutting plan.
The furloughs would run July 8 through Sept. 30, the end of the federal budget year.
The Ohio Guard's vice chief of the joint staff, Mark Wayda, told The Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/15W0soM) in a story published Saturday that it will be a priority to make sure core missions are accomplished amid any furloughs.
The furloughs would affect mainly administrative employees and maintenance workers who service ground and air fleets. The furloughs do not apply to the military duties of soldiers and airmen.
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New president for Ohio's largest community college |
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Written by Assosciated Press
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Sunday, 19 May 2013 07:00 |
CLEVELAND (AP) — A new president has been selected for Ohio's largest community college, and he's already familiar with the territory.
Trustees of Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland selected Alex Johnson to succeed Jerry Sue Thornton as president.
Johnson led the college's Metropolitan campus from 1993 to 2003. He is currently president of the Community College of Allegheny County, which has nine campuses and centers in the Pittsburgh area.
Since leaving Tri-C in 2003, he also served as chancellor of Delgado Community College in New Orleans.
The outgoing president served 21 years in Tri-C's top job. Thornton's retirement is effective June 30.
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.
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