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National NEWS

Komen reversal allows sighs of relief

GOP presidential candidates slam decision, citing Planned Parenthood and abortions

By Jenna Blakely

Women's health advocates in southeast and central Ohio are hoping that the flap over breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood don't set back their cause.

 
Local NEWS

For better or worse, minimum wage goes up again

by David DeWitt

Business owners across Ohio have been dealing with another minimum-wage hike since the start of the New Year, sparking a variety of reactions among businesses here in Athens.

 
Campus NEWS

OU reviews land holdings for possible oil/gas drilling

by Jim Phillips

Ohio University is currently looking at all the land it owns, to let the state know which of it may be available for oil-and-gas drilling.

 
 
 
 
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The View from Mudsock Heights

World-saving technology may be hidden in your laundry

by Dennis Powell

My bathmat is the key to solving the world's problems. Really. This stunning epiphany came to me the other day, when I washed it.

Local NEWS  

Oil & gas, title-search firms suing each other

by Jim Phillips

A West Virginia company that has signed lease agreements for tens of thousands of acres of Athens County land to drill for oil has been sued in a local court, by another West Virginia firm that conducted title searches and related work in connection with the securing of oil-and-gas leases.

Local NEWS

Outside counsel brought in to resolve county fund tiff

by David DeWitt

Outside counsel has been brought in by Athens County Prosecutor Keller Blackburn to help resolve a dispute between Blackburn and the county auditor over taking money out of the auditor's purview and placing it in outside bank accounts.

Good Health

Good Health February 2012

The Athens NEWS Good Health Special Section for February, 2012 features tips to eat healthy on a budget. To read the digital edition of this story along with the rest of February's Good Health special section, click here.

Local NEWS

Solar company owners trumpet local clean energy, pick candidate

By Stephanie Stark

Athens-based Third Sun Solar, a leading solar-energy provider in Ohio, used a press conference Friday afternoon to promote local efforts to promote clean and renewable energy sources, as well as to officially endorse local food producer Chris Chmiel for Athens County Commissioner.

What's Happening

What's Happening (2-2-12)

THURSDAY MUSIC: • Open acoustic jam night. Thursdays at the Nelsonville Eagles Lodge bar. • Musicians Open Stage. Every Thursday at Donkey Coffee from 9 p.m. to

Commentary

The hypocrite Mitt Romney and the 1 percent under God

Breaking the Sound Barrier

By Amy Goodman

Although Mitt Romney has yet to win a majority in a Republican primary, he won big in Florida. After he and the pro-Romney super-PACs flooded the airwaves with millions of dollars' worth of ads in a state where nearly half the homeowners are under water, he talked about whom he wants to represent.

Commentary

Life after college – one pending OU grad’s experience

By Jenna Blakely

For any Ohio University senior, it seems like just yesterday we were attending freshmen orientation, aimlessly following our designated tour guides with anticipation of memories and lessons to come. As a senior myself, on track to graduate one quarter early, I bet I speak for many students other than myself when I say that college goes by insanely fast.

Election NEWS

Former governor endorses Lang for Congress

Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has endorsed Athens Law Director Pat Lang in his bid for U.S. Congress, the campaign announced last week.

Local NEWS

Guitar magazine spills positive ink on local shop

A long-time uptown Athens business got some national exposure when it was mentioned in last month's issue of a magazine that covers the specialized world of classic guitars.

Campus NEWS

OU students start nation’s first sports management frat

By Jenna Blakely

Three students in Ohio University's sport management program have initiated and developed the nation's first sports management fraternity, Sigma Alpha Sigma Mu.

Guidelines for Letters to the Editor

Send them to: news@athensnews.com

Deadlines for letters are noon on Tuesday for Thursday's edition, and noon on Friday for Monday's edition. Sometimes we will consider late letters if we know ahead of time when the letter will arrive and how much space it will require. Remember, send them to news@athensnews.com.

Read on for other information about submitting letters:

Recap: Bobcats Crush Central Michigan

Ohio wins sixth straight game in a blowout

Bench-Clearing Blog

Smoke 'em if you got 'em, right? Well on Saturday afternoon, the Ohio Bobcats had three-pointers. And a lot of them.The Bobcats hit 11 three-pointers and blew out Central Michigan 68-42 at the C... More

Saturday 4 by Adam Flango
 
 
 
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