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1. Global warming claims all hot air, says speaker at OU2. OU student charged with raping 17-year-old3. Police chief: City can’t stop parties before they start4. For most, the journey to Nine Fest seemed worth it5. Is another oil and gas land-rush starting in Athens?6. Parties spun by OU alums have bootie-shakers raving7. High St. student renters take on big local landlord8. Tanning parlor fights to get back into uptown Athens storefront9. Oak and Mill fests mellow down easy10. City Council acts to ban ‘fracking’ in water supply area11. Landowners’ group renews leasing pitch12. Wal-Mart asks judge to grant store win in shoplifter’s lawsuit13. Electric blue skies, May warmth frame music fest14. OU and city officials urge better fest behavior15. Pills defeated relative when no other drugs could do it16. David Alan Jones17. Hall of Fame baseball coach calls it a day at OU18. Local developers hoping to revive struggling hotel19. Festering fests; down, down deep; and the Golden Rule20. Nine Festers enjoy the sun and music, without the mud
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Wednesday, January 25,2012
Rep. Johnson to host pro-fracking forum in Marietta
U.S. Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Marietta, is co-hosting "Catching the Wave: Economic Impact and Development Forum – Ohio Shale Development" this Friday at the Lafayette Hotel in Marietta.
Doors open at 11 a.m., and Rep. Johnson will speak at 4:30 p.m.
According to a news release, this free forum will bring in speakers from communities already experiencing the economic impact of shale drilling, oil and gas experts, and more. The release said the event is intended to help businesses located in eastern and southeastern Ohio "learn more about opportunities for new or expanding products and services." Rep. Johnson will offer insights into legislative issues and job opportunities surrounding the shale, the release said.
Additional speakers and panelists, according to the release, include: Bill Polacek, president/CEO of JWF Industries, a welding and fabrication shop located n western Pennsylvania; Jack Pounds, Ohio Chemistry Council; Shawn Bennett, Energy in Depth; J.R. Shaw, E.D., Washington Co., Pa., Tourism Promotion Agency; Amy Rutledge, E.D., Carroll County Chamber; David Mustine, Jobs Ohio; Linda Woggon, Ohio Chamber of Commerce; Rhonda Reda, OOGEEP; Rebecca Heimlich, Ohio Energy Resource Alliance; Tom Stewart, OOGA; and State Rep. Andy Thompson.
Rep. Johnson represents the Sixth District, which currently includes most of Athens County. Much of Athens County is being shifted to the newly drawn 15th District effective January 2013, though this year's primary and general elections will elect representatives for those new districts.
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