By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 19 Twenty-two African-American bowlers from Maryland have filed suit against a Wood County restaurant, charging that the staff discriminated against them when they stopped for dinner during the summer. The suit, filed yesterday in federal court in Toledo, alleges that they were denied service given to white customers […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 The lack of a definition for the word “intimidation” prevented a proposed gay-rights ordinance from getting a recommendation from a Toledo city council committee yesterday. The Law and Criminal Justice Committee voted 4-0 to let council vote on the matter at this afternoon’s meeting. All four committee […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 1 COLUMBUS — Governor Voinovich has formally denied approving a 1994 transaction that has landed him in legal trouble with the Ohio Elections Commission. But the governor’s campaign treasurer continues to say that the governor personally OK’d a money-laundering scheme to hide thousands of dollars that would end […]
By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Ohio doesn’t do enough to regulate its factory farms, and the state’s environment suffers as a result, according to a report issued yesterday by a national environmental group. The Natural Resources Defense Council said Ohio and other states regulate the enormous complexes with the same […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — The Ohio Senate approveda $1.72 billion capital budget yesterday that will provide money for the Fallen Timbers battfield, work on the Valentine theatre and projects at Fort Meigs. It will pay for dozens of community projects around the state. The bill, which lays out bricks-and-mortar […]
By James Drew and Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — A legislative committee yesterday rejected an amendment that would have allowed voters to elect members of the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority board, saying the experiment would have created a fifth arm of state government. State Rep. Sally Perz (R., Toledo) urged fellow […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday on whether cellular phone companies should have to follow township zoning laws when they erect communication towers in nonresidential areas. If the high court agrees with an appeals court ruling, local governments would have no say in […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — One of Governor Voinovich’s longtime aides won’t be following him to Washington after all. James Conrad, who heads the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation, was named chief of staff for Senator-elect Voinovich more than two weeks ago. But he declined the post yesterday to remain […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Columbus Bureau Page 3 COLUMBUS — Governor Voinovich and others accused of scheming to launder campaign expenses will have nine more days to respond to the allegations. Philip Richter, executive director of the Ohio Elections Commission, gave attorneys until Dec. 4 to file responses to the charges, which could carry penalties […]
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By Joshua Benton Blade Staff Writer Page 17 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The skeletal remains that were found in a rural North Carolina county Wednesday are definitely those of Peggy Carr, the Toledo native who disappeared in April, the state medical examiner’s office here has determined. An autopsy yesterday morning made the identification, Bladen County […]