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GUEST OPINION James Willis III & Amanda Miller: The role of college in an AI economy
Google recently pulled out of its proposed Indiana data center, which was to be built in Franklin Township. Proponents and opponents of the project disagreed, among other things, about just how many jobs the new center might offer. While we argue...
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CenterPoint Energy to sell Dayton natural gas business for more than $2.6 billion
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Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The company’s sales price is about 1.9 times the value of its assets used to deliver gas or electricity to customers in Ohio in 2024. Before the deal is final, it must go through customary legal steps, including getting approval from federal...
Owner: Cox Family
UCLA Health Closes 2 ASCs, But Market Outlook Remains Strong
Image by Pixabay UCLA Health officials have confirmed the closure of two small community ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), adding to a string of facility closures over the last two years. The closures are reportedly a cost-cutting measure, and...
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‘Pirate money’ at the Statehouse? Ohio lawmakers pitch gold-backed currency.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans could soon be using “pirate money” to buy their morning cup of coffee. That’s how Rep. Jennifer Gross, a Butler County Republican, jokingly described her proposal to create a “transactional currency” backed by gold and...
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National Fuel Expands In Ohio With $2.6 Billion CenterPoint Energy Deal
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Benzinga
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National Fuel Gas Company (NYSE:NFG) shares are trading lower on Tuesday, following the company’s disclosure of the acquisition of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.’s (NYSE:CNP) Ohio natural gas local distribution company (LDC), for $2.62 billion. Details...
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A Pandemic of Toxoplasma Gondi Parasite
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High Plains Reader - North Dakota
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Gadfly | May 18th, 2016 Avoid Cat Poo—It’s The Black Plague Of Politics I think I may have discovered why so many people voted for Donald Trump this spring. They probably have been attacked by Toxoplasma gondi spores, a protozoan parasite which is...
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Report: Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million defamation case against Nicklaus Companies
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FOX28 - Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — Jack Nicklaus was awarded Monday in a defamation lawsuit against Nicklaus Companies, according to an ESPN report. The 85-year-old Nicklaus filed the suit after the company, owned by billionaire Howard Milstein, allegedly...
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Amazon to hire 250,000 workers for the holiday season, 11,000 in Ohio
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The Cincinnati Enquirer - Ohio
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Amazon announced plans to hire 250,000 employees for the holiday season, including about 11,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions in Ohio. Amazon's pay for seasonal roles averages over $19 per hour, while regular employees earn an...
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Meadowbrook Mall Officially Announces Arrival of Two New Restaurants, Two Additional Businesses at Site
Four new and very different businesses are arriving at Meadowbrook Mall. The Weekend Bar & Bistro, Tomatillo Mexican Grill, Ashcroft & Oak Jewelers and The Scalp Lab & Spa are all opening in time for the holiday shopping season. Ashcroft & Oak...
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Farbman Group’s Huntington Construction in Farmington Hills Expands into Ohio
Huntington Construction is expanding its operations to Ohio. // Photo courtesy of Huntington ConstructionHuntington Construction, a Farmington Hills-based full-service commercial construction company that is part of the Farbman Group, says...
Owner: John Balardo & Stefan Wanczyk
What is Ohio, the new confederacy? Why do lawmakers want the state to have its own currency? Today in Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio lawmakers are considering creating a new currency backed by gold and silver. They’re calling it “pirate money.” Why? We’re talking about how Republican legislators are talking about “choice and freedom” on Today in Ohio....
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Ohio High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Oct. 19, 2025
As we head to the final week of the Ohio high school football regular season, St. Edward has ascended back to the top spot of the High School on SI Ohio Top 25 after a huge win as the then-No. 2 Eagles defeated then-No. 3 Archbishop Moeller 35-10....
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H.B. 427: A proposed bill powers choice in Ohio’s energy grid
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Miami Student - Ohio
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A new bill is currently making its way through the Ohio Legislature, potentially changing how homeowners and renters use electricity and saving them money. House Bill 427 (H.B. 427) would give utility providers the ability to establish voluntary...
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BARBARA WOLFE
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Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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Grayscale version of \adv-2019wheelingobitsrgbphotosWOLFE BARBARA.tif Barbara June (Virtue) Wolfe born 05/24/1934 went to be with the Lord on October 11th, 2025. She was greeted at heaven’s gate by her parents Elizabeth & Charles Virtue, her...
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John Gudgel honored for 45 years in YS Schools
Teacher. Counselor. Principal. Mentor. Historian. Confidant. Friend. These were the words Superintendent Terri Holden used to describe John Gudgel, who was recognized for 45 years of service to YS Schools at the most recent meeting of the school...
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Columbus restaurants feel the impact of increased ICE activity
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The Columbus Dispatch - Ohio
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The Columbus food community witnessed the impact of increased immigration enforcement firsthand when this summer Hiro Ramen and Tea on Sawmill Road shared on its social media that it had been raided by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on...
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National Fuel set to acquire CenterPoint's Ohio natural gas utility business
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — National Fuel is acquiring another energy delivery company's natural gas utility business in a $2.62 billion deal. According to National Fuel, it will acquire the equity interests in CenterPoint Ohio on a cash-free, debt-free...
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General Motors lifts financial forecast as Trump tariff outlook improves
General Motors lifted its financial outlook for the year and slightly lowered its expected hit from tariffs, as the automaker awaits expected relief on tariffs in the US while confronting a weakening market for electric vehicles. The company now...
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SNAP cuts would bring more hunger to already hungry Ohioans
He was a 13-year-old cut-up in a middle school class I once taught who couldn’t wait for the standardized test day administrators in his high poverty district dreaded. It wasn’t the exam slog that made him euphoric, it was the snacks given out...
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