Writers battle about which female has been more important to her respective Ohio team
Oct. 15, 2003Intangibles put Schiering on top
MULTIMEDIA
Perfect records tested
Oct. 15, 2003Two football teams undefeated in the Mid-American Conference will hook up in Muncie, Ind. this Saturday as Miami travels to Ball State.
Student senate hears candidates
Oct. 15, 2003Eight candidates for Athens City Council spoke out at the Ohio University Student Senate meeting last night in an attempt to garner student support.
Asian lady beetles invade OU, Athens
Oct. 15, 2003Landing in hair and on sweatshirts, congregating at windowsills and near light fixtures, the multicolored Asian lady beetles are back once again. A decade ago they began causing annoyances in Ohio, and they are not going away anytime soon.
Auditor hopefuls discuss finances in public forum
Oct. 15, 2003Gary Van Meter and Kathy Hecht, candidates for Athens city auditor in the November election, predicted tough times ahead for the city of Athens at the candidate forum last night in the Athens Public Library.
Alternative medicine gains credibility
Oct. 14, 2003Editors Note: This is the first story in a three-part series examining religion and health practices in Athens. Tomorrow's article will focus on chaplain programs at O'Bleness Memorial Hospital and Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville.
Supreme Court takes on church-state fight over Pledge of Allegiance
Oct. 14, 2003WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed yesterday to decide whether it's unconstitutional for children in public schools to pledge their allegiance to one nation under God.
Gay Pastor urges churches to welcome LGBT community
Oct. 14, 2003Rev. Mike Castle, a gay clergy member and the main speaker at the Coming Out Christian Service last night, likened his experience being defrocked by the Southern Baptist church to falling off a train.
Local restaurants stock, serve area foods
Oct. 14, 2003Athens is home to a bevy of businesses that put social consciousness, globally and locally, before big-time profits.
Shortages hit Bolivian capital as new protests expected
Oct. 14, 2003LA PAZ, Bolivia - Supplies of food, gasoline and other essentials ran short yesterday as protesters demanding the president's resignation blocked roads and virtually paralyzed the capital of La Paz and the nearby city of El Alto.
Beware of impending gun zealotry
Oct. 14, 2003It's a scary time to be living in Dick Cheney's America. And in Bob Taft's Ohio.
Council responds to criticism of criminal justice program
Oct. 14, 2003University Curriculum Council made suggestions yesterday for the bachelor of criminal justice program in response to a seven-year assessment that found the curriculum and goals fail to meet expectations.
Suicide bomber targets Turkish Embassy; Shiite leader demands U.S. pullout
Oct. 14, 2003BAGHDAD, Iraq - Suicide car bombers struck in Baghdad for the third time in a week yesterday, this time outside the Turkish Embassy in yet another blow against those who would help the U.S. occupation. Witnesses said the driver and a bystander were killed, and hospitals said at least 13 were wounded.
Supreme Court rejects Bush administration appeal over medical marijuana
Oct. 14, 2003WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court rejected an appeal yesterday that jeopardized state medical marijuana laws that allow ill patients to smoke pot if they get a doctor's recommendation.
Sex offenders names now available online
Oct. 14, 2003Athens county citizens now can check if sexual offenders live in their neighborhoods by accessing the names and addresses of offenders online.
Sept. 11 national economic marker
Oct. 14, 2003Following Sept. 11, many Americans associated the roller coaster stock prices and increased unemployment rates with the attack.
