How good is ‘Wicked’? It could sweep another million awards
“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason …” That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the …
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Health and Wellness
EPA says Ohio incinerator released dangerous toxins into air
EAST LIVERPOOL, Ohio (AP) _ The Environmental Protection Agency says a hazardous-waste incinerator in eastern Ohio released dangerous toxins into the air over the past …
Suicides rare in young children; rate edged up in black boys
By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO (AP) _ Suicides by young children are rare and the low rate has held mostly stable except for …
Business
Grow your talent pool: recruit people over 55
Part one of a two-part series Are you overlooking a valuable pool of prospective employees and volunteers? Are you unknowingly operating from out-dated stereotypes of …
Getting more loans into the hands of the underserved
As Regional Administrator for Region IV of the U.S. Small Business Administration it’s my job, and the job of the agency, to try to help …
Black Wall Street: Early black accomplishments
After writing three works of fiction, anchored in contemporary themes, it was time to for me to write a novel that placed great emphasis on …
Education
Back-to-school tax holiday heads to Ohio governor
By JULIE CARR SMYTH COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio back-to-school shoppers would get a three-day reprieve from Ohio’s sales tax under a bill headed to Gov. John …
Lawmakers may take up college tuition issue
By GEOFF MULVIHILL HADDONFIELD, N.J. — A judge has been clear that Caitlyn Ricci’s parents must pay her tuition to Temple University, even though the divorced …
Plan to rate teacher training raises concerns
COLUMBUS, Ind. — A U.S. Department of Education plan to use student test scores to rate colleges and universities for their teacher training is drawing fire …