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Worship that doesn’t begin in the heart isn’t acceptable
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (835+ words) By Mark Wilmoth On a cool July night in 2010, 3-year-old David Lew and some family members found themselves stranded on the bank of the Flaming Gorge Reservoir in Wyoming when their boat's motor failed. Lew's father and uncle radioed for…...
AEP Ohio says new data center tariff is working, critics aren’t buying it
23+ hour, 6+ min ago (769+ words) AEP Ohio is touting the success of a new data center billing model, known as a tariff. In an update to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, the company explained the new requirements have slashed its projections for new power…...
Rosenthal captured the decisive moment of a generation
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (245+ words) The Way I See It Getting the decisive moment at a basketball game, a protest or a firework display is always the goal; it's not always achieved. But when it is, it's special. Joe Rosenthal captured the decisive moment not…...
Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton makes pitch for addressing health care costs
1+ week, 1+ day ago (984+ words) Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dr. Amy Acton said Tuesday that she'll bring a whole-of-government approach to dealing with rising health care costs if she's elected. She also took Republican frontrunner Vivek Ramaswamy to task over past comments about health…...
Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration’s agenda
1+ week, 2+ day ago (662+ words) The assembled leaders voiced outrage over the series of policy actions President Donald Trump has implemented since his return to the White House, as well as the president's personal conduct, but offered few concrete details about what they're prepared to…...
Food deserts growing in Ohio, other states
1+ week, 4+ day ago (766+ words) An interactive map of neighborhoods lacking easy access to fresh food was released late last month. Ohio " as well as every other state " is flecked with black census tracts that meet the group's definition of food deserts. It didn't have…...
Library levy on May ballot for Wood County
1+ week, 4+ day ago (482+ words) PARKERSBURG " Renewal of the levy for the public library in Wood County was placed on the ballot for the May primary election by the county commission on Monday. The proposed millage will be the same as the rates in the…...
Ohio Democrats offer slate of bills reining in data centers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (893+ words) Ohio Senate Democrats have introduced a raft of legislation aimed at reining in data centers. The bills would eliminate tax breaks, require developers cover infrastructure costs and impose greater oversight for data center projects. Although Democrats are dwarfed by Republicans…...
Matthews left a good impression on Marietta
2+ week, 14+ hour ago (315+ words) My wife Lori and I were sitting in the old Keg Room in the early 1990s enjoying pizza and a cold beer. Joe slid into the booth beside us and got right to the point. "Art, I'm going to run for…...
After Epstein fallout, UK leader Starmer faces hurdles and rivals as he battles to keep his job
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (827+ words) Starmer's judgment is in the spotlight like never before, especially after the release last week of millions of Epstein-related documents by the U.S. Justice Department showed how close those links were. There's widespread anger that the prime minister appointed Mandelson, a…...