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Ohio Parents Frantic After Phone Notification Mishap

by Monique El-Faizy, Posted Sep 13th 2010 11:50AM

Those automated phone notifications can be a great way for schools to convey information to parents -- until they aren't. Parents at a Reynoldsburgh, Ohio middle school found that out the hard way. A staff member learning how the system worked ...A school accidently notified all 5th and 6th grade parents that their kids were absent one day. Too bad they didn't have an automated "oops" to send out as the frantic parents were all calling back at the same time.
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Ohio Mall Requires Chaperone for Teens

by Amy Hatch, Posted Aug 9th 2010 4:30PM

If you're going shopping in Springdale, Ohio, make sure you bring your identification with you. News station WCPO reports that security guards at Tri-County Mall outside Cincinnati will ask anyone who looks younger than 25 to present his or her ...
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Man Arrested for Tattooing Toddler

by Amy Hatch, Posted Feb 12th 2010 8:00AM

Lee Deitrick is facing a felony child endangering charge because authorities say he tattooed a 1-year-old girl. Credit: Stark County Sheriffs Department / AP
An Ohio man was arrested after he allegedly tattooed the backside of a 1-year-old girl ...
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Blind Teen Scores Touchdown

by Amy Hatch, Posted Oct 19th 2009 2:39PM

Spurred on by his teammates, a legally blind Ohio teenager scored a touchdown for the high school football team he manages.
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Most high school football players would be ...
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Court Rules Against Breast-Feeding Mom

by Amy Hatch, Posted Sep 6th 2009 9:00AM

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled against a nursing mom who was fired for pumping her breasts during an unauthorized break. LaNisa Allen was fired in August 2005 when she was caught pumping breast milk while she was on the clock at Totes/Isotoner, ...
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Pumping at Work - The New Disability?

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 11th 2009 4:00PM

These days, companies have to do a lot to accommodate employees with special needs. From ensuring access for the physically challenged to preventing discrimination, the rules and regulations can be complex and confusing. But how far should business ...
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Cheerleaders can't wear short skirts anymore

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Aug 30th 2008 4:00PM

It's tradition in many high schools for athletes and cheerleaders to wear their jerseys or uniforms on the Friday before a game. But a Monroe, Ohio high school is taking issue with the cheerleaders' short skirts. Since the school dress code says ...
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Traveling for the holidays

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Dec 3rd 2007 7:01PM

Ah, December. It's a month I look forward to in a way, one that should be filled with evenings of hot chocolate by the fireside and sugarplum fairies. It should be filled with snow-covered trees and wrapping up in warm blankets with the rest of the ...
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Mandated money management courses

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 15th 2007 9:38AM

Wealth is certainly not a very good measure of success and we all know it doesn't buy happiness. It does, however, make life easier and can free up the time needed to pursue happiness. Debt, the opposite of wealth, can quickly lead to unhappiness. ...
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'Hurricane girl' tries to ride bike to Ohio

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 19th 2007 12:02PM

I remember getting mad at my parents when I was young and threatening to run away on my bike to California. I knew biking it from Texas to California would be a tough trip, but I totally thought it was doable. Somehow, I never worked up the nerve to ...
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Have baby: Will travel...greetings from the heartland

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 7th 2007 8:25PM

[Have baby: Will travel chronicles one new family's roadtrip adventure from New York to the South...and back.] Wow. I've been without consistent (or any) Internet access since I last wrote, and all I can say is: wow. I never realized how ...
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Have baby: Will travel...things I've learned

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jul 7th 2007 2:37PM

In no particular order: Because I don't own a car, driving is an adventure, especially when you're surrounded by careening semis. Also, basically no one seems to know how to drive (including us). My husband can put together the pack and play ...
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Have baby: Will travel...on the road, again

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 30th 2007 8:34AM

Well, it's just after 5:00 AM on Saturday and I am ready to get back into action. After a near nervous breakdown trying to reassemble the pack and play and a quick (albeit gigantic) burrito from Chipotle, which totally hit the spot, we went to ...
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Have baby: Will travel...on the road

by Jennifer Jordan, Posted Jun 29th 2007 9:35PM

Oh MY GOD. Today, and especially this morning, has been nearly as insane as when I went into labor. I know it's my first time traveling with an infant and everything, but I think I might lose my mind if I don't get to take a shower and just go to ...
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Mom outraged when social worker marries ex

by Rachel Mosteller, Posted Jan 9th 2007 10:27AM

An Ohio woman and her lawyer are asking a judge to review her custody agreement after she learned that the social worker assigned to the case married her ex-husband. The woman, who is 31, said that the social worker convinced her in conversations ...
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