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• Zanesville tops list of most adult products sold

  15-12-2016 23:52
  Zanesville has been named one of the sexiest cities by Pure Romance, a direct home business specializing in adult products.More products are sold there than anywhere else in the country.Zanesville’s population is roughly 25,000.It's known as the state's second capital city, known for the iconic “Y” bridge and known for art.“We’re famous for pottery, back in the day, right now, we have a nice arts district,”said resident Pam Uddin.And now, it's known for someth
  
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• LifeCare Alliance taking extra precautions with elderly during cold snap

  15-12-2016 23:48
  This week's dangerous cold snap make it more important than ever to look out for your neighbors, especially those who are older or in failing health.Volunteers with LifeCare Alliance fanned out across the city Thursday delivering meals on wheels.That is not unusual- the program delivers meals to the older and sick every day.But Thursday they were taking extra care to make sure clients are safe in their homes, and that they aren't resorting to any unsafe means to stay warm."We've got to go check
  
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• Humane agents making sure pets not left out in dangerous cold

  15-12-2016 23:42
  Capital Area Humane Agent Elysse Rathbone was on the job in Reynoldsburg Thursday."We received a complaint about a dog being left outside. The complaint was that it didn't have any shelter."She's making sure owners are doing right by their animals."We're definitely seeing animals left outside. So we want to try to provide as much education as possible, make sure that they have the best housing possible," she said. "We always request that you bring them in, spare bathroom or basement, somewhere,
  
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• Bus driver buys hats and gloves for children in need on his route

  15-12-2016 23:42
  
  Bus driver John Luceford was making his usual morning rounds on Thursday when he spotted a young boy shivering at the bus stop ahead.As he opened the door, he could see tears in the boy’s eyes. He looked down at his red hands and ears. It was freezing outside.So, Luceford did what any caring adult would do: he gave him gloves.“I put my gloves on him and told him it’ll be okay, it’ll be okay,” says Lunceford, according to a statement released by the Kennewick School
  
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• What you should do if you were hit by the Yahoo hack

  15-12-2016 23:32
  
  The latest hack impacting more than one billion Yahoo accounts has users all over the world worried about how to protect their digital privacy.News that the struggling internet company was breached back in 2013 — coming on top of a separate hack that exposed some 500 million Yahoo users — should serve as a reminder that everyone’s email and personal information is vulnerable to hacking.“They got users’ names, birthdays, they got encrypted passwords — though th
  
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• Alleged Buckeye Bandit charged with 7 additional armed robberies

  15-12-2016 22:38
  
  A federal grand jury has indicted the alleged Buckeye Bandit with seven additional armed bank robberies.Ikechi W. Emeaghara, 27, was wounded by a police officer after a brief pursuit following a robbery at the Key Bank on Frantz Road October 21. Police said Emeaghara drew his weapon which prompted police to fire.He was taken to Grand Hospital and charged for that robbery. He was indicted on one count of armed bank robbery in November.According to court documents, Emeaghara has been indicted for
  
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• Amazon starts free restaurant-food delivery for Prime members in central Ohio

  15-12-2016 22:28
  The e-commerce giant has kicked off its Amazon Restaurants service in Columbus, which offers free one-hour delivery of food from more than 50 local restaurants. Participating restaurants include Cafe Brioso, 6-1-Pho, Little Eater, Dos Hermanos, Donatos, Schmidt's, the Carvery and Winking Lizard Tavern.
  
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• Syrian Americans ask Ohioans to help victims of Aleppo

  15-12-2016 22:15
  Ohio State student Dana Hamza has fond memories of summers spent with family in the Syrian city of Aleppo."Aleppo is where I have most of my childhood memories," she said.Now she hardly recognizes Syria's largest city after years of bombing and bloodshed.The shell of a city has been under attack by pro-government forces, and forced her extended family to live in fear."My uncle got his house destroyed three times. We're constantly worried, were constantly trying to call them. We hear the explosio
  
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• Former nonprofit president sentenced to 30 days in jail for theft

  15-12-2016 21:54
  
  A former president of a nonprofit arts group in Union County is headed to jail for stealing more than $20,000 from the organization. Karen Iden, 59, of Urbana, had pleaded guilty in October to a count of felony grand theft.
  
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• Licking County commissioners approve $66.6 million budget

  15-12-2016 21:41
  
  NEWARK — Licking County commissioners Thursday approved a $66.6 million budget for next year, a 3.9 percent increase over 2016’s final budget of $64 million. Like this year’s budget, spending on capital improvements make up a large chunk of the 2017 budget, the commissioners said. More than $7.8 million is budgeted for building projects.
  
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• Sports reporter Craig Sager dies after battle with cancer

  15-12-2016 21:39
  
  Longtime NBA sideline reporter Craig Sager has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer.Turner President David Levy says in a statement Thursday that Sager had died, without saying when or where.Famous for his flashy suits and probing questions, Sager worked basketball games for TNT for nearly a quarter-century.Sager first announced in April 2014 that he had been diagnosed with leukemia, and he missed the playoffs and much of the following season as he underwent two bone marrow transplan
  
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• Jury finds Dylann Roof guilty in S.C. church massacre

  15-12-2016 21:27
  
  The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of Dylann Roof, accused of killing nine black people during a South Carolina church Bible study (all times local):3:25 p.m.A federal jury has convicted Dylann Roof in the racially motivated slayings of nine black church members in South Carolina.The jury reached its verdict after less than two hours of deliberations. They convicted the 22-year-old white man of hate crimes and other charges.They will reconvene next month to decide whether he should ge
  
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• Doppler 10 Forecast: Another extremely cold evening

  15-12-2016 21:26
  This Evening: Partly cloudy, breezy and cold.Tonight: Partly cloudy and very cold. Low 0-5. Wind chills 5-10 below.Tomorrow: Increasing clouds with light snow toward sunset. High 24. Wind: SE 5-10 mph.Saturday:Rain and freezing rain turning to all rain after 9am. High near 50. Wind: S 10-15 mph. Special Information: Another cold evening with temperatures in the single digits and wind chill readings below zero. A messy storm system will arrive over the weekend bringing snow, sleet, and freezing r
  
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• Drugmakers promote profitable, but unproven, opioid solution

  15-12-2016 20:53
  
  Pilloried for their role in the epidemic of prescription painkiller abuse, drugmakers are aggressively pushing their remedy to the problem: a new generation of harder-to-manipulate opioids that have racked up billions in sales, even though there's little proof they reduce rates of overdoses or deaths.More than prescriptions are at stake. Critics worry the drugmakers' nationwide lobbying campaign is distracting from more productive solutions and delaying crucial efforts to steer physicians away f
  
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• 34 Things to Do This Weekend in Columbus

  15-12-2016 20:00
  
  Are you getting through this cold week? Tickets are on sale for our New Year’s Eve party at Balboa, make sure to lock down your plans! Our final Holiday Shopping Guide of the season, sponsored by Elm & Iron, drops tomorrow. It’s your last chance to enter to win tickets to Earth Night 2016 featuring […]
  
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• Police ID victim in fatal shooting on Southeast Side

  15-12-2016 18:45
  
  A woman was found shot to death inside a Southeast Side apartment early Thursday, and Columbus police are looking for a man they say may have killed her.
  
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• "Historic" decision approves 3-parent DNA technique in U.K.

  15-12-2016 18:34
  
  LONDON -- Britain's fertility regulator has approved controversial techniques allowing doctors to create babies using DNA from three people - what it called a "historic" decision to help prevent a small number of children from inheriting potentially fatal diseases from their mothers.The regulator's chair, Sally Chesire, on Thursday described it as a "life-changing" moment for families who might benefit from the treatment."Parents at very high risk of having a child with a life-threatening mitoch
  
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• Motorists Unveils Development Plan for Surface Lots Near Topiary Park

  15-12-2016 18:00
  
  Motorists Insurance Group has announced plans to build a 68-unit apartment building on a parking lot downtown that has long been viewed as a key piece of the revitalization puzzle for both the Topiary Park and the Discovery District neighborhood that surrounds it. The lot in question, which is just over an acre in size, […]
  
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• In first-of-its-kind plea, Columbus Foundation, ADAMH seek 'critical-need' donations to battle opiate abuse

  15-12-2016 17:41
  
  As the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County took new steps this week to fight the still-raging opiate crisis, the Columbus Foundation added support by announcing a first-of-its kind community fundraising effort to aid in the battle.
  
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• Proposed rules would allow 40 medical marijuana dispensaries in Ohio

  15-12-2016 16:45
  
  There would be 40 shops in Ohio licensed to dispense medical marijuana, under rules proposed today by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy.
  
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• Final goodbye: Roll call of some of those who died in 2016

  15-12-2016 16:43
  
  Embracing Soviet-style communism, Fidel Castro overcame imprisonment and exile to become leader of Cuba and defy the power of the United States at every turn. The strongman's half-century rule was marked by the unsuccessful U.S.-backed Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961 and the Cuban Missile Crisis a year later that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. But after surviving a crippling trade embargo and dozens of assassination plots, Castro died in November at age 90. Perhaps befitting the con
  
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• Ohio’s Own: Maani’s Chicken Tikka Masala

  15-12-2016 16:30
  
  Maani’s Foods has been been in business for about a year now. Locally based, it’s the brainchild of Monika Aurora. According to the company website, she grew up in the restaurant business, with her parents as owners of Rajmahal in Rochester, New York. Now Aurora is following in the family tradition in her own way; […]
  
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• Ohio House may try to override Kasich’s veto of ‘Heartbeat’ abortion bill

  15-12-2016 16:24
  
  Despite serious obstacles, Republicans who control the Ohio House are considering an attempt to override Gov. John Kasich’s veto of the “Heartbeat Bill.” While Speaker Cliff Rosenberger, R-Clarksville, believes Kasich “made an important step forward” by approving a 20-week abortion ban, “some members believe the veto of the Heartbeat Bill took a step backward on this important issue,” said House GOP spokesman Brad Miller.
  
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• First evacuation underway from last rebel part of Aleppo

  15-12-2016 16:21
  
  BEIRUT -- A convoy of ambulances carrying the first group of wounded and other civilians began leaving eastern Aleppo on Thursday, marking the start of the long-awaited pullout from the last rebel enclave in the embattled Syrian city.Syrian TV showed live footage of a long convoy of ambulances and green buses driving out and crossing the Ramouseh bridge, en route through government territory and into a rural, rebel-held part of Aleppo province.The evacuation is part of a cease-fire deal reached
  
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• Fatal Crash on State Route 42 in Delaware County

  15-12-2016 16:08
  DELAWARE, OH The Delaware Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 2:30 A.M. on December 14, 2016, on State Route 42, near Mile Post 11, in Brown Township, Delaware County. Scott Michael Wilson, age 37, of Delaware, Ohio, was operating a 2006 Audi A8 northbound on State Route 42. Mr. Wilson failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the east side of the road striking a traffic sign, a tree, and a fence.
  
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• Record 25,474 concealed-carry permits issued in Ohio during 3rd quarter

  15-12-2016 15:54
  
  A record 25,474 concealed-carry gun permits were issued in Ohio during the third quarter this year, a 59 percent jump over the same period in 2015. In addition to making it likely the state will set a new record for the year, the quarterly statistics released Wednesday by Attorney General Mike DeWine mean that about 1 in 16 adults in the state has a concealed-carry permit.
  
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• Marion man pleads guilty to investment scam

  15-12-2016 15:51
  
  A Marion man has pleaded guilty to scamming 21 people out of $1 million in an investment scheme. John Richard Blazer, 70, pleaded guilty Tuesday to wire fraud and money laundering in U.S. District Court in Columbus.
  
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• Tickets available for John Glenn memorial service

  15-12-2016 15:40
  
  The public can now reserve tickets to Saturday's memorial service for John Glenn, but space is limited.
  
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• Police: Driver in deadly school bus crash was speeding

  15-12-2016 15:37
  
  CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- The 24-year-old driver in a Tennessee school bus crash that killed six children was speeding about 20 miles per hour over the 30 mile-per-hour limit, police testified Thursday, drawing tears from their families in court.Johnthony Walker also was using a cellphone in the bus before the crash, Chattanooga traffic Officer Joe Warren said.He estimated that Walker was driving between 48 and 52 mph and never hit the brake. He knew "right off the bat" he was dealing with a speedin
  
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• DONATE: Nationwide Children's Day of Giving

  15-12-2016 15:25
  
  Nationwide Children's Hospital needs our help now.They care for every child, for every reason, regardless of the family’s ability to pay. On average, Nationwide Children's Hospital provides $200,000 per day in charity & community care.Over 10,000 patients will visit Nationwide Children's Hospital over the holiday season and all will be cared for, regardless of their ability to pay.They can’t do their work without our help. Today is your chance to give back.Nationwide Children&rsq
  
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• Police seek suspect in fatal shooting of woman on Southeast Side

  15-12-2016 15:23
  
  A woman was found shot to death inside a Southeast Side apartment early Thursday, and Columbus police are looking for a man they say may have killed her.
  
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• Ohio grandmother of children who ate heroin gets 90-day jail sentence

  15-12-2016 15:20
  
  WARREN, Ohio — The grandmother of two small children who swallowed heroin at her northeast Ohio home has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
  
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• Learn the ways of The Force through lightsaber fencing

  15-12-2016 15:12
  Light side. Dark side. Which side are you?
  In the spirit of the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the Royal Arts Sport Fencing Academy in Columbus wants to help you decide.
  Instructors Julia Richey and Tim wells are showing padawans and younglings the ways of The Force.
  Joshua Fair, 14, has taken six classes in the academy’s lightsaber course and says he’s loved every minute of it.
  “Because I like everything,” he said. “Sometimes, I just want to try everythin
  
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• More than 700 acres of Wayne National Forest leased for fracking

  15-12-2016 14:02
  
  Federal officials auctioned more than 700 acres of the Wayne National Forest on Tuesday for eventual fracking, over the protests of environmental groups. The Bureau of Land Management netted about $1.7 million in bids for oil and gas leasing rights across 19 parcels of federal land, all but two of which are in the Wayne’s Marietta Unit in southeast Ohio.
  
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• Update: Infant Mortality Rate Continues to Fluctuate in Franklin County

  15-12-2016 14:00
  
  The inaugural class of community health workers, from CelebrateOne’s Connector Corps program, were recognized Tuesday by Mayor Andrew Ginther and other city officials. The 24 women graduating spent the past year learning how to connect at-risk populations around Columbus with life-improving resources with the end goal of reducing Franklin County’s infant mortality rate. Graduate Claudia […]
  
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• First Class of CelebrateOne’s Community Connectors Graduated This Week

  15-12-2016 14:00
  
  The inaugural class of community health workers, from CelebrateOne’s Connector Corps program, were recognized Tuesday by Mayor Andrew Ginther and other city officials. The 24 women graduating spent the past year learning how to connect at-risk populations around Columbus with life-improving resources with the end goal of reducing Franklin County’s infant mortality rate. Graduate Claudia […]
  
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• Federal agents see trend linking shoplifting to terrorist organizations

  15-12-2016 13:32
  The stores are in Central Ohio are twinkling with holiday sparkle, but behind the scenes, Reynoldsburg and Pickerington police teamed up to pick off suspected shoplifters.This undercover operation dug deeper than sticky fingers."We're trying to get the bigger fish while getting the little fish," one undercover officer said.Police joined forces with Homeland Security Investigations. The agency said across the country, agents are seeing a trend linking shoplifting to terrorist organizations."A lot
  
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• Person found shot to death on Southeast Side

  15-12-2016 13:26
  
  Columbus police homicide detectives are investigating after a person was found shot to death early this morning on the Southeast Side.
  
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• Arctic cold closes, delays central Ohio schools

  15-12-2016 12:11
  
  With wind chills in the teens below zero, many school districts are delaying the start of classes on Thursday, and some schools have closed. Groveport Madison and Hamilton Local schools are closed, and Big Walnut, Buckeye Valley, Canal Winchester, Johnstown-Monroe, Jefferson Local, Marysville, Newark and Olentangy are among the districts with delays.
  
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• Woman shot, killed in east Columbus shooting

  15-12-2016 12:09
  
  Columbus Police are investigating after a woman was found dead inside her east Columbus apartment.Officers were called to an apartment on Citizens Place, off of Refugee Road, around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.When police and medics arrived, they discovered a woman who had been shot to death.Columbus Police Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate.Police tell 10TV that they have a person of interest in custody.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the latest on this developing story.
  
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• Suspect in east Columbus deadly shooting arrested

  15-12-2016 12:09
  
  Columbus Police have arrested a man wanted in connection to a homicide.Columbus Police identified 19-year-old Jakobe Raekwon McCall as a suspect in the shooting death of a woman found dead inside her apartment.Officers were called to an apartment on Citizens Place, off of Refugee Road, around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.McCall and the victim, identified by police at 46-year-old Naika Brown, reportedly were arguing with each other just before the shooting occurred.When police and medics arrived, they disc
  
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• Police: Suspect in east Columbus shooting considered 'armed and dangerous'

  15-12-2016 12:09
  
  An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in an east Columbus shooting.Columbus Police identified 19-year-old Jakobe Raekwon McCall as a suspect in the shooting death of a woman found dead inside her apartment.Officers were called to an apartment on Citizens Place, off of Refugee Road, around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.McCall and the victim, identified by police at 46-year-old Naika Brown, reportedly were arguing with each other just before the shooting occurred.When police and medics arrived, the
  
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• One killed in east Columbus shooting

  15-12-2016 12:09
  
  Columbus Police are investigating after a person was found dead at an east Columbus apartment complex.Officers were called to an apartment on Citizens Place, off of Refugee Road, around 5:30 a.m. Thursday.When police and medics arrived, they discovered a person who had been shot to death.Columbus Police Homicide detectives were called to the scene to investigate.Dispatchers did not immediately have information available on the victim or any possible suspects.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for the l
  
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• Arts advocate, author Linda Kass opens Bexley bookstore

  15-12-2016 12:09
  
  One of the few independent bookstores to open in the Columbus area in more than a decade has quietly launched in Bexley — across the street from the public library. Gramercy Books, at 2424 E. Main St., is a labor of love and a decades-long dream for Bexley resident Linda Kass, an advocate of the arts and author of the recently released novel “Tasa’s Song,” about a Jewish girl growing up in Poland before and during World War II.
  
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• Renovation of Celeste Center at fairgrounds to meet growing demand for central Ohio event space

  15-12-2016 12:02
  
  Columbus’ reputation as a convention and meeting destination is growing, but not all events go to the Greater Columbus Convention Center Downtown.
  
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• Google Maps Now Features Live Transit Updates from COTA

  15-12-2016 12:00
  
  
  Riding the bus just got a little bit easier from your smartphone. Popular transit app Google Maps now displays real-time bus tracking information from the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) so that you’ll know if your bus is running late, running early, or running right on time. COTA first rolled out real-time tracking info back […]
  
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• Meyer H. Weisman | 1927-2016: Patriarch of Meyers Jewelers began career as teenager

  15-12-2016 11:59
  
  Meyer H. Weisman, patriarch of Meyers Jewelers in Grove City, died Tuesday at 89. Born and raised on the South Side, Weisman began his career in jewelry as a teenager. During his sophomore year at South High School in 1942, Weisman would head Downtown after school to work at Harris Jewelers on State Street.
  
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• Ryan Lochte, fiancee announce pregnancy with underwater pics

  15-12-2016 11:58
  
  Ryan Lochte has jumped in the pool to announce that he and fiancee Kayla Rae Reid are expecting a baby.The Olympic swimmer and the former Playboy model shared pictures on Instagram of Lochte under water and kissing Reid's tiny baby bump. Lochte says his "Christmas gift came early this year." Reid says , "Just when you think you think you have it all figured out, life always surprises you with blessings when least expect it." She added #weareprego to the post.It has been a notable year for Lochte
  
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• Columbus Foundation, ADAMH seek donations to battle opiate abuse

  15-12-2016 11:44
  
  As the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County took new steps this week to fight the still-raging opiate crisis, the Columbus Foundation added support by announcing a first-of-its kind community fundraising effort to aid in the battle.
  
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• Theodore Decker commentary: John Glenn’s joy of flight reflected among local rocket enthusiasts

  15-12-2016 11:37
  
  His father has questioned the veracity of the recollection, but Ed Hingsbergen maintains that one of his earliest memories is of his mother propping him up in front of the television to watch astronaut John Glenn launch into space on a winter day in 1962.
  
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