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• Experts stress link between online gaming and gambling addictions

  25-02-2019 23:20
  Youth gambling is a rising problem. And experts say, it can start with the controller in your child’s hand.Gaming and gambling is one of the main topics at a state conference on problem gambling this week.The Chief of Problem Gambling Services says many video games require players to pay to get to higher levels or get rewards.“When you are programming a brain to get excited about money, play reward, money, play, reward, that’s gambling,”said Stacey Frohnapfel-Hasson.A new
  
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• Attorneys identify Mount Carmel patients they say “were not terminal”

  25-02-2019 23:14
  COLUMBUS – Could some of the Mount Carmel patients who died have been saved?That has been a question that has plagued the families of these patients ever since news of the scandal broke in mid-January.To date, 35 patients have been identified by Mount Carmel Health System as having received excessive or potentially fatal doses of pain medications. All patients were under the care of Dr. William Husel, a critical care intensivist who the hospital fired in December following an internal inve
  
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• Columbus Rotary: Columbus Housing

  25-02-2019 22:48 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Harvest Pizzeria Closes Grandview Heights Location

  25-02-2019 22:26
  After less than a year of operation, Harvest Pizzeria has closed its Grandview Heights location. The small shop opened at 1099 W. First Ave. in the former Old Bag of Nails space last summer. “We tried a new concept with Butcher & Grocer and the building just wasn’t big enough to pull both off,” stated […]
  
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• Massive oak tree crashes on Powell home due to strong winds

  25-02-2019 22:21
  Tree trimmers normally cut tree branches outside your home.But in the case of a tree outside ofSusan Rock's home, tree trimmers had to cut the tree branches out of her home."All of a sudden I heard this thunder, just an explosion," she said. A thunderous thud that sent branches in excess of 100 pounds tearing through her roof and crashing through the glass windows that line the back of her Powell home."The tree was coming like slow-motion. It was reaching in with branches through our doors, thro
  
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• Authorities: Kraft visited parlor for sex on day of AFC Championship Game

  25-02-2019 21:58
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited a Florida massage parlor for sex acts the night before and the morning of last month's AFC Championship Game, which he attended in Kansas City, authorities said Monday in documents charging him with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting prostitution.The 77-year-old Kraft was chauffeured to the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in a 2014 white Bentley on the evening of Jan. 19, where police say they videotaped him engaging in
  
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• Internal Columbus police records raise questions about pursuits by sheriff's office

  25-02-2019 21:57
  High-speed chases make for great tv, but tragic real-life consequences.Now there are questions about the safety of the actions of the Franklin County Sheriff's Office.The people raising those questions are fellow law enforcement officers.The January 25 pursuit was captured on Franklin County Sheriff's office cruiser camera video.Speeds quickly climbed into the triple-digits- 105 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone, then 108 miles per hour.The chase blew through traffic lights and intersections, weav
  
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• Rosa Park Way Sign Event

  25-02-2019 21:09 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Ex-campaign worker for Trump sues over unwanted kiss claim

  25-02-2019 20:55
  
  MIAMI (AP) — A former worker on President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign claims in a lawsuit filed Monday that he abruptly grabbed her by the hand and planted an unwanted kiss on her face during a Florida meeting with staff and volunteers.Alva Johnson, who lives in the Huntsville, Alabama area, contends in the federal lawsuit that Trump made the nonconsensual advance in August 2016 in Tampa, Florida. She says he "grasped her hand and did not let go" and kissed her on the corner of her mouth
  
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• Opinion: Columbus Can Create a New Wave in Solar Power

  25-02-2019 20:13
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus City Council created a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) that established new pathways strengthening Central Ohio’s skilled labor workforce, while also bringing in groups of people who traditionally have not had an equal opportunity to join quality apprenticeship programs. The first project for the CBA was a LEED Certified fire […]
  
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• Columbus Can Create a New Wave in Solar Power

  25-02-2019 20:13
  Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther and Columbus City Council created a Community Benefit Agreement (CBA) that established new pathways strengthening Central Ohio’s skilled labor workforce, while also bringing in groups of people who traditionally have not had an equal opportunity to join quality apprenticeship programs. The first project for the CBA was a LEED Certified fire […]
  
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• Yoga at the 2019 Arnold offers Teacher Training & Acro Yoga

  25-02-2019 19:52
  “I am excited to bring not only Acro Yoga, but also a Yoga Alliance instructor program called Release Forward to the Arnold for a very special weekend!” said Julie Wilkes, owner of Seven Studios Downtown. Yoga activities have been at the Arnold Classic since 2017.   Columbus, Ohio has had an active Acro Yoga culture […]
  
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• Cameron Mitchell Restaurants Announces Two New Concepts for 711 N. High

  25-02-2019 19:43
  The Short North building at 711 N. High St. will host two new Cameron Mitchell Restaurants concepts: Del Mar SoCal Kitchen and the Lincoln Social Rooftop. Located at 705 and 711 N. High St. respectively, the two restaurants will open in April 2019. Although still in development, Del Mar SoCal Kitchen will stay true to […]
  
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• Portion of High St in Downtown Columbus named for Rosa Parks

  25-02-2019 19:24
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A small yet important reminder for those who drive through downtown Columbus every day. Monday, the city officially dedicated Rosa Parks Way -- a stretch of High Street between Broad and Gay.The ceremony is part of a Black History Month commemoration hosted by Congresswoman Joyce Beatty, The Ohio State University and the Central Ohio Transit Authority."By taking a seat, Rosa Parks stood up for millions of Americans and we can never forget that monumental step she took," Rep. Be
  
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• Concert Preview & Interview: Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness

  25-02-2019 19:15
  The only thing better than listening to Andrew McMahon’s storytelling through his exquisitely crafted compositions is watching him bring them to life on stage. I was invited to McMahon’s last performance at Newport Music Hall in 2017, and it was a phenomenal sensory blast. Eyes clenched shut and hunched over his piano like a Glass Houses-era […]
  
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• AEP works to restore power to thousands of Ohio customers

  25-02-2019 18:55
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Strong winds downed trees and power lines Sunday and led to power outages across many parts of Ohio.American Electric Power says that 52,000 customers across Ohio are still without power. About 5,000 of those are in the Columbus area.AEP officials say although they had crews working long days yesterday, those workers were slowed down because of the wind advisory."We couldn’t put our bucket trucks up in the air. Once wind streaks reach 30 miles per hour, we’re pretty
  
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• High winds cut power, menace Lake Erie shoreline with ice

  25-02-2019 18:41
  
  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — High winds howled through much of the nation's eastern half for a second day Monday, cutting power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses, closing schools, and pushing dramatic mountains of ice onto the shores of Lake Erie.Wind gusts of hurricane force — 74 mph — or higher were reported around the region, including West Virginia and New York. A motorist in Sandusky, Ohio, captured video of a tractor-trailer flipping over on a bridge . A tree downe
  
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• Photos: The Kooks & Barns Courtney at the Newport

  25-02-2019 18:20
  British hit factory and guitar-rocking four-piece The Kooks made a long awaited return to Columbus on Saturday night. They completed their rescheduled show in front of a largely young and highly enthusiastic crowd at a sold out Newport Music Hall. Recent CD102.5 favorite “Four Leaf Clover” and a few other cuts from the bands fifth album Let’s Go Sunshine […]
  
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• Mount Carmel hospitals still in danger of losing Medicare funding, health agency says

  25-02-2019 17:59
  COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told Mount Carmel Health System in letters dated February 22nd that its two hospitals are still out of compliance with the terms of conditions to receive federal Medicare funding.While Mount Carmel West and St. Ann's both had their “immediate jeopardy” status removed last week after submitting plans of correction in wake of the patient overdose scandal, CMS has determined there were still too many issues at hand."W
  
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• R. Kelly leaves jail after posting $100K in sex abuse case

  25-02-2019 16:54
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail Monday after posting $100,000 bail that will allow him to go free while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused four people dating back to 1998, including three underage girls.Hours earlier, the R&B star pleaded not guilty to the allegations after spending the weekend behind bars. He said little during the brief arraignment, telling the judge only his name. His lawyers spoke on his behalf.The singer-songwriter was arrested
  
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• Lawyer enters not guilty plea for R. Kelly in sex abuse case

  25-02-2019 16:54
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — R&B singer R. Kelly's attorney entered a not guilty plea on behalf of his client Monday as the singer faces multiple charges of sexual abuse in Chicago.Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, entered the courtroom wearing an orange jail jumpsuit after spending the weekend in Chicago's 7,000-inmate jail. He was arrested Friday on 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse involving four females, three of whom were minors.Kelly remains jailed after a judge on S
  
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• Boston Market meals recalled over complaints of glass and plastic

  25-02-2019 16:34
  
  More than 86 tons of frozen Boston Market dinners are being recalled from retailers across the U.S., as well as from a Defense Department facility, after consumers reported that some items contained pieces of glass or plastic. Produced by Bellisio Foods in Jackson, Ohio, between Dec. 7, 2018, to Feb. 15, 2019, the boneless pork rib patties may be contaminated with extraneous materials -- specifically, pieces of glass or hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspectio
  
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• Blue Jackets keep adding, not subtracting, at trade deadline

  25-02-2019 15:34
  
  The Columbus Blue Jackets showed they are all in for this season by continuing to add talent at the NHL trade deadline.The Central Division-leading Winnipeg Jets tried to give themselves a late-season boost by acquiring center Kevin Hayes from the New York Rangers on Monday, while the Colorado Avalanche picked up forward Derick Brassard from Florida.All three teams were busy, but more trades were expected to be announced later Monday. Among the players who were expected to move were Ottawa's Mar
  
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• Blue Jackets, Devils get trading under way on deadline day

  25-02-2019 15:34
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Blue Jackets and New Jersey Devils got the dealing started early on NHL trade deadline day.Columbus acquired goaltender Keith Kinkaid from New Jersey for a 2022 fifth-round pick. Blue Jackets general manager Jarmo Kekalainen says his team is strong in goal with Sergei Bobrovsky and Joonas Korpisalo but that Kinkaid provides some depth.This is the Blue Jackets' third trade in the past four days after acquiring forwards Matt Duchene and Ryan Dzingel in sepa
  
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• Trump goes after Spike Lee after Oscars speech

  25-02-2019 14:42
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is going after director Spike Lee, who used his Oscar acceptance speech to urge mobilization for the 2020 election.Trump tweeted Monday that Lee did a "racist hit on your President." Trump claimed that he had "done more for African Americans" than "almost" any other president.Be nice if Spike Lee could read his notes, or better yet not have to use notes at all, when doing his racist hit on your President, who has done more for African Americans (Cri
  
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• VOA bureau chief to speak at site of WWII relay station

  25-02-2019 13:29
  
  WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — The Voice of America's White House bureau chief will help highlight the 75th anniversary of the U.S. international broadcasting service's Ohio relay station.Steve Herman will speak March 6 at the National Voice of America Museum in West Chester, in southwest Ohio. The VOA veteran and Cincinnati native will talk about covering the White House and the world.Herman's appearance is part of a series on "The Voice of Truth in America: Celebrating 75 Years of the VOA Bet
  
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• California news crew robbed, guard shot; suspect arrested

  25-02-2019 13:28
  
  OAKLAND, Calif. — Authorities arrested a man suspected of shooting the security guard of a news crew that was robbed while covering the Oakland teachers strike, according to a statement by the CBS affiliate.KPIX said a reporter and a photographer were gathering interviews before 5 p.m. Sunday about the strike at the Oakland Library when a car pulled up and the driver pulled a gun, demanding their camera. The crew surrendered the equipment and began walking away.The suspect then shot the gu
  
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• High winds topple trees, take out power across the East

  25-02-2019 13:24
  
  Thousands of people are without power in parts of the country's eastern half as high winds persist into their second day.Toppled trees and fallen branches took out power lines across the region Sunday and into Monday as winds gusted to 60 mph or higher.A wind speed of 74 mph — hurricane strength — was reported in Tucker County, West Virginia, on Sunday night. A speed of 61 mph was recorded at the Pittsburgh airport.In Sandusky, Ohio, a motorist captured video of a tractor-trailer fli
  
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• Monday's Most Wanted: Holly B. Keffer

  25-02-2019 13:20
  
  COLUMBUS - The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is trying to find 35-year old Holly B. Keffer.She is wanted for drug possession.Keffer's last known address was in north Columbus near Henderson and Reed Roads. She is 5'9", 190 lbs.If you see her, call the Franklin County Sheriff's SWAT team at 614-525-SWAT.
  
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• Lawyer: Arrangements being made to pay R. Kelly's $100K bail

  25-02-2019 13:19
  
  CHICAGO — R. Kelly, one of the best-selling music artists of all time, remained jailed over the weekend as confidants make arrangements to pay the $100,000 bail needed to free him as he awaits trial for aggravated sexual abuse, his lawyer said.The 52-year-old R&B star had hoped to walk out of the 7,000-inmate Chicago jail, but defense attorney Steve Greenberg told The Associated Press in a phone interview Sunday that coordination of the payment is complicated. He added that Kelly could
  
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• High-stakes trial over Roundup cancer claim to begin

  25-02-2019 13:14
  
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A jury in federal court in San Francisco will decide whether Roundup weed killer caused a California man's cancer in a trial starting Monday that plaintiffs' attorneys say could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits.Edwin Hardeman, 70, is the second plaintiff to go to trial of thousands around the country who claim agribusiness giant Monsanto's weed killer causes cancer.Monsanto says studies have established that the active ingredient in Roundup, glyp
  
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• Cedar Point says it will allow cellphones on roller coaster

  25-02-2019 13:14
  
  SANDUSKY, Ohio — Ohio's Cedar Point amusement park has reversed a policy that banned visitors waiting in line for the roller coaster Steel Vengeance from carrying cellphones.The Sandusky-area park is adding zippered pouches to the bottom of the roller coaster seats, to hold phones and other loose items. Cleveland.com reports the park implemented a policy banning cellphones in the line for the record-breaking ride which features four inversions.During the first weeks of the ride's operation
  
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• Tornado death confirmed as violent storms smack the South

  25-02-2019 12:36
  
  COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Weekend storms raked parts of the Southeast, leaving deaths and injuries in their wake as a tornado smashed into a commercial district in a small Mississippi city and drenching rains fed a rising flood threat.A woman was killed when a tornado hit Columbus, Mississippi, and a man died when he drove into floodwaters in Tennessee, officials said.Columbus Mayor Robert Smith Sr. said 41-year-old Ashley Glynell Pounds of Tupelo and her husband were renovating a house Satur
  
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• 34-year-old woman killed in crash in Ross County

  25-02-2019 10:36
  
  ROSS COUNTY, Ohio - A 34-year-old woman is dead following a crash in Ross County.Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash which happened just before 8:30 Sunday night.According to investigators, a 2000 Ford Ranger was heading east on US-50 in Liberty Township when it went off the roadway, struck an embankment, and overturned.Liberty Township EMS pronounced the driver, Alisa D. Ratcliff of Londonderry, dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation.
  
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• Oscars 2019: The list of nominees and winners for the 91st Academy Awards

  25-02-2019 05:51
  
  The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards. "Green Book" also won best supporting actor for Mahershala Ali and best original screenplay.The biggest surprise of the night, was in the best actress category. Olivia Colman won for her Queen Anne in the royal romp "The Favourite," denying Glenn Close her first Oscar. Close remains the most-nominated living actor never to win, with seven nominations.The list of the nominees for the 91st Academy Awar
  
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• “Ohio State is a dream come true”: Ryan & Nina Day discuss becoming the ‘first family’ of Buckeye football

  25-02-2019 05:43
  A lot has changed in a short amount of time for new Ohio State head football coach Ryan Day and his family including wife Nina and their three children.It was after the Buckeyes’ Rose Bowl win that Urban Meyer presented the team to Day by passing him the whistle in the locker room.Since that moment, life has changed big time for the Day family.“It's a once in a lifetime opportunity,” Ryan said. “We've been working our whole life toward becoming a head coach and had a lot
  
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• In an upset, 'Green Book' wins best picture at Oscars

  25-02-2019 05:31
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the Academy Awards, handing Hollywood's top award to a film seen as a feel-good throwback to some but ridiculed as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy" by others.In a year where Hollywood could have made history by bestowing best-picture on Netflix ("Roma") or Marvel ("Black Panther") for the first time, the motion picture academy instead threw its fullest support behind a traditional i
  
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• 'Green Book' wins best picture in an upset at the Oscars

  25-02-2019 05:31
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The segregation-era road-trip drama "Green Book" was crowned best picture at the 91st Academy Awards, delighting those who see the film as a feel-good throwback but disappointing others who ridicule it as an outdated inversion of "Driving Miss Daisy."In a year when Hollywood could have made history by bestowing its top award on Netflix ("Roma") or Marvel ("Black Panther") for the first time, the motion picture academy instead threw its fullest support Sunday behind a tra
  
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• Police search for 11-year-old boy missing from north Columbus

  25-02-2019 03:42
  
  Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old boy last seen in north Columbus.Columbus police say John Zackary Conner is an endangered runaway who was last seen at 4 p.m. Sunday in the area of Calumet Street and Pacemont Road.He is described as a white male with black hair, brown eyes, 4' tall and 51 lbs. He was wearing a two-tone dark and light blue coat, red shirt, jeans and blue roller skates.Anyone with information is asked to contact Columbus police at (614) 645-4545.
  
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• Grove City police seek public's help finding missing woman

  25-02-2019 02:20
  
  Grove City police are looking for a woman who was last seen Wednesday afternoon leaving work.Nicole Osborne was last seen at 4 p.m. and didn't return home, police say.She is described as a white female with brown hair, brown eyes, 5'7" tall and 200 lbs.Police say she has no vehicle and has not been heard from since she went missing.Anyone with information on Osborne's whereabouts is asked to contact the Grove City Police or Detective Stonerock..@GroveCityOhio MISSING PERSON
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• The Latest: 91st Academy Awards

  25-02-2019 01:27
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Latest on the 91st Academy Awards, which are being presented Sunday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles (all times local):Click here for the list of nominees.6:05 p.m.Mexico's "Roma" is the winner of the best foreign language film at the Oscars.Other films of director Alfonso Cuaron have won Academy Awards, but "Roma" now becomes the first film from Mexico to win the Oscar for best foreign language film. The movie's dialogue is in Spanish and Mixtec.It is Cuaro
  
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• Dog who spent more than three years in Ohio shelter returned after adoption

  25-02-2019 01:23
  
  SUMMIT COUNTY, Ohio — A dog who had spent more than three years at an Ohio shelter was returned several days after his adoption.The Humane Society of Summit County said in a Facebook post on Feb. 20 that the pup named Geronimo was "still looking for the perfect match" after he was returned by the owners. A post on Feb. 16 said he had been adopted after 1,145 days at the shelter."We support the adopter in the return and want to make a perfect match for Geronimo, so the search continues," th
  
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• Police searching for missing man last seen in near east Columbus

  25-02-2019 00:30
  
  Columbus police are asking for the public's help in locating a man who was last seen Saturday in near east Columbus.Donald Cofield, 65, was last seen at 4 p.m. in the area of Taylor and Hawthorne Avenue by Ohio State University East Hospital, according to police.Cofield is described as a black male with gray hair and brown eyes, 6'1" tall and 180 lbs. He was last seen wearing a black coat and blue jeans.Anyone with information on this man's whereabouts is asked to contact Columbus Division of Po
  
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