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• Hillary Clinton: Mueller report is beginning, not the end

  23-04-2019 22:38
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Hillary Clinton says special counsel Robert Mueller's report is only the beginning of a reckoning on election meddling, not the end.The former Democratic presidential candidate stopped short of calling for immediate impeachment proceedings.She says Congress should instead determine through a serious analysis whether President Donald Trump committed high crimes and misdemeanors.She says "it should be something undertaken in a really serious way based on evidence," and not a
  
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• Day, Johnson and DeChambeau first names announced for 2019 Memorial Tournament

  23-04-2019 22:24
  
  Defending Memorial Tournament Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson and Jason Day are the first three golfers to be announced for the Memorial Tournament.DeChambeau won last year’s tournament in a playoff against Byeong Hun An. This will be his third appearance.The World No. 1 player Johnson will be making his 12th start and Day will be making his 11th.The invitational golf tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus is celebrating its 44th year.The Memorial Tournament is May 27 – June 2 at Muirf
  
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• Walgreens to raise minimum age to buy tobacco to 21

  23-04-2019 21:05
  
  Walgreens has decided to raise its minimum age for tobacco sales several weeks after a top federal official chastised the drugstore chain for violating laws restricting access to cigarettes and other tobacco products.Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said Tuesday that it will require customers to be at least 21 years old to purchase tobacco in any of its more than 9,500 stores nationwide. The policy starts Sept. 1.Former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott G
  
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• Joe Biden to announce 2020 bid on Thursday

  23-04-2019 20:24
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Answering perhaps the most significant question of the early 2020 election season, former Vice President Joe Biden will launch his presidential campaign on Thursday.The move, confirmed by a person familiar with his plans, sets up the 76-year-old lifelong politician as a front-runner in the crowded Democratic contest as the party fights to determine who's best positioned to defeat President Donald Trump next year.Biden, who spent the last five decades in Washington but nev
  
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• Survey found deficiencies with patients in restraints, fire safety issues at Mount Carmel St. Ann’s

  23-04-2019 20:07
  
  COLUMBUS (WBNS) – A federal health agency’s in-depth survey of Mount Carmel St. Ann’s found patients were left in restraints without proper checks from nurses and that actual buildings had fire suppression issues that violated national fire safety codes.These latest documents were reviewed by 10 Investigates.This in-depth survey was completed by the Ohio Department of Health in mid-March.The inspectors were working on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.It
  
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• Butler County man charged after dog found covered in open wounds

  23-04-2019 19:47
  
  A Butler County man has been charged with animal cruelty after authorities found the dog covered in open wounds.The Butler County Sheriff’s Office said they responded to a residence on Main Street after receiving complaints about an emaciated dog.They found the dog had no food or water and was "obviously starved."Thirty-six-year-old David Neanover was charged with cruelty to a companion animal.The dog was taken to the Humane Society where an exam found an ulcer on its tongue making it hard
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after single-vehicle crash in northeast Columbus

  23-04-2019 19:38
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio -- One person was killed and another was injured in a northeast Columbus crash Tuesday afternoon.It happened around 12:30 p.m. on Cleveland Avenue near Morse Road.Columbus police say that a woman driving southbound on Cleveland Ave. lost control of her vehicle and struck a light pole near the northbound lanes.The driver was transported to Grant Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead.A male passenger was taken to Riverside Methodist Hospital but is expected to be OK.Cle
  
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• Brothers sue Jussie Smollett's lawyers, claiming defamation

  23-04-2019 18:57
  
  CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers who say they helped Jussie Smollett stage a racist and homophobic attack against himself filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the "Empire" actor's attorneys, alleging that they repeatedly asserted publicly that the brothers carried out a real, bigoted attack on Smollett despite knowing that wasn't true.A lawyer for Olabinjo Osundairo and Abimbola Osundairo filed the federal lawsuit on behalf of the brothers. It names Mark Geragos and his law firm as defendants.The su
  
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• US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles

  23-04-2019 18:29
  
  DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles because the bags may not inflate in a crash. The problem could be responsible for as many as eight deaths.Vehicles made by Toyota, Honda, Kia, Hyundai, Mitsubishi and Fiat Chrysler from the 2010 through 2019 model years are included in the probe, which was revealed Tuesday in documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. I
  
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• Target recalls almost half a million wooden toys for choking risk

  23-04-2019 18:03
  
  Target is recalling 495,000 wooden toy vehicles because they have small wheels that can become detached, posing a choking hazard. The recall, announced by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, covers the "Bullseye's Playground" wooden toy vehicles, which were sold from October 2018 through November 2018 at Target stores and through its website.The toys depict a caboose, Santa in a sleigh, an ice cream truck/food truck, a train, a police car, a fire truck, a taxi and a digger. They sold fo
  
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• Avengers get epic send-off at 'Endgame' world premiere

  23-04-2019 17:51
  
  LOS ANGELES (AP) — There were more than a few sniffles from the audience at the premiere of "Avengers: Endgame" Monday night in Los Angeles, which Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth proudly admitted contributing to."I don't know about you, but I cried like six times," Evans said standing alongside dozens of his Marvel Cinematic Universe co-stars like Scarlett Johansson, Brie Larson and Robert Downey Jr. after the first public screening of the film.Hemsworth chimed in too: "I cried more than s
  
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• Kilwins Adding Second Central Ohio Location in Short North

  23-04-2019 17:10
  After a successful central Ohio debut in Dublin, Kilwins is heading for the Short North.  Taking over the former Second Sole building at 662 N. High St., the locally-owned Kilwins franchise will bring an assortment of sweet treats to the neighborhood this May. That includes 32 flavors of ice cream, fudges, brittles, caramels, chocolates, gift […]
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• Kohl's to accept Amazon returns at stores nationwide

  23-04-2019 16:51
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — Kohl's wants you to skip the post office and bring your Amazon returns to its stores.The department store chain says it will accept Amazon returns at all its 1,150 stores starting in July. Kohl's has been testing Amazon returns at 100 stores for nearly two years and sees the service as a way to get people in its doors and potentially buy something while they're there.Shares of Kohl's Corp. soared 8% after the announcement.Those with Amazon returns don't need to pack them up
  
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• Sheriff: Woman sets fire to Hocking County Courthouse, IEDs found in her apartment nearby

  23-04-2019 16:44
  
  LOGAN, Ohio -- A woman was arrested for allegedly setting fire to the Hocking County Courthouse early Tuesday morning.The Hocking County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Miranda L. McCormick, of Logan, was charged with aggravated arson for the courthouse fire.Logan police were called to 300 block of West Main Street at approximately 12:26 a.m. on reports of a female suspect throwing bricks through the windows of several residences in the area.Responding officers observed a female matching a wit
  
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• Summer Youth Challenge

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• Fireproof Restaurant & Bar to Open in the Short North this Summer

  23-04-2019 15:26
  The owners of BBR and Dahlia have taken over the former Pies & Pints space in the Short North. Peerless Management Group (PMG) will open a high-end restaurant and bar, Fireproof, in the century old Fireproof building later this summer. Few details have been released, but PMG’s Adam Solomon says “it’s a small plate concept, […]
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• Police searching for missing 11-year-old girl last seen in west Columbus

  23-04-2019 13:43
  
  COLUMBUS - Police are searching for a missing 11-year-old girl from the east side of Columbus.Bisharo Bilal was last seen Monday morning in the 3600 block of Briggs Road. She was wearing a red, yellow, and green dress, according to Columbus PoliceBilal is 5 feet and 2 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. He weighs 130 pounds.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police at 6147-645-4545.
  
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• Officials say 6 people died in Texas small plane crash

  23-04-2019 12:46
  
  KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) — A man regularly volunteered to fly sick people in remote parts of the country to hospitals in Houston and Dallas was at the controls of a twin-engine airplane that crashed Monday in the Hill Country of central Texas, killing all six aboard.Jeffrey C. Weiss, 65, was a senior vice president for investments at Raymond James and Associates in Houston. The Texas Department of Public Safety said Weiss, who co-owned the Beechcraft BE58, was at the controls when the aircraf
  
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• Impeachment, felons voting divides Democrats at CNN forums

  23-04-2019 12:43
  
  MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump's impeachment on Monday as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency.Harris' unexpected support for impeachment follows Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren's push for Congress to begin the process to remove the Republican president following the release of spec
  
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• Luke Perry's final "Riverdale" episode to air this week

  23-04-2019 12:41
  
  The popular CW show "Riverdale" lost a beloved cast member in early March when actor Luke Perry died at 52. Perry and his character Fred Andrews have since appeared in the show's third season, as the scenes had been shot prior to his death. However, the drama's showrunner revealed Sunday night on Twitter that this week's episode is the final one with Perry in it."This week's #Riverdale is the last episode Luke filmed," wrote showrunner and executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. "As always, F
  
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• Ohio school superintendent pleads not guilty to sex charges

  23-04-2019 12:38
  
  RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio school superintendent accused of having sex with two juvenile males while they were district students has pleaded not guilty to charges including sexual battery.The Ravenna Record Courier reports Laura Amero, superintendent of Windham Exempted Schools, pleaded not guilty Monday in Portage County to charges of sexual battery, attempted sexual battery and intimidation of a crime victim or witness.A message seeking comment was left for her attorney.Friday's indict
  
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• Ohio school superintendent accused of having sex with underage student

  23-04-2019 12:38
  
  RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A northeast Ohio school superintendent accused of having sex with a juvenile male and attempting to have sex with another while they were district students has pleaded not guilty to charges including sexual battery.The Ravenna Record Courier reports Laura Amero, superintendent of Windham Exempted Schools, pleaded not guilty Monday in Portage County to charges of sexual battery, attempted sexual battery and intimidation of a crime victim or witness.A message seeking com
  
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• Wisconsin woman pleads guilty to terrorism charges

  23-04-2019 12:34
  
  MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin mother of seven pleaded guilty Monday to trying to plan terrorist attacks on behalf of the Islamic State group by distributing information online on how to make explosives and biological weapons.Waheba Issa Dais (dys) initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of providing material support to terrorists but prosecutors dropped one of the charges in exchange for her guilty plea.Prosecutors say in court documents that Dais, 46, used hacked social media accounts t
  
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• Swole, buzzy, among new words in Merriam-Webster dictionary

  23-04-2019 12:28
  
  BOSTON (AP) — Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you'll have a better chance of surviving the omnicide.Translation: Hit the gym and bulk up, put a bunch of stuff essential for survival in an easy-to-carry bag, grab a drink for the road, and perhaps you'll live through a man-made disaster that could wipe out the human race.Swole, bug-out bag, go-cup and omnicide are just a few of the 640 additions to Merriam-Webster's dictionary added Monday.Deciding what gets include
  
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• Woman who allegedly threw 7 newborn puppies into Southern California dumpster arrested

  23-04-2019 12:21
  
  Coachella, Calif. -- A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bag containing seven newborn puppies into a Southern California dumpster.Riverside County Animal Services arrested 54-year-old Deborah Culwell on Monday at her Coachella home, reports CBS Los Angeles.Surveillance video showed a woman get out of a car and drop a bag containing the pups into a dumpster behind an auto parts store on Thursday.Investigators say the bag was sealed and cavalierly tossed into the bin, causing Animal
  
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• Coachella woman arrested after dumping 3-day-old puppies in dumpster

  23-04-2019 12:21
  
  COACHELLA, Calif. - A woman has been arrested for allegedly throwing a bag containing seven newborn puppies into a Southern California dumpster.Riverside County Animal Services arrested 54-year-old Deborah Culwell on Monday at her Coachella home, reports CBS Los Angeles.Surveillance video showed a woman get out of a car and drop a bag containing the pups into a dumpster behind an auto parts store on Thursday.Investigators say the bag was sealed and cavalierly tossed into the bin, causing Animal
  
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• New photos mark 1st birthday of Britain's Prince Louis

  23-04-2019 12:18
  
  LONDON (AP) — Britain's Prince William and his wife, Kate, have released new photos of their youngest child Prince Louis to celebrate his first birthday.Prince Louis reached the milestone on Tuesday.The photos, taken by Kate, show him playing in the garden of the family's home in Norfolk, on England's eastern coast.Louis is fifth in line to the throne, behind his grandfather, Prince Charles, his father, Prince William, his brother, Prince George, and his sister, Princess Charlotte.Louis is
  
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• New COTA buses improve air quality, ride experience

  23-04-2019 12:02
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (10TV) -- The City of Columbus got a little greener Monday with the release of 28 new COTA buses, aimed at improving the quality of riders’ commutes as well as the air they breathe.The “New Flyer” buses run on cleaner fuel as part of COTA’s goal to be 100 percent diesel-free by the year 2025.“What we’re using is compressed natural gas and that burns cleaner and it’s better for the environment and it’s also cost-efficient,” said
  
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• 1 dead, another taken to hospital after fire in Jefferson Township

  23-04-2019 11:30
  
  COLUMBUS-- One man is dead and a woman has been taken to the hospital after a fire in northeast Columbus.Jefferson Township Fire Department officials say it happened just before 5 a.m. on the 6400 block of Havens Road in the Blacklick area of Jefferson Township.Jefferson Township Fire Department's chief says the woman taken to the hospital is the one who called 9-1-1.The cause of this fire is now under investigation.This is a developing story. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com for updates.
  
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• Smollett case could undermine prosecutor's reform efforts

  23-04-2019 11:21
  
  Chicago's top prosecutor drew heavy criticism after she recused herself from the case against Jussie Smollett and then complained in text messages to a subordinate that her office had overcharged the "Empire" actor.But anyone who has followed Kim Foxx's work recognized in the texts the same reforms she has been implementing for years: Don't overcharge for nonviolent crimes and, whenever possible, offer alternatives to taking a suspect to court."Just because we can charge something doesn't mean w
  
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• ODOT: $40 million in taxes could be better spent

  23-04-2019 10:54
  
  With spring in full force, the snow has cleared around Ohio, revealing many roadways lined with litter.Aside from being an eyesore, it’s also an expense to taxpayers.Litter pickup costs the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) about $4 million each year, including the cost for guards who monitor inmates and supplies for inmates, as well as Adopt-A-Highway volunteers.“Our crews would rather be doing more useful work and we would certainly rather spend this money on more useful thi
  
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• Teenager hurt after shots fired into home in east Columbus

  23-04-2019 08:22
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Columbus Police are investigating a shooting that left a 15-year-old boy with injuries.Officers were dispatched to the 15-hundred block of Simpson Drive on Monday evening. They found a male juvenile with a gunshot wound.The teen told officers he was inside a home when someone fired multiple shots. One of the bullets hit the 15-year-old boy in the arm.He was transported to a hospital for treatment.This incident is still under investigation. Anyone with information on this shootin
  
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• Police: 2 injured after shootout at Holton Park in Hilltop

  23-04-2019 03:47
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two people walked into local hospitals after a shootout at Holton Park in the Hilltop area of Columbus, according to police.Emergency dispatchers said they started receiving calls about the shots being fired around 8:40 p.m.One person walked into the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center and one walked into Mount Carmel West to be treated for injuries from the shooting.Police described their conditions as stable.
  
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• 1 in critical condition after being hit by vehicle in northwest Columbus

  23-04-2019 03:13
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - The westbound lanes of West Henderson Road near Reed Road in northwest Columbus have reopened after a person was hit by a vehicle, according to Columbus police.Police said a pedestrian was hit shortly before 9 p.m. MondayThe victim was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.Police said the driver stayed at the scene.
  
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• Father thankful for those who tried to help his family after they were struck by vehicle

  23-04-2019 02:47
  Mark Ashbrook is grateful.His 4-year-old daughter Elizabeth, his only remaining family member, is home.Even with a hole in her liver, broken leg and fractured neck, she manages to smile, which helps Mark through this unthinkable time.“It saved my life, not just hers. The people that rescued and tried to help my daughter and helped Tiffany,” Ashbrook said.Tiffany Bronson, who was 6 months pregnant with the couple’s third child, was walking across Roberts Road with her two daught
  
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• Man in critical condition after stabbing in east Columbus

  23-04-2019 02:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is in critical condition after being stabbed near the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and Beechwood Road in east Columbus, police said.Police were called to the intersection at around 8:15 Monday evening.The person who was stabbed was taken to Grant Medical Center.No suspect information was made available.Stay with 10TV as we follow this developing story.
  
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• Man dies after stabbing in east Columbus

  23-04-2019 02:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - A man is dead after being stabbed in front of the Shop n' Go at East Livingston Avenue and Beechwood Road in east Columbus, police said.Police were called to the scene at around 8:15 Monday evening.The victim and male suspect got into an altercation in front of the store that led to the stabbing, according to police. The two were not employees at the store.The victim was taken to Grant Medical Center.Police said the victim, 19-year-old Kyle Stewart of Pataskala, died Tuesday mor
  
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• 1 in critical condition after stabbing in east Columbus

  23-04-2019 02:44
  
  COLUMBUS, Ohio - One person is in critical condition after being stabbed near the intersection of East Livingston Avenue and Beechwood Road in east Columbus, police said.Police were called to the intersection at around 8:15 Monday evening.The person who was stabbed was taken to Grant Medical Center.No suspect information was made available.Stay with 10TV as we follow this developing story.
  
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• Smoking to be prohibited in all Delaware city parks

  23-04-2019 02:41
  
  DELAWARE, Ohio - The city council in Delaware, Ohio voted Monday night in favor of prohibiting smoking in city parks.The vote is for a complete ban of smoking, including electronic cigarettes.The vote was 6-1 with council member Kent Shafer being the only one who opposed.If someone is found in violation of the ordinance, it would be considered criminal trespassing according to the ordinance.The city council in Upper Arlington also voted to ban smoking in city parks on Monday.
  
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• Mother says her children found syringe in Gahanna

  23-04-2019 02:30
  GAHANNA, Ohio - A Gahanna mother is trying to start a conversation about the importance of educating children about syringes.It was behind her house in a nature preserve last Thursday where her children were playing. It was the middle of the day. She says the children would come back to the house about 100 yards away every 15 minutes to check in."My daughter came up, two of them came up and they were like 'Mom, do you want a shot'," she said. "I was like 'What are you guys talking about'?"We're
  
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• Police searching for missing 12-year-old boy last seen in east Columbus

  23-04-2019 02:04
  
  COLUMBUS - Police are searing for a missing 12-year-old from the east side of Columbus.John Goins was last seen in the area of Manns Mobile Park on Stelzer Road wearing a black and gray t-shirt, gray sweatpants and a black and red winter coat.Goins is 4 feet and 8 inches tall with brown hair and green eyes. He weighs 70 pounds.Anyone with information is asked to contact the Columbus Police at 6147-645-4545.
  
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• Upper Arlington votes unanimously to ban smoking in city parks

  23-04-2019 01:11
  
  UPPER ARLINGTON - Upper Arlington City Council voted unanimously to ban smoking in all parks and playgrounds in a meeting Monday evening.The vote bans cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and vaping devices in those areas.Upper Arlington may be the first of many communities to ban smoking in city parks.The city council in Delaware, Ohio also voted Monday night in favor of prohibiting smoking in city parks.Governor Mike DeWine's proposed budget will also put a limit on smoking statewide. His budget w
  
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• The Columbus Rotary Club, April 22, 2019

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• GreenSpotLight Awards 2019

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