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Armed Robbers Make Sure Victim Has Bus Fare

Aug 29, 2012 5:32 PM CDT

Armed Robbers Make Sure Victim Has Bus Fare

They give back $2 after sticking gun in his face

(Newser) - From the crime blotter: The Dayton Daily News reports that an armed robber pressed a gun against a man's forehead at a bus stop and took his cell phone and money. But before he and his accomplice fled, they asked their victim if he had enough money for bus...

New Dad's Goal:
Full Year of Kind Acts

Feb 8, 2012 5:08 PM CST

New Dad's Goal: Full Year of Kind Acts

Ryan Garcia pledges to perform 366 generous deeds in 2012

(Newser) - When Ryan Garcia and his wife welcomed their new baby into the world last year, Ryan got inspired to begin what the Dayton Daily News calls "a kindness revolution." He resolved for the entire year of 2012 to perform a random act of kindness every day. “I...

Ohio Mom: School Punished
My Child for Witnessing Sex

May 16, 2011 2:39 PM CDT

Ohio Mom: School Punished My Child for Witnessing Sex

14-year-old banned from dance for not turning in two fornicating classmates

(Newser) - A Dayton, Ohio, mother says a charter school is punishing her daughter for not immediately reporting that she saw two classmates having sex on a school bus and for changing her seat during the bus trip, reports the AP . Saundra Roundtree's 14-year-old daughter changed seats with a boy who...

Neb. Town
Giving Away
Land for Free

new homesteaders

Jul 26, 2010 10:48 AM CDT

Neb. Town Giving Away Land for Free

Beatrice hoping to generate tax revenue

(Newser) - Beatrice, Neb., was founded by homesteaders, and now it’s hoping to recapture that 19th-century magic. In the midst of a budget squeeze, the city has passed “the Homestead Act of 2010,” a plan to give away city land to anyone willing to build a home there and...

America's Fastest-Dying Cities

Aug 12, 2008 7:30 PM CDT

America's Fastest-Dying Cities

Ohio and Michigan feel the worst of nation's woes

(Newser) - America’s Rust Belt continues to corrode a little more each day, reports Forbes in its analysis of the nation’s fastest-dying cities. Cities in Ohio and Michigan take 6 of the top 10 spots in the survey, which is based on population flight and unemployment:

Canton, Ohio
Youngstown, Ohio

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NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Mar 1, 2008 5:50 PM CST

NAFTA Casts Wide Shadow on Ohio Vote

Clinton, Obama look to score points bashing trade pact

(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama battle for votes in Ohio, each pushes a simple theme: NAFTA is bad. Ohio has been hit hard by free trade, which is why Obama reminds voters that Bill Clinton backed NAFTA. And both hopefuls have mined each other's comments for anything that favors...