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Lisa Roberts of the Portsmouth City Health Department recently pointed to records that show Scioto County ranked second among Ohio’s 88 counties in deaths caused by drug overdoses and other drug abuses. Only Montgomery County, in the Dayton area, has more. Now comes a report that Scioto County is on the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s w...
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Snowy Main Street Chocolate Walk Well-AttendedMany braved the snowy weather forecast Saturday to enjoy the 2nd Annual Main Street Chocolate Walk in Portsmouth. The walk, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., brought chocolate lovers downtown to shop and ta...
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SSU, Vern Riffe School Make Hoop Dreams Come TrueThe Vern Riffe School, in collaboration with the Shawnee State University mens basketball team, hosts basketball camps throughout the season to teach important lessons and skills and prepare the V...
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Lung Cancer Deaths Top Ohio, Local StatisticsNew data has been compiled for Ohio state and county levels by the American Cancer Society. Each of Ohio’s 88 counties’ data has been collected and made available for viewing at the Web site, www....
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Experience will guide the Colts
Keaton column: Predicts Colts win 34-21
Keaton column: Predicts Colts win 34-21
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Saints will march to victory
Dunham column: Predicts Saints win 38-34
Dunham column: Predicts Saints win 38-34
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Faculty, staff and students participated Friday in the “Go Red” national campaign of the American Heart Association to raise awareness of heart disease in women. Research shows that 80 percent of cardiac events in women may be prevented if women make the right choices for their hearts. Above, some of the faculty, staff and students form a heart in support of the “Go Red” campaign.
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workers deserve our thanks
I was pleasantly surprised when coming to work around 7:30 last Tuesday morning, to find trucks treating the streets from the overnight snowfall. I had written a column a couple of winters ago cri...
I was pleasantly surprised when coming to work around 7:30 last Tuesday morning, to find trucks treating the streets from the overnight snowfall. I had written a column a couple of winters ago cri...
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In memory of J .D. Salinger
On my 20th birthday, a handsome English major tendered to me his copy of “Franny and Zooey” before taking me to an ice cream parlor. Emboldened by a sugar high and new birthday dress, I was certai...
On my 20th birthday, a handsome English major tendered to me his copy of “Franny and Zooey” before taking me to an ice cream parlor. Emboldened by a sugar high and new birthday dress, I was certai...
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Scioto County’s alarming drug-use rate devastating to everyone
I have been involved in the provision of treatment services to people who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs for more than 20 years. At no time in these 20 years have I seen our community mor...
I have been involved in the provision of treatment services to people who are addicted to alcohol and other drugs for more than 20 years. At no time in these 20 years have I seen our community mor...
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