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Ohio: Wooster

May 18, 2009 - 11:11 am
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

Stimulus-funded cleanup of toxins might be moot

The former RMI Extrusion Plant near Ashtabula, about 50 miles northeast of Cleveland, processed uranium for nuclear programs between 1962 and 1988. A private company was selected to get $1.1 million in stimulus money for what it says is contaminated soil left at the site.

That decision, announced last month by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, created confusion among federal regulators, who celebrated the end of cleanup with a ceremony in 2007 featuring then-Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman.

"We're not aware of any remaining problems there," U.S. Energy Department spokesman Bill Taylor said. "If there were an outstanding issue, we'd still be out there working.

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March 9, 2009 - 02:07 pm
NEWS FEED: Glass City Jungle

Ohio win’s Site Selection’s Governor’s Cup & Toledo ranks third

This in via e-mail by the Governor’s office, also worthy of pointing out locally is that Toledo ranked third behind Dayton and Arkon for the number of projects in 2008 in a municipality with a population of 200,000 to one million.

Ohio Leads the Nation in New and Expanded Business Facility Investment

Wins Governor’s Cup for Third Straight Year

Columbus, Ohio – Governor Ted Strickland and Lt. Governor Lee Fisher today joined members of Ohio’s business and economic development communities and Ohio General Assembly to announce that the State of Ohio has been awarded Site Selection magazine’s Governor’s Cup Award for leading the nation in new and expanded facilities in 2008.

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January 29, 2009 - 02:57 am
NEWS FEED: Columbus Dispatch

Plan garners unexpected praise, usual dissension

By Darrel Rowland

The really unusual part happened inside, after the meaty 65-minute talk.

Bill Phillis actually was happy.

"This has been the first ray of hope that we've had since March 24, 1997, when the Supreme Court ordered the state to fix the system, and the state never has," he said.

But let's just say that warm glow didn't extend to numerous critics who wonder how Strickland is going to pay for it all -- both this year and especially in two years, when the federal economic-stimulus money is gone.

To many Statehouse types, Phillis, a 71-year-old former assistant state superintendent, has become a pain in the posterior over the years, mainly because he's seemingly never satisfied with what the legislature or administration does on school funding.

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Fri, 10/10/2008 - 13:59

Schuring issues 'fact check' after Wooster debate

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

The campaign of state Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Jackson Township) is out with a "fact-check" memo following the debate in Wooster with opponent state Sen. John Boccieri (D-Alliance).

The two squared-off for their first face-to-face debate sponsored by the Coalition for the Support of Business and Jobs in Wooster.

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Thu, 10/09/2008 - 14:12

Boccieri and Schuring square off in Wooster debate on economy and jobs

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

State Sens. Kirk Schuring (R-Jackson Township) and John Boccieri (D-Alliance) met up at the Arden Shisler Center in Wooster for their first face-to-face debate for Ohio's 16th Congressional District on Wednesday.

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Thu, 07/31/2008 - 15:52

Schuring unveils economic, jobs plan in Wooster

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=644|title=State Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton)|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=120|height=143]State Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton) took on the topic of jobs and the economy Thursday in a speech at the Wooster Brush Company.

Schuring outlined his vision for a level playing field for American workers and his plan to help provide businesses with tools for success.

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Mon, 07/07/2008 - 13:31

Strickland stumps with Boccieri in Wooster while Schuring rides with Regula

By David DeWitt, PolitickerOH.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=408|title=State Sen. John Boccieri|desc=Campaign photo|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=280]Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland (D-Lisbon) campaigned with state Sen. John Boccieri (D-New Middletown) at a house party in Wooster following the pair's appearance at Wooster's bicentennial parade Saturday.

Also in the parade was U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (R-Navarre), who rode with state Sen. Kirk Schuring (R-Canton).

Schuring and Boccieri are vying to replace retiring Rep. Regula in Ohio's 16th Congressional district.

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