Local radiology practice expanding to northwest Ohio

Columbus Radiology announced last week a partnership with multiple hospitals within the northwest Ohio Mercy Health system. The company expects to add 14 radiologists as part of the expansion to better serve 10 health system hospitals, including: Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center, Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital, Mercy Health St. Anne Hospital and Mercy [...]

By |2017-03-10T16:14:03-05:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

From security to cost savings: Legal process outsourcing faces set of challenges

The practice of law — to a degree — always has embraced the idea of collaborating, bringing in the brightest minds to tackle aspects of a given case, hiring experts for testimony and hiring outside firms to manage busy mailrooms. So, it’s no wonder that once the technology became viable, large corporate law offices first [...]

By |2017-03-10T16:15:01-05:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

A city shows the perils of school choice amid national discussion

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Hailed nationally as a success story on school choice, Hartford in the two decades since a desegregation order has seen growing racial integration and new levels of academic achievement. That is, at least for students who win seats at magnet schools through a lottery. Traditional public schools still educate about half [...]

By |2017-03-10T16:14:26-05:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

Bacon, soda and too few nuts tied to big portion of deaths

CHICAGO (AP) — Gorging on bacon, skimping on nuts? These are among food habits that new research links with deaths from heart disease, strokes and diabetes. Overeating or not eating enough of the 10 foods and nutrients contributes to nearly half of U.S. deaths from these causes, the study suggests. “Good” foods that were under-eaten [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:52:27-04:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

Atlantic City casino owner fights rules that others meet

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Casino license? Don’t need one. Alternative tax payment? I’ll pass. Power plant debt? Not my problem. Fees to spruce up the neighborhood? No, thanks. One thing has been a constant in Glenn Straub’s two-year tenure as owner of Atlantic City’s former Revel casino — a refusal to follow rules that [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:52:28-04:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

Despite efforts, Russian real estate deals never materialized for Trump

MOSCOW — He visited imperial palaces and construction sites. He presided at a Miss Universe pageant. He hobnobbed with city officials at gala functions and seemed to particularly enjoy dining on Russian sausage. But Donald Trump did not strike any real estate deals here. The New York real estate tycoon has his name on hotels, [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:52:29-04:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

Nation’s best cheesemakers out to prove it in Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE — The national cheese spotlight this week turns to Wisconsin — where else? — as judges sniff, taste and touch thousands of samples in the U.S. Championship Cheese Contest. The national contest alternates each year with the world cheese-off. Following judging Tuesday and Wednesday at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, winners will be announced [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:52:30-04:00Thursday, March 9, 2017|

Trump hotel may be political capital of the nation’s capital

WASHINGTON — At a circular booth in the middle of the Trump International Hotel’s balcony restaurant, President Donald Trump dined on his steak — well-done, with ketchup — while chatting with British Brexit politician Nigel Farage. A few days later, major Republican donors Doug Deason and Doug Manchester, in town for the president’s address to [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:52:31-04:00Wednesday, March 8, 2017|

ACLU critical of Ohio lawmakers’ ‘every problem is a crime’ mentality

A new report from the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio states that Ohio’s legislature is “addicted to inventing new crimes and punishments.” The report, “Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline,” released last week, accuses the General Assembly of sabotaging its own multi-year effort to simplify the criminal code and recommends a halt to legislation that would add [...]

By |2017-03-09T11:24:38-05:00Wednesday, March 8, 2017|

OSU study: Shift may make politics polite

According to a new Ohio State University-led study published last week in the journal, Science, the manner in which our society approaches difficult problems may make U.S. politics worse than need be. Political scientists found a deliberative approach could mean the difference between hackles-raised dissonance and harmonious cooperation. An example of the deliberative style offered [...]

By |2017-03-09T11:24:39-05:00Wednesday, March 8, 2017|
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