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Heidelberg selects Troha as interim president
May 10, 2008
By Jill Gosche, jgosche@advertiser-tribune.com
Heidelberg College didn’t look far to find its interim president.
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Dollar Tree branching to Tiffin
May 10, 2008
By Cathy Willoughby, cwilloughby@advertiser-tribune.com
Area shoppers will have another venue to try to stretch their dollars opening at Westgate Village Shopping Center this summer.
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Putting careers in focus
May 10, 2008
By Jill Gosche, jgosche@advertiser-tribune.com
From food to flights, Columbian High School students heard information from area employers during the career-based intervention program’s second annual Career Focus Day.
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Local tobacco programs in peril
May 10, 2008
By Jill Gosche, jgosche@advertiser-tribune.com
Tobacco use prevention programs in Seneca County are in jeopardy following a state decision earlier this week.
Tuesday, Gov.
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City not interested in county alliance
May 10, 2008
By Melissa Topey, mtopey@advertiser-tribune.com
Tiffin Mayor Jim Boroff has been finding himself addressing the idea of a joint judicial center with the county a lot lately.
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Mercy honors donors
May 10, 2008
By MaryAnn Kromer, mkromer@advertiser-tribune.
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Heidelberg loses to Marietta, plays later today
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 2:17PM
Heidelberg College's path to an Ohio Athletic Conference baseball tournament title became a little bumpier Friday afternoon. Marietta scored five runs off starting pitcher David Paddock by the second, and went on to win, 8-4. Marietta improved to 3-0 this season against Heidelberg, and now is responsible for 75 percent of the Student Princes' conference losses. Heidelberg will play again later this afternoon, against either Mount Union or Otterbein, who are playing as I write this. If Heidelberg loses later today, it's eliminated from the tournament. If they win, the Student Princes will have to beat the Pioneers twice tomorrow to gain the title. It appears daunting, but then again, Heidelberg has made a habit of rallying this season.
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Rock n' Roll Night
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 6:31AM
The contestants had to choose from the 50 most influential rock songs, as determined by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. I was hoping to hear some really good rock n' roll last night, but Michael, Amanda and Carly have already been eliminated, and the only one left to carry the theme would be David Cook. Did the final four truly rock last night? The 50 most influential rock songs from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the song choices were the best they could come up with?? It was a little disappointing. I also noticed the background music was not balanced with the singers microphone. At times I was struggling to hear the music blend with their vocals. Even turning the volume up on my TV didn't help. Prior weeks the background music over-powered the vocals...whomever is in charge of the sound board needs some serious help.
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Columbian's Chip Weingart resigns
Fri, April 11, 2008 @ 8:41PM
Any girls basketball coach looking to step into a near-perfect situation should shoot his/her resume to 300 S. Monroe St., Tiffin OH 44883. In a move that no doubt will surprise many, Columbian girls basketball coach Chip Weingart turned in his letter of resignation earlier this week. On the surface, this move seems insane considering the direction the program is pointing. In 2006, the Tornadoes won seven regular-season games. That number climbed to 12 in '07 and 14 this past winter when Columbian was a Northern Ohio League contender until late in the season. Plus, the JV team went unbeaten; the freshmen lost only one game; and the eighth grade placed second in the league. All those girls will be available at the varsity level, so some lucky coach is about to discover gold. But delve deeper into Weingart's thoughts, and you find a family man who was so consumed with his job from October through March, he was failing to be a proper family man.
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New wrestling coach at Mohawk
Wed, April 30, 2008 @ 1:42AM
Mohawk is looking for a new wrestling coach after four seasons with Tony Patrizi at the helm. Patrizi could not be reached for comment Tuesday night, so the reasons for his departure are unclear. Given the school district's plans to reduce staff (after a recent levy failure) and his tenure status (his teaching position at Mohawk was his first after graduating Heidelberg), itás possible his job could be slashed, or he is taking another job in anticipation of that possibility. It's hard to imagine this simply being a non-renewed supplemental contract. While numbers in the Mohawk wrestling program had diminished the last few seasons, leaving the Warriors on the short end in several dual meets and unable to accumulate as many points in tournaments, the quality of those wrestlers didn't diminish. In the 2005 and 2006 the Warriors had four state qualifiers, two of whom placed.
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Worn out
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 0:46AM
Forgive me, I'm going to talk about my favorite subject — me. Well, not really. Some nights after I finish putting the front page together, I feel like someone beat the tar out of me. Tonight is one of those nights. My legs will hurt from sitting too long. My eyes hurt from staring at the computer screen too long. My neck will get stiff for the same reason. I'll usually get in a good round of knuckle cracking. And I love it. Any front page that takes it out of me like that is usually a good one. I think today's front page could qualify. Local stories take longer for us to edit. More care is taken because the copy originates with us. We want to make sure all of the I's are crossed and the T's are dotted. (A poor attempt at humor, I know) Stories we use from The Associated Press don't require as much attention. They've been edited by the time they get to us. Today's front is all locally produced. That's a goal we shoot for.
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Indians Fever Might Mean You Are Sick
Sat, April 19, 2008 @ 8:46PM
I am a lifelong Cleveland Indians fan. Yes, I am one of those that say "we" won or perhaps more often, "we" blew it. I started rooting when Rocky Colavito was pointing the bat at the pitcher and am still doing so even when Joe Borowski brings his gas can to the hill. My best friend gave up on them in the 1970's and started rooting for the Philadelphia Phillies. He had an excuse as he moved to the Philadelphia area, but he was going to switch to some team as he had had enough frustration. It is interesting to listen to fans and foes alike comment on the state of the Indians. Every true fan goes into spring training hopeful that their team is going to get into the playoffs THIS year for sure. I'm always optimistic about the Tribe. You can say each spring that I have pennant fever. This year's addition was coming off a year in which they were one game away from making it to the World Series.
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Apples and oranges
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 5:08PM
A reader critiquing Tuesday's editorial said it was comparing apples to oranges; the edit states Attorney General Marc Dann should resign, noting another exec in his office had been fired for violating office policy. “Sexual harassment and asking an employee to commit perjury is illegal,” the reader wrote. “Consensual sex, whether extramarital or not, is not. Adultery is not even grounds for divorce in Ohio. To put the double standard label on this situation is incorrect.” I disagreed. It's really not an issue of holding Dann to a higher -- or even expected -- standard of morality. Had he been caught having an affair with someone not in his employ, there might not be cause for dismissal — as long as it's not on the taxpayer's dime. But engaging in sex, even “consensual,” with a subordinate should be a violation of office policy.
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