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M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-29718323070401058722016-05-02T21:04:00.000-04:002016-05-02T21:04:21.919-04:00Hillary Clinton to visit Athens <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">ATHENS, Ohio - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will be at Jackie O's Tap Room Tuesday. According to Clinton's campaign website, the candidate is scheduled to speak on economic and employment issues facing Appalachia.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Doors open at 12:15 p.m. with Clinton scheduled to speak starting at 1:45 p.m.</span><br />
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M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-65958729766268772292015-07-02T15:58:00.001-04:002015-07-02T16:04:53.554-04:00Group submits petitions to place Columbus bill of rights on November ballot<span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Citizens
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">COLUMBUS, OHIO - A group of concerned citizens submitted over petition 13,500
signatures to the City of Columbus Thursday in hopes of placing a city bill of
rights charter on the November ballot. The group is part of growing community
rights movement across the state.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ColumbusBillofRights?fref=ts">Columbus Community Bill of Rights</a>, CCBOR, follows similar initiatives that
have successfully passed in Mansfield, and Broadview Heights. Currently, four
Ohio counties, Medina, Fulton, Athens and Meigs, and the city of Youngstown,
are working toward towards placing similar charter amendment on the November
2015 ballot. A similar bill of rights passed overwhelmingly in the city of Athens in 2014.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a media release, CCBOR organizers said the bill of rights is needed to ensure community’s right to
preserve clean air, water, and soil, and assert their right to local
self-government. The group says Columbus residents, along with many others
throughout the state, are facing environmental consequences from shale gas
drilling, fracking wastewater disposal and liquid natural gas (LNG) pipelines.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Columbus resident and CCBOR organizer Greg Pace stressed the need to
reinforce democratic principles. "Democracy is a participatory
process.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you don’t use it, you lose
it,” Pace said. “At stake is control over our personal and collective health
and safety.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Most people don’t know that there are 13 active frack waste water
injection wells in the Columbus watershed," said Deb Crawford, a Columbus
resident and petitioner. “People grew concerned when the Ohio EPA permitted
potentially radioactive frack waste drill cuttings to be processed along Alum
Creek. Radioactive frack waste could increase the risk of cancer and illness in
our community.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund Ohio, CELDF, community
organizer Tish O’Dell said most of these residents attempted to work within the
current system of laws and regulations, and quickly realized no one was looking
out for their communities.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“It is clear to each community group that it is the people of the
community, who are directly affected by the permitted harms, who must fight for
their rights and the community’s future. We are at the beginning of a new
movement, the Community Rights Movement,” O’Dell said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Karyn Deibel, a Columbus resident and petitioner said the effort is
about the future. “I’m doing this for my grandchildren,” Deibel said. </span><br />
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M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-42190444513604301652015-04-21T22:34:00.000-04:002015-05-04T22:37:14.362-04:00Meth lab bust in RadcliffRADCLIFF - The Vinton County Sheriff's Office received a report on April 19, of an assault being committed at a trailer belonging to Richard E. Camp on Radcliff Street in Radcliff.<br />
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According to a sheriff's media release, a female alleged that Camp assaulted her. The alleged victim was transported by Vinton County Emergency Medical Service. Deputies received information that Camp fled the residence and may have had a gun.<br />
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While executing a search warrant for the residence, deputies found Camp inside the residence talking on a cell phone. After several minutes, Camp came outside and was taken into custody without incident.<br />
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Camp was taken to the South Eastern Regional Jail on Agg menacing and assault charges. Camp also had several warrants from Gallia, Athens, and Vinton Counties. M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-40594181116555937052014-12-17T22:57:00.001-05:002014-12-17T23:04:03.100-05:00Families flee out-of-control natural-gas leak at eastern Ohio fracking well<div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; direction: ltr; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 0.875em; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 1.25em; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 1.4;">About 25 families in eastern Ohio have been unable to live in their houses for the past three days because of a natural-gas leak at a fracking well that crews cannot stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bethany McCorkle, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the state agency that regulates oil and gas, said crews lost control of the Monroe County well on Saturday.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/12/17/families-flee-out-of-control-natural-gas-leak.html">Families flee out-of-control natural-gas leak at eastern Ohio fracking well</a></span>M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-34422555872724320282014-11-26T16:30:00.000-05:002014-11-26T16:12:32.181-05:00Phoenix VA Health Care System Director Fired<div class="MsoNormal">
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Inspector <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6719075f-2353-47d3-b921-071629e0a102" ns1:matchtext="General" ns1:ruleid="f0f424a6-0b06-4513-b2ff-54c1bc206710" ns1:styleid="52a04601-a3fb-4355-8f9b-51d71588d498" ns1:suggestion="">General</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8c97f728-c1ea-4b42-a244-7b220ea9c6fd" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cb8d52f8-efbb-4837-9d11-4b1dc3ca53bf" ns1:matchtext="which" ns1:ruleid="504ee96c-d15d-4d0c-b0b9-682d07aca8cc" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion="">which</ns0:sgtag>
allegations of lack of oversight and other misconduct were substantiated. This
removal action underscores <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="e10eae34-f2b4-49d2-89b5-33f5f6d51097" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>’s
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c864adc7-ef7e-4b07-b3dd-e00ee1363261" ns1:matchtext="commitment" ns1:ruleid="851eb2a9-e6a4-4b65-b675-fbe3e16f752a" ns1:styleid="37204444-ca07-47d9-aa94-b5736697a286" ns1:suggestion="">commitment</ns0:sgtag> to
hold leaders accountable and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="493a1567-e62d-4020-91b6-eb39bd0fa61e" ns1:matchtext="ensure" ns1:ruleid="9214269d-7091-4e9d-b922-229b66ff82f1" ns1:styleid="4681b171-0c49-43b8-a1c9-19c0caaaf154" ns1:suggestion="">ensure</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9bd4e78f-1792-435b-afb3-1be1704aab83" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> veterans
have access to quality and timely care.</span></span></strong></div>
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leaders runs counter to our mission of serving Veterans, and <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="21795c9a-7c9a-429a-a0c1-2e37dcc08686" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ff9964a7-01ac-48bd-a6e2-848c6a1ef8c7" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> not
tolerate it,” said <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="652e69f7-061d-416a-96d6-1179e456f406" ns1:matchtext="Secretary" ns1:ruleid="b09955b8-05dd-4fc0-858e-e43ed0367ebc" ns1:styleid="41284edd-0ead-4ecb-9492-ff438326ac90" ns1:suggestion="">Secretary</ns0:sgtag> Robert
A. McDonald. “We depend on <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="90e5c25b-9450-4b73-a7de-460c4ffd94c3" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
employees and leaders to put the needs of Veterans first and honor <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="99f2b5f0-ca01-4c1a-9cec-c1765ae86eb1" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>’s
core values of integrity, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="47c3623c-b935-4a31-af11-a1440397ba9c" ns1:matchtext="commitment" ns1:ruleid="851eb2a9-e6a4-4b65-b675-fbe3e16f752a" ns1:styleid="37204444-ca07-47d9-aa94-b5736697a286" ns1:suggestion="">commitment</ns0:sgtag>,
advocacy, respect and excellence."</span></span></strong></div>
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<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c26f45a3-0f09-49f0-b924-ac00c94611a3" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> name a new
director <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7c94ef3d-89d4-4865-9a4f-79b369e8f912" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="06d1a700-b9d9-4ed3-879a-e672028e0bb5" ns1:matchtext="Phoenix" ns1:ruleid="a1288f6e-2f20-47e5-92ef-130546597951" ns1:styleid="f5c9a70d-ec86-4659-89b7-26b2ae036345" ns1:suggestion="">Phoenix</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fc5c494b-bc36-4713-82d2-4b766f969882" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> quickly <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="82720543-971d-47cd-9194-5a9022ad295c" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> possible. To <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5733eaa8-4455-4ded-bdeb-0f35c613bcd1" ns1:matchtext="ensure" ns1:ruleid="9214269d-7091-4e9d-b922-229b66ff82f1" ns1:styleid="4681b171-0c49-43b8-a1c9-19c0caaaf154" ns1:suggestion="">ensure</ns0:sgtag> cont<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="881febd0-a05e-4cfe-a787-35c3eacb0601" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag>uity of care
for Veterans and leadership for <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="8187cc19-85be-4cbd-9ff4-b6210967537a" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
employees during the recruitment period, Glenn Grippen has been designated
interim <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f202e8da-a447-4dc0-9ef9-397ab8501f5d" ns1:matchtext="Phoenix" ns1:ruleid="a1288f6e-2f20-47e5-92ef-130546597951" ns1:styleid="f5c9a70d-ec86-4659-89b7-26b2ae036345" ns1:suggestion="">Phoenix</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="922d249d-9c1b-4763-82a6-b0b260d3e9ae" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
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System director.</span></span></strong></div>
M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-77574093892495907242014-11-26T15:15:00.002-05:002014-11-26T15:47:11.217-05:00National Bar Association responds to lack of charges in shooting death of Michael Brown<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">WASHINGTON, DC – </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="80394734-970d-4538-9005-c74c5272265d" ns1:matchtext="In" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">In</ns0:sgtag> a <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4e0ff612-2540-4dff-b149-74967510aad1" ns1:matchtext="media" ns1:ruleid="0688cb5f-9c38-49bd-bf7b-2a5772d06687" ns1:styleid="2a547f4b-8a51-4c9a-82b8-d80f5521715f" ns1:suggestion="">media</ns0:sgtag> release, The <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bd9e66a7-c02d-47d7-a1cb-6f1d39b13c9f" ns1:matchtext="National" ns1:ruleid="55900516-742c-4eee-a152-8b99e6638459" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">National</ns0:sgtag> Bar <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c741dfe4-3eeb-49b6-8fec-2a159e012362" ns1:matchtext="Association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">Association</ns0:sgtag> responded to the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c9ea385a-ac9f-4525-aac3-70a64a44a281" ns1:matchtext="grand jury" ns1:ruleid="21fdc400-8efe-4b33-bb24-712427c9dd7f" ns1:styleid="b9ad8742-04b6-486c-9661-627e16f422ec" ns1:suggestion="">grand
jury</ns0:sgtag> decision <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c5c3b8e9-93ce-4749-90e9-2ccad1bfaef4" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> Ferguson, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="39a6dc79-f0b3-4aa2-9d5f-63f8c36eec7f" ns1:matchtext="Missouri" ns1:ruleid="a2aa1ff6-80d8-4b08-8486-116f9a892f72" ns1:styleid="e9b58ced-1881-42c1-ac1a-a6a491dd9de6" ns1:suggestion="">Missouri</ns0:sgtag>.</span></span><br />
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jury</ns0:sgtag>, considering the evidence
before them, could reach the conclusion <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3cc9335e-25aa-4300-8536-0ed7a8bed9f0" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion=""><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="830daacc-839d-480c-a181-4fb08ff57a3e" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag></ns0:sgtag> Darren Wilson <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="201b1cb8-df7a-4d7b-aa30-2a4d286ee553" ns1:matchtext="should" ns1:ruleid="8bbb8a69-cc52-4adb-b469-2bd8f7b65a71" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="">should</ns0:sgtag> not be <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f0d180ea-ddaa-4e69-b29e-20e428dabc68" ns1:matchtext="indicted" ns1:ruleid="f5aaca59-bbc8-43da-b371-fe4c1e32e0fe" ns1:styleid="00f724f7-9984-4d38-b4c5-9233f848c9fa" ns1:suggestion="">indicted</ns0:sgtag> and tried for the shooting death of Michael Brown.</span></span></div>
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Aug, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="04883a1c-5664-42d4-bd40-b520e7ee86e7" ns1:matchtext="9." ns1:ruleid="abb31569-fac1-4095-a55e-856dc3c2bbc5" ns1:styleid="018a1060-84e0-45a1-a530-bcf828913540" ns1:suggestion="">9.</ns0:sgtag> After <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a0d72901-f643-4895-8a41-bb5ddf69b21d" ns1:matchtext="months" ns1:ruleid="96a34005-3614-48b2-a355-5d4c1a7e12e9" ns1:styleid="c2d9a13f-31da-4daa-942b-98b139bfce48" ns1:suggestion="">months</ns0:sgtag> of reviewing evidence and testimony. <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="42d904e8-7608-46ea-94b8-486a9526cee8" ns1:matchtext="St. Louis" ns1:ruleid="b6abf5c8-7fc3-4940-bfd8-13e60cb334e0" ns1:styleid="41c51423-92b3-4368-b43b-5cf57197140d" ns1:suggestion="">St. Louis</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="77438774-f490-4971-a613-facd3314409d" ns1:matchtext="County" ns1:ruleid="ec95b53b-81d5-4481-9035-c288344fd589" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="">County</ns0:sgtag>
Prosecuting <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a97f9e9b-9165-4cc6-a13f-8b4484f2fba6" ns1:matchtext="Attorney" ns1:ruleid="d801d55c-3265-4e89-93be-5e86d085b875" ns1:styleid="5323d653-ace1-4963-87ba-6f1153edc7e5" ns1:suggestion="">Attorney</ns0:sgtag> Robert
McCulloch announced Monday night <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="67db0a86-0c2c-4510-be3b-df9d81385670" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> Wilson <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f5b3d5ac-c29e-4b4b-a9ce-836ca5ada833" ns1:matchtext="would" ns1:ruleid="b7f0e531-79c2-481b-a88f-e4ceb9e34fe5" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="">would</ns0:sgtag> not be <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6e479790-5988-4077-bf4d-b680f11f2097" ns1:matchtext="indicted" ns1:ruleid="f5aaca59-bbc8-43da-b371-fe4c1e32e0fe" ns1:styleid="00f724f7-9984-4d38-b4c5-9233f848c9fa" ns1:suggestion="">indicted</ns0:sgtag> Brown’s
death.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="96d95e0b-b566-4731-932a-2381250dde41" ns1:matchtext="Association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">Association</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4fddc340-642c-445d-b76d-4f88edb1b4ce" ns1:matchtext="President" ns1:ruleid="74164e1b-5f76-4070-8788-22d47c6b3166" ns1:styleid="af37a9e6-3c59-4b4c-aa75-a9c57fc1178d" ns1:suggestion="">President</ns0:sgtag> Pamela J. Meanes expresses <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="14b0ac57-38ea-4484-9b99-e1ed37341a8f" ns1:matchtext="her" ns1:ruleid="17dfe218-0844-4949-948d-f42b5020daed" ns1:styleid="38152f4d-4f8b-4de7-831c-477ac94dd971" ns1:suggestion="">her</ns0:sgtag> sincere disappointment with the outcome of the grand
jury’s decision, calling on the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ea7cf3d8-2a44-4e0f-9820-f39af92b6158" ns1:matchtext="United States" ns1:ruleid="55d17601-9b5a-4046-aa83-5c562a428872" ns1:styleid="9bedd07b-eb21-4c4d-aacd-c4a0bfc3bc43" ns1:suggestion="">United
States</ns0:sgtag> Department of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9c1c4c7b-56f2-472f-91ff-d6fab88dca2c" ns1:matchtext="Justice" ns1:ruleid="cd6c17e5-c340-4f98-b44a-69de514b907b" ns1:styleid="38a6041a-b534-4fe6-844b-bc6c0ac441e1" ns1:suggestion="">Justice</ns0:sgtag> to pursue <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="863fafc0-9f2b-431f-aecd-3da2c020ba1f" ns1:matchtext="federal" ns1:ruleid="6e98140b-4b9c-4754-984a-e5c98b9c5ae1" ns1:styleid="fcf1691e-2311-4a55-ae1c-d7d3242d4b67" ns1:suggestion="">federal</ns0:sgtag> charges against Wilson.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“We </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="82dcf008-c575-406c-9be4-467d316d4333" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> not rest until Michael Brown and his family has <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="25d3ef84-66c9-4878-82d4-cd5c6e5d655f" ns1:matchtext="justice" ns1:ruleid="cd6c17e5-c340-4f98-b44a-69de514b907b" ns1:styleid="38a6041a-b534-4fe6-844b-bc6c0ac441e1" ns1:suggestion="">justice</ns0:sgtag>.” Meanes said.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanes added </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="57a2dcbf-444f-423a-8903-252eefdf177d" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c89a8fe8-d8a8-4cbd-b53b-dd3d0f7f41fb" ns1:matchtext="association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">association</ns0:sgtag> has hosted <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2b2d7f7e-3511-4a69-89dd-bd2d80f54fab" ns1:matchtext="town" ns1:ruleid="0063469c-6fae-4a13-ba4f-d736f3327366" ns1:styleid="9d8bd0f4-bd1c-4884-9361-da2cab176824" ns1:suggestion="">town</ns0:sgtag> hall meet<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ffb9d7f2-7857-42d6-ae1b-bddb62d99b0f" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag>gs informing
attendees of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="59292a26-45ff-4856-a418-46a374480e4f" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> Fourth Amendment constitutional rights, whether it is
legal to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f7c1d271-f1cb-4760-8768-426ecbee13b3" ns1:matchtext="record" ns1:ruleid="d2a2e1cb-bdb4-4340-913e-d67d57cc9d15" ns1:styleid="5abf4b73-b2b6-4bc3-9909-35b00b58c122" ns1:suggestion="">record</ns0:sgtag> police activity, and how citizens <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e386878b-7c0c-4c66-a327-13f216d7f042" ns1:matchtext="should" ns1:ruleid="8bbb8a69-cc52-4adb-b469-2bd8f7b65a71" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="">should</ns0:sgtag> behave or respond if they interface with ;aw enforcement.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The death of Michael
Brown was the </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="33ce8409-f34a-4587-bd3c-6ba92032c7da" ns1:matchtext="last" ns1:ruleid="9e9c76cd-184c-45e7-874a-8803e6fabd2d" ns1:styleid="f56e6691-d632-49af-acac-8b656bceb6b7" ns1:suggestion="">last</ns0:sgtag> straw and the catalyst for addressing issues of inequality
and racial bias <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="06fbbf28-043e-4500-af53-df00fee62ba9" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> policing, the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e4c4964a-5de5-4f36-91f9-e04e87379cee" ns1:matchtext="justice" ns1:ruleid="cd6c17e5-c340-4f98-b44a-69de514b907b" ns1:styleid="38a6041a-b534-4fe6-844b-bc6c0ac441e1" ns1:suggestion="">justice</ns0:sgtag> system, and violence against members of minority
communities,” states Meanes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Meanes said the asssociation
is supports transformative </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="007a53c8-1878-4771-b647-4c850c0de10f" ns1:matchtext="justice" ns1:ruleid="cd6c17e5-c340-4f98-b44a-69de514b907b" ns1:styleid="38a6041a-b534-4fe6-844b-bc6c0ac441e1" ns1:suggestion="">justice</ns0:sgtag>. Though disappointed with the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ca0d0d53-92a5-4f8f-b669-d8825c08252f" ns1:matchtext="grand jury" ns1:ruleid="21fdc400-8efe-4b33-bb24-712427c9dd7f" ns1:styleid="b9ad8742-04b6-486c-9661-627e16f422ec" ns1:suggestion="">grand
jury</ns0:sgtag>’s ruling the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="48909cca-051a-4396-bac0-cdd2e1d6368a" ns1:matchtext="association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">association</ns0:sgtag> is working to promoted peace on every <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5797e0a3-d92d-4f19-a46c-a717e445d576" ns1:matchtext="street" ns1:ruleid="ab983dfb-8a2f-4ede-8998-e20f155f406c" ns1:styleid="d12a3ca0-f3a7-489a-bb8e-41fc2459aeb9" ns1:suggestion="">street</ns0:sgtag> corner around the world.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“The only way to
foster systemic change is to organize, educate and mobilize,” Meanes said. “We
are imploring </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c69a22de-d77b-4664-a564-43497dc9eee1" ns1:matchtext="everyone" ns1:ruleid="41ace04e-d013-4efd-a3e3-a7d1cc8f72f5" ns1:styleid="e541d3b1-014f-4304-8790-18aa54a311b2" ns1:suggestion="">everyone</ns0:sgtag> to fight against the injustice <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f5186cae-8bfe-477b-8465-f8694013872b" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> Ferguson and
throughout the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c8c2e5fb-cdde-4933-8da7-4f9e40e05ace" ns1:matchtext="United States" ns1:ruleid="55d17601-9b5a-4046-aa83-5c562a428872" ns1:styleid="9bedd07b-eb21-4c4d-aacd-c4a0bfc3bc43" ns1:suggestion="">United
States</ns0:sgtag> by banding together and
working within the confines of the law.” </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; font-weight: normal; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5d4f653e-40a7-4464-9e77-38f1bdff3a71" ns1:matchtext="National" ns1:ruleid="55900516-742c-4eee-a152-8b99e6638459" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">National</ns0:sgtag> Bar <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f2d213e0-428c-4d91-b5fe-112319ad402e" ns1:matchtext="Association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">Association</ns0:sgtag> was founded <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d48fb4e6-7bff-4faf-9f70-9fe9dacca06a" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> 1925 and is the nation's oldest and largest <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="77d5b745-7cb9-4448-8534-b7be5dd20066" ns1:matchtext="national" ns1:ruleid="55900516-742c-4eee-a152-8b99e6638459" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">national</ns0:sgtag> network of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0cda5a47-2fe4-4632-a9cb-030efc1b76e3" ns1:matchtext="predominantly" ns1:ruleid="52b2ef7a-e022-43c0-9d9a-3e90b9fa1a7f" ns1:styleid="17724a29-c4ca-4f97-86c0-5256e003817b" ns1:suggestion="">predominantly</ns0:sgtag> African-American attorneys and judges.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-15242859319107530542014-11-19T04:00:00.000-05:002014-11-26T15:48:23.280-05:00VA implements second phase of choice card program<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<b>Cards sent to Veterans waiting <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="abe68761-746c-4c61-bacb-3a90b7dd166c" ns1:matchtext="more than" ns1:ruleid="fdd6f960-d348-4f78-9658-615525741ba1" ns1:styleid="7b2231bd-53fe-47f4-ad60-c6d2cc2ea3ad" ns1:suggestion="">more than</ns0:sgtag> 30
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Community-Based <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9b8146a7-f5c9-4a87-9788-909c9275628f" ns1:matchtext="Outpatient" ns1:ruleid="88ed4fdc-9660-404a-ae9b-f1413c8f94bf" ns1:styleid="1724ee1d-32eb-4d21-a650-6d8a2f68d356" ns1:suggestion="">Outpatient</ns0:sgtag>
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Washington, DC – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it began mailing Veterans Choice Cards on November 17 to
Veterans currently waiting more than 30-days from their preferred date or the
date that is medically determined by their physician for an appointment at a VA
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“VA continues to focus on
implementation of this new temporary benefit so that Veterans receive the
timely quality care they need in a way that reduces confusion and
inefficiencies,” said Secretary Robert A. McDonald, who penned an open letter
to Veterans announcing the implementation of the Choice Card program.</div>
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The Choice Program is a new, temporary benefit that allows some
Veterans to receive health care in their communities rather than waiting for a
VA appointment or traveling to a VA facility. The first round of cards along
with a letter explaining the program was issued on November 5 to Veterans who
are eligible based on their place of residence. VA is now engaging in the next
phase of its rollout –eligibility explanation letters are being sent to
Veterans waiting more than 30 days from their preferred date to be seen or
considered medically necessary by their physician.<br />
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To improve service delivery, <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="6227e051-34d9-48e6-bcd6-38965046574c" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
has prioritized efforts to accelerate Veterans <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6eadb423-0c4c-42a1-95c9-6d1fa893bf21" ns1:matchtext="off of" ns1:ruleid="1e91e185-6a0b-4ea5-bab0-e751ced5eb80" ns1:styleid="1d476a94-90aa-45f3-85f0-b3f9403f2ebd" ns1:suggestion="off">off of</ns0:sgtag> wait
lists and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7e8d790e-fe2d-4bad-9621-84f24407d9c0" ns1:matchtext="into" ns1:ruleid="9137777d-bb9a-4f81-a237-47b007d4a3c5" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">into</ns0:sgtag> clinics through
the Accelerated Care Initiative begun <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0377ca3e-e3b9-4af2-bc14-d299507bafbc" ns1:matchtext="over" ns1:ruleid="02a4737d-ed38-4da3-88bc-f5b37f7f3ad4" ns1:styleid="7b2231bd-53fe-47f4-ad60-c6d2cc2ea3ad" ns1:suggestion="">over</ns0:sgtag> the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="10231c7e-0ec9-4450-8cd8-021cf83b33e7" ns1:matchtext="summer" ns1:ruleid="3a35cb3b-914f-4d96-8396-e143c016fdfe" ns1:styleid="5afa6a05-6945-4706-b1ce-305fbeebaa68" ns1:suggestion="">summer</ns0:sgtag>. Through
this initiative, <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="6082d9fc-054f-46ba-bbf3-9e95452ddbb6" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
medical centers have increased access to care inside and outside of <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="f70e782c-a4b1-496b-b60b-dbdd3fb53484" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>,
added more clinic hours and work days, deployed mobile medical units and shared
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="951b3220-744f-43c0-a7a7-dfd944db7609" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> best practices
from <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="f1b2a3ec-2038-465c-a4b7-e0250739a0fc" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>’s
high-performing facilities throughout the organization.</div>
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Significant improvements have resulted nationally:</div>
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months than in the same period last year. In total, VA medical centers have
scheduled over 19 million Veteran appointments from June to October 1, 2014;</li>
<li>Reducing the national new patient Primary Care wait time by 18 percent;</li>
<li>Completing 98 percent of appointments within 30 days of the Veterans’
preferred date, or the date determined to be medically necessary by a
physician;</li>
<li>Authorizing 1.1 million non-VA care authorizations, a 47-percent
increase over the same period last year; and</li>
<li>Increasing the amount of time providers could deliver care to Veterans
by increasing the amount of clinic hours in primary and specialty care and
through adding weekend and evening clinics at our medical centers.</li>
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The Choice Program is part of the Veterans
Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (VACAA), enacted nearly three
months ago, to enable VA to meet the demand for Veterans’ health care in the
short-term.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e96d6465-1a4f-4687-b613-d202913e64e9" ns1:matchtext="In" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion=""><b>By Michael O'Brien</b></ns0:sgtag></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e96d6465-1a4f-4687-b613-d202913e64e9" ns1:matchtext="In" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion=""><br /></ns0:sgtag></span>
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e96d6465-1a4f-4687-b613-d202913e64e9" ns1:matchtext="In" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">WASHINGTON, D.C. - In</ns0:sgtag> what may spell
the end of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="419e3bdb-6b12-4fb7-8de9-4365c2f4f654" ns1:matchtext="Sen." ns1:ruleid="6a6835a3-94fa-444e-b833-44ee8502f06a" ns1:styleid="52d02972-de8b-4d32-84d8-c36cf7156039" ns1:suggestion="">Sen.</ns0:sgtag> Mary
Landrieu’s (R-<ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="7d4d13ca-0204-4af3-acab-e450108772e3" ns1:matchtext="LA" ns1:ruleid="afc36609-dd72-4fea-a681-f8907f2ab027" ns1:styleid="7f836213-0530-4b3f-b9e3-20cd56cb20b7" ns1:suggestion="Los Angeles">LA</ns0:sgtag>)
tenure, the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a27795fb-ab96-4097-bda0-ab5ddc012ec7" ns1:matchtext="United States" ns1:ruleid="55d17601-9b5a-4046-aa83-5c562a428872" ns1:styleid="9bedd07b-eb21-4c4d-aacd-c4a0bfc3bc43" ns1:suggestion="">United States</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4721aea9-da56-41e1-9fdd-a840e0a62c4e" ns1:matchtext="Senate" ns1:ruleid="d727a01e-723c-49f9-9c84-e6a407d9e8a8" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="">Senate</ns0:sgtag> Tuesday
night failed to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a7615c70-243d-482d-93bf-e6c07da15bdb" ns1:matchtext="pass" ns1:ruleid="b27bad10-214d-46ca-8f58-2d4e4d625790" ns1:styleid="b9bda2c8-6a71-4826-8824-e596324da73f" ns1:suggestion="">pass</ns0:sgtag> legislation
to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7aeb49df-ee69-40db-93a0-ba2924e5a568" ns1:matchtext="approve" ns1:ruleid="d9c88f5a-fe48-4477-bd25-0d4ad2609f14" ns1:styleid="b9bda2c8-6a71-4826-8824-e596324da73f" ns1:suggestion="">approve</ns0:sgtag> the
Keystone XL <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="98d1ca81-2147-488f-ae6b-a86672dcf5f1" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="">pipeline</ns0:sgtag>. The
final vote tally was 59-41, one vote <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="de909d02-f0d7-43e1-85c5-041366d1c19c" ns1:matchtext="short" ns1:ruleid="f64479a5-efd5-4711-a603-97684066b1e5" ns1:styleid="35826458-90a5-46de-894f-cf0b1430c86a" ns1:suggestion="">short</ns0:sgtag> of the
60-vote threshold the bill needed to advance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Twelve Democrats joined Republicans <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6d205aa5-4b01-49ef-a664-48e548838f91" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> pushing the
House bill <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="28b0a704-3521-4352-969e-f59c41acaaa5" ns1:matchtext="which" ns1:ruleid="504ee96c-d15d-4d0c-b0b9-682d07aca8cc" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion="">which</ns0:sgtag> was
initiated <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7974678f-426c-4977-85e5-fad8e2716ba0" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> the House by <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f13e5a42-578d-43cc-b097-a11805a0f412" ns1:matchtext="Rep." ns1:ruleid="238a2c50-a29a-4092-a8cc-57aaf9eb4f36" ns1:styleid="7f962386-0080-40f9-b84a-3cae7de9ea9f" ns1:suggestion="">Rep.</ns0:sgtag> Bill
Cassidy (R-<ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="12250ef7-7c79-41e7-a7c9-77a40daa8b42" ns1:matchtext="LA" ns1:ruleid="afc36609-dd72-4fea-a681-f8907f2ab027" ns1:styleid="7f836213-0530-4b3f-b9e3-20cd56cb20b7" ns1:suggestion="Los Angeles">LA</ns0:sgtag>).
Cassidy and Landrieu face<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cf4de7c8-64d3-4c94-8d89-305c08167652" ns1:matchtext="-off" ns1:ruleid="505a6553-576a-4fd7-bd58-45cc6079c372" ns1:styleid="e0ac06b6-ba68-4a25-9a24-7a5f126a6731" ns1:suggestion="">-off</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6bc7d7e0-51cc-4238-a568-d1461ad10478" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> a <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="367ba604-958f-4786-a047-86834e1fbcc6" ns1:matchtext="December 6" ns1:ruleid="f7ce6e27-225b-4003-a0e1-aff129142658" ns1:styleid="c2d9a13f-31da-4daa-942b-98b139bfce48" ns1:suggestion="Dec. 6">December 6</ns0:sgtag> run<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9f45a30e-77d8-4d43-8a43-fb4ebff05c24" ns1:matchtext="-off" ns1:ruleid="505a6553-576a-4fd7-bd58-45cc6079c372" ns1:styleid="e0ac06b6-ba68-4a25-9a24-7a5f126a6731" ns1:suggestion="">-off</ns0:sgtag> election.
Landrieu is behind <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="91732807-88ca-4d12-b508-73e24853fb01" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> the polls by
double digits and hoped the push for a vote on Keystone <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b615a52a-5259-4a03-9ff5-7590fdb0d781" ns1:matchtext="would" ns1:ruleid="b7f0e531-79c2-481b-a88f-e4ceb9e34fe5" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="">would</ns0:sgtag> propel <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7aadbcc4-1bc3-4248-8c33-3ed0ae44335b" ns1:matchtext="her" ns1:ruleid="17dfe218-0844-4949-948d-f42b5020daed" ns1:styleid="38152f4d-4f8b-4de7-831c-477ac94dd971" ns1:suggestion="">her</ns0:sgtag> to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0e4ef659-b624-4d67-88cf-4d4ba75c711e" ns1:matchtext="reelection" ns1:ruleid="5270f497-67ca-4a77-b975-4f6351efa1d0" ns1:styleid="b5c41c80-c671-405d-9002-c4526ddada94" ns1:suggestion="re-election">reelection</ns0:sgtag>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">New <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9f7222c9-9328-47fe-bd39-fe56597ff929" ns1:matchtext="Senate" ns1:ruleid="d727a01e-723c-49f9-9c84-e6a407d9e8a8" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="">Senate</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1ae1e6fd-9569-4c6e-b0ed-e5a2745b8645" ns1:matchtext="Majority" ns1:ruleid="bd8ebf06-4622-4c90-855b-34ba90353cb0" ns1:styleid="9ab68d83-c2be-4581-8f94-b30ef9db769f" ns1:suggestion="">Majority</ns0:sgtag> Mitch McConnell
(R-KY) vowed to make passing legislation on the project a priority when the new
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6ddb1f93-7ee8-40fb-bdec-d6220d56a101" ns1:matchtext="senate" ns1:ruleid="d727a01e-723c-49f9-9c84-e6a407d9e8a8" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="">senate</ns0:sgtag> convenes <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="acb7ef91-ace2-4778-96ca-993103a8cb3e" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> January.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Opponents of the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d1258c68-950d-4d6f-b506-545c8c6af238" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="">pipeline</ns0:sgtag> quickly
declared victory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“We thank all the senators <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="592225b1-aeca-48b5-a358-68564a9584fb" ns1:matchtext="who" ns1:ruleid="6be1d5ba-d0ef-464d-a0aa-8bf0cae6c3fb" ns1:styleid="e540cbae-8c9f-4612-91c1-612ea9ff01ea" ns1:suggestion="">who</ns0:sgtag> voted
against this dangerous Keystone legislation, and we’re more confident than ever
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="35c4ff2a-954c-465a-a5c3-89bcda2da9e7" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> this <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d036071a-a405-4209-a07d-e5b3665b884b" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="">pipeline</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="073dd010-aaa3-4743-9239-b19379675e92" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> never be
built,” <a href="http://www.lcv.org/media/press-releases/LCV-on-the-Vote-in-the-Senate-on-Legislation-Forcing-Approval-of-the-Keystone-XL-Pipeline.html">League of Conservation Voters</a> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a65d6001-6351-4c10-9e26-35c85c18ef31" ns1:matchtext="senior" ns1:ruleid="3dfa1bbd-a5a8-46c7-9241-f1c210c2c0b3" ns1:styleid="4d244e7f-468f-4a9e-8665-8f7f4f766cd1" ns1:suggestion="">senior</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c6f19185-e147-4d0b-8ac7-776455142d61" ns1:matchtext="vice president" ns1:ruleid="da9c107c-3d76-48f9-b585-2eb67285e6bc" ns1:styleid="ff51905a-53f5-4417-a131-bf1f2268bf62" ns1:suggestion="">vice president</ns0:sgtag>
of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="74fd3447-ea5b-4ee8-8e2c-dab0291f9e83" ns1:matchtext="government" ns1:ruleid="671a52f6-bbf3-4c32-8633-de3187a99265" ns1:styleid="d3c3b509-2a5e-4e99-97f9-f523abe7897c" ns1:suggestion="">government</ns0:sgtag> affairs
Tiernan Sittenfeld said. “The decision remains right where it belongs – with
President Obama and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="00a6b968-ca70-4bbe-ac8d-6b6049d15c71" ns1:matchtext="Secretary" ns1:ruleid="b09955b8-05dd-4fc0-858e-e43ed0367ebc" ns1:styleid="41284edd-0ead-4ecb-9492-ff438326ac90" ns1:suggestion="">Secretary</ns0:sgtag> Kerry.”</span><br />
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<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2d8507c4-6010-4172-b7a4-9c392ddca131" ns1:matchtext="In" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">In</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> response to </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="971d2149-6d1f-4a3d-826d-21d57c40e1a2" ns1:matchtext="the Senate" ns1:ruleid="33fc940b-a33c-49fc-a794-efdf998712d3" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the Senate</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> vote,
</span><a href="http://350.org/press-release/keystone-xl-vote-a-lose-lose/" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">350.org</a><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
</span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="67ffef9a-7ebd-4fc3-bfcf-316f4d0ab947" ns1:matchtext="Executive Director" ns1:ruleid="62ecb700-35b7-43fd-9c2d-dbcefe49a747" ns1:styleid="28aa1c87-e426-4654-956e-6dfe83f06d92" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Executive Director</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
May Boeve issued the </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a868e949-1ab3-4b77-811e-3c945d16c76c" ns1:matchtext="following" ns1:ruleid="c93ea192-a856-4f8b-9d55-dbf77b0e3616" ns1:styleid="e003a57c-5df2-4a03-a4ea-2c06c5dc1152" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">following</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Once again, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a8511672-efa6-4ecb-9624-8f2a43dd0fbe" ns1:matchtext="Congress" ns1:ruleid="26adbd1e-771b-4df9-a9e4-334a81f66f8b" ns1:styleid="1f37a156-4f15-468f-b060-1efae01bc48e" ns1:suggestion="">Congress</ns0:sgtag> tried
to play games with our future–and failed. <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="280981bd-b385-4cf2-9143-e8e74342f8c7" ns1:matchtext="Since" ns1:ruleid="3f0c24b1-92cd-4c24-9717-e4f337530203" ns1:styleid="2c5de096-3430-4f29-bf4f-1bbc19385e32" ns1:suggestion="">Since</ns0:sgtag> Keystone
XL has always been President Obama’s decision, this vote was never anything <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b4bc9328-e808-4a86-9550-e4b40198c9cc" ns1:matchtext="more than" ns1:ruleid="fdd6f960-d348-4f78-9658-615525741ba1" ns1:styleid="7b2231bd-53fe-47f4-ad60-c6d2cc2ea3ad" ns1:suggestion="">more than</ns0:sgtag> an empty gesture of political <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="563d6b06-b914-41e1-a2f8-1127d4bd6781" ns1:matchtext="theater" ns1:ruleid="18b5070d-be1d-4e1a-8b87-f7d2b71be63b" ns1:styleid="e7134e00-af5b-4795-98ed-295fc055df07" ns1:suggestion="">theater</ns0:sgtag>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">“Rather than letting </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ecb348ca-1089-4efb-a63d-6c9b7cc82106" ns1:matchtext="Congress" ns1:ruleid="26adbd1e-771b-4df9-a9e4-334a81f66f8b" ns1:styleid="1f37a156-4f15-468f-b060-1efae01bc48e" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Congress</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
continue to pantomime for Big Oil, President Obama </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fb1807d0-bdd9-44bb-a2ac-edee817ee3e1" ns1:matchtext="should" ns1:ruleid="8bbb8a69-cc52-4adb-b469-2bd8f7b65a71" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">should</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> step up
and reject this dirty tar sands </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c1c670eb-8e3c-4f50-b1e2-66beaac4bdd7" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pipeline</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> once
and for all. By dramatically accelerating tar sands oil development, Keystone
XL clearly fails President Obama’s own climate test. The </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="56f6b217-bc71-4031-93a9-25f42cccb6b8" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pipeline</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> is a
lose-lose for </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="45a557c5-f546-4e22-8e76-75ed7bdf649a" ns1:matchtext="everyone" ns1:ruleid="41ace04e-d013-4efd-a3e3-a7d1cc8f72f5" ns1:styleid="e541d3b1-014f-4304-8790-18aa54a311b2" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">everyone</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fb6d64b2-4759-4cbd-ac2d-b08259284f81" ns1:matchtext="except" ns1:ruleid="feeb8671-03e3-4b86-b6ff-8d45bfe39db7" ns1:styleid="22ebb20e-1249-45bc-af66-ed002a30b8bf" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">except</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
TransCanada. The </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="86cc0ced-6624-4271-b1d7-bc844d830f1c" ns1:matchtext="President" ns1:ruleid="74164e1b-5f76-4070-8788-22d47c6b3166" ns1:styleid="af37a9e6-3c59-4b4c-aa75-a9c57fc1178d" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">President</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> has
all the information he needs to reject this </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3b07a803-c325-43b2-b19d-470ea3f839e4" ns1:matchtext="pipeline" ns1:ruleid="2002bf23-0ebe-4887-9e5b-e8c9bad1274c" ns1:styleid="0dbb8554-c566-4c28-97d4-48180840b249" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">pipeline</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> now,
and we’re going to stand by him to make sure he does.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">On Monday evening, BuzzFeed News reported <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="133a0baf-46a6-4255-b66a-f161675a9a6a" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> Uber <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="58350816-8b0d-4451-9888-d40163152920" ns1:matchtext="Senior" ns1:ruleid="3dfa1bbd-a5a8-46c7-9241-f1c210c2c0b3" ns1:styleid="4d244e7f-468f-4a9e-8665-8f7f4f766cd1" ns1:suggestion="">Senior</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="caa574f0-5ca0-4f42-9448-58bef472da2a" ns1:matchtext="vice president" ns1:ruleid="da9c107c-3d76-48f9-b585-2eb67285e6bc" ns1:styleid="ff51905a-53f5-4417-a131-bf1f2268bf62" ns1:suggestion="">vice president</ns0:sgtag>
Emil Michael detailed a plan to “hire
four top opposition researchers and four journalists” to dig <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="47a204c0-9122-481d-915b-fbc749da9fd1" ns1:matchtext="into" ns1:ruleid="9137777d-bb9a-4f81-a237-47b007d4a3c5" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">into</ns0:sgtag> the personal
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Buzzfeed reported <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ca7951ff-3d8c-42b7-a595-45986c065df4" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> Michael apologized
Monday for the remarks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Photograph originated on social media and is considered available under fair use.</span>M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-877557771519871652014-11-18T14:45:00.003-05:002014-11-18T14:45:37.058-05:00State fire marshal reminds Ohioans to be fire safe during winter months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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COLUMBUS, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2ff7bd0e-6ac5-4000-910c-815a1b9ea895" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> - The first
significant snow of the season has hit <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1831cea4-28d2-4a5b-9900-aa78b54b03b3" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>, and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="89721ff9-16c2-4fb8-ae47-c9b1542ab899" ns1:matchtext="State" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">State</ns0:sgtag> Fire <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="584d800e-9942-4bdf-b8bd-d19cc6a043c4" ns1:matchtext="Marshal" ns1:ruleid="b8eeade7-f0b9-4a83-aee4-8275bfc6aac3" ns1:styleid="21b057cf-3e92-47a5-ba3b-2ad327385f6d" ns1:suggestion="">Marshal</ns0:sgtag> Larry
Flowers wants to remind Ohioans <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f90be542-d3bf-44a6-993e-18412330f242" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="501149d0-144c-4289-9bf1-9c1691dda915" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b0ac427c-fd6b-4b22-9446-50b4bb93bea2" ns1:matchtext="there" ns1:ruleid="377a8a10-8ac9-4a93-949b-133fc8b9bb8d" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">there</ns0:sgtag> is
increased risk for home fires when the weather turns <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8c1bab67-2e56-4b44-9bc1-0e852fb13c7f" ns1:matchtext="bad" ns1:ruleid="1253f671-4231-4448-807d-0448b75b82ca" ns1:styleid="94044be0-5f61-4526-9440-59f9c460e5b1" ns1:suggestion="">bad</ns0:sgtag>. However,
many of these fires are preventable and citizens can reduce <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0424f147-2e6c-4096-bb0e-f67beb6ba24c" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> risks of
becoming a fire casualty by identifying potential hazards and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d8221849-a4bb-46c8-a18e-dae952b71b36" ns1:matchtext="following" ns1:ruleid="c93ea192-a856-4f8b-9d55-dbf77b0e3616" ns1:styleid="e003a57c-5df2-4a03-a4ea-2c06c5dc1152" ns1:suggestion="">following</ns0:sgtag> simple
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power outages reported around the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="63453a5c-c6fa-4acb-add4-944916587b6d" ns1:matchtext="state" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">state</ns0:sgtag>, and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="158d7475-7819-4deb-a295-30a74c004b40" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag>’s when many
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7b1eb407-7c10-43b6-ad28-73ffc9068c0a" ns1:matchtext="people" ns1:ruleid="1cd27467-3486-48c5-b127-debcc6bcd662" ns1:styleid="e0b0f303-bc0e-460c-af05-2e92d21637ba" ns1:suggestion="">people</ns0:sgtag> turn to
alternative heating sources to stay warm,” said <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2bcbf934-3c18-45cd-b1ed-3f2f3a070bf2" ns1:matchtext="Marshal" ns1:ruleid="b8eeade7-f0b9-4a83-aee4-8275bfc6aac3" ns1:styleid="21b057cf-3e92-47a5-ba3b-2ad327385f6d" ns1:suggestion="">Marshal</ns0:sgtag> Flowers.
“<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f660aae9-d175-4678-8cb3-cf5b3a61b505" ns1:matchtext="That" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">That</ns0:sgtag> also means <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2f9c49c8-6969-4dc1-bbba-59b6f58a7848" ns1:matchtext="there" ns1:ruleid="377a8a10-8ac9-4a93-949b-133fc8b9bb8d" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">there</ns0:sgtag>’s an
increased chance for a fire. Make sure <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bfd9f59c-259d-4062-93b5-60cc1fdbb022" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> if you’re
using candles or makeshift heating sources or cooking methods <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a89d3366-d203-4dea-a712-8d9ccff51d42" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> you do so
safely. By <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a274ff39-4bd9-4ebb-a5f3-0695b7b67a07" ns1:matchtext="following" ns1:ruleid="c93ea192-a856-4f8b-9d55-dbf77b0e3616" ns1:styleid="e003a57c-5df2-4a03-a4ea-2c06c5dc1152" ns1:suggestion="">following</ns0:sgtag> some
basic safety tips, you can protect yourself and your family when severe weather
strikes.<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="01c092d7-f679-4dd7-b2a9-ecacbcc5a7fd" ns1:matchtext="” " ns1:ruleid="8ad8122b-a87e-46b4-a06d-a570cfbc4c9f" ns1:styleid="f6efb3f5-a187-491b-817e-ecffe34bc359" ns1:suggestion="” ">” </ns0:sgtag></div>
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<li>Use kerosene heaters and space heaters according to the manufacturer’s
instructions.</li>
<li>Alternative heaters need their space. Keep anything combustible at
least three feet away.</li>
<li>Make sure your alternative heaters have 'tip switches.' These 'tip
switches' are designed to automatically turn off the heater in the event they
tip over.</li>
<li>Do not use the kitchen oven range to heat your home. In addition to
being a fire hazard, it can be a source of toxic fumes.</li>
<li>Never refill a space heater while it is operating or still hot.</li>
<li>Refuel heaters only outdoors.</li>
<li>Make sure wood stoves are properly installed, and at least three feet
away from combustible materials. Ensure they have the proper floor support and
adequate ventilation.</li>
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<li>Follow the manufacturer's instructions and guidelines when using generators.</li>
<li>Use a generator or other fuel-powered machines outside the home. CO
fumes are odorless and can quickly overwhelm you indoors.</li>
<li>Use the appropriate sized and type power cords to carry the electric
load. Overloaded cords can overheat and cause fires.</li>
<li>Never run cords under rugs or carpets where heat might build up or
damage to a cord may go unnoticed.</li>
<li>Never connect generators to another power source such as power lines.
The reverse flow of electricity or 'backfeed' can electrocute an unsuspecting
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<li>If your home has sustained flood or water damage, and you can safely
get to the main breaker or fuse box, turn off the power.</li>
<li>Assume all wires on the ground are electrically charged. This includes
cable TV feeds.</li>
<li>Look for and replace frayed or cracked extension and appliance cords,
loose prongs, and plugs.</li>
<li>Exposed outlets and wiring could present a fire and life safety hazard.</li>
<li>Appliances that emit smoke or sparks should be repaired or replaced.</li>
<li>Have a licensed electrician check your home for damage. </li>
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objects and out of the reach of children.</li>
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such as stoves, electric space heaters and hair dryers, are in the OFF
position.</li>
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<li>Some smoke alarms may be dependent on your home's electrical service
and could be inoperative during a power outage. Check to see if your smoke
alarm uses a back-up battery and install a new battery at least once a year.</li>
<li>Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of your home and inside
and outside of sleeping areas.</li>
<li>All smoke alarms should be tested monthly. All batteries should be replaced
with new ones at least once a year.</li>
<li>If there is a fire hydrant near your home, keep it clear of snow, ice
and debris for easy access by the fire department.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ATHENS, Ohio – An early-morning fire Sunday sent at least one
resident and three firefighters to the hospital and damaged several buildings
on West Union Street in the Uptown area. The injured, including one resident,
three firefighters and three police officer, were transported to O’Bleness Memorial
Hospital.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Several businesses, including housing Jackie O's Public
House, The Union Bar, Smoke Zone, the Campus Sundry and Jack Neal Floral were destroyed or heavily damaged. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At least thirty residents were displaced by the fire. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The fire reportedly started around 4:10 a.m. and units from Athens
City, Richland Area, Nelsonville and The Plains and Waterloo Township fire
departments responded. At 9 a.m., water from two ladder trucks still deluged
the buildings which appeared to suffer severe damage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Electrical power is out in what Athens City Safety Director
Ron Lucas described as a significant part of the Uptown area. Lucas reported
that four residents were injured but three refused treatment. One resident was
treated and released. A hospital spokesperson said the four first responders
remain in an observation status but no serious injuries were reported.</span></div>
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closed. Court Street was closed from President to Washington streets. It is
unknown when the streets will reopen. The Rome Township Volunteer Fire
Department is providing fire coverage for while city units work to extinguish
the fire, clear the structures and assess damage.</span></div>
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around 5:45 a.m. Sunday. “The bar is a total loss,” Gunn said.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">In a social 4:45 p.m. media release, Lucas said Union Street will remain closed through the evening between Jackie-O's and
the Uptown Dog. Businesses on the south side of Union are accessible by
sidewalk and businesses west of Jackie-O's and east of The Uptown Dog are
accessible on the north side.</span><br />
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rest of the day and tonight to make sure fires do not flare up. The scene will
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Three firefighters and three police officers were treated for minor
exhaustion and smoke inhalation symptoms. One of the three officers also
sustained a knee injury.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Approximately 40 Ohio University students are known to have been
displaced by the fire, with many of those students being temporarily housed in
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">For those interested in assisting affected students, a donation station
has been set up on the fourth floor of Baker University Center. According to
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Universal <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0a90e8ee-6224-4ee4-a6ca-3e39e91bc204" ns1:matchtext="Health Care" ns1:ruleid="cff8b71b-1242-4f6f-9cb9-5c82b9f56516" ns1:styleid="5dbd1e1e-4d20-4018-90ab-b54a62791b5f" ns1:suggestion="">Health Care</ns0:sgtag>
Action Network <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1dd0a63d-07d8-4daa-a2b9-87c9f9793cec" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> (UHCAN) has
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Foundation, the nation’s largest health philanthropy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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UHCAN <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b99a8239-9ba1-4961-99a4-ba137e0b3f40" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> said it <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7aef665d-03af-418b-9404-8bb5bd18ab3c" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> work <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="37d52efe-44f2-497f-9ee0-fbb2170513dc" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> conjunction
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the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="13fcf115-201d-4db5-af7e-099c493d7e26" ns1:matchtext="national" ns1:ruleid="55900516-742c-4eee-a152-8b99e6638459" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">national</ns0:sgtag> program
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8ca52fc9-6871-494c-8757-274699ab62fb" ns1:matchtext="office" ns1:ruleid="b5828df9-1d52-4ddc-ab26-108c7ee4d58c" ns1:styleid="15b25b9b-9ba9-4282-84c9-470857a04523" ns1:suggestion="">office</ns0:sgtag> for the
Consumer Voices for Coverage program. <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8b920f9a-f9fe-48c9-a967-28f6fcf81943" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">As</ns0:sgtag> one of 18 <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b2a0912f-ca6d-494a-90f4-485fb97fe048" ns1:matchtext="state" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">state</ns0:sgtag>-based
consumer health advocacy organizations around the country to receive a grant
under the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Consumer Voices for Coverage
initiative, we <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="10184e8a-7677-443d-b3ec-8b15bb146464" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> be working
to expand enrollment capacity <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8098bd40-98a4-4dad-b736-f3bf0d4bbe48" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> communities
of color, rural, and other hard to reach communities <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bdab3358-9c0a-4a6b-b277-acc43c5869af" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2522ef98-74c9-4369-91cd-36de8bd0cf89" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>.</span><br />
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capacity us<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d3e433f0-0a7f-4dae-9eeb-22e253c7cf5c" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag>g faith and
community based organizations,” said Nita Carter, Health <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c22dfd9d-42b3-4114-a5e9-1d31ef42b704" ns1:matchtext="Equity" ns1:ruleid="e8238278-96d7-4e86-af70-be4e4334e104" ns1:styleid="1b68d288-cdd8-4f8a-91c1-3c9fa4d5bfdc" ns1:suggestion="">Equity</ns0:sgtag> Director
at UHCAN <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ac35205f-85c1-4596-bd7f-4e8862f47aa7" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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gained from a successful <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="13ea4201-be25-45db-8085-e6defb7eae26" ns1:matchtext="pilot" ns1:ruleid="10687729-f7be-46b9-8273-2483a1f9fc1c" ns1:styleid="818cd6b8-bd64-4931-bd5a-280ed1ebb2cd" ns1:suggestion="">pilot</ns0:sgtag> project
with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries and expand the organizations work to
faith and community programs <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b7d54371-7e9c-4d93-b9ee-d6a9554c7ef4" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2349c7b1-12ed-4583-8b7a-092bda4a4126" ns1:matchtext="Cleveland" ns1:ruleid="033ce392-fd11-4d33-8d7d-920e4f906054" ns1:styleid="b735a131-4bdf-4d6f-845b-bd39f29fcbec" ns1:suggestion="">Cleveland</ns0:sgtag>,
Columbus and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bcb5a8a9-41dc-450f-9cf9-f6c4abf78653" ns1:matchtext="Cincinnati" ns1:ruleid="a062bd51-3602-4e26-a0d9-8fc6db5e23e8" ns1:styleid="6d04661d-1e93-45ea-bb01-d34a60d875aa" ns1:suggestion="">Cincinnati</ns0:sgtag> and
add a rural <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="97362292-ae87-440f-963c-9784e1467669" ns1:matchtext="pilot" ns1:ruleid="10687729-f7be-46b9-8273-2483a1f9fc1c" ns1:styleid="818cd6b8-bd64-4931-bd5a-280ed1ebb2cd" ns1:suggestion="">pilot</ns0:sgtag> project. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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churches and community organizations to create lasting community based
enrollment sites <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d30c6f4d-0669-419c-92e0-f2f84408f82e" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="da2da2d9-9e9a-4639-9c55-3a5f4c232920" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> host
regular enrollment hours provide <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="69068df4-811c-40fb-a348-61384a0150a5" ns1:matchtext="follow-up" ns1:ruleid="fa39c5f2-a16d-43a1-8775-da4ac170586a" ns1:styleid="5a6ddc70-e9e3-411c-9912-80c313ccad86" ns1:suggestion="">follow-up</ns0:sgtag>,”
Carter said. We’ll track <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="588fecbf-82dd-458c-bc1a-721e1d9dfcf9" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> work and
share <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2aabd06f-576d-4ef9-8fc6-09e74da27ba9" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> lessons
learned to help guide the development of best practices for outreach and
enrollment and connecting <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f65af154-5224-435c-b285-9eb0905ec9c4" ns1:matchtext="people" ns1:ruleid="1cd27467-3486-48c5-b127-debcc6bcd662" ns1:styleid="e0b0f303-bc0e-460c-af05-2e92d21637ba" ns1:suggestion="">people</ns0:sgtag> to care <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4b717871-0250-4b4c-9d0d-799a15f748bd" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> hard to reach
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">UHCAN <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c4646025-6000-47a6-886d-02256c7e1443" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> is a <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ce7cc24d-65fe-48c2-a013-0ed932d6cdc9" ns1:matchtext="statewide" ns1:ruleid="79d8fa0a-74c3-4b21-9358-2f898d745fc0" ns1:styleid="866066b5-3be7-4958-87d5-cc8d44fe5fe6" ns1:suggestion="">statewide</ns0:sgtag>,
consumer health advocacy <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fb4703d2-bc5a-460b-827e-3264021ee0b5" ns1:matchtext="nonprofit" ns1:ruleid="49893426-f1ef-4610-8c5f-3d63e3bc1c72" ns1:styleid="2154e48c-213c-4d02-8076-d005b5bc98ee" ns1:suggestion="">nonprofit</ns0:sgtag>,
working to achieve quality, affordable <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6cb263f9-a551-4314-a026-a64db99f85ea" ns1:matchtext="health care" ns1:ruleid="cff8b71b-1242-4f6f-9cb9-5c82b9f56516" ns1:styleid="5dbd1e1e-4d20-4018-90ab-b54a62791b5f" ns1:suggestion="">health care</ns0:sgtag> for all
Ohioans. www.uhcanohio.org.</span></span>M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-52822127975805419792014-11-12T01:03:00.000-05:002014-11-12T14:11:51.388-05:00Honoring The Veterans Of Athens County, Ohio 2014 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ATHENS, OH - A photo slide show featuring the 2014 Veterans Day Parade in Athens, Ohio along with a tribute to those from Athens County killed in the Vietnam War.</span><br />
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Department of <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="4016dd3a-8c85-4030-b258-faebbb967251" ns1:matchtext="Veterans Affairs" ns1:ruleid="035e467d-296b-47a7-8ff9-e720c4fab3fd" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="VA">Veterans
Affairs</ns0:sgtag> (<ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="3a0fa5a4-2d5b-424c-a537-652b9d17648f" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>)
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McDonald announced changes to the <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="41b1ac50-3aa4-4932-85c5-afde7c4d7163" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
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system <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="26db9ceb-9072-4385-99de-c63bff5ebc69" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> this message sent
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have met and heard from Veterans and family members about how we can better serve
Veterans<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a6203923-8c12-4d3b-ae2d-ee0b519e1efc" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>I’ve also <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c44cee05-408a-47a4-b6d5-a227c748e67f" ns1:matchtext="traveled" ns1:ruleid="af5c83f6-30bb-4e45-870d-00359df91a29" ns1:styleid="35ff4c5c-5566-4e71-8bc6-56dbe2c2043c" ns1:suggestion="">traveled</ns0:sgtag> to <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="d2bb86ee-a182-4b7f-9105-b6de8990fc94" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
facilities across the country and have had the extraordinary opportunity to
meet with you, the men and women <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="11123a01-7068-4944-8829-6a1726a628c8" ns1:matchtext="who" ns1:ruleid="6be1d5ba-d0ef-464d-a0aa-8bf0cae6c3fb" ns1:styleid="e540cbae-8c9f-4612-91c1-612ea9ff01ea" ns1:suggestion="">who</ns0:sgtag> work on the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cb36362f-5cc1-45e7-8fc4-df11d9b645c3" ns1:matchtext="front lines" ns1:ruleid="127158ac-a7e5-4a7c-9d20-e198aa9df4e0" ns1:styleid="09dc7d6b-b026-4f94-ae9f-38edbf0bbdb4" ns1:suggestion="">front lines</ns0:sgtag> and
behind the scenes to care for and serve Veterans <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0fbaa946-2029-4192-9743-6f249eb32b7f" ns1:matchtext="every day" ns1:ruleid="ff499179-d16a-47e9-99b1-c87038139d7f" ns1:styleid="09418d38-cce6-42db-8fa3-06925d741dd0" ns1:suggestion="">every day</ns0:sgtag><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="79d7cd3c-557f-460a-a92f-b67ca06f411d" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>These opportunities have
informed my thinking <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="27f06fac-d3b9-41c9-8f28-fb7ec6333fc3" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> we work to
plan for the future of the Department<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="751e6314-0ff5-4912-a54a-2aab7eb77258" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="5b0faa2c-8d05-48e3-98d0-c470ecb471d4" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">.</ns0:sgtag><br />
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employees at 20 facilities serving <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="15a6f139-ced7-41b3-84f7-63466c6caeb9" ns1:matchtext="1.4" ns1:ruleid="b3de8556-6e4d-4bde-98a2-98a2955e4e6a" ns1:styleid="018a1060-84e0-45a1-a530-bcf828913540" ns1:suggestion="">1.4</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="92300489-0e17-4341-b509-c97fe925ff8f" ns1:matchtext="million" ns1:ruleid="fb8a8c7e-1ee2-42ed-b95a-7163a5c831dc" ns1:styleid="528cc0b7-79d4-4c80-929b-582cfa1ba9c7" ns1:suggestion="">million</ns0:sgtag> Veterans
have shared <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e1a52105-a59d-427c-a1ce-fa0b93579a32" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag>
perspectives on how we can improve this Department, and have provided
insightful and thoughtful feedback about how <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="a6dc6bba-1b6f-489f-976c-45a8195720b4" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="519bdb4d-e7c3-4b80-80a0-fa114766dd6e" ns1:matchtext="should" ns1:ruleid="8bbb8a69-cc52-4adb-b469-2bd8f7b65a71" ns1:styleid="640d2e33-2839-458a-b54b-9e2afa89f157" ns1:suggestion="">should</ns0:sgtag> be
organized to better serve Veterans. It is clear <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="783d81f1-0498-4364-8018-996cb77853cc" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> our shared
mission is important to you and your colleagues<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d8c5d72f-2c15-44cb-9786-67d5cf551d76" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>It’s also clear <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a0588cd3-2d62-4975-9b92-dec2a6adf433" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> you share
my goal of making <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="c0a19478-9328-44a9-b9aa-67be76726e02" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
easier to navigate for Veterans. I am grateful for your contributions, and your
support <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="48940e23-4b98-453a-b47d-c93a18c7f87e" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> this
endeavor.</div>
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<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c3d8b609-de3b-4156-990e-c78edd36e3f4" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion=""><br /></ns0:sgtag>
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c3d8b609-de3b-4156-990e-c78edd36e3f4" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">As</ns0:sgtag> we have been
considering changes to <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="1ce2c463-0e76-4025-8c33-9a5bd3965579" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>,
we have also met with Veterans, Veterans Service Organizations (VSO), NGOs<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4ea482a6-b064-43ea-8e7c-201ec0159dab" ns1:matchtext=", and" ns1:ruleid="e734bfcf-62bf-4e34-94b0-9de1017c1007" ns1:styleid="dfd25a9e-c011-448d-8ec8-b7260fe8d0bc" ns1:suggestion=" and">, and</ns0:sgtag> other
stakeholders<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="73972f94-b7ea-46b8-bbe8-b63ed9999263" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>We have used your feedback, and
the common themes we heard <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="471e5b68-7650-4680-aaaf-2b62bc318a21" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> all comments,
to begin shaping the way <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="02965698-bd7c-4602-b317-8aada5958678" ns1:matchtext="forward" ns1:ruleid="0e72d9fa-e846-4965-a4a9-4f9d2eec0b81" ns1:styleid="36935843-185a-4d3d-8b18-2674e84e00a6" ns1:suggestion="">forward</ns0:sgtag> for <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="87a61d00-7408-40f5-a8ec-5b5ffa4d1577" ns1:matchtext="VA." ns1:ruleid="86cea19e-4761-47ee-b49a-d95beaa077ae" ns1:styleid="7e65c7de-7902-4e78-a123-62f093770869" ns1:suggestion="Va.">VA.</ns0:sgtag> Soon, we <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1baa2384-21ff-433c-a932-a59a349a3368" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> begin
implementing changes to <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="a0ff9d24-ad91-48f5-8c43-f1372be5706c" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>,
to better structure our organization to meet Veteran needs<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e5847ef3-7aef-46d7-a08e-97dcc0d96363" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>Our new alignments may change
some of our processes, but our employees remain valued members of the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b8d83b61-bd32-4147-8ac8-4aaf8460c8bd" ns1:matchtext="team" ns1:ruleid="fccca938-0f72-40af-9830-e65328c434ed" ns1:styleid="f899ee95-bbf4-41e4-b4ac-7477ada98e35" ns1:suggestion="">team</ns0:sgtag>.</div>
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Our shared goals are to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f7ad3481-ef62-4258-8959-f480cf4f6235" ns1:matchtext="ensure" ns1:ruleid="9214269d-7091-4e9d-b922-229b66ff82f1" ns1:styleid="4681b171-0c49-43b8-a1c9-19c0caaaf154" ns1:suggestion="">ensure</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="60baad22-d9cf-4178-bf50-861c8060c3a9" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> Veterans
have a clear understanding of <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="45f5cc2f-0de4-4b58-8f99-9a9baba658e0" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
and where to go for what they need within any of our facilities; <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5adc6d65-18fe-40c9-99e5-c2389bd7c915" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> employees
are empowered with the authority, knowledge and tools they need to solve
problems and take action; and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8ede1713-045b-4526-8fcd-adaa38a784ed" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> the
products and services <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7b9d669e-fe14-414a-bde6-2e37bc44cdb0" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> we deliver
to Veterans are integrated within the organization<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cd309879-7795-4597-af0d-b7568b800b32" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>The changes we plan to make are <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fb0cd88d-5adc-4adc-9d2a-2c74958a44c7" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> follows:</div>
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<ul>
<li>Establish a new <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="a7b17be9-9943-4503-9c26-9d1f7394e881" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7f2d3f1b-6855-482b-b439-bbc4007c4ea2" ns1:matchtext="-wide" ns1:ruleid="ca89d129-d5cd-4acc-bf18-b360457303a7" ns1:styleid="9773a7e4-5ffe-4d01-aacb-f35fde16a272" ns1:suggestion="">-wide</ns0:sgtag> customer
service organization to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e8a3d864-68b7-4e3a-878d-4bf5604ad7da" ns1:matchtext="ensure" ns1:ruleid="9214269d-7091-4e9d-b922-229b66ff82f1" ns1:styleid="4681b171-0c49-43b8-a1c9-19c0caaaf154" ns1:suggestion="">ensure</ns0:sgtag> we
provide top-level customer service to veterans<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="519c8266-833f-4380-b8a4-48b4e0afe6e3" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>A <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8c93eec5-9669-494b-b94a-f37a7921997c" ns1:matchtext="Chief" ns1:ruleid="14a6ff14-5db5-43ce-a7a0-62301bb87f34" ns1:styleid="1e4690c0-a5c8-47ee-97be-45efa8f9e018" ns1:suggestion="">Chief</ns0:sgtag> Customer
Service Officer <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4c0e3993-b01a-43ae-baa6-498f3724a7b3" ns1:matchtext="who" ns1:ruleid="6be1d5ba-d0ef-464d-a0aa-8bf0cae6c3fb" ns1:styleid="e540cbae-8c9f-4612-91c1-612ea9ff01ea" ns1:suggestion="">who</ns0:sgtag> reports to
the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0e2c3d99-78c7-4edf-bcc3-d8fa1f5ec14d" ns1:matchtext="Secretary" ns1:ruleid="b09955b8-05dd-4fc0-858e-e43ed0367ebc" ns1:styleid="41284edd-0ead-4ecb-9492-ff438326ac90" ns1:suggestion="">Secretary</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8161396c-f902-4249-b89c-4f86e08fe6c0" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> lead this
effort<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4ff2d753-0521-4373-a604-20bafae933f5" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>The mission of the new <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c5323c35-441a-4c44-bbe0-5b9604d812a2" ns1:matchtext="office" ns1:ruleid="b5828df9-1d52-4ddc-ab26-108c7ee4d58c" ns1:styleid="15b25b9b-9ba9-4282-84c9-470857a04523" ns1:suggestion="">office</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f0ba801c-0f34-41cf-9b21-7049ee006557" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> be to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="22ce1947-a395-43b3-bd9e-30ceeaa96163" ns1:matchtext="drive" ns1:ruleid="58bb1ad9-8583-4c1e-8540-1dfa972f097e" ns1:styleid="e1530297-49e4-4372-8a49-1ba1a8854474" ns1:suggestion="">drive</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="c17ee989-8d46-408c-9649-a44e8c179755" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
culture and practices to understand and respond to the expectations of our
Veteran customers.</li>
<li>Establishing a single regional framework <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="18c1da5f-b3fe-4efc-81a5-d11833f21f53" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8f456f75-7beb-45ad-8d21-a96ff886ec0e" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> simplify
internal <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="963dcc25-010e-4605-8499-05daa00c71b9" ns1:matchtext="coordination" ns1:ruleid="33ea4c55-285f-4bd2-95bd-b36bbeb46719" ns1:styleid="5cbce330-08c6-4263-80da-5381a1b199d2" ns1:suggestion="">coordination</ns0:sgtag>,
facilitate partnering and enhance customer service. This <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e2068463-4898-4b94-90a2-be7c6f41829f" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> allow
Veterans to more easily navigate <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="3bc7d463-e343-4c94-a0a1-dd5e7ac54364" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
without having to understand our inner structure.</li>
<li>Working with our partners to establish a <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c0e39926-fda1-4d65-a83c-ec1b9d68fe27" ns1:matchtext="national" ns1:ruleid="55900516-742c-4eee-a152-8b99e6638459" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">national</ns0:sgtag> network
of Community Veteran <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3fc1ba09-15ee-4a7c-978d-9eac216f48c6" ns1:matchtext="Advisory" ns1:ruleid="a81c56d5-1ca7-461b-9202-c138ebfe6141" ns1:styleid="3002f615-8e0d-4da8-81c8-94377ab87b8a" ns1:suggestion="">Advisory</ns0:sgtag>
Councils to <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="aa47a702-ad7a-4dcc-a4bf-f0b1b4dbe4a5" ns1:matchtext="coordinate" ns1:ruleid="75ba1df8-0646-445a-86f0-a15af3c7f8ea" ns1:styleid="5cbce330-08c6-4263-80da-5381a1b199d2" ns1:suggestion="">coordinate</ns0:sgtag>
better service delivery with <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="13b08fed-10b5-4674-8b20-cceea3ab3fa0" ns1:matchtext="local" ns1:ruleid="59ad9105-1d77-454f-994c-00859d60e4ac" ns1:styleid="5a3dfeb0-e3fd-4262-903b-b4b6a445c8db" ns1:suggestion="">local</ns0:sgtag>, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="30b7e364-101f-405b-8e2e-03d3f4dcce8e" ns1:matchtext="state" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">state</ns0:sgtag> and
community partners. Expanded public-<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ba1bf8dd-24f3-4e6c-acc9-097b3317da77" ns1:matchtext="private" ns1:ruleid="30d7258e-1000-4496-857c-517fa2cd55a0" ns1:styleid="17872ef3-2436-44aa-821b-24f2e6a7719f" ns1:suggestion="">private</ns0:sgtag>
partnerships <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f3841154-f5d8-4ab9-b5f8-413b392be50e" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> help us <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="372227ff-e20a-451d-8020-d1c135949f7a" ns1:matchtext="coordinate" ns1:ruleid="75ba1df8-0646-445a-86f0-a15af3c7f8ea" ns1:styleid="5cbce330-08c6-4263-80da-5381a1b199d2" ns1:suggestion="">coordinate</ns0:sgtag>
Veteran-related issues with local, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f2794791-ec62-4540-b8b3-78b7d646eeb2" ns1:matchtext="state" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">state</ns0:sgtag> and
community partners, as well as <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="d2a1652b-8cfb-4ef8-b5bc-1bb18a2f471d" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
employees<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8244c559-67f6-470d-b0da-3cab063b71df" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">.</ns0:sgtag></li>
<li>Identifying opportunities for <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="4acc12f9-b2fa-4994-8f60-b41f7d7a70fa" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
to realign <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ecb0d255-4119-4e4f-a82f-63596b1529aa" ns1:matchtext="its" ns1:ruleid="0f8531ad-132f-4e7c-a91f-317cd732f7c9" ns1:styleid="3d9673e9-28c6-4fdb-85d4-48ca8a50b139" ns1:suggestion="">its</ns0:sgtag> internal
business processes <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="61438e51-6595-4e8e-9638-f2c081b2e906" ns1:matchtext="into" ns1:ruleid="9137777d-bb9a-4f81-a237-47b007d4a3c5" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">into</ns0:sgtag> a shared
services model <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9409054c-6c07-4d57-bae7-fcd96b1ea0a4" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="163ed54a-e450-45e1-98d7-afa77eb98b2f" ns1:matchtext="which" ns1:ruleid="504ee96c-d15d-4d0c-b0b9-682d07aca8cc" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion="">which</ns0:sgtag>
organizations across <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="879a8785-bce3-4890-a736-8a0c6992ecc7" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e26d37c5-19ff-4886-9a9e-6d51b28614d9" ns1:matchtext="leverage" ns1:ruleid="2f9e4048-1da9-4622-a23a-51c368f3e6cd" ns1:styleid="5116798c-3ad3-4106-b686-a1c522321a9f" ns1:suggestion="">leverage</ns0:sgtag> the
same support services, to improve efficiency, reduce costs and increase
productivity across <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="59fb391d-192b-43c6-9086-947fb18f5f26" ns1:matchtext="VA." ns1:ruleid="86cea19e-4761-47ee-b49a-d95beaa077ae" ns1:styleid="7e65c7de-7902-4e78-a123-62f093770869" ns1:suggestion="Va.">VA.</ns0:sgtag> Right now, we’re looking at options used <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b26c0e73-b285-4a62-a7c8-174b3ec6b373" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fc658b05-95f2-4383-bc63-419ed6e6b5ce" ns1:matchtext="private" ns1:ruleid="30d7258e-1000-4496-857c-517fa2cd55a0" ns1:styleid="17872ef3-2436-44aa-821b-24f2e6a7719f" ns1:suggestion="">private</ns0:sgtag> sector
to enhance our rapid delivery of services, and also at our own business
processes <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="88bac383-4a84-4e15-9a70-bab702e28ee8" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> are suited
for shared services.</li>
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Please keep <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d40ea861-bcbd-47f2-a4c6-6f8956571c0e" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> mind <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="98b0d701-02da-4429-b34f-e520336035da" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> this is a <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="26566570-2a43-4c16-a8d8-bd68defd685e" ns1:matchtext="long-term" ns1:ruleid="97824d6d-b987-49b9-800b-72462e082561" ns1:styleid="abb3b11d-2442-44e9-b048-46f2ce7f5bde" ns1:suggestion="">long-term</ns0:sgtag>
process and we are just beginning to plan how this <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="20468901-27f8-4b99-b9a8-8d6843cb609c" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> all unfold<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="698b87f5-c74d-46bd-acf7-0f032f6ba8ce" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>As we move <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="503eb2dd-27c4-44f1-afd4-813df951c6f1" ns1:matchtext="forward" ns1:ruleid="0e72d9fa-e846-4965-a4a9-4f9d2eec0b81" ns1:styleid="36935843-185a-4d3d-8b18-2674e84e00a6" ns1:suggestion="">forward</ns0:sgtag> with
these changes, your feedback, ideas and perspective <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b96d246f-bec2-45fa-a21b-d4eb45698314" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> be
invaluable. To gather your suggestions, we have launched an <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="dd134f27-0549-4909-aacd-e516ec42af47" ns1:matchtext="intranet" ns1:ruleid="593adb09-8801-4560-83d7-05a6f6eac2b0" ns1:styleid="77330da0-7564-461c-a8a5-0309ff0e6ece" ns1:suggestion="">intranet</ns0:sgtag> web
tool, the My <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="38b6e481-15d4-406c-9df6-756d94f39586" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
Idea House, where employees from across <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="6e3f9bc0-9de0-406c-a980-5cc5aa64ee44" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
can submit ideas <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7618d150-83e2-4688-8e2a-2432bab5297d" ns1:matchtext="online" ns1:ruleid="c51e6c1a-1d02-42c4-8c00-4d13885e5b12" ns1:styleid="7cd32ba2-18c1-426a-b58d-76461e01ae48" ns1:suggestion="">online</ns0:sgtag> to
improve services, streamline processes and solve issues for veterans and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1df49013-39f9-43f1-a402-2455dadd9ca1" ns1:matchtext="their" ns1:ruleid="81783fc0-ca43-41c5-961b-7bc9d83f9b85" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">their</ns0:sgtag> families.
Employees can also vote on submissions from your colleagues across <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0ef6de30-10b3-4bad-9eb8-0eb04f03c4ba" ns1:matchtext="VA." ns1:ruleid="86cea19e-4761-47ee-b49a-d95beaa077ae" ns1:styleid="7e65c7de-7902-4e78-a123-62f093770869" ns1:suggestion="Va.">VA.</ns0:sgtag></div>
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Sponsors <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fd6f22fa-1f29-4bb6-a689-9124652b22e7" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> select ideas
and create topic-related groups to encourage collaboration and help make the
ideas a reality. The Idea House <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ee739323-75d1-44d1-a386-55ef48c645db" ns1:matchtext="website" ns1:ruleid="c7ce9497-42fc-481d-966b-e30966ccd225" ns1:styleid="5f2b2234-c0cb-4801-92d2-73a31e64130f" ns1:suggestion="">website</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c063a48a-83b9-4276-be6d-f5e28b012b45" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> officially
open for submissions <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="12da3ca4-ad9a-465b-9e85-81e25069e37f" ns1:matchtext="tomorrow" ns1:ruleid="e8a4e302-7137-4c52-8d7a-21349aa06c1d" ns1:styleid="6a1df9a9-9d1b-46b2-bfca-aa88a268927f" ns1:suggestion="">tomorrow (sic)</ns0:sgtag>, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0597e5a0-75f0-4626-9e03-d6682217a94c" ns1:matchtext="Veterans Day" ns1:ruleid="95001cbc-7402-4568-b10a-6d3f40452a23" ns1:styleid="e681e904-b5cd-4ffd-89f7-f92f3bafe80a" ns1:suggestion="">Veterans Day</ns0:sgtag>,
Nov. 11. I encourage you to go to www.vaideahouse.ideascale.com to submit your
ideas and proposed solutions to the challenges you are seeing.</div>
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I know <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="06904860-c137-4607-a903-6a4fc2661a72" ns1:matchtext="there" ns1:ruleid="377a8a10-8ac9-4a93-949b-133fc8b9bb8d" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">there</ns0:sgtag> are a lot
of questions about this effort, and I know <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a919da18-ff2f-4fa1-bb35-eccba65c45fa" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="adb69d4e-f9c3-413c-ac7f-514039ba32e9" ns1:matchtext="there" ns1:ruleid="377a8a10-8ac9-4a93-949b-133fc8b9bb8d" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">there</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5c28a903-327f-443e-ae82-af2bcbe4eb01" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> be concerns<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d1f247dc-0500-426d-a04d-6e057feb8d4c" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>We don’t have all the answers
right now, and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b3df7bd5-0c7f-4f39-bf0f-9b0f38c7ca67" ns1:matchtext="that" ns1:ruleid="b42f0853-c879-4f3a-9b20-dae229a3e74b" ns1:styleid="2a7baa84-be0d-402c-949e-2981358ee4c7" ns1:suggestion="">that</ns0:sgtag>’s why we
are reaching to you for your thoughts<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6930dd26-b06e-4c48-a931-fe9714ffa1fe" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="76078a82-0006-4656-8287-b87087231a67" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag>This <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e654ae3f-b07f-4c0f-8872-e4718ca21de5" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> be a fair
and deliberate process, and we need your help to make sure our decisions are
the right ones for veterans.</div>
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<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="08b06ac2-3569-42b0-93ae-a4b423e50939" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion=""><br /></ns0:sgtag></div>
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<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="08b06ac2-3569-42b0-93ae-a4b423e50939" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">As</ns0:sgtag> we collect <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0dd8b515-c9ae-4bd6-aab2-bb4224acdef9" ns1:matchtext="input" ns1:ruleid="c905e718-7832-4dbb-847f-bf46301b6706" ns1:styleid="f70d31bd-ee14-4e46-afd5-b533a6024fac" ns1:suggestion="">input</ns0:sgtag> and work
together to design an <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e3797873-3f93-40df-b139-3ed6485e488a" ns1:matchtext="employee" ns1:ruleid="0834ea05-e38f-403c-851f-ed6bf2a461f6" ns1:styleid="738367d1-4372-4723-87c6-baeaa376f949" ns1:suggestion="">employee</ns0:sgtag>-led, veteran-centric <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="ff61c4bd-c71a-48c7-b390-434cd3eec98f" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>,
we have a great opportunity to make significant progress <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f4b32415-d071-43b3-9911-5719d309eb24" ns1:matchtext="toward" ns1:ruleid="e8f6849b-0219-4b95-8b56-c2d6ead1da58" ns1:styleid="39a1895e-f98f-419d-9edd-15d54ffc398e" ns1:suggestion="">toward</ns0:sgtag> our goals
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d069dc2c-d345-4c33-916d-ae0aedee24b4" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> the near
term. Thank you for the work you are doing <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="adeae016-00f4-4e22-9e31-7b9587a0ca04" ns1:matchtext="each" ns1:ruleid="c10d6a45-1849-42f4-8579-521eca2272da" ns1:styleid="2a5218ad-93c9-4a30-ad4f-03b8adeb622e" ns1:suggestion="">each</ns0:sgtag> day to make
<ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="9aa84f7f-77a3-40b8-8502-323e49e0eaf1" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
a stronger organization for America’s veterans<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f50658d4-27b4-4834-adab-a69e1b418ff7" ns1:matchtext=". " ns1:ruleid="de7780b4-49ff-4b86-b2a8-628c50db978a" ns1:styleid="60d0c6ba-a590-4f27-b39d-cda5c5c30be9" ns1:suggestion=". ">. </ns0:sgtag></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">COLUMBUS, OH — <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1b836846-d40b-4296-bed8-138c47065e7d" ns1:matchtext="Senator" ns1:ruleid="8a046fcc-99cf-46ff-a28f-5ff0230af93a" ns1:styleid="52d02972-de8b-4d32-84d8-c36cf7156039" ns1:suggestion="">Senator</ns0:sgtag> Lou <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="90621ea1-e166-4586-8954-23a1ae6eb0cc" ns1:matchtext="Gentile" ns1:ruleid="b8d71be0-0490-40d6-807b-4b90ecf454b9" ns1:styleid="5f8bf9e1-3a0c-4108-b1c1-41e84a64ad29" ns1:suggestion="">Gentile</ns0:sgtag>
(D-Steubenville) received the 2014 <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7ff13781-5e9c-4133-9d55-c11c715dada8" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> Educational
Service Center <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f1636001-6845-433e-8327-185e24bb5d6f" ns1:matchtext="Association" ns1:ruleid="e5355a17-b745-425a-8810-cab9b8ef47f8" ns1:styleid="0dcd3282-3716-455b-b341-b3173eff6ca9" ns1:suggestion="">Association</ns0:sgtag>’s
Legislative Leadership Award for his dedication to strengthening <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a6c3e212-bb4e-46c1-8a9c-b92aa59bf631" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>’s education system. The award program, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c014c686-f138-46ab-b383-ce5d397338aa" ns1:matchtext="which" ns1:ruleid="504ee96c-d15d-4d0c-b0b9-682d07aca8cc" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion="">which</ns0:sgtag> began <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bee7094c-b134-4b66-be46-69004faeb5e5" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> 1985,
recognizes outstanding ESC and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cd84f73d-ce6e-451c-b8b0-8e885b6d4c91" ns1:matchtext="school" ns1:ruleid="33b76eb4-b788-4790-a25d-08f621660dee" ns1:styleid="c69118a0-3a36-49b8-b376-7510ba4878c1" ns1:suggestion="">school</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="28006d78-1639-4054-8dc4-1600ee65a0fe" ns1:matchtext="district" ns1:ruleid="deb97098-4ec0-44e9-b50f-e93b858255d0" ns1:styleid="ad5aa6c8-ee29-4c1c-b41e-843f7f37df9b" ns1:suggestion="">district</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c0d919aa-6999-4a7e-8327-ad105248c4a1" ns1:matchtext="board" ns1:ruleid="e1e259ec-c1d3-4610-9d4c-ca88a09fd02b" ns1:styleid="f982bac3-a644-4e07-93a0-5f753eedafd4" ns1:suggestion="">board </ns0:sgtag>members, as well as elected officials.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“This program symbolizes the very heart and essence of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="74d10b17-b8e1-47e4-8f4a-3cfb29770c12" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>’s 53
Educational Service Centers—pooling exemplary leaders, community resources, businesses, industries and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bcccfe61-00f8-4969-9878-46e6b4e395e4" ns1:matchtext="government" ns1:ruleid="671a52f6-bbf3-4c32-8633-de3187a99265" ns1:styleid="d3c3b509-2a5e-4e99-97f9-f523abe7897c" ns1:suggestion="">government</ns0:sgtag>
together to better serve <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9affc2dd-ef77-48e4-8aaf-3578ad6e2c19" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="cfbef76c-03ec-4fb2-92ce-731afd96380b" ns1:matchtext="school" ns1:ruleid="33b76eb4-b788-4790-a25d-08f621660dee" ns1:styleid="c69118a0-3a36-49b8-b376-7510ba4878c1" ns1:suggestion="">school</ns0:sgtag> districts
and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="735a1ed2-0f45-45b2-8dda-fbeca1e6a9f7" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>’s <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e59c8f93-befd-4d46-bd8b-a3d3c06e2b60" ns1:matchtext="youth" ns1:ruleid="2a79daff-14a9-44ed-82d4-485f488ab40b" ns1:styleid="362f86f4-4b0d-4efb-9081-a15ea6b902f3" ns1:suggestion="">youth</ns0:sgtag> regardless
of where they live and attend <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="81f9b3e7-d57b-44bc-a405-b06ead41e8a3" ns1:matchtext="school" ns1:ruleid="33b76eb4-b788-4790-a25d-08f621660dee" ns1:styleid="c69118a0-3a36-49b8-b376-7510ba4878c1" ns1:suggestion="">school</ns0:sgtag>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">We are honored to recognize </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5be81efe-8515-40f0-b2d3-6ad478b477ca" ns1:matchtext="Senator" ns1:ruleid="8a046fcc-99cf-46ff-a28f-5ff0230af93a" ns1:styleid="52d02972-de8b-4d32-84d8-c36cf7156039" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Senator </ns0:sgtag><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="147963f7-d049-422b-af3a-18292943198c" ns1:matchtext="Gentile" ns1:ruleid="b8d71be0-0490-40d6-807b-4b90ecf454b9" ns1:styleid="5f8bf9e1-3a0c-4108-b1c1-41e84a64ad29" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Gentile </ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">for his
dedicated </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="63917d1d-b63a-4c59-9a21-a53875e2c516" ns1:matchtext="commitment" ns1:ruleid="851eb2a9-e6a4-4b65-b675-fbe3e16f752a" ns1:styleid="37204444-ca07-47d9-aa94-b5736697a286" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">commitment</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to
public service,” said OESCA </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b7f75fea-d31b-42c9-8756-6a8ce955c46c" ns1:matchtext="Executive Director" ns1:ruleid="62ecb700-35b7-43fd-9c2d-dbcefe49a747" ns1:styleid="28aa1c87-e426-4654-956e-6dfe83f06d92" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Executive Director</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
Craig Burford.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1e806e41-d77a-464a-afaf-aab8853a8f82" ns1:matchtext="Gentile" ns1:ruleid="b8d71be0-0490-40d6-807b-4b90ecf454b9" ns1:styleid="5f8bf9e1-3a0c-4108-b1c1-41e84a64ad29" ns1:suggestion="">Gentile</ns0:sgtag> was
nominated by Jefferson <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c983fa6b-1497-4a0a-8e70-2aae973db68f" ns1:matchtext="County" ns1:ruleid="ec95b53b-81d5-4481-9035-c288344fd589" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="">County</ns0:sgtag>
Educational Service Center <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2fc7361c-3ebe-4d11-8389-4148753193a9" ns1:matchtext="Superintendent" ns1:ruleid="ec354ba1-3d0e-4700-b72b-6906960341ff" ns1:styleid="390e43d6-e65b-4d4f-8339-d653305a4a82" ns1:suggestion="">Superintendent</ns0:sgtag>
George </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ash as well as the Jefferson </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fab5b1e7-61d0-47c7-ba1a-d2390d8bc7f8" ns1:matchtext="County" ns1:ruleid="ec95b53b-81d5-4481-9035-c288344fd589" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">County</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> ESC’s
Governing </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4125ba23-d453-4b84-9c0a-8aafc725a065" ns1:matchtext="Board" ns1:ruleid="e1e259ec-c1d3-4610-9d4c-ca88a09fd02b" ns1:styleid="f982bac3-a644-4e07-93a0-5f753eedafd4" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Board</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">, and was
formally recognized during the 29th </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="55bd828e-be64-4917-a1cf-c45a18767ea1" ns1:matchtext="Annual" ns1:ruleid="adacbb3c-242b-4590-a493-d6907084cd7f" ns1:styleid="cd70b590-1ab2-40da-b6ea-8a7190682a4b" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Annual</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="18c163fd-785a-454e-84a3-28c4c1a7971d" ns1:matchtext="Capital" ns1:ruleid="e73d7ad3-67b7-41bb-a942-7350cd53eab2" ns1:styleid="272914fc-a94c-4240-a277-fc502eb42fe7" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Capital</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">
Conference Awards and Recognition Program </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ae549cd8-f9e9-4ff9-8ef4-0158a6149f74" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Columbus.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“I am deeply honored to receive such a prestigious award from the
OESCA,” said <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3b11e01a-63cc-4e86-aae3-e269917a97a0" ns1:matchtext="Gentile" ns1:ruleid="b8d71be0-0490-40d6-807b-4b90ecf454b9" ns1:styleid="5f8bf9e1-3a0c-4108-b1c1-41e84a64ad29" ns1:suggestion="">Gentile</ns0:sgtag>. “I am </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">humbled to be recognized by so many dedicated and talented education
professionals. Together, we </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">share a </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="96b27651-3c73-4349-b72b-c6b376c676ac" ns1:matchtext="commitment" ns1:ruleid="851eb2a9-e6a4-4b65-b675-fbe3e16f752a" ns1:styleid="37204444-ca07-47d9-aa94-b5736697a286" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">commitment</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to
ensuring our </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="adaf491a-bde5-4591-8b52-c4355488e0d6" ns1:matchtext="school" ns1:ruleid="33b76eb4-b788-4790-a25d-08f621660dee" ns1:styleid="c69118a0-3a36-49b8-b376-7510ba4878c1" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">school</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> districts
have the resources they need to provide a quality </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">education for </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3be39359-70e8-4091-82eb-4390f7f18238" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ohio</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">'s </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="61ef5a23-944f-4d2d-8926-46e98a4f95aa" ns1:matchtext="children" ns1:ruleid="eca92b17-2fda-4d20-85d3-fb86628eb241" ns1:styleid="fe12db45-b58d-444a-90d4-2de0c4add886" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">children</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">. I </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="788b90b6-5bd9-43eb-a617-4d74e91da7f3" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">will</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> continue to
work with </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a31d7bca-391e-48f5-a671-aa27111ba7bd" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ohio</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">'s ESCs to
encourage the </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b5ce9a50-182e-4af0-b63d-f40b5aabc994" ns1:matchtext="General" ns1:ruleid="f0f424a6-0b06-4513-b2ff-54c1bc206710" ns1:styleid="52a04601-a3fb-4355-8f9b-51d71588d498" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">General </ns0:sgtag><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="84270ee8-1fdd-471d-afe4-122257bf7123" ns1:matchtext="Assembly" ns1:ruleid="bcde356a-2a07-41a1-91fa-35d20e727dbe" ns1:styleid="d796e7b7-6f95-4878-b0ee-0149d1c5ea18" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Assembly</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> to
invest </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ad346115-ad5e-4a70-bd9d-3d0c9e873faf" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> public
education and make educating our </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1edb8b68-6995-4d9b-8940-3612e6162d38" ns1:matchtext="children" ns1:ruleid="eca92b17-2fda-4d20-85d3-fb86628eb241" ns1:styleid="fe12db45-b58d-444a-90d4-2de0c4add886" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">children</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> a top
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e92b6a74-1edd-4473-aead-c4fc72deab8b" ns1:matchtext="Gentile" ns1:ruleid="b8d71be0-0490-40d6-807b-4b90ecf454b9" ns1:styleid="5f8bf9e1-3a0c-4108-b1c1-41e84a64ad29" ns1:suggestion="">Gentile</ns0:sgtag>
represents Jefferson, Belmont, Harrison, Carroll, Monroe, Noble, Meigs, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="30228e1a-d2a1-48a0-a2d5-d1978941eddc" ns1:matchtext="Washington" ns1:ruleid="e33700c8-39cf-4847-8443-14ae926d30e8" ns1:styleid="9750061c-c559-426d-bd7d-8eea76da2f98" ns1:suggestion="">Washington </ns0:sgtag></span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">and portions of Athens and Vinton </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="36737dd4-66b0-48a2-a1c8-0558ab144b43" ns1:matchtext="Counties" ns1:ruleid="423cd95b-42c8-4c67-9958-77de5fb0043b" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="counties" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">Counties</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 115%;">.</span></div>
M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-55676227634119588232014-11-05T14:26:00.000-05:002014-11-12T14:26:54.838-05:00Sherrod Brown Supports Wojtanowski To Lead Democrats After Redfern Resigns<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">COLUMBUS, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="80592c98-8aa4-4ad9-9932-087ee5953c6f" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> - <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fd8e0ecd-7a7a-4dbf-9fd5-c1d71556cc9f" ns1:matchtext="Sen." ns1:ruleid="6a6835a3-94fa-444e-b833-44ee8502f06a" ns1:styleid="52d02972-de8b-4d32-84d8-c36cf7156039" ns1:suggestion="">Sen.</ns0:sgtag> Sherrod
Brown, <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e267b1d5-2929-4349-b720-fb025b95f9ba" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>’s top
Democratic elected official, is supporting <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="41aa5062-83d9-47db-ab33-bcb8727247de" ns1:matchtext="longtime" ns1:ruleid="ab9c98a0-4830-4e04-83da-d69b1c5ddf2a" ns1:styleid="aec95435-90cb-4fc9-8279-f1b99ccf4c18" ns1:suggestion="">longtime</ns0:sgtag>
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Party. The news comes <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="de3b9a7c-b854-4d2a-8378-dd3a38808d23" ns1:matchtext="less" ns1:ruleid="ab8abaa6-3497-46f7-9165-29afbae02601" ns1:styleid="b9798b8c-d08b-4add-afc4-cdbc75f8f1fd" ns1:suggestion="">less</ns0:sgtag> than a day
after current <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b2104c90-8d2d-450c-b581-ed387feed2a5" ns1:matchtext="chairman" ns1:ruleid="7a14cc61-f0b8-4b16-ae96-f231f2d460da" ns1:styleid="420aa03a-1632-44a5-9e31-9b3f15907a55" ns1:suggestion="">chairman</ns0:sgtag> Chris
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M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-44239882531223885692014-11-03T15:59:00.003-05:002014-11-03T16:06:42.063-05:00Policy Matters Ohio names Harlan Spector communications director<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Policy Matters <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="94d12a7c-f64e-45c1-a18c-5bb67518a215" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> has named
veteran <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f4f858ea-0f9c-49b1-aeff-9b227c95c803" ns1:matchtext="media" ns1:ruleid="0688cb5f-9c38-49bd-bf7b-2a5772d06687" ns1:styleid="2a547f4b-8a51-4c9a-82b8-d80f5521715f" ns1:suggestion="">media</ns0:sgtag>
professional Harlan Spector <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c2663014-9c8f-4085-a41b-766663806e3f" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> the
organization's new director of communications.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Spector has <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="aed51752-c4a4-423c-9353-51f5458eb4ec" ns1:matchtext="decades" ns1:ruleid="dea450fd-bf9b-4669-8295-796683353b7a" ns1:styleid="0bf3f530-0223-49a3-936d-e76befa239c8" ns1:suggestion="">decades</ns0:sgtag> of
experience as a journalist at The Plain Dealer <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1a044b42-5de8-4c35-bf95-5255217506fe" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4822a22a-314c-4d2a-b2a0-c8396c0e8fcf" ns1:matchtext="Cleveland" ns1:ruleid="033ce392-fd11-4d33-8d7d-920e4f906054" ns1:styleid="b735a131-4bdf-4d6f-845b-bd39f29fcbec" ns1:suggestion="">Cleveland</ns0:sgtag>. He
supervised news coverage <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f376ca8d-df2b-42da-8c10-ecf87b27e7cd" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> an <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="723d8232-cb90-4d2e-b0a4-e8e92316fd7a" ns1:matchtext="assistant" ns1:ruleid="c8dfe842-ee77-465a-802b-67e09a2c10dd" ns1:styleid="1cbfd5df-6aa4-4c9d-a159-f9d80aec4b0c" ns1:suggestion="">assistant</ns0:sgtag> metro <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="8cd39fe6-4d71-422d-a6fe-cfdb5db25d6d" ns1:matchtext="editor" ns1:ruleid="e4283f3c-4918-4a64-bac0-4de7d0fea326" ns1:styleid="cad5770e-ac6f-4e55-a183-8092ba0c8e6c" ns1:suggestion="">editor</ns0:sgtag> and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0f20d96a-cdbf-4aa2-b2f0-7d9fa97805bf" ns1:matchtext="assistant" ns1:ruleid="c8dfe842-ee77-465a-802b-67e09a2c10dd" ns1:styleid="1cbfd5df-6aa4-4c9d-a159-f9d80aec4b0c" ns1:suggestion="">assistant</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d6a72167-a51b-49cf-8af1-62fe4db8114b" ns1:matchtext="features" ns1:ruleid="11e7234f-178e-4908-b469-4fc0ae2adcf3" ns1:styleid="d9217415-7191-41ba-aa41-3583a742b033" ns1:suggestion="">features</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="52fe66d3-474c-445a-97e6-85e333abcf57" ns1:matchtext="editor" ns1:ruleid="e4283f3c-4918-4a64-bac0-4de7d0fea326" ns1:styleid="cad5770e-ac6f-4e55-a183-8092ba0c8e6c" ns1:suggestion="">editor</ns0:sgtag>, and
worked 14 <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b034ebe8-6165-414d-b0a1-badd5e3432fe" ns1:matchtext="years" ns1:ruleid="5bff5bef-0c1e-4e5c-b806-a09702069ed3" ns1:styleid="160c6d32-9841-4816-b264-f3f45410c00d" ns1:suggestion="">years</ns0:sgtag> as a
reporter, providing <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ea4676c7-b11d-4205-ae79-e72fee35f7d6" ns1:matchtext="in-depth" ns1:ruleid="3baaa57c-1e19-4d58-b7d1-61e974d85767" ns1:styleid="9990621e-488f-412a-ae67-9f0999a8f5fe" ns1:suggestion="">in-depth</ns0:sgtag>
coverage of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9b038d30-d72d-4810-af17-cf46c47a36c4" ns1:matchtext="health care" ns1:ruleid="cff8b71b-1242-4f6f-9cb9-5c82b9f56516" ns1:styleid="5dbd1e1e-4d20-4018-90ab-b54a62791b5f" ns1:suggestion="">health care</ns0:sgtag>,
social services, higher education and <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="f2b180fe-90c8-4418-95ea-2dc3b2b52ff0" ns1:matchtext="local" ns1:ruleid="59ad9105-1d77-454f-994c-00859d60e4ac" ns1:styleid="5a3dfeb0-e3fd-4262-903b-b4b6a445c8db" ns1:suggestion="">local</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="947c348b-0b31-40ff-a63a-7d9e2ddc9f33" ns1:matchtext="government" ns1:ruleid="671a52f6-bbf3-4c32-8633-de3187a99265" ns1:styleid="d3c3b509-2a5e-4e99-97f9-f523abe7897c" ns1:suggestion="">government</ns0:sgtag>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">"We are thrilled to have such a
gifted, committed, well-respected professional to lead our communications
work," said Amy Hanauer, the Executive Director of Policy Matters.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Spector won awards for medical reporting
and news writing from both Ohio and Cleveland journalism societies. He was also
a long-time officer of Local 1, Northeast Ohio Newspaper Guild and served as
Newspaper Guild chairman at The Plain Dealer, honing his communications skills
as a spokesperson and advocate for unionized newsroom employees.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">After leaving the newspaper in 2013,
Spector conducted media and marketing communications work for numerous clients
in social services, health care and education. He also worked as an
investigative researcher for a New York firm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Policy Matters creates a more vibrant,
equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio through research, media work,
coalition building and advocacy. At Policy Matters, Spector will guide
strategic communications.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">"It's great to be part of a
respected organization that plays a vital role in our democracy," Spector
said. "Policy Matters advocates on behalf of the poor and middle class,
and I'm here because I believe this mission is more important now than
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Affairs</ns0:sgtag> (<ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="471bd8fc-8638-43c0-9b06-e0ba280d6464" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>),
I was repeatedly asked, "Why doesn't <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="8957b2fd-5917-4f46-b86c-a0d84eca53bc" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs">VA</ns0:sgtag>
just hand out vouchers allowing veterans to get care <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="48a5b6c2-6536-4063-90cd-e3f2dce6c113" ns1:matchtext="wherever" ns1:ruleid="b991eb63-b7bb-479e-b677-74d889683820" ns1:styleid="b6abd7d8-7c94-478e-9eaf-e43813a9dd21" ns1:suggestion="">wherever</ns0:sgtag> they
want?" For a department recovering from serious issues involving <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c70b73c0-f8f8-4ca8-8793-1efe8cdf8c8c" ns1:matchtext="health care" ns1:ruleid="cff8b71b-1242-4f6f-9cb9-5c82b9f56516" ns1:styleid="5dbd1e1e-4d20-4018-90ab-b54a62791b5f" ns1:suggestion="">health care</ns0:sgtag>
access and scheduling of appointments<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1b42ff20-5b64-4987-8479-4e2324ac4ec7" ns1:matchtext=", that" ns1:ruleid="df4ccae2-9e3c-44cd-8b82-76a08f5ad068" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion=" that">, that</ns0:sgtag> was a
legitimate question.</span></span></div>
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nine weeks at </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="e9a019d0-3cd3-40e4-b7a6-011dda275b44" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">VA</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">,
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facilities </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="75eb1b9f-b331-46f6-9780-4ec4de481ca9" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">in</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> 15 cities,
discussions with hundreds of veterans and </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:global="2" ns1:matchid="58c1c8be-7ac2-457b-937e-e9530caeb97c" ns1:matchtext="VA" ns1:ruleid="ea36e261-740b-43e6-84bc-57c991df02aa" ns1:styleid="221e9b7f-e207-4d93-b63e-8b08399a490c" ns1:suggestion="Veterans Affairs" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">VA</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">
clinicians, meetings with 75 Members of </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6db15e22-3c8f-47ec-96c2-cd01a40d6238" ns1:matchtext="Congress" ns1:ruleid="26adbd1e-771b-4df9-a9e4-334a81f66f8b" ns1:styleid="1f37a156-4f15-468f-b060-1efae01bc48e" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">Congress</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">, two
hearings before </span><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="604314c2-ed8d-4e5f-8cb6-e7f30ef0d89b" ns1:matchtext="the Senate" ns1:ruleid="33fc940b-a33c-49fc-a794-efdf998712d3" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;">the Senate</ns0:sgtag><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt;"> and
House Veterans' Affairs committees and dozens of meetings with Veterans Service
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climate <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a78c2527-c5c9-419a-bcfd-0d8a95b8c080" ns1:matchtext="crisis" ns1:ruleid="724917a0-0474-46fc-84a2-7ba82f2dcea7" ns1:styleid="5dcbae01-4074-404d-96db-3faf21c72f48" ns1:suggestion="">crisis</ns0:sgtag>, <ns0:sgtag ns1:global="1" ns1:matchid="931a4bbe-9ba9-45d3-a145-b72974458acb" ns1:matchtext="GAO" ns1:ruleid="505bba5a-a9f2-4fc4-93f7-397b60029b73" ns1:styleid="0e8f8457-9e45-4874-ab20-f7763412b596" ns1:suggestion="Government Accountability Office">GAO</ns0:sgtag>
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responded Wednesday to a domestic violence complaint on Gun Club <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ef8e7a1c-3c71-495f-9cd8-877048d87023" ns1:matchtext="Road" ns1:ruleid="c9c3e0ae-b490-4868-9495-eb623a4101e5" ns1:styleid="6d8bcdcb-ec60-4462-979f-dec18f61640d" ns1:suggestion="">Road</ns0:sgtag>. Both
parties advised deputies <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d910b81e-1216-4d51-bee5-f66c43ff1d1b" ns1:matchtext="there" ns1:ruleid="377a8a10-8ac9-4a93-949b-133fc8b9bb8d" ns1:styleid="ea52e086-758a-4220-b15c-d2d122003263" ns1:suggestion="">there</ns0:sgtag> were no
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subjects, Lori Lyons was <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="bbabb89c-c2fe-4af2-96f0-8b3a45cc7f73" ns1:matchtext="arrested" ns1:ruleid="a40c11a4-c832-4a66-ade7-40ac319a67c9" ns1:styleid="0fdeffd5-11eb-44f9-ac29-f55707352ee9" ns1:suggestion="">arrested</ns0:sgtag> on an
outstanding warrant from Hocking <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="00c61c3b-22cc-4bd0-8d5b-2d8a4b5ea232" ns1:matchtext="County" ns1:ruleid="ec95b53b-81d5-4481-9035-c288344fd589" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="">County</ns0:sgtag> involving
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="af8a5d96-20d8-40c9-81b8-9f3fe8b5748a" ns1:matchtext="alleged" ns1:ruleid="574c6a1e-6039-4e41-89bb-ab4c4642c0a5" ns1:styleid="7bbfbcd1-eabd-4780-b945-ea35a0469ec9" ns1:suggestion="">alleged</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="76f58135-2340-4c31-9359-b92498032a53" ns1:matchtext="trafficking" ns1:ruleid="2ded5874-9aa2-4e92-8926-7cf2a195f96f" ns1:styleid="ce78bb20-3116-4762-960b-4c380b51b7ab" ns1:suggestion="">trafficking</ns0:sgtag></span>
and </span><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">possession of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="62bf9a0d-a5f5-44e3-8bcb-ae1b5c3f35c2" ns1:matchtext="heroin" ns1:ruleid="4469f3ac-536a-4c56-ad13-d1639f6cb584" ns1:styleid="e2928067-2f63-4e1c-a518-385185eaf09f" ns1:suggestion="">heroin</ns0:sgtag>. Lyons
was transported to the Southeastern <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="900c825e-7c96-49ef-8f2a-2cbf4500da98" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> Regional <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5b006e8d-2ca5-482e-96b5-81cdbfdeb629" ns1:matchtext="Jail" ns1:ruleid="1f555fae-1299-43a2-b851-1a66d0705d7f" ns1:styleid="be0ea327-73d9-4b9c-92a4-72998c4e1d49" ns1:suggestion="">Jail</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="830a3a0d-c294-4219-aaad-b694499bf520" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> Nelsonville
and faces a bond hearing Thursday in the Hocking County Court of Common Pleas. </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-73833938273843134402014-10-23T17:09:00.005-04:002014-10-23T17:09:41.215-04:00ODNR announces complete cabin renovation program at Hocking Hills State Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer announced Wednesday several
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improvement projects at Hocking Hills <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="5202cc17-f171-442a-b586-2e8090a39b97" ns1:matchtext="State" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">State</ns0:sgtag> Park.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">“Hocking Hills continues to receive international acclaim and is
certainly one of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e03010df-227a-4b59-88f8-cb2e75603787" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag>’s greatest
natural treasures,” said Zehringer. “These improvements allow us to enhance the
experience of our guests <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d294e0fb-5363-4bf8-a3bb-07dc2c8f7633" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> we <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="94016670-c37a-49fe-a85d-5314177824be" ns1:matchtext="showcase" ns1:ruleid="22bbc277-69d8-489d-9d2a-22480b96fd68" ns1:styleid="0f1e4607-e429-4a89-a8cc-b96bd2cca305" ns1:suggestion="">showcase</ns0:sgtag> this
beautiful park and introduce more visitors to the great things <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fd467898-1136-48b7-993c-38ab0d65a670" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> has to
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<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upcoming improvements at Hocking Hills <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ec28738e-a92a-4c8a-bc5b-20727aa23b40" ns1:matchtext="State" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">State</ns0:sgtag> Park <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="dc19be03-848d-4c69-8670-9dc1a5b39a8f" ns1:matchtext="will" ns1:ruleid="fcb81633-af7a-4edf-a1da-42ecb72b1962" ns1:styleid="16091baa-7898-4bbc-ad14-ced2d2323975" ns1:suggestion="">will</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="de180333-bb3c-44b7-becf-ea160b51bbe0" ns1:matchtext="include" ns1:ruleid="d1835a7c-c805-4ef7-8c61-a4ab9bddefe6" ns1:styleid="ce9e79b6-27de-4ae7-a490-8cf3fa60fd48" ns1:suggestion="">include</ns0:sgtag>:</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Completely renovating all 40 of the state park’s cabins</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Replacing the dining lodge roof</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Doing exterior renovations to the dining lodge</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Renovating the outdoor pool at the dining lodge</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Adding more full service hookup campsites</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Installing new playground equipment in the campground area</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Upgrading the restroom at the welcome center at Old Man’s Cave</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Making improvements to the restroom at Ash Cave</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Increasing trail signage throughout the park, including safety signage
and confidence markers</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Installing brand new interpretive signage for the first time at an Ohio
State Park</span></li>
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improvement projects, and others <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0b3337aa-c4a1-415c-983b-e15f8114d786" ns1:matchtext="like" ns1:ruleid="123e5add-7791-40d2-8489-1bc01968c17a" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">like</ns0:sgtag> them around
the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="e986cea6-f167-4a6c-a302-eefe42ba60f0" ns1:matchtext="state" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">state</ns0:sgtag>, are made
possible through the support of <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="ed7807fa-1ead-4138-bfbd-08dd38bae509" ns1:matchtext="Governor" ns1:ruleid="ee73da17-0db3-415d-94ac-cedaa6d0d481" ns1:styleid="f0a21bb2-47fe-4205-af4f-bd3225b1e984" ns1:suggestion="">Governor</ns0:sgtag> John
Kasich, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c397d728-d433-4aa4-bdb5-c1b4bcf3441b" ns1:matchtext="Senate" ns1:ruleid="d727a01e-723c-49f9-9c84-e6a407d9e8a8" ns1:styleid="99b0083e-fabb-447a-9e47-bc6ef3a91016" ns1:suggestion="">Senate</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d31ff427-2df2-4c26-83ca-3750cb4cda1d" ns1:matchtext="President" ns1:ruleid="74164e1b-5f76-4070-8788-22d47c6b3166" ns1:styleid="af37a9e6-3c59-4b4c-aa75-a9c57fc1178d" ns1:suggestion="">President</ns0:sgtag> Keith
Faber and the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="7b27de1b-6ae4-4f44-8527-939d05bb8c2a" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="fa53fa0c-cf38-42cf-ba64-916f6df6c445" ns1:matchtext="General Assembly" ns1:ruleid="d28cdac6-0299-4e92-85e7-91397e7fc580" ns1:styleid="ee03c2aa-2e7c-483a-9b87-5cfaa48c202b" ns1:suggestion="">General Assembly</ns0:sgtag>.
<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c08c2e24-1999-4681-b500-f2df1a47fd71" ns1:matchtext="Ohio" ns1:ruleid="cbf10e6e-3a67-4343-bc77-d29144768618" ns1:styleid="bb167fed-b298-414c-83be-744956948041" ns1:suggestion="">Ohio</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1080e696-ca64-4c83-b41c-fbc044002cd8" ns1:matchtext="State" ns1:ruleid="4dc96c07-4b47-4235-a14f-b3da9710d5b0" ns1:styleid="f17350ec-477c-49b5-a91b-ec17f49bb461" ns1:suggestion="">State</ns0:sgtag> Parks
received an <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6ecb6068-7127-4b20-81b8-de07475cd04d" ns1:matchtext="unprecedented" ns1:ruleid="18324868-b713-4f89-bfb7-c47c25a94578" ns1:styleid="1ff4722b-35ed-4db0-bfeb-b5382a0567d8" ns1:suggestion="">unprecedented</ns0:sgtag>
$88<ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="4013b277-221d-4663-89f3-825b1679a5ea" ns1:matchtext=".5" ns1:ruleid="7bf9963a-a4f7-47fb-8e75-c3666018515b" ns1:styleid="018a1060-84e0-45a1-a530-bcf828913540" ns1:suggestion="">.5</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="6f677a40-75a7-4770-b219-fd0e83683167" ns1:matchtext="million" ns1:ruleid="fb8a8c7e-1ee2-42ed-b95a-7163a5c831dc" ns1:styleid="528cc0b7-79d4-4c80-929b-582cfa1ba9c7" ns1:suggestion="">million</ns0:sgtag> for <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c4fb7f08-c6c2-4d24-af03-b4d361b5873c" ns1:matchtext="capital" ns1:ruleid="e73d7ad3-67b7-41bb-a942-7350cd53eab2" ns1:styleid="272914fc-a94c-4240-a277-fc502eb42fe7" ns1:suggestion="">capital</ns0:sgtag>
improvements to strengthen the <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="239cc4eb-a9de-478a-aff4-753a13db5734" ns1:matchtext="infrastructure" ns1:ruleid="213507a4-07d6-4f83-99bb-63a1f68d678a" ns1:styleid="90230df1-7614-4879-af20-fdc14b7e2716" ns1:suggestion="">infrastructure</ns0:sgtag>
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system. By visiting parks.ohiodnr.gov/improvements, <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="32264893-97eb-45fd-a381-e49962f603cc" ns1:matchtext="people" ns1:ruleid="1cd27467-3486-48c5-b127-debcc6bcd662" ns1:styleid="e0b0f303-bc0e-460c-af05-2e92d21637ba" ns1:suggestion="">people</ns0:sgtag> can fill
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date, the department has received <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3e398ab1-d045-4530-ac64-203e1485dda9" ns1:matchtext="more than" ns1:ruleid="fdd6f960-d348-4f78-9658-615525741ba1" ns1:styleid="7b2231bd-53fe-47f4-ad60-c6d2cc2ea3ad" ns1:suggestion="">more than</ns0:sgtag> <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d7bb6f01-7813-4ea6-a02c-04472f7b982d" ns1:matchtext="6" ns1:ruleid="c7284840-4f27-4c27-a9aa-ab83e304e9f0" ns1:styleid="7a12cc76-bbbf-4b83-ac22-b6f2135a8ec2" ns1:suggestion="six">6</ns0:sgtag>,100 completed
surveys. Ohioans are encouraged to continue to fill out these surveys and share
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M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-84083337087753670952014-10-21T18:11:00.001-04:002014-10-21T18:23:56.019-04:00Frech to resign as job and family services director at year's end - The Athens Messenger<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">ATHENS - Athens County Department of Jobs and Family Services Director Jack Frech will resign his position at the end of the year. <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.0060005187988px;">The decision was announced Tuesday following a pre-disciplinary hearing with the Athens County Commissioners.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.0060005187988px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Frech has held the position for over 32 years and the resignation comes amid disputed allegations raised by the commission.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.0060005187988px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Frech has been an outspoken advocate for the poor in Athens County and Appalachian Ohio. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; line-height: 15.0060005187988px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Read more:</span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/frech-to-resign-as-job-and-family-services-director-at/article_c41695cc-15f1-5e06-8a1e-25fdf7360416.html#.VEbWf7iycaw.blogger">Frech to resign as job and family services director at end of year</a>M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2794535164233829617.post-71895619844713671482014-10-21T12:35:00.002-04:002014-10-21T12:42:32.837-04:00Subject sought in reported break-in attempt in Athens <div style="text-align: left;">
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Athens <ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="b0edb04f-1039-4895-8550-a7b879c935ee" ns1:matchtext="County" ns1:ruleid="ec95b53b-81d5-4481-9035-c288344fd589" ns1:styleid="5a1529b7-6523-4736-b860-eb0e57b578b1" ns1:suggestion="">County</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="69f2c726-3f9e-44d9-a9eb-117ad4355259" ns1:matchtext="Sheriff" ns1:ruleid="dfb9a155-e071-4682-a059-89a037d52492" ns1:styleid="15a0ac17-b527-4199-b181-68c3ebf15c5a" ns1:suggestion="">Sheriff</ns0:sgtag>'s <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9fdc69c9-70bf-4c29-8cde-17c1f706cc3b" ns1:matchtext="Office" ns1:ruleid="b5828df9-1d52-4ddc-ab26-108c7ee4d58c" ns1:styleid="15b25b9b-9ba9-4282-84c9-470857a04523" ns1:suggestion="">Office</ns0:sgtag> responded
to an attempted <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="faf216f6-9103-439f-9357-9d412bf98bfe" ns1:matchtext="break in" ns1:ruleid="e640df7e-0002-46e0-bc27-2c8b24660d86" ns1:styleid="020ef978-890f-42a8-ad27-fd95da5a50da" ns1:suggestion="">break in </ns0:sgtag>on
Lemaster <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="81d6cdf0-6e5b-41f1-83f8-dec98f49b0bc" ns1:matchtext="Road" ns1:ruleid="c9c3e0ae-b490-4868-9495-eb623a4101e5" ns1:styleid="6d8bcdcb-ec60-4462-979f-dec18f61640d" ns1:suggestion="">Road</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="c2f9358d-200a-4dde-9be0-8c2f19a87790" ns1:matchtext="in" ns1:ruleid="9efea092-3823-4fae-a80d-dd931b397577" ns1:styleid="e80336d5-093a-4fc8-bd5d-c1562e29646d" ns1:suggestion="">in</ns0:sgtag> Athens. The <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="87236e9d-106d-4c01-b543-03e522298bcb" ns1:matchtext="resident" ns1:ruleid="688af71d-24e1-4ec1-a230-2fdb4adb0d5b" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">resident</ns0:sgtag> was
home and heard a knock at the front door. <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d13f9b6b-e0b9-4b0d-a0a8-7d3d37b235d5" ns1:matchtext="As" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">As</ns0:sgtag> the <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="1f5dcd20-47b7-4671-af46-c85ba9610229" ns1:matchtext="resident" ns1:ruleid="688af71d-24e1-4ec1-a230-2fdb4adb0d5b" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">resident</ns0:sgtag> approached
the front door, a noise came from the back of the house.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A male <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d778ab66-6aad-4636-935f-1912d6f33e02" ns1:matchtext="subject" ns1:ruleid="13141ff1-d268-4c08-8544-a3f069de8828" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">subject</ns0:sgtag> was
attempting to come through the door. The <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a6a1070b-dc6a-4f50-87b9-7f625b485fbf" ns1:matchtext="resident" ns1:ruleid="688af71d-24e1-4ec1-a230-2fdb4adb0d5b" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">resident</ns0:sgtag> reportedly
screamed and the <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="0892c8cc-51fe-4eb9-9117-95082872e15a" ns1:matchtext="subject" ns1:ruleid="13141ff1-d268-4c08-8544-a3f069de8828" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">subject</ns0:sgtag> ran from
the residence, headed down Lemaster <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="45781218-16f6-4978-87af-c64a9bbd2503" ns1:matchtext="Road" ns1:ruleid="c9c3e0ae-b490-4868-9495-eb623a4101e5" ns1:styleid="6d8bcdcb-ec60-4462-979f-dec18f61640d" ns1:suggestion="">Road</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="a15c7585-cf88-4981-8f80-54f063265a1c" ns1:matchtext="towards" ns1:ruleid="1cd8b46e-23ad-41eb-ab39-88b2c5ed8ec1" ns1:styleid="39a1895e-f98f-419d-9edd-15d54ffc398e" ns1:suggestion="toward">towards</ns0:sgtag> The <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9a45b162-343b-47b9-9f19-5b0fa05d4037" ns1:matchtext="Plains" ns1:ruleid="61b3fa49-269a-4528-aabb-5e7089dc0b5a" ns1:styleid="63420e36-a9ef-4edc-a20e-9ee71dd91f27" ns1:suggestion="">Plains</ns0:sgtag>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="42e70698-1d84-48da-b283-6bdef5881c03" ns1:matchtext="subject" ns1:ruleid="13141ff1-d268-4c08-8544-a3f069de8828" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">subject</ns0:sgtag> is described
<w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="9e7ddaca-8070-460a-8654-e4b46f87c128" ns1:matchtext="as" ns1:ruleid="0eb57f3b-a845-4a10-bfee-5c40ede694e1" ns1:styleid="2c8058c0-d818-4ac4-9eff-9bc00d92c8ff" ns1:suggestion="">as</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2c18e13d-2473-4a19-9b75-35685643d4af" ns1:matchtext="6" ns1:ruleid="c7284840-4f27-4c27-a9aa-ab83e304e9f0" ns1:styleid="7a12cc76-bbbf-4b83-ac22-b6f2135a8ec2" ns1:suggestion="six">6</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2bb9188b-0b6e-4d48-acc4-6dbeb5122711" ns1:matchtext="foot" ns1:ruleid="3cdfbf8b-23b9-49cf-b721-03376b435828" ns1:styleid="948a1da5-0e3d-4c48-80b3-d081df5a8cfb" ns1:suggestion="">foot</ns0:sgtag> <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d759b158-4d32-477c-a551-0dbb48740082" ns1:matchtext="1 inch" ns1:ruleid="799606bd-43f0-4a4d-a2d2-af638e29b1fa" ns1:styleid="caed9301-b1ca-4209-b665-cd803a7c2aa1" ns1:suggestion="">1 inch</ns0:sgtag> tall, 180
to 200 pounds with dark brown hair <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="2eea6d8e-c27d-42a8-abbe-02b78301f6e3" ns1:matchtext="which" ns1:ruleid="504ee96c-d15d-4d0c-b0b9-682d07aca8cc" ns1:styleid="324e658c-c1d3-4812-9120-63f99ee1d98b" ns1:suggestion="">which</ns0:sgtag> is grown
out, a blue zip up hooded <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="876be4d3-206b-490b-9658-b1c2a133f49d" ns1:matchtext="sweatshirt" ns1:ruleid="1e88cee1-b36c-4c59-85f1-5e1861e76064" ns1:styleid="1153cca4-f06b-4b8d-a78b-5226b0a8bfe7" ns1:suggestion="">sweatshirt</ns0:sgtag> and
khaki <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="3273712d-d57e-443b-bc22-91536bea2c49" ns1:matchtext="colored" ns1:ruleid="8b21a018-44d1-44b5-b9f4-4da30cc3a24c" ns1:styleid="7b43718e-8e81-4eb0-94b7-7d255274ee41" ns1:suggestion="">colored</ns0:sgtag> pants.
Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the <w:sdtpr></w:sdtpr><ns0:sgtag ns1:matchid="d98e072b-c09a-445a-ba0a-a274d219ae4e" ns1:matchtext="subject" ns1:ruleid="13141ff1-d268-4c08-8544-a3f069de8828" ns1:styleid="9ed81a5b-0226-41f0-9677-78bbdab17e50" ns1:suggestion="">subject</ns0:sgtag>.</span></span>M. O'Brienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15200857893914563551noreply@blogger.com0