Monthly Archives: May 2001
Freeze, then rain, tough on corn crop
Early planted corn in central Ohio got socked by the frost, then the rain.
Consumer confidence tumbles in April
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index tumbled nearly eight points in April.
Blind climber takes on trip to top Everest
Erik Weihenmayer will make history as he leaves Base Camp in his quest to become the first blind person to successfully reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Bigger isn’t always better when it comes to business mergers
An international strategist who studies global mergers says megamergers between giants turn out like bad marriages instead of sound business deals.
Bad accounting hurts social security
J. Edward Ketz, associate professor of accounting in Penn State's Smeal College of Business Administration, says nnless significant reforms are undertaken soon, a major consequence of government's budget deceptions is that Social Security will be unable to pay retirees any benefits in 15 or so years.
Planting Christmas memories
About the only time there isn't something that has to be done on a Christmas tree farm, says Mike Dittmer of Dittmer's Tree Depot at Atwater, is in the few weeks right after Christmas.
‘GNO for Good:’ A cut above the rest
A new 'do does more than to raise the spirit of one woman. It gives another woman and her family a new lease on life.
Ohioans picked to help draft CAFO regs
Ohio Agriculture Director Fred L. Dailey announces the Livestock Environmental Permitting Program advisory committee.
Ohio alert for foot-and-mouth
Ohio Director of Agriculture Fred L. Dailey, does not believe it is inevitable that the disease will make its way into the United States, but the state is refining its battle plan should that ever happen.
Dodging the dodgeball debate
In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell writes about the lessons she learned playing the game experts are now trying to root out of school sport.
