Today's Edition:
Wednesday, February 13, 2002

Jennifer Lash / Staff Photographer Parking Enforcement Officer Linda Urvin prints a ticket in Athens’ city parking garage Monday morning. Urvin said the garage is monitored 24 hours a day, either by officers or custodians.

City auditor announces candidacy
Athens City Auditor Jimmy Stewart announced last night his candidacy for the Republication nomination for the Ohio Statehouse 92nd district representative seat.... continued

Despite disagreement, board creates new position
by Natalie Morales / Staff Writer
Following a two-hour executive session, the Nelsonville-York City School District Board of Education implemented a maintenance supervisor position despite board disagreement.... continued

University use of social security numbers raises concerns
by Becca Manning/ Staff Writer
Social security numbers will not appear on driver licenses under a new Ohio law, but Ohio University staff members and students still are required to use the numbers to identify themselves on campus... continued

Some officials say vandalism a common problem
by Adam Townsend/ For The Post
Vehicle vandalism in Athens might be a common problem, but some law enforcement officials said there is little they can do to stop it... continued

Teaching, accounting catching up to tech jobs in growth
by Laura M. Schneider / Staff Writer
The Columbus Public Schools will hire between 500 and 700 teachers this year.... continued

Students have community center as fitness option
by Brynn Burton / Staff Writer
When yoga classes are full and the wait to get on a treadmill is 50 minutes at Ping Center, people working out have the option of exercising at the Athens City Community Center.... continued

During Lent, Christians pray, fast to grow in Christ
by Valerie Hunt / For The Post
Today is Ash Wednesday, the Christian holiday that marks the beginning of Lent; it places emphasis on charity and self-improvement. During the church service, priests mark attendees with ashen crosses on their foreheads. The ashes consist of burnt palm branches from the previous year’s Palm Sunday.... continued 

Police detain chief suspect in Pearl case
by Kathy Gannon / The Associated Press
KARACHI, Pakistan – Police arrested a British-born Islamic militant yesterday they say masterminded the kidnapping of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl – the biggest break yet in the quest to free him. An official close to the investigation said the suspect told police Pearl is alive.... continued

OU bouncing back from economic downturn
by Brittany Yingling and Colleen Schmidt / Staff Writers
Although Ohio University did not escape the effects of the faltering economy last fiscal year, it was not as hard hit as other state universities.... continued

Cults survivors speak
by Laura Withers / Staff Writer
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a three-part series; an in-depth look at life before, during and after a cult experience.
ALBANY —“Trust but verify” is the Russian proverb posted on cult survivor Liz Shaw’s office door.... continued

Custodians pull double duty as ticket-writers
by Hillary Copsey / Senior City Writer
Every two hours, Tim Sheridan stops his work as a custodian at the city building and heads to the city parking garage. He is not taking a break but is completing another facet of his job — writing parking tickets.... continued

Congress introduces bills to increase penalties for child rape
by Matt Hutton / Staff Writer
Some Ohio legislators are working to keep child rapists off the streets for good. Two bills aimed at increasing the penalty for child rape to life imprisonment were introduced in the Ohio legislature late last month.... continued

BRIEFLY

Amel Emric/ Associated Press Zlatan Sabanovic, the project manager of the Podrinje Identification Project, checks numbers on bags of human remains exhumed from several mass graves in northeastern Bosnia at the identification center in Tuzla, Bosnia, yesterday. The process of identifying close to 4,000 bodies of Bosnian Muslims excavated over 4 years is ongoing with the help of local and international organizations. The trial of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, accused of war crimes committed against non-Serbs in Kosovo, Croatia and Bosnia, started at the Hague yesterday. Milosevic accused of thousands of murders as war crimes trial opens Iranian airliner crashes in mountains; all 118 aboard believed dead Former Enron Chairman Lay takes Fifth, denounced by senators for refusing to testify Political spending rules won't be changed before this fall's elections Board of Education embraces recommendations in charter school audit Pathway from Richland Avenue bridge, Old Heating Plant closed

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