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Friday, October 4, 2002

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Jean-Marc Bouju / Staff Photographer
International Longshore and Warehouse Union members face off with police next to the banana ship Alicante Carrier, in Port Hueneme, Calif., about 60 miles west of Los Angeles, Wednesday. The ship was trying to leave the port, creating a standoff with the ILWU members. About 50 police officers in riot gear intervened and the standoff ended peacefully in 30 minutes when the shipping company decided to keep the ship in port.

 

Immunization laws trump HIPAA
by Chris DeVille/Staff Writer
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act will not affect public school immunization policies, Ohio school administrators said...continued

Barbershop finally opens at Athena
by Karlie Dunsky/Staff Writer
A campaign led by the Unified Sisters is being rewarded as Barbershop opens at the Athena today. The film will be playing through Oct. 10....continued

Festival Ordinance Tabled
by Chuck Brown/Staff Writer
Last week, Nelsonville City Council laid aside for future discussion a proposed ordinance taxing festival vendors....continued

Pancake and Stewart confident
by Natalie Long/Staff Writer
BELPRE - Democrat Jim Pancake and Republican Jimmy Stewart both said they scored a victory at last night's meet-the-candidates night to introduce themselves to Belpre citizens and hear their concerns...continued

Talks begin with mediator as port lockout takes toll on economy
by Justin Pritchard/The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO - With imports blocked and industries feeling the pinch, dockworkers and shipping officials began talks with a federal mediator yesterday to try to resolve a five-day-old West Coast port shutdown....continued

HIPAA state compliance
by Chris DeVille/Staff Writer
With their October 2003 deadline only a year away, 13 state agencies are working to facilitate Ohio's compliance with national privacy standards in health care. ...continued

 

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Ed Bailey / The Associated Press
Employees and visitors leave the United Nations complex yesterday after an unidentified man fired several shots into the air inside a gate of the U.N. The man was quickly tackled by U.N. security officers. There were no injuries, a U.N. spokeswoman said.

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Ohio faces national powers
by Chris Littmann/Staff Writer
After winning back-to-back games for the first time this season, the Ohio field hockey team takes on two of the nation's top-10 teams this weekend....continued

Bobcats look to rebound
by Tom Valentino/Staff Writer
After a disappointing loss at Marshall on Wednesday, the Ohio volleyball team hopes memories of losing are short-lived as it heads into a key weekend of Mid-American Conference play...continued

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Ohio soccer tries to rebound on road
by Lonnie McMillan/Staff Writer
After losing consecutive Mid-American Conference games last weekend against Miami and Ball State, the Ohio soccer team's chance of winning a second-straight regular season title might be getting smaller....continued

Men's Rugby crushes Clarion
by Tim Trainor/Staff Writer
The Ohio men's rugby team got its first win of the year last Saturday against Clarion in the first round of the Midwest Tournament...continued