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MIAMI TOWNSHIP, OHIO - According to Miami Township, voting precincts “E” and “L” have changed location. The Clermont County Board of Elections will no longer be using the Miamiville Firehouse. The new location for these voters is the River Hills Christian Church on Price Road. If there are any questions, you can call the Clermont County Board of Elections at 513-732-7481.
TOLEDO, Ohio – A federal jury convicted a former nuclear plant worker Tuesday of concealing the worst corrosion ever found at a U.S. reactor. A second defendant was acquitted.
David Geisen, the Davis-Besse plant's former engineering design manager, was accused of misleading regulators into believing the plant along Lake Erie was safe. He faces as many as five years in prison.
Private contractor Rodney Cook was acquitted by the same federal jury.
Prosecutors said the men lied in fall 2001 so the plant could delay a shutdown for a safety inspection. Months later, inspectors found an acid leak that had nearly eaten through the reactor's 6-inch-thick steel cap. It's not clear how close the plant was to an accident.
Read full story: SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Nation -- Engineer guilty of hiding information about Ohio nuclear plant corrosion.
LOVELAND, OHIO – The City of Loveland has joined the other area governments in declaring that Trick or Treat hours will be from 6 – 8 PM tonight. In past years, the City ended the time for tricking, ½ hour before other communities.
Dear Loveland Magazine Readers,
Would you like to own my Ghosthuntermobile? Would you like to help me raise funds for UNICEF? Now, you can do both. From October 21 through Halloween, I will have my Ghosthuntermobile on auction at eBay.com. All proceeds from the auction will benefit the U.S. Fund for UNICEF.
The Ghosthuntermobile is a hand-painted "ghost art" car that has been to over 50 haunted locations while I researched my ghost books. The 1987 Buick Skyhawk has 
also been something of a celebrity itself, as it has appeared at paranormal conferences, festivals, and some of my book signings. Photos of the car have appeared in newspapers and books. You really have to see the car to believe it. Along with the car, the winning bidder will receive an autographed set of all my ghost books.
You can access the eBay auction page, and see photos of the car, by going to www.JohnKachuba and following the link posted there. You can also go directly to eBay.com and search "ghosthunter car."
Remember, ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE AUCTION BENEFIT THE U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF. So, why not help out the children and place a bid? Please feel free to pass this email along to your friends.
Thanks for your generosity. Happy Halloween!
John Kachuba
Editor's Note: John Kachuba is a former Loveland resident of Loveland and founder of the Loveland Arts Council. He has published several books about ghosts, and the places they haunt and burden.
Columbus, Ohio – In a press release issued today, Governor Ted Strickland announced a 4.2 percent decrease in income tax withholding rates for 2008, which is another step in the phase in of a 21-percent, across-the-board income tax cut that will be completed by the 2009 tax year.
“These income tax cuts will provide Ohio families more money each paycheck to invest in what matters most to them,” Strickland said.
The new, lower withholding rates will increase the take home pay of Ohioans by approximately $350 million during 2008. Overall, the 2008 withholding rates will be 16.8 percent lower than they were in 2004, in line with income tax rates that will be 16.8 percent lower than 2004.
The new income tax withholding tables will take effect for pay periods ending on or after January 1, 2008. They replace the tables previously issued by the Ohio Department of Taxation effective October 1, 2006, and reflect an additional 4.2 percent reduction in withholding rates.
“My administration is strongly committed to continuing recently enacted tax reforms,” Strickland said. “Working together with the legislature, we are making sure Ohio is the best place in the nation to start a business and raise a family.”
Ohio employers will receive information about the new withholding tables in the mail starting this week. The new tables are also available online at http://tax.ohio.gov/divisions/employer_withholding/. Employers who need more information about withholding matters may call (888) 405-4039.
“Valentines for the Troops,” Loveland Branch Library, November 10, 2:00 PM
LOVELAND, OHIO - The Loveland Branch of the Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton County is celebrating Veterans Day in a special way this year. On Saturday, November 10, at 2:00 PM, the Library (649 Loveland-Madeira Road) will host a special arts & crafts project called “Valentines for the Troops.” Children of all ages will say “thank you” to the troops serving overseas by helping them send their love home to their families. 
Each child will decorate the outside of a Valentine card that the Yellow Ribbon Support Center – founded by Staff Sergeant Keith Matthew “Matt” Maupin’s parents – will place into a care package bound for servicemen and women in Iraq. These members of the U.S. Military can then pen their Valentine wishes in the cards and send them home to their loved ones in time for Valentine’s Day. A representative from the Maupin family will be at the event as well as Loveland’s own “Valentine Lady” who will hand-stamp the town’s unique cachet on the Valentines and hand-cancel them with a Loveland, Ohio, postmark.
No registration necessary; this Library program, like all Library programs, is free and open to the public.
For directions to the Loveland Branch Library, located in the Shopper’s Haven Shopping Center, approximately three miles east of I-275 visit http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org/branches/loveland.html or call 369-4476.
Airdate: Friday, October 26, 2007, at 9 p.m. EDT on PBS.
(Check local listings at http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/about/airdates.html.)
How far can a president go to defend the nation? Bill Moyers Journal examines the unprecedented presidential power that some say is being amassed by our current administration and kept secret in the name of national security.
Moyers gets perspective from Charles Fried, who teaches constitutional law at Harvard Law School and served as solicitor general in the Reagan administration, and Fritz Schwarz, who served as counsel to the US Senate select committee led by Frank Church of Idaho that uncovered decades of abuse by the CIA and other intelligence agencies. Also on the program, Moyers interviews Katherine S. Newman, author of "The Missing Class: Portraits of the Near Poor in America," about the millions in America who, despite decent wages, can't access public assistance and are one step away from poverty.
LOVELAND, OHIO – Erik Carlsen said he went to the Technology Fair at Loveland High School last week because his wife wanted him to go. He said that the free childcare was a big draw also. “The free childcare was great,” said the father of three.
Carlsen won a new IBM/Lenovo ThinkPad R61i laptop, donated by Forward Edge, which provides IT solutions for K-12/Higher Education and SMB clients, and is located in Sharonville. Carlsen said, “This is by far, the biggest thing I have ever won.”
Carlsen is the pastor at the Northeast Community Church on Lebanon Road in Symmes Township and said he will probably use the new computer for work. “But, I have to share it with my wife, because she insisted I go,” joked Carlsen. He did say however that he wanted to learn more about how the school district was using technology in the classroom.
This was the third year that the Loveland District has invited the public for an open house where, “You can check out how the Loveland School District is utilizing technology to optimize teaching and learning.” In addition to the lap top, many other door prizes were given away throughout the night.
Next year's Tech Fair will take place on Thursday, October 16, 2008.
Mud Slinger Studio is hosting a holiday sale featuring hand made pottery, ceramics, jewelry, children's items, embroidered cards, scarves, and Usborne books just in time for the upcoming holiday season. A generous portion of the sales will benefit the Children's Meeting House Montessori School in Loveland. The sale is on Friday November 9th from 1PM - 7PM and Saturday November 10th from 10 AM - 4 PM at 6888 Clubside Drive just off of Route 48. There is free parking and refreshments. For more information call 697-7070 or at www.HolidayArtSale.com.
This is Mud Slinger's first annual Holiday Art Sale, and features works from local Loveland artisans. Featuring items include:
Army Pvt. Thomas P. Beane II and Army National Guard Pvt. Lester H. Smith have graduated from Basic Combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
Bean is the son of Thomas P. Beane of Morrow, and a 2005 graduate of Little Miami High School.
Smith is the son of Alber C. Smith of Maineville, and is a 2003 graduate of Little Miami High School.
During the nine weeks of training, Beane snd Smith studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, rifle marksmanship, weapons use, map reading and land navigation, foot marches, armed and unarmed combat, and field maneuvers and tactics.
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