May 29, 2012, Chillicothe Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
If an Ohio concealed carry permit holder drives to Pennsylvania and
gets out of his or her car with a weapon, that's breaking the law. Or
vice versa.
If a sportsman preloads his rifle magazines and then
drives to the shooting range with the matching weapon, he's also
breaking the law.
These are all issues state Rep. Terry Johnson,
R-McDermott, is trying to address in House Bill 495, which is in front
of the Ohio House State Government and Elections Committee.
Read more in the Chillicothe Gazette.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Deer forcing park leaders to protect trees
May 27, 2012, Lancaster Eagle Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet for the state's increased deer population.
Director of horticulture Mike Ecker has tried a number of tactics to keep them away. But here's the thing about the four-legged herbivores: They're smart little buggers. Ecker, who has been at the Newark arboretum since 1983, has tried a number of tactics. He tried putting garlic cloves around the plants. That didn't work. He tried baiting an electric fence with peanut butter. After some trial and error, the deer ignored the peanut butter and hopped the fence.
He hung deodorant soap on the plants, hoping the strange scent would throw them off. A couple years later, not only did the deer come back to the plants, but they realized the soap itself didn't taste that bad.
Two things have worked, Ecker said: Placing physical barriers around the trees, and allowing a limited number of people around the grounds each year for a bow hunt.
As a whole, Ohio's recreational areas are dealing with an increased deer population. The population peaked in the late 2000s. While it has since decreased in many counties, it is still much higher than the goal population, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Read more in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette.
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
With 4,500 unique types of trees, Dawes Arboretum is like a Vegas-style all-you-can-eat buffet for the state's increased deer population.
Director of horticulture Mike Ecker has tried a number of tactics to keep them away. But here's the thing about the four-legged herbivores: They're smart little buggers. Ecker, who has been at the Newark arboretum since 1983, has tried a number of tactics. He tried putting garlic cloves around the plants. That didn't work. He tried baiting an electric fence with peanut butter. After some trial and error, the deer ignored the peanut butter and hopped the fence.
He hung deodorant soap on the plants, hoping the strange scent would throw them off. A couple years later, not only did the deer come back to the plants, but they realized the soap itself didn't taste that bad.
Two things have worked, Ecker said: Placing physical barriers around the trees, and allowing a limited number of people around the grounds each year for a bow hunt.
As a whole, Ohio's recreational areas are dealing with an increased deer population. The population peaked in the late 2000s. While it has since decreased in many counties, it is still much higher than the goal population, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Read more in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Sponsor still pushing for drug tests tied to benefits
May 17, 2012, Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
COLUMBUS -- Two courts in other states have struck down similar measures and, here in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich has reservations.
Yet state Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, still is plugging away at a proposal to require drug tests for some welfare recipients.
Schaffer introduced the measure more than a year ago. It was thrust back into the spotlight this week after lawmakers put it in the midterm budget bill, but then pulled it after Kasich had concerns and indicated he would rather work them out through separate legislation.
Schaffer will pursue the proposal as a separate piece of legislation, but what he is asking for now is significantly watered down from his original intent.
Read more in the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum.
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
COLUMBUS -- Two courts in other states have struck down similar measures and, here in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich has reservations.
Yet state Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster, still is plugging away at a proposal to require drug tests for some welfare recipients.
Schaffer introduced the measure more than a year ago. It was thrust back into the spotlight this week after lawmakers put it in the midterm budget bill, but then pulled it after Kasich had concerns and indicated he would rather work them out through separate legislation.
Schaffer will pursue the proposal as a separate piece of legislation, but what he is asking for now is significantly watered down from his original intent.
Read more in the Bucyrus Telegraph Forum.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Higher number of premature babies has doctors scrambling for answers
May 14, 2012, Chillicothe Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Fertility drugs and procedures have caused more babies to be born prematurely in recent years, experts say.
Other factors are in play, too -- ones that doctors are struggling to define and prove.
In 2011, 12 percent of babies were born premature, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health.
Although down slightly from 2010, the number has increased from 9 percent in 1990.
Mark Klebanoff, director of the Ohio Perinatal Research Network at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, said it's a reason for concern because other developed countries have a much lower rate of premature births.
Read more in the Chillicothe Gazette.
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Fertility drugs and procedures have caused more babies to be born prematurely in recent years, experts say.
Other factors are in play, too -- ones that doctors are struggling to define and prove.
In 2011, 12 percent of babies were born premature, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health.
Although down slightly from 2010, the number has increased from 9 percent in 1990.
Mark Klebanoff, director of the Ohio Perinatal Research Network at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, said it's a reason for concern because other developed countries have a much lower rate of premature births.
Read more in the Chillicothe Gazette.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Zanesville area teachers use technology to flip classroom
May 9, 2012, Zanesville Times-Recorder
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Tami Fitzgerald spends virtually no time lecturing to her Advanced Placement physics class.
At least, not in person.
Instead, she comes into the students' study halls and living rooms by way of videocast. Students watch her lectures instead of the usual homework.
When they come to class the next day, they work on assignments that traditionally would have been assigned as homework.
It's called a flipped classroom, and as technology continues to advance it's emerging in kindergarten- through-12th-grade schools.
Read more in the Zanesville Times-Recorder.
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Tami Fitzgerald spends virtually no time lecturing to her Advanced Placement physics class.
At least, not in person.
Instead, she comes into the students' study halls and living rooms by way of videocast. Students watch her lectures instead of the usual homework.
When they come to class the next day, they work on assignments that traditionally would have been assigned as homework.
It's called a flipped classroom, and as technology continues to advance it's emerging in kindergarten- through-12th-grade schools.
Read more in the Zanesville Times-Recorder.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Schools look for solutions to challenges of new technology
May 7, 2012, Chillicothe Gazette
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Back in the good ol' days when a cellphone could only call and text, defining on and off school grounds was as simple as drawing a line.
But now, in the age of smartphones and Facebook, school districts are struggling with how to address use of these technologies.
This year, school districts are rewriting policies to comply with two new rules. The first is the Jessica Logan Act, signed into law in February, which requires school districts to address cyberbullying.
The second is a Federal Communications Commission regulation that requires any school getting federal technology funding to educate students about online identity and education.
These two new rules, plus a growing reliance on social media for communication and organization, is causing school districts to rethink their policies.
Read more in the Chillicothe Gazette.
By Jessica Alaimo
CentralOhio.com
Back in the good ol' days when a cellphone could only call and text, defining on and off school grounds was as simple as drawing a line.
But now, in the age of smartphones and Facebook, school districts are struggling with how to address use of these technologies.
This year, school districts are rewriting policies to comply with two new rules. The first is the Jessica Logan Act, signed into law in February, which requires school districts to address cyberbullying.
The second is a Federal Communications Commission regulation that requires any school getting federal technology funding to educate students about online identity and education.
These two new rules, plus a growing reliance on social media for communication and organization, is causing school districts to rethink their policies.
Read more in the Chillicothe Gazette.
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