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Sequester cuts leave local health departments in limbo
The Ohio Department of Health Thursday told its partner agencies throughout the state to expect an average 8 percent cut in the federal grants for public health programs as a result of the federal government’s across-the-board spending cuts, known as sequestration.While cuts to individual programs may vary widely, ODH officials ...
This week in deals: 25% off your purchase at Swimsuitsforall.com
We're only a few days away from our Memorial Day weekend! As we honor all our Veterans who have fought so hard to defend our freedom, we also celebrate and kick off the summer. With Memorial Day being one of the best times to buy certain items such as appliances, ...
Ohio universities freeze tuition amid concern over college costs
In response to ballooning student loan debt, which now exceeds $1 trillion nationwide, a new trend is emerging this year: universities voluntarily freezing tuition. The presidents of three of Ohio’s largest universities, Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati and the University of Toledo, say students and their families need relief. ...
Gas, beef prices spike before holiday weekend
The prices of two staples of the Memorial Day weekend — beef and gasoline — are jumping just in time for the holiday. Wholesale prices of some grades and cuts of beef have reached all-time highs at the same time the region’s gasoline prices have spiked 20 cents a gallon ...
Zact: The best no-contract wireless plan yet?
Is owning a smarthpone smart if the monthly bills put you in the poorhouse? Not so much. Thankfully, a growing number of upstart carriers are trying to make smartphone pricing cheaper and more manageable. Republic Wireless, for example, offers service for just $19 per month, and as I mentioned a ...
The best sunscreen is the cheapest
A March 2013 study from Consumer Reports has ranked sunscreens and found that you don’t have to pay big bucks to protect your skin from harsh UV rays.Here’s what so funny: The highest rated sunscreen turned out to be the cheapest one per ounce they tested!NO-AD with Aloe and Vitamin ...
How to send expired coupons to the Military
Did you know that you can send your expired coupons to the Military? Military personnel and their families around the world shop at on-base stores called Commissaries, and can use coupons up to six month past their expiration date. This means that you don't have to throw out all of your expired ...
This week in deals: 30% off all baby and toddler at Old Navy
Hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day! I thought I was going to get waited on hand and foot, but boy was I wrong. In the morning, my husband had to go into work because one of the cooks was sick (no breakfast in bed :-(). And then, I was ...
Medicare drug tab $2.55B for older and disabled Ohioans
Elderly and disabled Ohioans were charged nearly $2.6 billion in drug costs in 2010, most of it spent on prescriptions for medications to treat hypertension, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to a report Monday from the independent investigative news organization ProPublica. Ohio pharmacies filled nearly 3 million prescriptions ...
Rampant cell phone thefts prompt legislation, anger
A pizza delivery driver was attacked in south Dayton by a group of teenagers who stole his iPhone. A jogger in north Dayton was robbed of his cell phone and a small amount of cash at gunpoint. Thieves broke into a Verizon Wireless store in Kettering and stole mobile phones ...
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