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From the 11/25/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Questions raised about Delphi case By The Tribune Chronicle Investigators into Delphi Corp.’s accounting fraud allegations are starting to question if the government should go ahead with a criminal case, a Detroit newspaper reported Friday. The Detroit News also said the Securities and Exchange Commission has taken the unusual step of delaying court action in the civil securities complaint charging nine former Delphi executives and four others with accounting fraud in a move apparently intended to allow more time to build a criminal case. Among the obstacles investigators face are none of the potential criminal defendants committed any personal fraud or directly profited from any misconduct, and it’s not clear how much Delphi’s board of directors knew about the questionable transactions. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=11585

From the 11/24/06 DDN: GM-Delphi talks keep going, but analysts expect to see a deal soon By John Nolan Staff Writer Friday, November 24, 2006 Delphi and its biggest customer, its former owner General Motors, must resolve Delphi's desire to get out of about 5,000 parts supply contracts with GM if Delphi is to work out this key issue in its bankruptcy reorganization case. Delphi says it has lost billions of dollars on these contracts and cannot continue doing so if it is to compete with other parts suppliers. A U.S. Bankruptcy judge has repeatedly given more time for Delphi to resolve this issue — along with reducing its labor costs — in ongoing talks with GM and Delphi's unions and creditors. Lawyers in the case are to update the judge Jan. 11 on the contracts dispute. Industry analysts said they expect Delphi and GM to reach a deal, sooner rather than later. Delphi, which put itself into court-supervised bankruptcy reorganization in October 2005, wants to emerge from that process in 2007 as a smaller, profitable company more focused on electronic components and other parts with higher profit margins. GM relies on a steady flow of Delphi parts for auto production. ... Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2242 or [email protected]. http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/11/23/ddn112406delphigm.html

From the 11/23/06 DDN: Deal good news for temporary Delphi workers Delphi and UAW seal pact that gives permanent status to temporary workers. By Steve Bennish Staff Writer Thursday, November 23, 2006 DAYTON — Thousands of Delphi Corp. workers hired as temporary labor — including hundreds in the Dayton area — will become permanent under an agreement reached with the United Auto Workers union, Delphi said Wednesday. In Dayton, that covers up to 500 temporary employees, said Joe Buckley, president of UAW Local 696. "Everybody hired temporarily prior to Nov. 20 will become permanent," Buckley said. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/11/22/ddn112306delphilocal.html From same: Delphi-union pact on jobs sends good news for holidays By the Dayton Daily News Thursday, November 23, 2006 Thousands of temporary Delphi Corp. workers will become permanent workers for the parts maker under an agreement with the United Auto Workers union, Delphi confirmed Wednesday. In Dayton, that covers as many as 500 temporary workers, said Joe Buckley, president of UAW local 696. "There are 500 happy people in the plants today," he said. His union bretheren elsewhere expressed happiness as well. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/11/22/ddn112306delphia1.html From the 11/23/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Warren to give Delphi incentive By the Tribune Chronicle WARREN — City Council is expected to introduce an ordinance at tonight’s meeting that will offer an incentive to anyone who wants to use buyout money to start a new business in Warren. The tax credit applies to the nearly 3,000 Delphi Packard Electric employees, as well as any other employee buyout program, who uses the money to start a small business between June 2006 and June 1, 2009. Councilman Robert Dean, D-at large, who sponsored the legislation, said he does not plan to ask for an emergency vote tonight, allowing the ordinance to go through the required three readings. ... http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=11453

From the 11/19/06 Warren Tribune Chronicle: Delphi pact ruling delayed again By LARRY RINGLER Tribune Chronicle The deadline was extended until Jan. 31, 2007, for a ruling on Delphi Corp.’s motions to reject its labor contracts and modify retiree benefits, a lawyer said after a close-door conference Friday. Previously, bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain was scheduled to issue a ruling Nov. 30, Tom Kennedy said following the session in Drain’s Lower Manhattan bankruptcy court. Kennedy, the lead attorney for the International Union of Electrical Workers-Communications Workers of America, which represents workers at Delphi Packard Electric in Warren, said another chambers conference is set for Nov. 30. ... [email protected] http://tribune-chronicle.com/articles.asp?articleID=11337

From the 11/18/06 DDN: Delphi asks judge for extension on ruling for its labor contracts Company lawyers say extension needed to allow more time for negotiations with union, creditors. Dayton Daily News Saturday, November 18, 2006 NEW YORK — — Delphi Corp. asked a federal bankruptcy judge on Friday to postpone until as late as Jan. 31, 2007, any ruling on whether to allow the auto parts supplier to cancel its contracts with its labor unions. That extension also would apply to Delphi's request for court permission to allow the company to get out of money-losing parts supply contracts it has with General Motors Corp., its biggest customer. Lawyers for Delphi told U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert D. Drain the extension is needed to allow more time for the ongoing negotiations with the unions, Delphi's creditors and GM, Delphi's former owner. The parties are making progress, Delphi spokesman Lindsey Williams said. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/11/17/ddn111806delphi.html

From the AP, 11/10/06: Delphi gains time to settle labor issues By Tiffany Kary Dow Jones/Associated Press Friday, November 10, 2006 NEW YORK — Delphi Corp. won more time to continue negotiations with its unions, creditors and other parties that might allow the company to cut labor costs without triggering a strike, a lawyer for the company said Wednesday. At Delphi's request, Judge Robert Drain of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan gave the company until Nov. 17 to try to work out a deal, Delphi attorney Jack Butler said. He spoke after a closed-door meeting between Drain and other lawyers for Delphi, its unions and creditors. The parties are scheduled to meet Nov. 17 for another status conference and the judge will decide whether or not to continue the adjournment of hearings on the matter, Delphi spokesman Lindsey Williams said. ... http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/business/2006/11/09/ddn111006delphi.html

Also, though I won't post the whole stories, here are links regarding a couple of stories recently. I didn't see them posted: Regarding the deli owner who shot and killed Gary Eden at the S&S Deli in Winton Place: Cincinnati Enquirer: Deli owner absolved in killing (11/14/06) Regarding the man who shot 14-year-old Quavale Finnell as the teen was stealing his car: Cincinnati Enquirer: 'I am not a vigilante' (11/17/06)

From the 11/21/06 Forest Hills Journal: Mt. Washington doesn't fear trend BY FORREST SELLERS | COMMUNITY PRESS STAFF WRITER MT. WASHINGTON - Mt. Washington Community Council members aren't ready to declare Beacon Street a danger zone. However, several do have concerns about crime spots in the community. A Fairborn man was killed following a robbery Nov. 10. The Cincinnati Police Department is still investigating. "I don't have a problem with Beacon Street," said Margaret Stigler, a board member on the Mt. Washington Community Council. [email protected] 248-7680 http://news.communitypress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061121/NEWS01/611210330/1058/Local

Both from the 11/20/06 Enquirer: Victims fighting attackers Recent string of self-defense cases shows hard choices BY DAN HORN AND SHARON COOLIDGE | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITERS It's a split-second decision all crime victims face when confronted by a robber, rapist or burglar: Obey the criminal or fight back. A growing number of Cincinnatians have chosen to fight. Cincinnati police say at least nine homicides this year could qualify as justified because the killers say they were fending off criminals who intended to harm them. Last year, police reported one justified homicide. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061120/NEWS01/611200387/1056/COL02 Police: Homicides often in self-defense THE ENQUIRER Cincinnati police say as many as nine of the city's 75 homicides this year could be cases of self-defense. Prosecutors have cleared several people of wrongdoing. Jan. 28: Logan Matthew, 13, of Avondale, shot and found dead inside a car in the 2600 block of Kipling Avenue in Mount Airy. Cincinnati police said he was trying to rob Antonio Robinson, who wrestled the gun away from the boy and shot him. Robinson, 30, was charged with murder and is expected in court Dec. 4. Feb 5: Abdullah Walker, 18, shot in the 2900 block of West McMicken Avenue in Clifton Heights. Police said Walker broke into the home and was robbing people at gunpoint when he began firing. Sean Gray got a gun and shot Walker to death. A grand jury declined to charge Gray. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061120/NEWS01/611200386/1056/COL02

From the 11/18/06 Enquirer: Drug sweep nets 30 in 3 neighborhoods Police: Arrests will decrease violence BY WILLIAM A. WEATHERS | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER AVONDALE - Thirty people were arrested this week on drug trafficking charges after neighborhood complaints led to a two-month police investigation. "We had a lot of ongoing complaints about drug dealing, particularly in Avondale," Capt. Howard Rahtz, commander of the Cincinnati Police Central Vice Control Section, said Friday. The suspects - including 10 in Avondale, 13 in Walnut Hills and seven in Bond Hill - were arrested during a sweep Thursday. E-mail [email protected] http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061118/NEWS01/611180380/1056/COL02

From the 11/15/06 Enquirer: Coroner's workload, budget up 2007 proposal includes three more scientists BY KIMBALL PERRY | ENQUIRER STAFF WRITER When they receive the proposed 2007 budget today, Hamilton County commissioners will see many cuts - but not in the coroner's office. Instead, the coroner's $3.8 million budget and 44 employees would grow by $200,000 next year - so three scientists can be hired to help solve crimes and prosecute cases. "Most people in Hamilton County are concerned about crime. If you want justice, we have to have these people," Coroner O'dell Owens said Tuesday. http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061115/NEWS01/611150356/1056/COL02

They could rename it Chester Park if they really wanted to go back to what used to be.

From the 11/22/06 Dayton Business Journal: City approves $450K toward new housing Dayton Business Journal - November 22, 2006 The city of Dayton at its commission meeting Wednesday morning approved $450,000 in funds to help develop housing projects. The projects will create almost 100 new housing units in the city and help local developers invest $13.9 million. The city doled out loans and a grant for three projects: * St. Mary Development Corp. will receive a $240,000 loan to help it build the Lofts at Hoover in Residence Park off of Hoover Avenue. Ten buildings will house 40 apartments in this $5.7 million project. * St. Mary also will receive a $120,000 loan to help it build Washington Square, 45 units of single-family, scattered site housing in the Burkhardt and Springfield neighborhoods. Total project cost is $7.5 million. * Dayton Ohio Habitat for Humanity will receive a $90,000 grant to help it develop up to nine single-family homes at various locations in Dayton. The project, for low-income families, will total $650,000. MORE: http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/11/20/daily11.html?surround=lfn From the 11/23/06 DDN: Yellow Springs News: McGregor breaks ground for newly designed building (11/9/06) Antioch McGregor opening center for business, education The university is planning to build an institute for intellectual development. By Ismail Turay Jr. Staff Writer YELLOW SPRINGS — Rising student enrollment the past few years is prompting Antioch University McGregor to expand its campus, amid promises to stimulate MIINDs in the region. The McGregor Institute for Intellectual Development — MIIND — which will function as a think tank and host regional seminars, will be a part of the 90,000-square-foot Center for Business and Education, officials said. The new campus will be at East Enon and Dayton-Yellow Springs roads. When officials started exploring ways to accommodate the growing student body a few years ago, surrounding communities courted them, McGregor President Barbara Gellman-Danley said. But Yellow Springs officials and Community Resources — a local community improvement group — didn't want to lose the villages' largest employer, so they gave the school 11 acres of land to build on, she said. MORE: http://www.daytondailynews.com/community/content/localnews/neighbors/greene/2006/11/22/ddn112306mcgregor.html Urbana city officials to review rezoning request Springfield News-Sun, 11/28/06 The Urbana Planning Commission asked city officials Monday night to review zoning ordinances for a proposed Planned Unit Development. Larry Greenburg, of Columbus, requested in a letter that the commission consider rezoning about 10 acres of property on Scioto Street from a business and a multi-family residential designation to a commercial PUD. Unlike other zoning designations, commission members said PUDs allow the city more control over what is placed on the site. Greenburg purchased the properties that include the buildings housing Goodwill, SavALot, Odd Lots, CT Communications and CVS, for about $4 million. In his letter, he stated he will renovate the properties to promote development. Planning Commission President Martin Reich said the board feels the project should move forward.

From the 11/28/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Architects to begin designing courthouse The study would take up to five months to be finished. By DAVID SKOLNICK CITY HALL REPORTER YOUNGSTOWN — The city is giving an architectural firm the go-ahead to design plans and determine a cost estimate to build a new court-house at the former Masters building complex... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/323888836422294.php From the 11/23/06 Youngstown Vindicator: Commission seeks funds OK on Oakhill renovation The initial design work should be completed by mid-December, officials said. By HAROLD GWIN VINDICATOR STAFF WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — The Mahoning County Building Commission is asking the county auditor to certify that the county has money available to pay an architect to do the initial floor-plan design at Oakhill Renaissance Place... [email protected] http://www.vindy.com/content/local_regional/319258724139157.php Champion center possible Warren Tribune Chronicle, 11/28/06 Township trustees Monday gave their support to a proposed senior center in the community... 4 bond issues, levies to reappear on ballots Youngstown Vindicator, 11/28/06 The Niles and Southington school districts will ask voters at the Feb. 6 special election to approve bond issues and tax levies for the construction of new schools, while Newton Township will try a second time to pass an additional police levy...

From Business First of Columbus, 11/27/06: Water's Edge up next in New Albany Business First of Columbus - November 24, 2006 by Brian R. Ball, Business First The next phase of development at the New Albany Business Park will include as many as three office building sites around Commercial Vehicle Group Inc.'s new headquarters off Route 161. But Daimler Group Inc. and its joint-venture development partners in the park don't expect to build speculative space until Central Ohio's job outlook improves. Next up in New Albany Water's Edge is an office campus located between the New Albany Road and state Route 62 exits along Route 161. It contains: • An $11.6 million complex for Commercial Vehicle Group Inc., consisting of a 50,000-square-foot headquarters and 39,000-square-foot research-and-development center. The 11-acre site can accommodate a 20,000-square-foot expansion. • Two four-story office buildings along Route 161, each with 100,000 square feet. • A two-story office building with 60,000 square feet. Read more at http://columbus.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/11/27/story4.html?b=1164603600

Hated it.

Fantastic.

From the 11/9/06 (OU) Post: PHOTO: Professor John Sabraw describes project plans to students Sunday evening. Sabraw and at least 70 other people have been working to earn a spot in The Guinness Book of World Records by producing an 86-foot-long charcoal drawing of the Milky Way. Chris Schwer / For The Post / [email protected] Students work to produce the largest pastel drawing in the world Laura Biel / For The Post / [email protected] Students in the Ohio University School of Art are taking on a project of astronomical proportions and hoping to set a world record in the process. The project is an interactive exhibition highlighted by an 86-foot-long drawing of the Milky Way Galaxy that might earn the students a spot in The Guinness Book of World Records. More below http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/articles/2006/11/09/features/15929.html

From the 11/9/06 Toledo Blade: COSI seeks interim financial solution Levy loss forces board to scramble By JENNI LAIDMAN BLADE STAFF WRITER COSI Toledo's board of directors said yesterday they are hoping the city and Lucas County can provide $300,000 to $400,000 to help the downtown children's museum survive long enough to find a long-term solution to its financial crisis. A 0.167-mill, five-year levy for the hands-on science museum was defeated by just 1,605 votes out of the 137,915 votes cast on the issue Tuesday, according to unofficial results. The museum's proposed levy, which would have resulted in property tax of $5.11 a year for the owner of a $100,000 home, was approved by 49.42 percent of voters, but was rejected by 50.58 percent. "We did much better than I had originally thought,'' said Dr. F. Michael Walsh, chairman of the COSI board. "Unfortunately, we still lost. Now we have to figure out how to handle that.'' Dr. Walsh said the museum along the Maumee River at Summit and Adams streets will "run out of cash at the end of the year. Nothing has changed there.'' Full article at http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061109/NEWS16/611090362/-1/NEWS

From the 11/9/06 Dispatch: Anti-gang sweep snares 19 on drug, weapons charges Multi-agency force fans out in search for 63 suspects Thursday, November 09, 2006 Kevin Kidder THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Nineteen suspected gang members from across Columbus were arrested yesterday, as police conducted a methodical sweep as part of the mayor’s anti-gang initiative, officials announced. They were some of the 63 suspects that police, the DEA, the U.S. marshal’s office and parole officers were searching for last night, said Columbus police Sgt. Chantay Boxill. Those arrested yesterday were mainly wanted for drug or weapons charges and had been identified by police as members of gangs that did business on the South Side, though they live all over the Columbus area, she said. All those arrested were in the Franklin County jail at Jackson Pike last night, she said. Full story at http://www.dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/11/09/20061109-D11-00.html

From the 11/16/06 Athens News: The student center is dead -- long live the student center By Angela Rito Athens NEWS Campus Reporter Thursday, November 16th, 2006 Ohio University students and faculty, along with members of the surrounding Athens community, on Sunday will say goodbye to an important historic OU building -- at least as they currently know it. Members of various student groups and countless other employees will transport their bodies and supplies from the current Baker University Center, located on East Union Street, to the "new" student center, situated on the old Hocking riverbed, between Richland Avenue and Bird Arena. http://athensnews.com/index.php?action=viewarticle&section=news&story_id=26675

From the 11/14/06 (OU) Post: PHOTO: The sun shines through the windows of the new Baker Center. The new Baker Center looks similar to a mall and holds everything from student organization headquarters to a food court. Brittany Bott / Staff Photographer / [email protected] PHOTO: Outside of the ballroom in the new Baker Center is a seating area where people can converse and even walk outside onto the patio. The Ballroom is twice the size of the old one and it can be divided in half allowing for two separate celebrations to occur at the same time. Brittany Bott / Staff Photographer / [email protected] PHOTO: A large two-story rotunda entryway greets students as they enter the fourth floor of the new Baker Center from Park Place. Four large globes are illustrated on the rotunda floor, each showing a different side of the Earth. Kristin Eberts / Photo Editor / [email protected] PHOTO: Many rooms and balconies offer a scenic view, including the new Front Room patio, located on the fifth floor. Kristin Eberts / Photo Editor / [email protected] PHOTO: Located on the fifth floor of the new Baker Center is the 1804 Lounge. Career services and conference and meeting space are also located on the fifth floor. Brittany Bott / Staff Photographer / [email protected] PHOTO: The second floor of the new Baker Center has various sizes of conference rooms. The tables in each of these rooms are portable, allowing students to form small groups. Brittany Bott / Staff Photographer / [email protected] Baker Center nearly ready to strut its stuff On January 2, the new Baker Student Center, which commenced planning phases in fall of 2000, will be fully operational and will open its doors to a curious and excited student body. The five-story building will be the centerpiece of campus, providing students with a multitude of resources. The Center will house something for nearly every aspect of student life, from a food court, art galleries, meeting rooms, a computer lab and study areas, to a small theater. Full article at http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/articles/2006/11/14/news/16064.html

From Ohio University Outlook, 11/8/06: Five decades, two years and infinite memories As Ohio University prepares to move into the new Baker University Center, three events commemorate the significance of the building that has served campus since 1954. ATHENS, Ohio (Nov. 8, 2006) -- In all the excitement surrounding the opening of the new Baker University Center, some conscientious members of the Ohio University community wanted to make sure another important milestone didn't pass without fanfare: the closing of the current Baker Center. http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/November/155n-067.cfm

^ I read that story, and here's the gist of it: Boston Brewing has been land banking, most recently acquiring 1664 Providence St, which is located next to their current plant. The site is about 1 acre. Because their partnership with Miller to contract brew ends in October 2008, and because similar agreements with smaller brewers also may run out soon, they are exploring the option of expanding their Cincinnati site. Any expansion is estimated to cost $150M-$200M and take 18 to 24 months to complete. Industry analysts don't believe there's much likelihood that this will happen. They believe that it would make more financial sense for Boston Brewing to contract brew either with existing partners or at another existing facility.

From the 11/15/06 Dayton Business Journal: Wright-Patt may get $900K for new complex Dayton Business Journal - November 15, 2006 Wright-Patterson Air Force Base stands in line to receive $900,000 in federal funds for the plan and design of an information technology complex. The money is part of a military construction and veterans affairs bill that was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate... E-mail [email protected]. Call 222-6900. http://dayton.bizjournals.com/dayton/stories/2006/11/13/daily14.html?surround=lfn