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Hamas bears full responsibility for Gaza war
To the editor: Consider Gazans in chains; hear their plaintive plea,“Release us from Hamas’ tyrannical thugocracy.”It’s for them, for myself, and our common legacy,That I protest whenever I hear and whenever I see,Someone malevolently declaring “Palestine must be set free,From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea.” It’s Hamas’ threats, that I ask you to…
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Nelsonville intersection closed Feb. 26–27
The City of Nelsonville announces that the intersection of Madison Street and West Franklin Street will be closed to traffic at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 26, until 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 27. The closure is to perform water main tie overs for a new water main. There will be detour signs posted, and the detour…
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Sandy K. Jenkins
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday February 27, 2024, at the Bishopville Church of Christ with Rick Seiter officiating. Interment will be in the Glouster Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the church.
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Charity Ann Boggs
Funeral services will be held at 7 P.M., Thursday, Feb. 29, 2024, at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville, OH, with Pastor Wayne Dunlap officiating. Last call service will be conducted by the Coolville Vol. Fire Dept. after the funeral service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday, from 4-7 P.M.
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Clyde Steven Randolph
Services will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27th at 1pm at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, OH, with Pastor Rick Kapple officiating. Burial will be in the Stewart Cemetery, Hockingport, OH. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday, Feb. 26th from 5pm to 8pm.
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Public officials respond to Athens’ ceasefire resolution
Public officials contacted by the Independent did not say they were taking local resolutions for a ceasefire in Gaza into account.
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A reality check from the mouths of babes
It’s one thing to know our county is poor. It’s another to see proof that to some, $25,000 a year is a pipedream.
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OU administration must stand up for donors, faculty and students
At a time when moral courage and leadership are called for, the new university president and Ohio’s attorney general are failing.
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Thirty Athens residents temporarily displaced by Union Street fire
More than half of the 30 Athens residents displaced by an apartment building fire last weekend are relying on emergency shelter.
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Athens City Council passes ceasefire resolution for Israel’s war on Gaza
The ceasefire resolution, which passed 4-2, came in response to community pressure and against the advice of the city law office.
