E-mail scam try is turned around
The Cracker Barrel Notes
by BOB KRUMM
More frequently lately my e-mails have been filled with letters seeking assistance transferring money from overseas bank accounts. The letters all offer great wealth for simply helping transfer their money.
Just this morning I received this one:
"Hel ...
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Car repair cost not so bad after all
The Cracker Barrel Notes
by BOB KRUMM
A reader forwarded this list of the 10 most expensive accidents in history.
#10 Titanic - $150 million. The sinking of the Titanic is possibly the most famous accident in the world, but barely makes the list of top 10 most expensive. On April 15, 1912 ...
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Collaborations assist education
by GEOFF ANDREWS
Oberlin schools superintendent
We recently updated a simple brochure for each school in Oberlin. As part of that process, we created a listing of partnerships benefiting the schools and the children of the district. It is remarkable how many people and organizations pitch in ...
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Magazine illumined house's past
by ROBERT STINSON
I know how you're supposed to do history -- systematically, logically, faithfully, meaningfully -- because I've taught and written it for years. But a few weeks ago I had a chance to let the mesh and mess of the past simply happen to me. It was a little like taking a core sam ...
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Newspaper career coming to end
by Ken Carpenter
News-Tribune publisher
Nearly two years ago, editor Kathleen Willbond asked me to try my hand at writing a column for our newspapers. With my advertising/marketing background the task seemed uncomfortable at the very least, even for this publisher. Twenty columns later we've ...
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School Scene, Oct. 12
by MICHELE ANDREWS
School volunteer
Friday, Oct. 16, Oberlin city schools will be closed for all students. Enjoy the long weekend.
Eastwood: Eastwood students are at the trimester midpoint. If your student is having problems don't wait, now is the time to schedule a conference with their t ...
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