2009-11-08T04:35:00-05:00 urn:uuid:3e3c293b-cc71-4988-b15f-06c61ae78cf6 Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license (Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported), except where noted. DAVID E. MALLOY http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1108_highq 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00

<p>IRONTON -- After an absence of 11 years, Ernie G. Anderson was back before the cameras moderating the Tri-State high school academic competition &quot;High Q&quot; that will air starting later this month on MyZ television.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1108_waldenbooks 2009-11-08T00:00:00-05:00

<p>ASHLAND -- Waldenbooks, a staple at the Ashland Town Center Mall since it opened, will be closing after the Christmas season. Employees were told several days ago the book store would be closing in January.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_kickin 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_Coach 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>IRONTON -- The Ironton Recreation Department and Ohio University Southern, Ironton campus will host a volunteer coach training clinic for area youth basketball coaches starting at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21. The clinic will be held in the Academic Center room 122 on the Ironton campus.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_LAW+briefs 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>SOUTH POINT -- The Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce and the Lawrence Economic Development Corporation will host a ribbon cutting to rename the U.S. 52 bridge overpass on Solida Road as the &quot;William A. Gaskin Bridge.&quot;</p>

STEPHEN MAJORS http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_PrevailingWage 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Gov. Ted Strickland's administration apparently is backing off efforts to apply the prevailing union wage to more construction projects that get state financing, in the wake of an Ohio Supreme Court decision.</p>

JULIE CARR SMYTH http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_OH-OhioCasinos 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A casino developer and poker champion behind last year's failed bid to expand gambling in Ohio has staked a claim to all four casinos the state's voters approved Tuesday.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_Aylsworth 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Air National Guard Airman Frederick T. Aylsworth, a Chesapeake, Ohio, native, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_recipe 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>If you are a regular reader of my recipes, you already know that I love pumpkin. In fact, just two weeks ago I wrote about the various nutritional benefits that eating the humble pumpkin offers the body. Yet, pumpkin isn't the only food with numerous nutritional benefits. Blueberries are another food loaded with numerous health benefits.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_church+news 2009-11-07T00:00:00-05:00

<p>BURLINGTON -- The members of the First Baptist Church of Burlington celebration of the Rev. Dr. Douglas C. Carter's 38 years of faithful service, continues Sunday.</p>

The Herald-Dispatch http://www.herald-dispatch.com/news_ohionews/2009+1107_gethealthy 2009-11-06T23:30:43-05:00

<p>ASHLAND -- One of the quickest ways to get healthier is to quit smoking. </p>