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Trial set in Ohio lawsuit of parents of slain Kent student
RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) - The wrongful death lawsuit brought by the parents of a Kent State University student shot and killed during a 2005 hostage ordeal is scheduled to go to trial next May.
Portage County Common Pleas Judge John Enlow on Monday met with lawyers for Sarah Positano’s parents and the two principal defendants in the case - Brimfield Township and its police chief, David Blough. Enlow set the trial date in the private meeting.
The suit was filed in January 2007 by Positano’s parents, Susan and A. James Positano of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. It asked for $50 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages.
According to the suit, Positano, 22, was shot to death by James Trimble when he became agitated by a police officer who was sent into her northeast Ohio apartment to try to kill him. Trimble held Positano hostage at her apartment after killing his girlfriend and her son in a nearby home.
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More Ohio schools closing on Election Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - School officials worried about student safety and congested hallways on Election Day, when many school buildings double as polling places, are canceling class or scheduling teacher training days for the Nov. 4 general election.
Many polling places in Ohio featured long lines of voters during the 2004 election, when Ohio decided the election for President Bush over Democrat John Kerry. Voter turnout is expected to also be heavy this fall, when Ohio could again be pivotal.
"With these presidential elections, people start lining up and down the hall," Bexley Superintendent Michael John-son said. "We almost have to put up guardrails, like at the airport."
School will be canceled for students and staff members in the Columbus suburb of Worthington, the first time the district has canceled classes for a presidential election.
School officials in Bexley, Groveport and Reynoldsburg - also near Columbus - have scheduled teacher training on Election Day as a way of keeping students away from crowds, also the first time the schools are giving students the day off for a presidential election. And Dublin is asking the state to allow a training day on Nov. 4.
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Political forces at work over AG impeachment
By STEPHEN MAJORS
Associated Press Writer
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - At first glance it was a confusing sight: Republicans who control the Ohio House wanted to keep Democrats from initiating a history-making impeachment of their own statewide official over a sex scandal and an unprofessionally run agency.
After all, there would have been no Republican fingerprints and Attorney General Marc Dann couldn’t have claimed - as former President Bill Clinton did - that the impeachment was motivated by partisanship.
But on closer inspection the political maneuvering last week to take ownership of Dann’s potential punishment came into focus. Dann has since resigned and the impeachment effort has been dropped, but ongoing investigations mean the scandal is not over.
Dann admitted an extramarital affair with a subordinate and said his behavior was partly to blame for a casual work climate that led to sexual harassment of two young women in his office.
Republicans and Democrats have a vested interest in how the investigation is handled and how quickly the scandal is resolved.
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