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Q. If I have a big loss when I sell some stock, I can deduct it on my tax return, right? -- D.B., Evergreen, Colorado
A. Yup. No one likes money-losing investments, but at least they can shrink your tax bill. Here's how it works: You first offset any capital gains from stock sales with your capital loss(es). Any remaining loss c ... (full story)

Utility regulator targeted by FBI saw a whirlwind rise

COLUMBUS (AP) — Sam Randazzo told Ohio state senators last year that he had been poised to retire at the end of 2018 when he was recruited to help the incoming administration of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine review looming big-picture energy and utility issues.
Within three weeks of DeWine taking office, Randazzo was named t ... (full story)

Southern Ohio firm starts mask subscription service

Subscription services run the gamut these days, so it should come as no surprise that a southern Ohio manufacturer has come up with its own mask-of-the-month club.
Phoenix Quality Manufacturing LLC, which opened a manufacturing facility in Jackson in October, announced its plan to tackle the difficulty individuals and small busi ... (full story)

Local

Opportunities to practice real-life philanthropy bring academic benefits

(THE CONVERSATION) A crisis shelter for battered women. A nonprofit that provides wigs and makeup for breast cancer patients. An organization that helps parents of children addicted to heroin.
All three of these groups have benefited from US$2,000 grants made by college students who participate in an unusual hands-on philanthrop ... (full story)

JFK conspiracy theory debunked in Mexico 57 years after assassination

(THE CONVERSATION) Most conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy's assassination have been disproven. Kennedy was not killed by a gas-powered device triggered by aliens or by actor Woody Harrelson's dad.
But speculation about Kennedy's Nov. 22, 1963 murder in Dallas continues, fueled by unreleased classified doc ... (full story)

New relief options available for small biz/restaurants and bars

Two Ohio small business relief programs are now available to owners whose establishments have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Small Business Relief Grant and the Bar and Restaurant Assistance Fund are part of a more than $429 million pandemic aid package announced by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Oct. 23. The ... (full story)

State

Judge denies bid to quash statements in 2019 slayings of 4

WEST CHESTER, Ohio (AP) — A judge has denied a defense motion to suppress statements made by a man later charged in the shooting deaths of four members of his family, including his wife, in their Ohio apartment last year.
Attorneys for Gurpreet Singh, 38, had argued that his constitutional rights were violated when police ... (full story)

Men abused by doc say Ohio State's response has added trauma

COLUMBUS (AP) — Men who allege decades-old sexual abuse by an Ohio State team doctor and are upset about how the university has handled their unsettled claims pushed for a stronger response recently, with several asking trustees how they'd feel if their own children had experienced such mistreatment.
Between live statement ... (full story)

'Something very historical': Push for diverse Biden Cabinet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Native Americans are urging President-elect Joe Biden to make history by selecting one of their own to lead the powerful agency that oversees the nation's tribes, setting up one of several looming tests of Biden's pledge to have a Cabinet representative of Americans.
O.J. Semans is one of dozens of tribal ... (full story)

OSU study finds birds reproduce better in warm, urban areas

When Ohio State University researchers wanted to evaluate the effects of growing cities on central Ohio wildlife, they set their sights on tree swallows a species which has benefited from urban dwelling with some risks.
In a study supported by the National Science Foundation, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and the Ohio ... (full story)