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September 22, 2016

Inventor’s likeness is unveiled

By TRACIE MAURIELLO | BLOCK NEWS ALLIANCE

WASHINGTON — He’s Ohio’s homegrown son, but other states have claims to Thomas Edison as well.


September 22, 2016

By Sabrina Eaton -- Plain Dealer

WASHINGTON - A service dog named Liberty has liberated retired Marine Corps Sgt. Michael Garvey of Maryland from some of the post traumatic stress disorder symptoms he experienced upon returning home from Afghanistan.

"He is my grounding rod, he calms me down so quickly," said Garvey. "If I ever get disoriented, he is like my little rock."


September 22, 2016

By Jessica Wehrman & Jana Heigl -- The Columbus Dispatch

WASHINGTON — During Thomas Alva Edison’s youth in northern Ohio's Milan, he was known as a restless and imaginative boy whose teacher nevertheless reported to his mother that he was “addled” and “too stupid to learn.”


September 22, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Everyone wanted a piece of Thomas Alva Edison on Wednesday afternoon.

Speaking at a U.S. Capitol dedication ceremony for a statue of the prolific inventor from tiny Milan, Ohio, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recalled Edison's time working in a Kentucky telegraph office.


September 22, 2016

Sheet covering new Edison statue falls off just before the dedication ceremony -

Guests at the dedication of the Thomas Edison statue in the Capitol on Wednesday got a sneak peak — by mistake.


September 21, 2016

FEATURED EDITORIAL

Before Congress recesses for the election season, it has one very important piece of business to conduct — the funding of the recently passed Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act.

Issues:Health Care

September 21, 2016

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- Maine Congressman Bruce Poliquin knows the effects of addiction all too well.

"He would be with us today if he were able to solve this problem," Poliquin (R-ME-2) said.

Issues:Health Care

September 21, 2016

WASHINGTON (Gray DC) -- "If they care about life this is an arena where we need a lot of attention," Ohio Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-9) said.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, every 25 minutes a baby is born with opioid withdrawal. It’s just one consequence of America’s drug crisis.

Issues:Health Care

September 20, 2016

By Richard Payerchin, The Morning Journal

Local veterans who earned their share of a Congressional Gold Medal got to see the award in a Lorain ceremony dedicated to their achievements.

Veterans, elected officials, family and friends gathered Sept. 19 to see the medal given to the Borinqueneers, the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment made up of soldiers from Puerto Rico.