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All you need is the coffee

Who says you can't get anything free today? So long as you just take one, here's some choices for free coffee mugs from ReStore on Main Street.

Pettit College of Law recognized as one of the nation’s most innovative law schools

he Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law was named one of the most innovative schools in the country by The National Jurist and will be featured in the “Back to School” issue of preLaw magazine in August. ONU was one of 20 law schools selected by The National Jurist.

“It is gratifying to be recognized for the hard work our faculty has done to design and implement our new curriculum,” said Stephen Veltri, interim dean of the Pettit College of Law. “Our new curriculum goes well beyond standard law school coursework. It includes clinical opportunities and courses designed to develop professional skills that prepare our students for the practice of law.”

OHSAA Board of Directors meeting highlights

The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors met Thursday at the OHSAA Office for its August meeting, which marked the first board meeting of the 2012-13 school year. The following are highlights from the meeting. The complete set of meeting minutes will be posted at a later date at OHSAA.org.

-          There are 824 member high schools in 2012-13. Of note, there are two new schools (Cincinnati College Preparatory and Cincinnati James N. Gamble Montessori), while four schools did not renew membership (Cleveland Horizon Science Academy, Orrville Kingsway Christian, Sidney Christian Academy and Cleveland School of the Arts).

Does this scene look familiar?

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Does these scene look vaguely familiar? It should. Take away 110 years off the calendar and you are looking at the main campus and buildings of what was once called Ohio Normal University. It's from a booklet of photos taken in 1902.

A sign for August

There's a lot of this going around this month, especially in the Ada school. This "stay off" sign is a warning that the Ada High School basketball gymnasium floor has a new coat of wax. School can't be too far off.

August book discussion centers on "Ethel and Earnest"

"Ethel & Ernest," by Raymond Briggs, will be the August book discussion topic at the Ada Public Library. The discussion is at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 7.

Described as "Poignant, funny, and utterly original, 'Ethel & Ernest' is Raymond Briggs's loving depiction of his parents' lives from their chance first encounter in the 1920s until their deaths in the 1970s."

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