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DispatchAlerts

  1. Smog alert accompanies hot holiday weekend bit.ly/LiVQwx about 1 hour ago via twitterfeed
  2. DeWine sues the Beach Waterpark over refunds bit.ly/LnSbtZ about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  3. OSU Basketball: A Carrier Classic double-dip? bit.ly/LnSbtV about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  4. Emerald ash borer found in Muskingum County bit.ly/MCglmT about 2 hours ago via twitterfeed
  5. Fast-moving wildfire in Mich. consumes 17,000 acres bit.ly/LA3JwY about 3 hours ago via twitterfeed
  6. Retired Ohio officer pleads guilty to sex charges bit.ly/LMLxTF about 4 hours ago via twitterfeed
  7. Video | #OhioState football Post-Tressel bit.ly/KQERTi about 5 hours ago via bitly
  8. Ohio Supreme Court dismisses same-sex marriage lawsuit bit.ly/MB3UYv about 6 hours ago via twitterfeed
  9. Religion: Volunteers in Reynoldsburg pack Christmas love all year; gift boxes cheer children overseas bit.ly/LuVkr9 about 6 hours ago via bitly
  10. Movie Review | #SoundofMyVoice: Thriller cracks cult mentality bit.ly/JQ6DPT about 6 hours ago via bitly
  11. #MiB3 - Movie Review | Men in Black 3: Excess terrestrials-Latest chapter an encounter of the third kind bit.ly/LMoI2p about 6 hours ago via bitly
  12. New @NateBeeler cartoon: The '#fracking industry' special sauce bit.ly/LuRFtA about 7 hours ago via bitly
  13. The Inside Story blog | @DispatchEditor: #NOLA newspaper to reduce publication days; Buffett bullish on newspapers bit.ly/KxVkKf about 7 hours ago via bitly
  14. The Movie blog | @deraj1013: Third time's not the charm for sci-fi franchise bit.ly/Lhuoz8 about 7 hours ago via bitly
  15. #Crew96 #ChicagoFire - Covering the Crew blog | @AdamJardy: Pitch Talk - Chicago bit.ly/KThGnc about 7 hours ago via bitly
  16. Business: Despite proliferation of farmers markets, #locavore study ranks Ohio low bit.ly/Kofl5b about 8 hours ago via bitly
  17. Bills boost job hopes of former offenders bit.ly/KKN5c9 about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  18. Clintonville returns to turn-lane issue that caused so much drama bit.ly/LhkE85 about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  19. Defense bill good news for Ohio’s Air Guard bit.ly/LhkE7Z about 8 hours ago via twitterfeed
  20. #Crew96 - Crew Review: #Meram started on the wing against Seattle and came up with his 3rd goal in as many games bit.ly/KfNw08 about 8 hours ago via bitly