FUTURE COLLEGE STUDENTS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO EARN A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN THREE YEARS, POTENTIALLY SAVING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN TUITION, ROOM AND BOARD AND ALLOWING THEM TO BEGIN WORKING SOONER. UNIVERSITIES IN OHIO WERE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO SHOW STUDENTS HOW TEN PERCENT OF THEIR DEGREES COULD BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS AND THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS SAYS THAT BY 2014, 60 PERCENT OF PROGRAMS MUST MEET THAT MARK. OHIO CHANCELLOR JIM PETRO SAYS, “GIVING STUDENTS THE OPTION OF EARNING A BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN THREE YEARS INSTEAD OF FOUR OR MORE YEARS WILL HELP THEM SAVE MONEY WHILE ENCOURAGING THE COMPLETION OF THEIR COLLEGE EDUCATION.” THREE-YEAR DEGREE PATHS DO NOT LESSEN THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM AND THERE IS NO DEMAND FROM THE STATE FOR UNIVERSITIES TO HAVE A CERTAIN NUMBER OF STUDENTS GRADUATING EARLY. CURRENTLY VERY FEW STUDENTS EARN THEIR DEGREE IN THREE YEARS, ABOUT 1 PERCENT AT MIAMI UNIVERSITY, 2 PERCENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI AND 2 TO 3.4 PERCENT AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MIKE DeWINE IS JOINING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU IN RECOGNIZING NATIONAL PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY WEEK BY URGING OHIOANS TO GUARD THEIR PERSONAL INFORMATION. YOU ALSO REMINDED THAT IF YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT, DeWINE HAS STARTED AN IDENTITY THEFT UNIT LOCATED WITHIN THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S CONSUMER PROTECTION SECTION TO OFFER ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS. NATIONAL PROTECT YOUR IDENTITY WEEK CONTINUES THROUGH OCTOBER 27TH.
HERE ARE THE TOP TEN CONSUMER PREVENTION TIPS TO GUARD AGAINST IDENTIFY THEFT:
1) KEEP PERSONAL DATA PRIVATE…AT HOME, AT WORK AND ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICES!
2) BE SOCIAL…BUT BE RESPONSIBLE. DO NOT PUBLICLY EXPOSE PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT IS TYPICALLY USED FOR AUTHENTICATION.
3) MOBILE DEVICES HAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION THAT FRAUDSTERS CAN USE. BE SURE OF THE APPLICATIONS YOU DOWNLOAD AND THE DATA YOU SHARE.
4) ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE PROVIDING ANY INFORMATION ON MOBILE PHONES, SOCIAL MEDIA SITES OR TRANSACTION SITES. WHO IS ASKING FOR THE INFORMATION AND WHY? HOW IS THAT INFORMATION TO BE USED?
5) CARRY ONLY THE NUMBER OF CREDIT CARDS THAT YOU NEED FOR A SPECIFIC OUTING. KEEP YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD IN A SAFE PLACE AT HOME.
6) IF YOU ARE DOING BUSINESS ONLINE, MAKE SURE THE SITE IS SECURE AND YOUR ANTI-VIRUS, FIREWALL AND OTHER PERSONAL COMPUTER SECURITY APPLICATIONS ARE UP TO DATE.
7) SHRED ALL DOCUMENTS THAT CONTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION BEFORE DISPOSING OF THEM.
8) KEEP COPIES OF CREDIT CARDS…FRONT AND BACK…IN A SAFE PLACE SO YOU CAN CALL AND CANCEL THEM IF STOLEN.
9) CHECK YOUR CREDIT HISTORY AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR USING: WWW.ANNUALCREDITREPORT.COM OR BY CALLING 1/877-322-8228. IF YOU NOTICE SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY, CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE CREDIT BUREAU IMMEDIATELY.
10) REVIEW YOUR MEDICAL, BANK, AND CREDIT CARD STATEMENTS THOROUGHLY UPON RECEIPT AND NOTIFY THE PROVIDER OR INSTITUTION OF ANY DISCREPENCIES.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT: 1/800-282-0515 OR GO ON LINE TO: WWW.OHIOATTORNEYGENERAL.GOV .
FAIRBORN POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE THEIR SECOND HOMICIDE OF 2012. THE CITY HAD PREVIOUSLY GONE THREE YEARS WITHOUT ANY HOMICIDES! SHORTLY BEFORE MIDNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT, POLICE RESPONDED TO A SHOOTING IN AN UPSTAIRS ROOM AT IVY MANOR APARTMENTS ON WEST FUNDERBURG ROAD AND WOODVINE STREET. AT LEAST FOUR SHOTS WERE REPORTEDLY FIRED. THE SHOOTING VICTIM WAS IDENTIFIED AS 22 YEAR OLD JERELLE PRATHER BY THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY CORONER’S OFFICE. POLICE THINK HE MAY HAVE JUMPED FROM A WINDOW AFTER BEING SHOT. HE WAS FOUND LYING ON WOODVINE STREET AND TAKEN TO MIAMI VALLEY HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD. POLICE HAVE SAID THEY DO NOT HAVE A SUSPECT AND ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT’S DETECTIVES WERE WORKING ON THE HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. THE FIRST HOMICiDE WAS RECORDED ON MAY 24TH OF THIS YEAR. IN SEPTEMBER, 32 YEAR OLD JAMIE L. FARMER WAS INDICTED BY A GREENE COUNTY GRAND JURY. FARMER REMAINS AT LARGE.
ELECTION DAY IS FAST APPROACHING AND WEEC WILL PROVIDE TEAM COVERAGE ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 6TH! WE NEED TO BE PRAYING FOR THE ELECTIONS IN OUR COMMUNITIES, OUR STATE AND NATIONALLY!
THE URBANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BROKE GROUND ON SUNDAY TO CONSTRUCT A NEW BUILDING FOR THEIR “WHEREHOUSE” FOOD PANTRY…AND THAT’S W-H-E-R-E HOUSE! THE CHURCH BEGAN THE PANTRY IN 2004 BUT AT THE END OF 2011 THE WHEREHOUSE FOUND ITSELF WITHOUT A HOME AFTER THE BUILDING WHERE IT HAD BEEN FOR SIX YEARS…RENT-FREE…WAS SOLD TO A NEW OWNER. TODAY THE WHEREHOUSE SERVES AN AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 1,300 PEOPLE A MONTH! THE NEW WHEREHOUSE WILL BE LOCATED AT 110 W. CHURCH STREET IN URBANA, ENABLING THE CHURCH AND OTHERS WHO SUPPORT THE MINISTRY TO “…CONTINUE SHARING GOD’S LOVE IN A VERY TANGIBLE WAY FOR OUR NEIGHBORS WHO NEED HELP THROUGH DIFFICULT TIMES,” SHARED LEAD PASTOR AT THE URBANA UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, REV. JIM LILLIBRIDGE. HE SAYS, “THE WHEREHOUSE IS ONE IMPORTANT WAY THAT WE FULFILL JESUS’ GREAT COMPASSION FOUND IN MATTHEW 25.”
THE SUN SHOUlD SHINE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH WARM TEMPERATURES! HIGHS WILL HIT 78-79 DEGREES! THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS AND MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT WITH LOWS DROPPING TO 56. TEMPERATURES COOL ON FRIDAY, WITH HIGHS ONLY REACHING 67 DEGREES. RAIN IS PROBABLE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. GET READY FOR COLDER CONDITIONS AS HIGHS ON SUNDAY ONLY HIT 48 DEGREES AND OUR LOWS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY OVERNIGHT DROP INTO THE 30’S!!
