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Dayton Daily News, November 23, 2009

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Census Numbers Paint Bleak Picture in Xenia ; Greene County City Ranks High in Growth of Poverty As Well As Loss of Household Income

To Xenia Mayor Phyllis Pennewitt, the numbers are heartbreaking. Although most cities in the Dayton region have suffered economically, Xenia stands out. It is one of four area cities -- along with Trotwood, Dayton and Middletown -- that rank in the top 20 in growth of poverty this decade among Ohio cities with greater than 20,000 population, according to new Census data. And it is one of three cities, along with Springfield and Kettering, that also rank in the top 20 in loss of household income.

Ohio Rates May Spiral ; Adult Numbers Already Rising; Sales to Youths High, Still Climbing.

COLUMBUS -- Public health advocates foresee a perfect storm heading to Ohio next year that could increase smoking rates, gut enforcement of the indoor smoking ban and allow Big Tobacco to lure children into using new, mint-flavored tobacco products. "We are poised to see our smoking rates rise if we don't do something about it. It has happened in other states," said Shelly Kiser of the American Lung Association.

Court Action Will Determine Hotel's Fate

HARRISON TWP., Montgomery County -- As the concrete barriers went up in the North Plaza Inn parking lot on Thursday, Nov. 19, the neighbors smiled and joked about opening bottles of champagne. "I will not miss this place," said Lois Lynch, who lives in Dayton's DeWeese-Ridgecrest neighborhood.