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Dayton Daily News, May 16, 2012

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Drug Drop-Off Project Combats Pill Epidemic ; More Than a Ton of Unwanted, Expired Drugs Collected in 1 Day Prompts Agencies to Press for Tighter Prescription Guidelines

More than 2,300 pounds of unwanted or expired prescription drugs poured into area law enforcement agencies last month, which officials labeled a positive step because the "epidemic" of prescription medicine abuse often begins with available pills in the home. The biannual, Drug Enforcement Agency-led National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day held in late April brought in 2,341 pounds of medication to sites in Butler, Champaign, Clark, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Warren counties, according to...

Property Tax Delinquencies On the Rise ; Soaring Number of Vacant Properties in Montgomery County.

DAYTON -- Property tax delinquencies in Montgomery County increased from $90.7 million in the first half of 2011 to $107.9 million this year, while the number of vacant and abandoned properties skyrocketed from 1,620 to 7,077. Montgomery County Treasurer Carolyn Rice noted that 94 percent of county residents pay their property taxes, which are due in February and July. But a challenging economy has resulted in a long list of properties -- residential, commercial and industrial -- where proper...

Campaign May Be Linked to Bogus Debt ; Former Auditor Hopeful Allegedly Took $115,000 to Pay Off Fake Loans.

COLUMBUS -- A Youngstown Democrat running for state auditor in 2006 used fake loans from friends and family to make his campaign coffers look flush and then cut a deal with the Ohio Democratic Party to get out of the race in exchange for $115,000 in donations to pay off the bogus debts, according to a complaint filed with the Ohio Elections Commission. The complaint and accompanying notes from the Federal Bureau of Investigation detail a game of political hardball in which John B. Reardon all...