Ohio is a state in the United States. Historically a part of the Midwest, Ohio is a cultural and geographical crossroads, which was settled by people from New England, the Middle States, Appalachia, and the upper south. "This slice of the mid-west contains a bit of everything American—part north-eastern and part southern, part urban and part rural, part hardscrabble poverty and part booming suburb," notes The Economist.A grain of sand for your thoughts", The Economist, December 20, 2005, retrieved December 23, 2005. Prior to 1984, the United States Census Bureau considered Ohio part of the North Central Region."Geographic Definitions"Census Region definition, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005. That region concept was renamed "Midwest" and split into two divisions. Ohio is now in the East North Central States division."Geographic Definitions" Census Region definition Attachment C, United States Census Bureau, retrieved December 22, 2005.

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union under the Northwest Ordinance. Its U.S. postal abbreviation is OH; its old-style abbreviation is O. Ohio is an Iroquois word meaning "good river." The name refers to the Ohio River that forms its southern border.

The United States Navy has named several ships USS Ohio in honor of this state.

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Democrats acclaim Obama
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:01:00 -0500
Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention into a celebration.
Tiny mites have people scratching
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:54:00 -0500
Hamilton County public health officials think a mite called Pyemotes herfsi is the culprit for bites, red bumps and rashes being reported in Montgomery, Madeira, Blue Ash, Loveland and other tree-lined suburbs.
Warshak gets 25 years
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:46:00 -0500
Steven Warshak did more than lie to banks, hide his money and mislead thousands of customers who bought his "male enhancement" pills, a federal judge said Wednesday.
Lawyers to sum up microwave baby case
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:29:00 -0500
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are preparing to deliver closing arguments in the trial of a Dayton woman accused of killing her one-month-old daughter by burning her in a microwave oven.
Trucker charged in fatal crash
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:57:00 -0500
A trucker was charged today with causing a crash late Wednesday on the ramp from Fort Washington Way to southbound Interstate 71/75 that killed one woman, injured four and halted traffic for hours.
Collision kills 2; driver arrested
Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:30:00 -0500
A dump truck driver will be in court this morning on charges he ran a red light while drunk and killed a Warren County couple.

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