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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Eminent domain holdout sells
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 11:19:00 -0500
The owner of the lone house standing in the middle of the 11-acre site that was the focus of a landmark eminent-domain case has sold his property to Rookwood Partners for $1.25 million.
Group: Stop accused killer's pay
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:17:00 -0500
Ryan Widmer, who is facing a murder charge in the bathtub drowning death of his wife, will remain on paid leave until Sept. 15, his employer said today, despite a call from a citizen group to stop the paychecks.
Worker guilty of corpse abuse
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:12:00 -0500
Kenneth Douglas, left, a former Hamilton County morgue worker proven through DNA to have sexually molested the corpse of a murdered woman 26 years ago, was found guilty today of abusing a corpse.
Motorcyclist dies in crash
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:52:00 -0500
A 21-year-old motorcyclist was killed Wednesday night after he lost control of his 2005 Suzuki 750 and hit a tree.
Locals, GOP loved the speech
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:15:00 -0500
J. Kenneth Blackwell, the former Cincinnati mayor and 2006 candidate for Ohio governor, said Sarah Palin did exactly what she had to do with her speech. "She brought it home," said Blackwell.
Judge: Teen's death self-defense
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:14:00 -0500
A Hamilton County Common Pleas judge determined a man who gunned down a 13-year-old Avondale boy two years ago acted in self defense.

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