2008 Woodie Awards
State
Health care executive found guilty of fraud
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COLUMBUS - A federal jury yesterday convicted the founder of a failed health care company of trying to bribe a witness in an upcoming $1.9 billion fraud trial. The jury took one day to deliver its decision against Lance Poulsen, former chief executive officer of National Century Financial Enterprises, described as the nation's largest health care financing firm before its 2002 bankruptcy.
Poker festivals strive to raise money for charity
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CLEVELAND - An effort now in its fourth year to raise money for charities through gambling starts up again today, with an expanded schedule for 2008. The growing availability of casino-style gambling in Cleveland comes as Ohio lawmakers are deciding whether to give the Ohio Lottery approval to start Keno, a game often played in casinos.
Backyards see new trend in chicken-raising
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CINCINNATI - Jodi Harris likes to get her food as locally as she can. She shops at a farmers market, has a garden and joined a community agriculture project for fresh produce. And for the last year, she's been able to walk out to her Kennedy Heights backyard and gather freshly laid eggs from the three chickens she keeps there.
