Novelty NewsLocal news for Novelty, OH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Change proposed for water deal- May 16, 2008 "The private-property rights are protected if we were to pass the amendment and the compact because the compact doesn't take effect until Congress passes it" CLEVELAND -- The leading opponent of the Great Lakes Water Compact proposed a constitutional amendment Wednesday that he said would protect Ohioans' rights to groundwater and allow the compact to go forward. via Port Clinton News Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/novelty-oh/2008/05/change-proposed-for-water-deal?fromrss=1 Great Lakes Water Compact: What it is, where it stands- May 12, 2008 The Great Lakes together form the world's largest body of fresh water. The very dry and water-hungry Southwest United States would like to get its hands on some of that water. via WKYC-TV Clevelandhttp://www.topix.net/city/novelty-oh/2008/05/great-lakes-water-compact-what-it-is-where-it... Humiliation by innuendo undeserved- May 7, 2008 "Nothing in this Compact shall be construed to affect, limit, diminish, or impair any rights validly established and existing as of the effective date of this Compact under the state or federal law governing the withdrawals of waters in the Basin." Ten years ago, a presiding judge dismissed the cases of two priests of the Toledo Roman Catholic diocese who were arrested for public indecency, a misdemeanor. via Toledo Bladehttp://www.topix.net/city/novelty-oh/2008/05/humiliation-by-innuendo-undeserved?fromrss=1 |