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Stonelick Fire/EMS gets new equipment By John Seney jseney@communitypress.com

Hamilton County Democratic Party Chairman Tim Burke said

STONELICK TWP. — The Stonelick Township Fire/EMS Department recently has bought two vehicles to upgrade fire and rescue services. Fire Chief Matt Rose said a new 2012 life squad vehicle manufactured by Horton Emergency Vehicles was bought for $180,000. The money for the purchase came from funds generated by “soft billing” of insurance companies for rescue runs, he said. “It took a couple of years to build up the fund,” Rose said. The money from the “soft billing” is put into a special account for EMS training and equipment, he said. The new rescue vehicle replaces a1999 unit that was sold to a fire department in South Carolina for $9,200. Rose said the department still has a 2007 rescue unit that will be used as a backup for the new vehicle. Trustee John Hanley said the $9,200 from the sale of the old vehicle was used to purchase and equip a 1989 ladder truck from the village of Mariemont. Rose said the addition of the 100-foot ladder truck, the township’s first, should help with the department’s Insurance Service Office rating. The rating service recommends a ladder truck for fighting fires in buildings more than 35 feet high. Hanley said there are a number of buildings in the township higher than 35 feet, including schools, the Owensville village hall and numerous residences. He said in the past he had to ask surrounding departments for assistance when the township needed a ladder truck. Rose said the department also recently received a $5,000 grant from the state from a fund generated by seat belt fines. That money will be used to buy additional EMS equipment. Hanley said the township recently was awarded a

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Vice President Joe Biden shakes hands with supporters at Milford High School. AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS

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‘MIDDLE’ GROUND IN CAMPAIGN

By Gannett News Service MILFORD — Vice President Joe Biden told hundreds here Sunday the biggest difference between President Barack Obama and his rival, Mitt Romney, is that Obama actually believes in the middle class. “I found it fascinating how the new Republican Party discovered the middle class at the convention,” Biden said. “It was like, ‘Eureka.’ “My dad would say to us, ‘Don’t tell me your values, show me your budget. I will tell you what you value,’ ” Biden said. Biden said a closer look at the Republican agenda shows plans

for massive cuts to Medicare, massive cuts to Social Security, massive cuts to early education. “Why are they doing it?” he said. “They have to. They need to do it to pay for the massive tax cuts they will give to the very wealthy.” Republican reaction was swift. “Once again Joe Biden has illustrated that he is incapable of talking honestly or substantively about the most important issues affecting Ohio workers and families,” Romney campaign spokesman Christopher Maloney said. “…It appears

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Vice President Joe Biden works the crowd during a campaign stop at Milford High School. AMANDA DAVIDSON/THE COMMUNITY PRESS as though he is willing to say anything to divert attention away from the Obama administration’s failed policies, which have left more than 400,000 Ohioans looking for work.” About 735 people turned out to hear Biden speak in the Milford High School cafeteria, according to the Miami Township Fire Department. It was Biden’s last stop on twoday swing through Appalachia that stopped in Zanesville and Athens on Saturday and Portsmouth earlier Sunday. Earlier in the day Biden

OUT IN THE FIELD McCormick Elementary students packed a lot of learning into a one-day field trip at Sharon Woods Park See Schools, A5

stopped at Cruisers Diner in Seaman, Ohio, sitting down with a group of motorcycle riders. The brief chat made national news because an Associated Press photo shows a woman practically sitting in Biden’s lap. Biden touched her shoulders and leaned in to talk to the woman, according to the Associated Press caption. It’s Biden’s 17th visit to Ohio this year. He’ll be back Wednesday for an event in Dayton.

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