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• Rita Colbert

  By YS News StaffMay 17, 2012

  

  Rita Colbert, resident of Yellow Springs since 1950, died on May 6 at the age of 85 in Milwaukee, Wis.

• Harriet Moran

  By YS News Staff

  Harriet Moran of Fairborn died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, May 11. She was 89.

• A tale of two waters

  By Diane Chiddister

  Soon, Council will choose between upgrading its aging water plant or purchasing water from Springfield. It seems timely, then, to compare various aspects of Yellow Springs and Springfield water.

• Richard Kershner

  By YS News Staff

  Richard F. Kershner died Tuesday, May 8. He was 87.

• New book’s paths toward peace

  By Sehvilla Mann

  

  Forgiveness. Attentiveness. Dissent. These might seem like disparate themes, but to Fred Arment they all have one thing in common: they are among the “virtues” that guide the work of advocates for nonviolence.

• No-coal choice saved money

  By Megan Bachman

  The Village’s decision five years ago against investing in a 1,600-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Illinois may have spared its electric customers from decades of high utility bills.

• Financing for solar farm is delayed

  By Megan Bachman

  Financing for a Village solar farm is taking longer than expected, raising uncertainty about when, or whether, the local project will be built.

• Opinions differ over wind power

  By Megan Bachman

  

  When Ohio’s largest wind farm comes online this summer, 300-ton turbines reaching 40 stories high will convert wind into electricity, and will help Ohioans cut carbon dioxide emissions and stem climate change. Or will it?

• Jimmy McKee

  By YS News Staff

  

  James Louis “Jimmy” McKee, the son of late longtime Yellow Springs Police Chief Jim McKee, died Monday, May 7. He was 58.

• Tackling hard water, hard choices

  By Diane ChiddisterMay 10, 2012

  Of all the critical decisions made by municipal governments, perhaps no decisions are more important than those concerning water.