A Catholic, all-girls high school in suburban Detroit fired a gay chemistry teacher after she announced she was pregnant in August. School administrators were concerned that her pregnancy was “nontraditional.” The teacher hasn’t decided whether she’ll take legal action. WORLD -2
Kroger announced that it plans to hire another 20,000 permanent workers in its stores; 1,200 of those hires will be in the Cincinnati-Dayton area. CINCINNATI +1
The National Institutes of Health discovered forgotten samples of dangerous pathogens, including those that cause botulism and plague, after an intensive laboratory investigation. A vial of nearly century-old ricin, a highly poisonous toxin, was also found. The samples have since been destroyed. WORLD -1
Construction on four new West Side restaurants is slated to begin this month. A Graeter’s, Dewey’s Pizza, Tom+Chee and FirstWatch are all expected to open by April 1 on Harrison Avenue in a plaza with outdoor dining, WiFi and a fountain. CINCINNATI +2
Running back Ray Rice was cut from the Baltimore Ravens and suspended indefinitely by the NFL after a video surfaced of him punching his fiancée (now wife) out cold in a hotel elevator. WORLD +2
THIS WEEK:
CINCINNATI: +3 WORLD: -1
YEAR TO DATE:
CINCINNATI: -1
WORLD: +3
This article appears in Sep 10-16, 2014.