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A German immigrant arrived in Columbus in the 1920s with little more than a knack for cutting stone. Linus Modlich went on to start a business making headstones. He taught the trade to his sons, who did the same for their sons, and Modlich Monument Co. has become a central Ohio leader in its field, operating from a main office on the West Side.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-BUSINESS","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-BUSINESS"};

The United States needs to do more to help the tens of millions of caregivers who sacrifice their finances, health and personal lives to look out for aging loved ones, a growing number of experts say. Nearly 18 million people care for a relative 65 or older who has health or functional impairments, according to a report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. This does not include people who assist family and friends in nursing homes.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

An Ohio woman is one of the five victims of the Florida airport shooting and her husband was critically injured in the attack.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

A man died after a shooting on the East Side Saturday night.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Columbus Police have identified the bicyclist killed after he was hit by two cars early Friday morning on the North Side.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

he R Bar in the Arena District had a terrible year during the Columbus Blue Jackets’ dreadful 2015-16 campaign. This season has been different — for everyone. The Blue Jackets are the top team in the National Hockey League, having won 16 in a row until they lost Thursday for the first time since November, and they are playing the best hockey in the franchise’s history. Things are pretty good at R Bar, too.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

Kimberly Richardson had a choice after doctors removed the razor blade she had swallowed. It was 2008, and she was in the fifth year of a 15-year drug-and-gun sentence. She could try again to kill herself. Or she could just do her time, then go back to being a crackhead in North Linden, stealing from relatives and friends and leaving her mother to raise her two boys.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The latest report on state tax revenue is another sobering reminder that, despite Ohio’s relatively low unemployment rate and a few other positive indicators, the overall economy has struggles. State income-tax revenue in December came in below the estimate, making it the fifth-straight month that revenue missed its mark.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

The Cleveland Browns won’t be bringing their training camp to Columbus, but the city and Franklin County aren’t giving up on a plan for joint programming at a recreation center. It likely won’t be as robust as the $15 million to $17 million plan that would have replaced the Tuttle Park recreation center with one three times larger, and it could materialize elsewhere.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};

A fatal crash has been reported on Route 16 in Licking County, near Pataskala. The crash occurred near Cherokee Trail in Harrison Township, according to the Granville Post of the State Highway Patrol. It was reported just before 12:30 this afternoon.adcelannotate = {"mobilepaywallcategory" : "MOBILE_PREM-LOCAL","nativepaywallcategory" : "NATIVE_PREM-LOCAL"};