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Wednesday, October 24, 2012  One year after crews discovered cracks at the Davis-Besse nuclear plant and underwent massive repairs, FirstEnergy Corp. announced Tuesday that construction of the emergency operations facility was complete.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) isn't buying FirstEnergy and the Nuclear Regulation Commission's reasoning behind cracks discovered at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant last year, and is now taking his case to their higher-ups.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Federal Regulators are agreeing with First Energy's assessment on what caused cracks found in the concrete shell at the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  With overdose deaths becoming the number one cause of accidental deaths in Ohio, Gov. John Kasich wants to crack down on the prescribing of painkillers through state hospital emergency rooms.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  FirstEnergy says an extreme winter storm caused the cracks discovered at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant last year.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Cracks found in the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant concerned residents and some lawmakers.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has scheduled a Jan. 5 public meeting where it will also discuss the reasons behind allowing the plant near Toledo to reopen. The Davis-Besse nuclear plant began producing electricity again in early December, less than two months after the cracks were discovered.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  The operator of an Ohio nuclear reactor where cracks were discovered in the plant's concrete shell says it alerted regulators last month to more cracks near the top of the structure.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  New cracks have been found at the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant.

Friday, October 14, 2011  Contractors replacing the cracked reactor head at a northern Ohio nuclear plant have discovered a small crack in the thick concrete on the outside of the reactor's containment building.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Lawmaker's sign, chuckles crack decorum at Obama speech after GOP urged to play it cool

Thursday, August 25, 2011  There were cracks in the Washington Monument and broken capstones at the National Cathedral.

Friday, July 08, 2011  The Marblehead Lighthouse, closed for the July 4th holiday because of cracks found in its structure, is now open after engineers determined the cracks did not compromise the structure, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Monday, April 04, 2011  Investigators have found cracks in three more Southwest Airlines planes.  They believe it's the same type of damage that caused a hole to blow open in a plane on Friday.

Monday, April 04, 2011  NTSB: Cracks similar to those found in damaged Southwest Airlines jet found in 3 other planes