Article Index:
- Powerball lures fewer Ohioans but more money at $2 cost
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 21, 2012) — About a month after lottery organizers doubled the price to play Powerball, Ohioans are playing less than before but responding to sizable jackpots just the same.
- Artifacts at OSU evoke Glenn’s dramatic mission
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 19, 2012) — There’s a grainy, black-and-white photo of John Glenn, reclining on the deck of the USS Noa. It’s Feb. 20, 1962, and Glenn’s wearing a NASA jumpsuit, a subtle grin, aviator sunglasses and black Converse sneakers, propped up against the side of the destroyer.
- New OSU building tops colleges’ collective budget
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 18, 2012) — A $126 million science building at Ohio State University is the biggest construction project that would be funded through a wish list that public university leaders have presented to the state.
- Tea party group calls IRS ‘intrusive’ in seeking information on nonprofit status
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 17, 2012) — An Ohio tea party group is refusing to comply with requests from the Internal Revenue Service regarding its nonprofit status, deeming them “intrusive.”
- Israeli official visiting Statehouse expresses concerns on Iran’s nuclear efforts
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 16, 2012) — The vice prime minister of Israel sought to foster relations between his country and the state of Ohio today during a speech in the House chambers.
- County fighting infant deaths
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
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(February 15, 2012) — Franklin County commissioners will soon learn whether the first installments of $7 million that the county plans to spend to decrease infant deaths are starting to pay off.
- Worthington schools need law changed for bond issue
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 11, 2012) — Worthington schools want the right to make a rarely used type of tax even more unusual.
- Ohio participates in earthquake drill on bicentennial of New Madrid temblors
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 8, 2012) — At precisely 10:15 a.m. today, the computer-generated instructions sounded over the intercom and interrupted an ordinarily ordinary routine at the state’s Emergency Operations Center in Dublin.
- Bill to delay school start until after Labor Day draws educators’ objections
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 2, 2012) — A bill that would change how Ohio schools calculate class time came under fire from both state and local school officials yesterday.
- Fatal white-nose syndrome found in Summit County bats
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 2, 2012) — A deadly fungus that affects bats has been found in a Summit County Metro Park.
- Bipartisan support may speed OK of 70 mph limit
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(February 1, 2012) — Contempt for slow drivers — especially those hogging the left lane on Ohio freeways — apparently crosses party lines.
- Not passing? Get out of left lane, bill says
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 31, 2012) — Look out, left-lane lollygaggers: Life in the fast lane might get a little less comfortable.
- Ohio still leaves sexual education to each district
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 30, 2012) — A national group says schools should have specific guidelines for teaching sexual education, such as in which grades children should learn the proper names for genitalia, but Ohio doesn’t plan to follow the recommendations.
- U.S. policy on Somalia gets mixed reviews
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 28, 2012) — For decades, Somalia has been plagued by myriad problems — famine, violence, piracy and thousands of refugees — and not everyone agrees on how to solve them.
- Roe v. Wade marked with rival Statehouse talks
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 25, 2012) — This week’s 39th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion brought both sides of the debate to the Statehouse yesterday — and their deliveries were just as different as their messages.
- Save manufacturing and watch out for Romney, Strickland tells Obama
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 23, 2012) — Former Gov. Ted Strickland shared some words of advice with President Barack Obama on how to woo Ohio voters in his State of the Union address tomorrow night: Save manufacturing and watch out for Mitt Romney.
- ‘Occupy’ protesters pounce on Kilroy at rally
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 21, 2012) — Former U.S. Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy of Columbus stood yesterday alongside protesters to speak out against corporate influence on politics, criticizing the “ability to really distort the election process.”
- Low-rate loans might go to more farmers
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 20, 2012) — State Republicans say that new legislation would give more Ohio farmers an opportunity to receive reduced-interest loans to offset their operating expenses.
- Drug shortages alter patients’ care
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 20, 2012) — Last year was a record year for drug shortages in the United States, causing hospitals to alter treatments and some patients to suffer painful side effects.
- Ward representatives for City Council urged
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 18, 2012) — A coalition looking to create a “more accountable” Columbus City Council wrapped up its final educational session last night.
- State parks cleaner with fewer trash receptacles
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 15, 2012) — Ohio’s state parks are cleaner.
- Gee’s apology accepted by Polish-American group
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 14, 2012) — A national Polish-American group accepted an apology from Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee yesterday for what it called a “slanderous analogy.”
- Sex-trafficking victim knows the value of hope
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 13, 2012) — Jeanette Bradley had a normal, middle-class upbringing in Worthington — until the incest began.
- Web helps county surpass 105,000 in dog-license sales
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 13, 2012) — Franklin County residents bought more dog licenses in 2011 than in any of the previous five years.
- Ohio colleges to aid vets with PTSD, brain injuries
- By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 13, 2012) — Ohio State University and five other Ohio colleges are joining a national effort to combat post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injuries suffered in war.
- Taylor continues criticisms of health-insurance exchange
- By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 11, 2012) — In her latest criticism of the federal health-care law, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor said yesterday she fears the state will have “little control” over mandated health-insurance exchanges, whether they are implemented by the federal government or the Kasich administration.
- Job training wins experts’ backing as Columbus council mulls spending
- By Pat Holmes
The Columbus Dispatch -
(January 6, 2012) — Job training is the surest way to improve the local economy, two experts told the Columbus City Council yesterday as it weighs how to spend money in 2012.
- ‘Heartbeat bill’ would have big influence across state
- By Tristan Navera
Hamilton Journal News -
(December 17, 2011) — Under existing Ohio law, Allison Bowers and Carrie Holt had a choice.
- Domestic Silence: Some courts reluctant to help abused gays
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 28, 2011) — Featured on the IRE website (Jan. 25, 2012), at http://www.ire.org/blog/extra-extra/2012/01/23/severe-flaws-ohios-abuse-laws/
- Domestic Silence: The truth about abuse in Ohio
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 27, 2011) — Featured on the IRE website (Jan. 25, 2012), at http://www.ire.org/blog/extra-extra/2012/01/23/severe-flaws-ohios-abuse-laws/
- Domestic Silence revisited: Abuse victims lacking shelter?
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 27, 2011) — Featured on the IRE website (Jan. 25, 2012), at http://www.ire.org/blog/extra-extra/2012/01/23/severe-flaws-ohios-abuse-laws/
- Trustees OK pair of OU projects
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 19, 2011) — Ohio University’s proposal to spend $977.5 million on capital improvements over the next six years was one of two plans to win unanimous approval from the school’s trustees yesterday.
- Adopted from foster care, children finally find a home for good
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 17, 2011) — Children ran around clutching toys much too big for their little fists, dodging chairs and tables as families laughed. The sight was unexpected in a courtroom.
- Website offers forum to those with a cause
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 8, 2011) — Just a couple of clicks of a computer mouse stand between Internet users worldwide and social change.
- Protesters fire up Issue 2 rally
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 2, 2011) — HANOVERTON, Ohio — Wide gaps in funding and polling might suggest otherwise, but there is still a fight to be had over Issue 2.
- City celebrates opening of first bicycle shelter
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 2, 2011) — The city’s first bicycle shelter is open for business.
- Occupy Columbus lunch to put focus on SB 5
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(November 1, 2011) — With a week to go until Election Day, Occupy Columbus is hoping to stir up discussion about the implications of Senate Bill 5.
- Animal cruelty may hint of domestic violence ahead
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 27, 2011) — Shannon Marie Nolan Broe, 24 — beaten to death by her husband in 2011. She was pregnant with their daughter, Alexandra Jordan.
- Oval becomes forum for students’ gripes
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 25, 2011) — Droves of Ohio State University students braved cloudy skies today to vent their frustrations and spread the message of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
- Counties to lose as federal timber funds end
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 24, 2011) — Twelve southeastern Ohio counties could see federal timber-production funds cut as a partnership with the Wayne National Forest heads toward a year-end expiration date.
- Group challenges personhood issue
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 21, 2011) — A newly formed group filed a legal challenge yesterday to a proposed amendment that would ban abortion from conception.
- Supreme Court puts on a legal show in Hillsboro
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 20, 2011) — HILLSBORO, Ohio — As justices from the Ohio Supreme Court listened to arguments yesterday in Hillsboro, the already-cramped room was packed tighter than a pack of cigarettes.
- Woman sues after her prison release
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 20, 2011) — A woman whose 1990 murder conviction was overturned because of improper testimony by a toxicologist is suing several Franklin and Licking county officials.
- Protesters can’t occupy park
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 18, 2011) — Organizers of the Occupy Columbus movement, denied their request to set up camp Downtown, have found themselves without a permanent base.
- Violence among girls spurs more to seek help
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 16, 2011) — A state law enacted last year was originally meant to protect teenagers in destructive dating relationships.
- East Side teen faces 22 counts in six attacks
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 15, 2011) — A 16-year-old East Side boy is charged with 22 felony counts stemming from attacks on six strangers in February.
- Anti-abortion group begins push for constitutional amendment
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 14, 2011) — An Ohio anti-abortion-rights group has gained enough signatures to begin its push for a constitutional amendment, to the chagrin of many opponents.
- Protesters urge passage of jobs bill
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 12, 2011) — A second day of Downtown protests brought more than 100 people to the Statehouse yesterday calling for jobs and “economic accountability.”
- Ohio’s training-test rule trips up volunteer firefighters
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 11, 2011) — A state law that was meant to keep firefighters up-to-date on training is costing some departments their volunteers.
- Photos from Occupy Columbus demonstration
- By Tristan Navera
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(October 10, 2011) — These photos were taken on October 10, 2011 by Tristan Navera (Columbus Dispatch)
- Occupy Columbus rally aims to show unity with protesters on Wall Street
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 10, 2011) — When 71-year-old Sara Dawson told her children she’d be coming to the Occupy Columbus rally today, they asked if they should have bail money ready.
- Homeless-housing project a promo for jobs act
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 8, 2011) — Just a shell of wooden 2-by-4s and cement blocks on Norton Avenue, the site of a once-abandoned lumberyard will soon become the fifth development of its kind to provide homes for Columbus’ homeless.
- Deficit puts Akron in ‘fiscal caution’
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 6, 2011) — Akron has become Ohio’s first city to be stamped with the “fiscal caution” sticker, after results yesterday from a 2010 financial audit showed the city had a deficit exceeding $87.8 million.
- State board OKs changes to two Senate districts
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 1, 2011) — Despite much confusion over the remapping of two state Senate districts in Cuyahoga County, the state Apportionment Board accepted an amendment in an emergency meeting yesterday — an amendment identical to the one pulled out of the approved redistricting maps on Wednesday.
- Loaded with confusion
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(October 1, 2011) — Most restaurant and bar patrons sauntering along the streets of central Ohio yesterday were probably blissfully unaware of the new ‘guns in bars’ law, especially because few establishments’ windows brandished additional signs barring said guns from the premises.
- Guns in bars OK as of today
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 30, 2011) — Few people sitting in a bar, sipping cocktails and chatting with friends think about whether the person next to them is packing heat.
- Man was dedicated to Upper Arlington
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 30, 2011) — Services will be held next week for Clark P. Pritchett Jr., a former Upper Arlington mayor and community leader, who has died of cancer.
- Former Upper Arlington mayor dies
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 29, 2011) — Services will be held next week for Clark P. Pritchett Jr., former Upper Arlington mayor and community leader, who has died of cancer.
- Bill seeks protections for gays
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 28, 2011) — Bonnie McGinnis considered herself a “good teacher.”
- ‘Heartbeat bill’ divides Ohio anti-abortion leaders
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 27, 2011) — Ohio’s once-unified anti-abortion movement has been splintered by the return of a former state leader rallying support for a restrictive bill that the head of Ohio Right to Life says is legally flawed.
- City wants to hook up 1,000 jobless
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 27, 2011) — Officials in Columbus hope to find jobs for 1,000 people in less than two months.
- Job fairs seek to fill 1,000 positions
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 26, 2011) — A new jobs initiative has a bold goal: to find jobs for at least 1,000 unemployed people in central Ohio by the end of the year.
- Jury rejects self-defense in shooting
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 24, 2011) — For the second time, Barnell Edward Ellis stood before a jury this week to say he killed Armond Paul Dunlap Jr. in self-defense.
- State urged to OK texting-driver ban
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 23, 2011) — “How many more must die?” That’s the question Tina Yanssens has asked every day since her father, David Muslovski, was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by his 19-year-old neighbor on June 17, 2010.
- ‘Pill mill’ operator sentenced to more than 10 years in prison
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 22, 2011) — The second of three women accused of running a “pill mill” in Columbus will see prison time. Charlene Breedlove-Jones, 53, was sentenced to 10 years, 10 months, in prison and must pay $4,011 in restitution.
- OSU plan for geothermal wells between a rock and hard place
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 21, 2011) — An Ohio State University plan to drill 450 geothermal wells to help heat and cool several buildings has run aground as soil conditions proved more difficult than expected.
- ‘Heartbeat bill’ backers push for Senate approval
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 21, 2011) — An “Abortion stops a beating heart” bumper sticker held high above her head, Janet Porter’s voice boomed above the more than 600 supporters of the so-called heartbeat bill at the Statehouse yesterday, calling on them to put an end to “abortion on demand.”
- Obama woos young voters with plan
- By Alex Stuckey
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 14, 2011) — More than 3,200 people erupted in cheers and booming applause as President Barack Obama mounted the stage at Fort Hayes high school in Columbus. Spectators leapt from their seats or stood on their tiptoes to get a glimpse of the leader of the free world.
- $23,000 far from enough for Mount Sterling police
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 13, 2011) — MOUNT STERLING, Ohio — Residents have donated almost $23,000 to keep the local police force on the streets, but this town’s troubles are far from over.
- Bedbug complaints jump in central Ohio
- By Tristan Navera
The Columbus Dispatch -
(September 10, 2011) — Bedbugs have been creeping from American households into hotels and now businesses, too.
- School to partner with media organizations to offer public affairs reporting opportunities to students
- Posted by Robert Stewart
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(September 6, 2011) — In a time of shrinking resources and increased demand for watchdog reporting, the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University has established a program to enhance the education its students receive in public affairs journalism.
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