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  • Commissioners provide jobs for teens
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS News

  • (May 14, 2012) — Federal funds are providing 16-hundred PAID summer jobs and internships for Franklin County teens….and that number may grow.

  • Wild horses pulled woman to auction
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (May 12, 2012) — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Shelly Sessa stood just outside an iron pen, sunlight glinting off her rhinestone belt and dust swirling lightly around her tan cowboy boots.

  • Casto’s development on Northeast Side gets backing for rezoning
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (May 10, 2012) — After months of negotiations with nearby homeowners, Casto Development is a step closer to building offices, homes and apartments near N. Hamilton and Dublin-Granville roads on the Northeast Side.

  • Bill to update Ohio gambling laws passes Ohio Senate
  • By Kelly Gifford (kgifford@plaind.com)
    The Cleveland Plain Dealer

  • (May 9, 2012) — COLUMBUS, Ohio – A bill that would update Ohio gambling laws passed the Ohio Senate Wednesday, leaving out previous language that would have allowed one charity card room in each of the state’s 88 counties.

  • Ohio Senate Committee Hears Testimony for Nitro’s Law
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS News

  • (May 8, 2012) — Supporters of a bill that would toughen animal cruelty laws had a chance to voice their support for Nitro’s Law today. The law is named after a three-year-old Rottweiler that starved to death at a kennel in Youngstown in 2008.

  • Ohio Senate passes bill to ban texting while driving
  • By Kelly Gifford (kgifford@plaind.com)
    The Cleveland Plain Dealer

  • (May 4, 2012) — COLUMBUS, Ohio — A bill that would ban texting behind the wheel passed the Ohio Senate on Thursday after a heated floor debate.

  • Pension reform might take a while
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (May 3, 2012) — The saying “Measure twice, cut once” is typically attributed to carpenters, but a member of the General Assembly is urging his peers to do the same.

  • JobsOhio bill fixes public-records issue
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (May 2, 2012) — After backlash from Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the state Senate revised a bill yesterday to ensure that JobsOhio doesn’t receive more public-records exceptions than any other agency.

  • Local economy gets global view
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 27, 2012) — This year, the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s annual update on central Ohio’s economy extended beyond the region’s 12 counties and touched on dozens of foreign countries.

  • Sheriff to auction seized 2009 BMW
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS 10TV.com

  • (April 26, 2012) — The Athens County Sheriff’s Office will auction several vehicles seized during investigations, 10TV News reported Thursday.

  • Athens residents fear another rock slide
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS 10TV.com

  • (April 26, 2012) — Athens residents near the site of last month’s massive boulder crash are living in fear of another rock slide. Monitoring pins detected a tree’s movement on that same hillside this week.

  • Take it slow
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 20, 2012) — Seventeen crumpled orange-and-white construction barrels were placed in a Columbus State Community College parking lot yesterday, silent memorials to those who died in transportation work zones across Ohio last year.

  • Medical marijuana to be decided by Ohio voters
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WOUB News

  • (April 20, 2012) — The November election may be months away, but Ohioans are already preparing to cast their votes on many issues… including whether or not to legalize a form of medical treatment that’s used in more than a dozen states and Washington DC.

  • City remains leery of storefront gambling
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 19, 2012) — The Columbus City Council extended a moratorium on new storefront-gambling operations within city limits while state legislation to regulate them remains stalled in a committee.

  • Drug Take-Back Day attacks prescription abuse
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 17, 2012) — Ohio is addicted. But even as prescription drug abuse continues to leave the state riddled with desperate junkies and early deaths, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is pushing to find the cure.

  • ‘Prepare to stop’ signs on way out
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 14, 2012) — The state is getting rid of many of its “prepare to stop when flashing” signals that warn drivers that an upcoming traffic light is about to turn red.

  • Kenyon conference tests U.S. nation-building efforts
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 13, 2012) — After a wave of revolution swept the Middle East last year, academics at Kenyon College questioned the U.S. policy of promoting democracy overseas.

  • Trees will represent blossoming relations
  • Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 10, 2012) — Ohio will represent a century-long relationship with an unlikely symbol this month — a fragile, pink flower.

  • OSU students prep ‘moon rover’ race entry
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 10, 2012) — This week, high school and college students will get the chance to tool around the moon — sort of.

  • Company Gets Federal OK To Expand Quarry Near Bald Eagles
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS 10TV News

  • (April 10, 2012) — CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has come to an agreement with the Melvin Stone Company on expansion plans for quarry in western Pickaway County, 10TV News reported Tuesday.

  • Stark ads spur calls to quit lines
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 7, 2012) — A graphic government campaign that offers “tips from former smokers” has caused a surge in calls to tobacco quit lines nationwide, even in states such as Ohio, where funding for cessation services has been cut in recent years.

  • Holocaust memorial gets pushback
  • By Alyssa Hanson
    10TVnews.com

  • (April 6, 2012) — The head of the organization that oversees the statehouse is facing criticism from the Ohio Jewish community for remarks he made earlier this week about a Holocaust memorial at the Statehouse.

  • State seeks help for kids in long-term foster care
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 5, 2012) — Concerned that some children languish in foster care, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is calling together experts to identify solutions.

  • Ohio animal owners oppose bill that would impose new regulations
  • By Kelly Gifford (kgifford@plaind.com)
    The Cleveland Plain Dealer

  • (April 4, 2012) — COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio animal owners are roaring over a bill that would institute strict regulations that could result in many wild animals being taken away from their owners.

  • Man, 18, sentenced in fatal crash
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 3, 2012) — NEWARK, Ohio — Rachel Gattrell stood in the Licking County Juvenile courtroom yesterday, faced the young man whose driving caused the death of her 16-year-old daughter and told him that she had forgiven him.

  • Statehouse Official Criticizes Plan For Holocaust Memorial
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WBNS 10TV.com

  • (April 3, 2012) — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The president of the group that oversees the Ohio Statehouse and surrounding area said on Tuesday that he was disappointed by Gov. John Kasich’s decision to build a Holocaust memorial on the Statehouse grounds without consultation.

  • Ohio grapples with Stand Your Ground law
  • By Alyssa Hansen
    WOUB News

  • (April 2, 2012) — In the aftermath of Florida teen Trayvon Martin’s death, the focus turns to whether or not other states will adopt their own versions of the “Stand Your Ground Law” and Ohio is one of them.

  • Death toll drops in drug war
  • By Deanna Pan and Pat Holmes
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 1, 2012) — After a decade of shattered lives and early graves, Ohioans finally might be seeing a glimmer of hope in the battle against prescription-drug overdoses.

  • Quickly addicted
  • By Pat Holmes
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (April 1, 2012) — Rebecca Bobb was a success story.

  • House OKs limiting right to bench trials
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 31, 2012) — The Ohio House either leveled the playing field or stood the constitution on its head this week.

  • Medical-marijuana backers seek funds
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 31, 2012) — The Ohio Medical Cannabis Association has planted the seed for a ballot initiative that would put the question of medical marijuana to Ohio voters this November, and now it is working to ensure those efforts bear fruit.

  • Lawmakers honor Chardon ‘heroes’
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 29, 2012) — Just a month after a high-school shooting in Chardon left three dead and two seriously wounded, Gov. John Kasich and the General Assembly honored law-enforcement, firefighters, school officials and other first responders for their efforts.

  • Report: How ‘right to work’ would benefit Ohio
  • By Justin Conley (jconley@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 28, 2012) — Just eight months before Election Day, a potential “right-to-work” ballot measure is igniting a political debate over how Ohio can create more jobs.

  • Ex-director of humane society pleads guilty to theft
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 28, 2012) — DELAWARE, Ohio — The former Delaware County Humane Society co-director choked up as he apologized yesterday for stealing a pickup truck and tens of thousands of dollars.

  • Orange Township fire levy may be on ballot
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 28, 2012) — The Orange Township Fire Department in Delaware County might ask voters to approve a 7.9-mill property tax in November to replace funds that have been almost completely depleted.

  • Record lottery jackpot lures local players
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 28, 2012) — People are lining up in Columbus, and across the country, for the chance to become the world’s luckiest jackpot winner.

  • Humane society thief pleads guilty
  • By Rebecca McKinsey (rmckinsey@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 27, 2012) — DELAWARE, Ohio –The former Delaware County Humane Society co-director pleaded guilty this afternoon to stealing a pickup truck and tens of thousands of dollars from the nonprofit and its other co-director.

  • Drug-overdose deaths a record in 2010
  • By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (March 9, 2012) — Ohio tallied a record number of accidental drug-overdose deaths in 2010, with Franklin County registering the highest single-county total.

  • Exotic animals on agenda
  • By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (February 26, 2012) — Talk about exotic animals found its way into a Downtown veterinary conference this weekend amid a barrage of educational sessions and labs.

  • Columbus State job-training program touted by Jill Biden
  • By Pat Holmes (pholmes@dispatch.com)
    The Columbus Dispatch

  • (February 22, 2012) — Because he was struggling to pay child support, Marlon Hairston said, he had to take the first chance at earning an income that came his way.

  • 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.

  • County fighting infant deaths
  • By Deanna Pan (dpan@dispatch.com)

  • (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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • 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/

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.”

  • 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.

  • ‘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.