Ohio Democratic Party

 

Thanks to you and so many others, Democrats enjoyed historic victories in 2006 and 2008.  But we are not done winning yet.  We know how hard we all fought for the victories of 2006 and 2008, and we know how hard we will need to fight to win at all levels in 2010.

 

It is a historic moment in Ohio to build on our successes and it will take an enormous effort.  That’s why we are asking you to join us today.

Please make a down payment today on building even more success.  Go to www.ohiodems.org/victorycaptains to become a Victory Captain today. and make a new contribution of $20, $35, $50, or even $100.

 

Associated Press

 

Tuesday

 

Duke Energy to cut Midwest work force, expenses

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina-based Duke Energy is offering buyouts to employees as it groups together finance, legal and other corporate functions now performed in two Midwest offices.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/N/NC_DUKE_ENERGY_CONSOLIDATION_OHOL...

 

Ohio governor to announce new running mate

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to announce his new running mate Tuesday for the 2010 election.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_GOVERNOR_RUNNING_MATE_OHOL-?SI...

 

Report: Company switches site for Columbus casino

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A company bringing casinos to Ohio is changing its construction site in Columbus.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_COLUMBUS_CASINO_OHOL-?SITE=WAK...

 

PERSPECTIVE: Ohio tax reform attacks pinballing

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich has been citing Ohio's tax code as a reason for the state's lagging economy.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_GOP_VS_GOP_OHOL-?SITE=WAKR&SEC...

 

Ohio, Hungarian soldiers deploy to Afghanistan

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A brigade of Ohio National Guard soldiers has deployed overseas to help Hungarian troops train the Afghan forces.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_OHIO_GUARD_HUNGARIANS_OHOL-?SI...

 

Monday

 

DuPont expanding Ohio site for solar panel film

CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- State officials have announced an expansion at DuPont Co. plant in Ohio that is expected to create 70 jobs in the solar panel industry.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_DUPONT_OHIO_OHOL-?SITE=OHCAM&S...

 

Round school in Ohio on national historic register

NEW CARLISLE, Ohio (AP) -- A 1908 circular building known as the "Little Round School House" in Ohio has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_ROUND_SCHOOL_HISTORIC_SITE_OHO...

 

Recession takes toll on university president pay

The recession has reached the executive suites of the nation's public universities and colleges, putting a stop to a string of large annual pay increases for school presidents.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_COLLEGE_SALARIES_OHOL-?SITE=OH...

 

Sunday

 

Ohio furniture bank offers donated items to needy

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Like many other nonprofit groups, MAP Furniture Bank saw its donations fall last year just as demand for services rose.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_FURNITURE_BANK_OHOL-?SITE=OHCA...

 

Nursing attracts more job seekers in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Economists say nursing and other health care-related services will continue to grow in Ohio.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_NURSING_JOBS_OHOL-?SITE=OHCAM&...

 

US Census Bureau attracts highly educated workers

CINCINNATI (AP) -- The U.S. Census Bureau is getting a highly skilled and educated work force because of a struggling economy that's produced millions of jobless people eager to work.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_CENSUS_WORKERS_OHOL-?SITE=OHCA...

 

Saturday

 

Ohio counties report decades-low marriage licenses

CINCINNATI (AP) -- Some Ohio counties are reporting the lowest number of marriage license applications in decades as more people apparently choose to live together than tie the knot.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_MARRIAGES_MINIMIZED_OHOL-?SITE...

 

Casino backers buy property for Columbus location

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The company bringing casinos to Ohio has finished buying property for the Columbus location authorized by voters but says it's still considering alternative sites in the city.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_COLUMBUS_CASINO_OHOL-?SITE=OHC...

 

Ohio county pays man $1,500 for bat bite

DELAWARE, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio county has agreed to pay $1,500 to a man who was bitten by a rabid bat and turned to a little-known state law that allows for compensation.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/O/OH_BAT_BITE_COMPENSATION_OHOL-?SI...

 

State: Teen's suicide attempt at Indian River ignored

An Ohio youth prison guard was fired and two others were disciplined after a teen offender’s attempt to hang himself in a juvenile detention cell was ignored, according to an investigative report obtained by The Associated Press.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1672013724/State-Teens-suicide-attempt...

 

Akron Beacon Journal

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Tuesday

 

Ohio woos outsourcer as states press India for jobs

Gov. Ted Strickland is quick to admit that he doesn't ''particularly enjoy heights.'' So why would he climb into a cherry picker to be lifted 40 feet in the air?

http://www.ohio.com/business/82034227.html

 

Ohio governor to announce new running mate

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is expected to announce his new running mate Tuesday for the 2010 election.

http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=3658357

 

Housing coalition for the city (Editorial)

Akron and other cities have taken a punishing hit from the collapse of the housing market and the number of foreclosed or abandoned properties as the foreclosure crisis continues. That difficult turn of events explains why the city of Akron has chosen to venture cautiously into home building.

http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/82034122.html

 

Monday

 

A tale of two recessions

It might be hard to appreciate this news if you've lost a job or a home or your business. But new research shows that for the first seven quarters of the recession, Northeast Ohio fared better than during the last major economic downturn in 1981.

http://www.ohio.com/business/81949572.html

 

UA faculty to get raises under tentative pact

Full-time University of Akron faculty would get a 2 percent increase this year and at least 2 percent the next year under a wage formula in a tentative contract.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81993892.html

 

Barberton council fills ward vacancies

After screening 10 candidates seeking two open spots on the City Council, an attorney and a union leader have been tapped to fill the positions.

http://www.ohio.com/news/82003782.html

 

Wingfoot Lake taking shape as state park

State park crews from across Ohio are working to transform Wingfoot Lake from the once-private enclave of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. into Ohio's 74th state park.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81971007.html

 

Stow Looking At Rental Property Inspections

The city of Stow could become the latest community to call for stricter enforcement of rental properties.

http://www.akronnewsnow.com/news/itemdetail.asp?ID=37077&section=news&su...

 

Shops of Fairlawn owner still hopeful

Even though a third large store is closing at the Shops of Fairlawn, the retail strip mall will be 100 percent occupied by October, with a craft store among the additions, says its owner.

http://www.ohio.com/business/81949472.html

 

Are they serious? (Editorial)

On Thursday, John Kasich named Mary Taylor, the state auditor, as his running mate in the race for governor. Taylor won deserving applause last year for speaking the truth about the state's budget condition. She explained that the heavy reliance on one-time money, including federal dollars, would result in Ohio facing an $8 billion deficit at the start of the next biennium.

http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/81949522.html

 

Sunday

 

Three schools in Akron climb construction list

Hatton Elementary School in Akron's Ellet area gets good parent turnout for activities. In fact, too good.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81949527.html

 

Out of the race (Editorial)

Call it a bait if you will, but the $4.3 billion the U.S. Department of Education has put on the table is just the come-on state and local educators need to produce — and implement — concrete plans for major reforms in their school systems.

http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/81911972.html

 

Next frontier (Editorial)

What a refreshing sight: Democrats and Republicans coming together at the Statehouse to advance a critical cause. On Wednesday, the Ohio House approved a $950-million, five-year bond issue to continue and expand the Third Frontier project. The 85-13 vote cleared the three-fifths majority required for a statewide ballot issue.

http://www.ohio.com/editorial/opinions/81911977.html

 

Saturday

 

Metro bus barn going solar

Metro Regional Transit Authority will soon begin construction of what could be the largest building-mounted solar panel system in Ohio.

http://www.ohio.com/business/81912287.html

 

Northwest schools consider tax issues for ballot

The Northwest school district is in such a deep financial hole that even if it passed a 15-mill property tax levy, it still wouldn't be able to restore high school busing.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81898597.html

 

Mayor sees tight finances for '10

Restrictions on payroll, overtime, capital improvement projects and other expenses will continue in Stow into 2010.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81848337.html

 

Kasich must switch gears and get real

Vittorio De Sica's 1948 movie Bicycle Thieves, about poverty and the struggle to find work in post-World War II Italy, is considered one of the first and finest examples of realism in cinema.

http://www.ohio.com/news/81893272.html

 

Cincinnati Enquirer

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Tuesday

 

Recession takes toll on university president pay

The recession has reached the executive suites of the nation's public universities and colleges, putting a stop to a string of large annual pay increases for school presidents.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100118/NEWS0102/301180017/-1/TODAY/...

 

Monday

 

Strickland to announce LG choice Tuesday

Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland has called a press conference for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ohio Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus where he says he will announce his new running mate.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2010/01/18/strickland-to-announcing...

 

NAACP protests school construction work on MLK day

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Cincinnati NAACP and the Cincinnati school board president both claimed the mantle of the civil rights icon in the continuing dispute over minority involvement on school construction projects.

http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20100118/NEWS01...

 

Repaving priority: Do it cheaply

The state, counties and townships of Ohio are increasingly abandoning asphalt paving and are turning to lesser technology amid dwindling resources and climbing costs.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100117/NEWS01/1180340/-1/today/Repa...

 

Schools: Can't wait longer for levies

For many school districts in Ohio, 2009 was a year of struggling to weather a wretched mix of bad economic news, state funding cuts, rising unemployment, shrinking tax bases and record housing foreclosures.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100117/NEWS0102/1180338/-1/today/Sc...

 

More schools go online

More schools are embracing online classes as a legitimate and valuable tool. Ohio's new credit flexibility plan requires high schools to offer learning alternatives, such as online learning. But not every school is jumping on the online bandwagon

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100118/NEWS0102/1190309/1058/More+s...

 

Sunday

 

Census staff's cream of crop

The U.S. Census Bureau suddenly is finding itself with the most highly skilled, highly educated workforce in its 220-year history - thanks in part to a struggling economy that's produced millions of jobless people eager to work.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100116/NEWS01/1170315/-1/today/Cens...

 

Pepper: Address firefighters' concerns about radios

Hamilton County Commission President David Pepper has asked the county administrator for an update on the county's communication system.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100116/NEWS01/1170332/-1/today/Pepp...

 

Saturday

 

Ohio scam complaints shoot up

Ohio consumers complained to the state more in 2009 than anytime in recent memory, after being ripped off by auto mechanics, collection agencies, credit repair outfits, mortgage servicers and home contractors.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100115/NEWS0108/1170317/-1/today/Oh...

 

CPS: Contracts stats can't be trusted

For the second time in three days, Cincinnati Public Schools is disavowing the accuracy of its published statistics regarding minority contracts awarded in the school-rebuilding project.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100115/NEWS01/301150058/-1/today/Mo...

 

Sheriff Jones: I’m for Portman

Last summer, Tom Ganley, the Cleveland area car dealer who is challenging Rob Portman for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, made a trip down to Butler County to woo the support of Sheriff Richard Jones, who has made a national reputation as a fierce fighter against illegal immigration.

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/politics/2010/01/15/sheriff-jones-im-for-por...

 

Six states seek US manufacturing loans

Governors of six states, including Ohio, on Friday urged Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to offer federal funding to support bank loans to manufacturers.

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20100115/BIZ/1160363/-1/today/Six+sta...

 

Cleveland Plain Dealer

 

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Tuesday

 

Medical Mutual of Ohio's new fitness plan pays for slimming down

Medical Mutual has started a company contest to lose weight. The program is indicative of a growing trend as Northeast Ohio employers search for ways to help their work force get healthier and, in the end, reduce medical coverage costs.

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/01/medical_mutual_of_o...

 

ODOT to pay $1 million stipend to get best Inner Belt Bridge design

"It is money to pay the unsuccessful bidders for the time and effort to draft the proposal," said a spokeswoman for the ODOT district that includes Cleveland. In return, ODOT gets the right to use their ideas.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/odot_to_pay_1_million_stipend.html

 

A CPA as Ohio's auditor: One and done? -- Mark Naymik

State Auditor Mary Taylor's decision last week not to seek a second term and to instead become Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich's running mate leaves behind a successful marketing campaign.

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/a_cpa_as_ohio_auditor...

 

Ohio's PERS is designed to ensure secure pension, health benefits well into the future (LTE)

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/01/ohios_pers_is_designed_to_ensu...

 

Monday

 

Getting kids to eat healthy foods is easier if it's a family effort: a video Health Tip

Most children know that apples are healthier food than candy bars and that exercise is better than watching television. The trickier part is getting them to make those good choices.

http://www.cleveland.com/healthfit/index.ssf/2010/01/getting_kids_to_eat...

 

Northeast Ohio more closely tracking U.S. performance during this recession, researchers say

Northeast Ohio's economic performance is tracking closely to the nation's, and that's a hopeful sign, Team NEO officials say.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/northeast_ohio_more_...

 

Ohio cannot go wrong by honoring Col. Charles Young in National Statuary Hall: Elizabeth Sullivan (Opinion Column)

Young was the first black U.S. Army officer to reach colonel's rank. His brilliant military and diplomatic career spanned the eras of slavery to empire.

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/ohio_cannot_go_wrong_...

 

Forcing all high school students onto a college-prep track is not only wrong, it's dumb -- Mike Rustigan (Opinion Column)

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/forcing_all_high_scho...

 

The loss of American Greetings Corp. would be a big blow to Greater Cleveland; preventing it should be a top priority for government and the private sector -- editorial

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/post_7.html

 

Readers' ideas about which Ohioan to honor in Statuary Hall (LTE)

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/01/readers_ideas_about_which_ohio...

 

Sunday

 

Sunday's Numbers: Sales tax collections down in Ohio and across the country; taxable sales drop $1.6 billion in Cuyahoga County

Sunday's Numbers: Sales tax data shows that $1.6 billion less was spent in Cuyahoga County over 10 months. Sales tax collections are down across Ohio and the country.

http://www.cleveland.com/datacentral/index.ssf/2010/01/sundays_numbers_s...

 

Lorain's 'Main Street' is not what it once was, but is full of the kind of optimism Obama wants to bring when he visits Lorain County on Friday

President Obama will hold a town hall meeting in Lorain County Friday to talk up his efforts to build a new economy and offer hope for the future. It's the kind of hope found on the once-bustling Broadway Avenue, the "Main Street" in the county's largest city.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/lorains_main_street_is_not_wha.html

 

Change how little kids learn and you change the future -- Brent Larkin (Opinion Column)

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/change_how_little_kid...

 

The main 'fact' about Republican John Kasich's opportunistic vow to do away with Ohio's income tax is its voter curb appeal (Opinion Column by Thomas Suddes)

Logic and popularity aren't like a horse and carriage, which is why Democrats' attacks on Republican John Kasich's vow to gradually repeal Ohio's income tax may go wide of the mark.

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/the_main_fact_about_r...

 

Cleveland schools' transformation plan risks being overshadowed by an Ohio audit that exposes internal spying on school critics and employees -- editorial

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/cleveland_schools_tra...

 

Telecommunications reform bill should consider high-tech options, but also the welfare of Ohio households -- editorial

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/01/telecommunications_re...

 

Double dipping: Acceptable practice (LTE)

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/01/double_dipping_acceptable_prac...

 

Double dipping: Greed isn't good (LTE)

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/01/double_dipping_greed_isnt_good...

 

Double dipping: A way to save (LTE)

http://blog.cleveland.com/letters/2010/01/double_dipping_a_way_to_save.html

 

Saturday

 

R U 4 Real? Texting and driving ban discussed by Ohio Senate committee

If you are sending or receiving texts behind the wheel anywhere in Ohio, State Sen. Shirley Smith wants you to stop -- or pay the price.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/r_u_4_real_texting_and_driving.html

 

East Cleveland's main library to reopen Tuesday; two branches remain closed

East Cleveland residents angered and frustrated with the Dec. 30 closing of their main library and two branch libraries will get some relief Tuesday when the main branch reopens Tuesday.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/east_clevelands_main_library_t.html

 

Northeast Ohio 2010 enviro-news year: big changes, big money and big, wacky fish

The year 2009 was marked as a commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the infamous Cuyahoga River fire that many credit for being a catalyst for the modern environmental movement.

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/enviro-news_year_2010_likely_t.html

 

Heating costs soar for thousands of FirstEnergy Corp. customers with all-electric homes

All-electric customers received a discount on their power bills for more than 30 years. But last June, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio granted FirstEnergy Corp.'s request to eliminate the discount as part of the company's first new overall rate plan in 14 years.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/all-electric_homes.html

 

Costs for gasoline, natural gas, electricity climb in Northeast Ohio

The increases follow a year of substantial declines, leaving consumers unsure where their bills are headed.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/costs_for_gasoline_n...

 

Columbus Dispatch

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Tuesday

 

Strickland to announce new running mate today

Gov. Ted Strickland plans to kick off his re-election run and introduce his new running mate at 2:30 p.m. today at Ohio Democratic Party headquarters in Columbus.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

West Side gets casino nod

Penn National Gaming Inc. wants to shift its Columbus casino plans from the voter-approved location in the Arena District to the site of a former auto-parts plant on the West Side. http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Cost of new public housing soars

Officials at a state agency are trying to cap rising costs associated with low-income housing projects they finance across Ohio, including those in Franklin County that have increased 76 percent since 2004.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Tax receipts dip but still match estimates for year

State tax receipts in December were lower than estimates, but total collections still are on target for the first half of the 2010 fiscal year, preliminary numbers released last week show.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

State of the State speech to vie with State of the Union

Is it good news or bad news for Gov. Ted Strickland that President Barack Obama has scheduled his State of the Union address for Jan. 27 -- the same day as Strickland's State of the State speech?

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Lottery, turnpike should be privatized, senator says

Ohio should privatize the Ohio Lottery and the Ohio Turnpike and apply the proceeds toward scholarships totaling $7,000 per eligible student, a state senator proposed last week.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Ohio gets red light from traffic-safety advocates

A group pushing for tougher driving laws across the country last week gave Ohio a failing grade, rebuking lawmakers for backing off from stronger seat-belt enforcement.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Lottery gets $900,000 for bet on Keno 'Booster'

Keno is about to get a boost. Despite objections from Republicans, the Ohio Lottery Commission got approval from a spending oversight panel last week for a $900,000 contract with a Georgia-based company to add a "Booster" option to the underperforming Keno game.

 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/19/copy/lottery-gets-900k-for-keno-booster.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

State's paycheck-deduction error to be corrected in 1 1/2 years

The state forgot to make payroll deductions in the first pay period of this year for health-care coverage, costing the state's health-benefit fund $19 million.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Court tells Beulah Park to unplug slots-like machines

The Franklin County Municipal Court ordered Beulah Park racetrack last week to pull 30 computer terminals that resemble slot machines.

 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/19/copy/court-tells-beulah-park-to-unplug-slots-like-machines.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

Students fill ag schools to learn high-tech food production

Some Ohio State University students have long believed that the campus west of the Olentangy River is not for them.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/19/Agsch...

 

Consultant hired to weigh Worthington staffing, pay

To operate efficiently, cities often examine their staffing, the largest part of most municipal budgets.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Monday

 

UPDATED: Strickland may name McGee Brown running mate on Tuesday

Gov. Ted Strickland intends to introduce his running mate and officially kick-off his re-election campaign tomorrow, his campaign said today.

http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2010/01/strickland_to_name_runnin...

 

Latinos face no fallout for tags

Local Latinos' fears that illegal immigrants would face closer police scrutiny in the wake of last month's cancellation of nearly 20,000 vehicle registrations have been unfounded.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Whistle-blower fights reprimand

A lawyer for the state who was reprimanded last month for alleging wrongdoing in state government says the punishment sends a chilling message to other potential whistle-blowers.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Fish debate begins in Ohio House

Though state lawmakers settled the great state fruit debate in late 2008, the legislature is still dealing with other symbolic dilemmas.

http://blog.dispatch.com/dailybriefing/2010/01/fish_debate_begins_in_ohi...

 

Gee's $1.6 million pay leads pack of public university presidents

Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee remains the top-paid public-university leader in the country.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/18/colle...

 

Charity pharmacy 'of last resort' opening soon

People who can't afford to fill prescriptions, even the $4 generics, soon will have some help.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/18/Chari...

 

Editorial: Understanding human trafficking should alter legal system's focus

Traditionally, prostitution has been treated as a crime committed by a consenting adult with reasonable control over his or her circumstances. In fact, many times, the prostitute has been coerced by someone who wields control through violence and fear or by inducing dependency. This should lead to a shift in thinking and approach in the justice system.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/...

 

Editorial: Effort to make lobbyists toe the line on disclosure serves the public interest

In early 2007, Legislative Inspector General Tony Bledsoe, charged with policing the horde of lobbyists who seek to influence Ohio lawmakers, was looking at 660 cases of agents or their employers who had failed to file forms disclosing how they spent their lobbying money.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/18/lobpa...

 

Republicans' tax cuts are hard to overcome (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/18/Georg...

 

Anti-smoking effort pays off in long run (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/18/Hahn_...

 

Sunday

 

School districts unsure of casino-tax benefits

All Ohio school districts stand to receive a share of the taxes paid by the four planned casinos in the state.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Recycling increases in Franklin County

Franklin County residents dropped off 16.3 percent more recyclables by weight at SWACO sites in 2009 than 2008, the authority said last week.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/17/recyc...

 

Reynoldsburg schools: 2 unions passing up pay hikes next year

Unionized teachers and classified employees in the Reynoldsburg school district have agreed to forgo raises during the 2010-11 school year.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Thomas Suddes commentary: How would Kasich fill the $12 billion hole caused by tax plan?

Logic and popularity aren't like a horse and carriage, which is why Democrats' attacks on Republican John Kasich's vow to gradually repeal Ohio's income tax may go wide of the mark. Facts or no facts, Kasich's idea has curb appeal to voters tired of inch-by-inch "change" in Columbus.

 http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/17/suddes17.ART_ART_01-17-10_G5_FNGAKO0.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

 

Casino could boost district's appeal (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/17/Samps...

 

East Side needs jobs casino would bring (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/17/Bowli...

 

More taxation has dire consequences (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/17/Abbot...

 

Saturday

 

Ohio lets power plants, factories ignore federal mercury limits

Since 2004, the state has allowed 42 treatment facilities, power plants and factories to ignore federal limits on dumping mercury into lakes, rivers and streams.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/mercu...

 

Gaming company buys land for casino

Although it's still open to other sites for a Columbus casino, Penn National Gaming Inc. completed the purchase yesterday of 24 acres in the Arena District.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/casin...

 

Some felons may circulate petitions

Certain felons who were convicted before May 2006 or who have met other conditions can circulate election-related petitions, according to a legal opinion issued yesterday by Attorney General Richard Cordray.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/16/felon...

 

Botched probe spurs governor

Gov. Ted Strickland wants state agencies to re-examine their policies to ensure that potential criminal investigations don't again fall through the cracks.

http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/01/...

 

Columbia Gas' rate barely rises

Some of the lowest natural-gas prices in more than a decade will continue in February for customers of Columbia Gas of Ohio.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/business/stories/2010/01/16/GAS_COS...

 

Editorial: Breezing ahead

This year could tell a lot about the future of wind power in Ohio, both in the number of projects proposed and in how they're received by the public.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/16/windy...

 

School-funding panel can't afford to disregard state's fiscal realities (LTTE)

 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/16/Lukich_SAT_MUST_ART_01-16-10_A9_AHGA8PF.html?sid=101

 

Needy Ohioans could use money from tobacco fund (LTTE)

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/editorials/stories/2010/01/16/Whyde...

 

Toledo Blade

 

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Tuesday

 

Family fights utility over cutting of trees

Ilene "Ticky" Jeffers, 81, decided to fight when she heard Toledo Edison wanted to remove a row of trees planted decades ago by her late husband to protect their Providence Township farm from winter winds.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS16/11...

 

Findlay to use U.S. grant to hire 6 firefighters

The Findlay Fire Department hopes to hire six firefighters with the help of a federal grant program. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS16/10...

 

Agency to conduct count of NW Ohio homeless

In an attempt to identify a realistic number of homeless persons in the area, the Northwest Ohio Housing Coalition plans to conduct a “point-in-time count” in Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, and Williams counties Jan. 26. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS16/10...

 

TPS board to meet, discuss details of auditor's report

The Toledo Board of Education doesn't have the whole picture on alleged misuse of taxpayer money by a former district official, its leaders said Monday. Additional details have been released from the Ohio auditor's office regarding its investigation into Daniel Burns, Toledo Public Schools' former chief business manager, but school board members said they haven't seen the reports.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS04/11...

 

2 area medical units go to Haiti to help

Two medical teams from the Toledo area were expected to arrive in Haiti by early Friday to provide medical help and relief aid to survivors of last week's devastating earthquake.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS32/11...

 

2 local men tied to Tea Party vie to battle Kaptur

With conservatives pushing their platform around the country, two people with ties to the Tea Party movement have launched bids to run against U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo).

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/NEWS09/11...

 

Too late for the lakes? (Editorial)

THE U.S. Supreme Court met behind closed doors last week to consider an emergency lawsuit filed in a last-ditch attempt to keep Asian carp from getting into the Great Lakes. But it may already be too late. In the fall, DNA from the fish was detected eight miles from Lake Michigan, way past an electric barrier designed to stop the carp.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/OPINION02...

 

Pensions a good deal for Ohio, Public workers unfairly punished, OPERS backs pension changes (LTTE)

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100119/OPINION03...

 

Monday

 

Port cargo down for second year

Cargo traffic through the Port of Toledo declined for a second consecutive year in 2009, with steel and steel-related freight leading the 8.75 percent drop.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100118/NEWS16/11...

 

Flood-struck libraries move to restore services in Hancock, Putnam counties

After surviving the 2007 flood that filled its lower level with water, the Findlay-Hancock County Public Library is trying to weather a different kind of storm: state budget cuts.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100118/NEWS16/11...

 

Act on remap (Editorial)

BECAUSE of an unusual alignment of the political stars, Ohio has its best opportunity in decades to reform the way legislative and congressional districts are drawn. But lawmakers will have to act quickly.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100118/OPINION02...

 

Keeping records public (Editorial)

ON NOTHING more than a hunch, a state senator wants to ban the public broadcast of public records - in this case, 911 calls. It's a bad idea.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100118/OPINION02...

 

Height fee on pike is too much (LTTE)

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100118/OPINION03...

 

Sunday

 

Some targets link Sanders to probes

The targets of investigations ordered by administrators of Toledo Public Schools reacted to the probes with dismay Saturday and several said they suspected that Daniel Burns, the man accused in a state audit of carrying out the probes, got his marching orders from then-Superintendent Eugene Sanders.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/NEWS16/11...

 

Ohio weighs crackdown on violators of smoking ban

As far as the state is concerned, it's time for recalcitrant smoking ban violators to pay up. But if it goes after downtown Toledo's Rip Cord with an injunction as it has done with two bars in Columbus and Cincinnati, co-owner Terry Hymore says he would shutter the 19-employee bar instead of paying $36,600 in fines levied against the establishment.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/NEWS16/11...

 

Time is now for redistricting reform (Op-Ed)

ISN'T it time voters were the big winners in Ohio elections?

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/OPINION04...

 

Clear air on smoke ban (Editorial)

Ohio's voter-approved ban on smoking in bars, clubs, restaurants, and most other public places is good law. It is improving Ohioans' health, encouraging adults to stop smoking, and making a night out far more pleasant for the large nonsmoking majority who don't want to inhale the waste streams of others' tobacco.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/OPINION02...

 

Wagoner calls it quits (Editorial)

NORTHWEST Ohio's political landscape became a little bleaker last week with the announcement that state Sen. Mark Wagoner (R., Ottawa Hills) will step down as majority whip and not seek re-election in 2012. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100117/OPINION02...

 

Saturday

 

State clears Bellevue's school chief

A hearing officer for the Ohio Department of Education concluded that suspended Bellevue City Schools Superintendent William "Bud" Martin didn't sexually harass staff members and shouldn't be fired.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS04/11...

 

Ottawa Hills superintendent to retire in March

Ottawa Hills Superintendent of Schools Cathleen Heidelberg plans to retire in March, but has offered to stay on in an interim capacity through summer, the district announced Friday.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS04/10...

 

Records: Sanders, Foley involved in probes of board members, employees

Records obtained Friday by The Blade from the state auditor's office show that at least one of the investigations ordered by Toledo Public Schools of three former school board members began with a tip from former TPS Superintendent Eugene Sanders. And the documents reveal that the district made repeated use of a private investigator to check on suspicions about its employees.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS04/11...

 

Targets of TPS probes react with disgust, anger

The targets of investigations ordered by administrators of Toledo Public Schools reacted to the news with dismay Sunday and several said they suspected that Daniel Burns, the man accused in a state audit of carrying out the probes, got his marching orders from then-Superintendent Eugene Sanders.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS16/10...

 

Kasich woos GOP in Toledo

John Kasich, a Republican candidate for governor, wooed young voters and supporters in a pair of events Friday night in Toledo.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS09/11...

 

Ohio, Michigan lotteries to add Powerball game

The Ohio Lottery is moving to offer a second multistate game with the potential to win multimillion-dollar jackpots: Powerball.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/NEWS24/11...

 

Columbia Gas seeks to keep rate low for February

Customers of Columbia Gas of Ohio will continue to see savings in February despite a recent cold wave. http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/BUSINESS0...

 

Highway robbery (Editorial)

IT IS not fair for the Ohio Turnpike Commission to charge passenger vehicles the same rate as commercial trucks just because a car or minivan has a bicycle or luggage rack strapped temporarily to its roof. A new height classification has gone into effect with new toll rates, and now passenger vehicles are charged the same fee as large trucks.

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/OPINION02...

 

For region, GOP strife must stop (LTTE)

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100116/OPINION03...

 

Dayton Daily News

 

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Tuesday

 

Green energy tax credits mean hundreds of jobs in Ohio

Ohio should net hundreds of new manufacturing jobs in the field of renewable energy with the recent announcement of $125 million in federal tax credits, companies receiving the credits said.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/green-energy-tax-credits-mean-hu...

 

Editorial: Democrats must act now on redistricting

Redistricting reform — eliminating partisanship as the main force shaping legislative districts —Â seemed near death in Columbus last week.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/opi...

 

School leaders flunked in bypassing Race to the Top (Editorial)

As I crossed a parking lot a couple Sundays ago, a Dayton teacher I know caught my eye and shouted over from the next the row: “I voted yes!”

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/opi...

 

Monday

 

Former Columbus judge expected to be Strickland Lt. Gov. choice

Gov. Ted Strickland on Tuesday, Jan. 19, is expected to name Yvette McGee Brown, a former Columbus judge, as his lieutenant governor running mate.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohi...

 

Kevin DeWine: Strickland Lt. Gov. choice “uninspiring”

Ohio Republican Chairman Kevin DeWine doesn’t think much of Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland’s expected choice for his lieutenant governor running mate.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/ohi...

 

DHL agrees to donate airport to county for redevelopment

DHL Express will donate its Wilmington Air Park to the Clinton County Port Authority in a move officials hope will lead to the revitalization of a community devastated by the loss of nearly 8,000 jobs after DHL closed its hub there.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/dhl-agrees-to-donate-airport-to-...

 

70 green jobs coming to Circleville plant

An expansion at a DuPont Co. plant here, spurred by an award of $50.7 million in federal tax credits for renewable energy manufacturing efforts, is expected to create 70 jobs in the solar panel industry.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/70-green-jobs-coming-to-circlevi...

 

Local concert venue, Dayton Dirt Collective, shuts down

The Dayton Dirt Collective, which sought to provide an alternative concert location for new and touring bands, comedians and other performers, has ceased operations.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/music/local-concert-venue-d...

 

Sunday

 

Third Frontier making progress to boost Dayton-area economy

Dan Kramer is a New Jersey transplant who came to the Dayton area in 1979.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/third-frontier-making-progress-t...

 

Area business leaders, educators tout value of Ohio’s Third Frontier

Josh Long, Doug McClelland and Dan Kramer are cheerleaders for renewing Ohio’s Third Frontier project on the May 4 ballot.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/business/area-business-leaders-educators-...

 

County auditor recognized for excellence

Montgomery County Auditor Karl Keith’s office was recognized for excellent financial accountability by Ohio Auditor Mary Taylor, according to a news release from Keith’s office.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/county-auditor-recognize...

 

Saturday

 

Warren tax rate decrease won't match drop in property value

When Warren County property owners receive their tax bills this week, many will question why they aren’t decreasing as much as the value of their property.

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/warren-tax-rate-decrease...

 

Youngstown Vindicator

 

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Tuesday

 

Angry officials heading to D.C.

Nine Mahoning Valley communities worked together to apply for federal housing-recovery stimulus money as a block. Now they want to know why there wasn’t a fairer distribution of that money across the state.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/19/angry-officials-heading-dc/?newswatch

 

Trumbull receives grant for watershed

The Trumbull County Planning Commission has received a $100,000 state grant to carry out a “balanced growth plan” for the Lower Mosquito Creek Watershed.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/19/trumbull-receives-grant-for-waters...

 

Youngstown school board should give up the fight (Editorial)

Just a couple of days after the State Superin-tendent of Public Instruction Deborah Delisle painted a bleak picture of the Youngstown City School District, school board members demonstrated that they have the attention span of 1st graders.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/19/youngstown-school-board-should-giv...

 

Phone bill would bring Ohio law into 21st century (LTTE)

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/19/phone-bill-would-bring-ohio-law-in...

 

Monday

 

Austintown cops go bar hopping for lawbreakers

Township authorities want liquor establishments in Austintown to know the law is watching them.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/18/austintown-cops-go-bar-hopping-for...

 

Democrats fail the Valley (LTTE)

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/18/democrats-fail-the-valley/

 

Sunday

 

Chaney High grad to be inducted into Ohio Military Hall of Fame

Richard “Doc” Powell, a Navy Corpsman killed in Vietnam in 1968 while working to save wounded Marines, will be inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame for Valor.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/17/chaney-high-grad-to-be-inducted-in...

 

Jobless seek fresh start at Valley One-Stop office

Lory Patrick’s personal job recession has lasted four to five years, not just the 18 months that the country has been in economic recession.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/17/jobless-seek-fresh-start-at-valley...

 

Goals of YSU attract finalist

The chairman of the Indiana State University Faculty Senate describes C. Jack Maynard as “a reasonable man with a quick mind and a disarming style.”

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/17/goals-of-ysu-attract-finalist/?new...

 

What if 61 percent of your news stopped?

Did you “hear the news” about the county sales-tax plans?

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/17/what-if-61-percent-of-your-news-st...

 

Ohio education chief Delisle takes reins of Y’town schools (Editorial)

There’s bad and good in the Youngstown City School District’s being rated the worst in academic performance in the state of Ohio.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/17/ohio-education-chief-delisle-takes...

 

Saturday

 

910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown airbase to deliver aid to Haitians

C-130H Hercules tactical cargo aircraft and air crews from the 910th Airlift Wing at the Youngstown Reserve Station are on alert to provide support for victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/16/910th-airlift-wing-at-youngstown-a...

 

Some teachers unions scoff at federal grants to boost school funds

Only about one-third of the tri-county school districts have signed on to participate in the federal Race to the Top (RttT) grant program.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/16/some-teachers-unions-scoff-at-fede...

 

Abortion clinic in Valley closes

The Mahoning Women’s Center, the target of numerous anti-abortion demonstrations, vigils and physical confrontations over its 33-year history, has closed.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/16/abortion-clinic-in-valley-closes/?...

 

State commission’s powers over Youngstown BOE broaden

Ohio’s secretary of public instruction has signed off on an amendment to the city school district’s financial- recovery plan that gives even broader authority to the state oversight commission now controlling district finances.

http://www.vindy.com/news/2010/jan/16/state-commission8217s-powers-over-...

 

 

Canton Repository

 

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Tuesday

 

Urban League hits campaign goal

During the 34th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Community Celebration, Vince Watts, interim president and chief executive officer of the Greater Stark County Urban League, announced the Greater Stark County Urban League surpassed its fundraising goal of $100,000.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x745464994/Urban-League-hits-campaign-goal

 

Monday

 

Ohio State's Gordon Gee is nation's highest-paid public university president

Gee's pay is worth more than $1.5 million including salary, retirement and deferred compensation.

Gee is the only executive on the list to earn more than $1 million.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1301081709/Ohio-States-Gordon-Gee-is-n...

 

Sunday

 

Lobbyists to state lawmakers: Please, no cuts

Back-to-back years of plummeting revenues and gaping budget holes have caused lobbyists in state capitols to change their tactics. Success, once achieved by gaining more funding for favored projects, now is defined simply by avoiding cuts.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1301080984/Lobbyists-to-state-lawmaker...

 

State could both save and make money by legalizing marijuana (LTTE)

http://www.cantonrep.com/opinion/letters/x1409378731/State-could-both-sa...

 

Saturday

 

Light Up a Life Drive

Canton is one of dozens of Ohio communities hosting a drive Monday to help put energy-saving light bulbs in low-income homes. The “Light Up a Life” drive is a project of the Democratic National Committee.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1301080563/Light-Up-a-Life-Drive

 

Carroll County’s new judge takes pay cut to help budget

Carroll County’s new Municipal Court judge, Gary Willen, is donating $14,400 of his annual salary allotment to the county’s general fund this year. This is among Willen’s budget-cutting adjustments he made to save Carroll County’s general fund some money this year.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1689209041/Carroll-County-s-new-judge-...

 

Local workshop will focus on state budget

The free workshop is designed for anyone who wants a better understanding of the state budget and the decision-making processes that go into it.

http://www.cantonrep.com/newsnow/x1409378346/Local-workshop-will-focus-o...

 

Subsidizing green energy companies will have negative impact on economy (LTTE)

http://www.cantonrep.com/opinion/letters/x1409376174/Subsidizing-green-e...

 

 

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