Representive Aslanides' office has announced that, due to the death of a former colleague, the HB12 Conference Committee meeting scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, has been postponed. No announcement was made on when the Committee will meet.

Corwin Nixon, a long-time Ohio legislator and one of the most powerful politicians in Warren County history, died last Thursday. He was 90. The funeral service will be held Wednesday in Lebanon, and many state legislators will be in attendance.

Nixon, a Republican, retired from the state legislature in 1992 after 30 years, including 14 as minority leader.

Click here for a Cincinnati Enquirer story on Mr. Nixon's passing.

Perhaps a more appropriate headline would be: some potential letter writers shouldn't have pens.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for three anti-self-defense letters to the editor, including one from Rep. Tyrone Yates.

November 10, 2003
The Columbus Dispatch

Columbus police stepped out their search Monday morning for a serial rapist who terrorized the Linden area between late 1991 and the summer of 2002.
Police say the man, who has also been linked to crimes in Pomona, Calif., raped 21 victims, including a 13-year-old girl and her mother.

Monday police unveiled a billboard with a gigantic composite drawing of the rapist and information about a $7,000 reward police are offering for information leading to the man's arrest.

Click on the "Read More..." link below for more.