By Chad D. Baus and Gerard Valentino

CNSNews.com Commentary
January 18, 2005

Dan Rather and CBS News continue to make national headlines due to their forgery-induced attack on President Bush during the 2004 presidential campaign. This high-profile case shows just how far the media is willing to go to push their left-leaning agenda.

It also underscores the need for diligence in dealing with the establishment media at the state level because smaller examples of bias often go unnoticed and unchallenged.

Ohio's year-old concealed carry law requires that the state's 88 sheriffs release the name, age and county of residence of all license-holders in a given county. It is a fifth-degree felony, however, to release more specific information, such as the licensee's street address.

Yet, this is exactly what Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary did on June 8, 2004, in response to a public records request by Sidney Daily News Editor Jeff Billiel. Billiel then printed the list in its entirety as a "public service" so county residents would know who among them chooses to carry a gun.

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