The Ashtabula Star Beacon is reporting that Leo Caruso, owner of Caruso’s Pizza and Spaghetti House, left the restaurant for home about 10 p.m. carrying the day’s receipts in a zippered bank envelope. On the drive home he noticed the white SUV following him.

From the story:

After parking his car in the garage, Caruso said he was confronted in his driveway by a white male in his 20’s wearing a dark hooded jacket with his face was partially covered. The suspect demanded the envelope then punched Caruso knocking him to the ground. He then allegedly grabbed the envelope away from Caruso and took off running.

“I thought about going after him,” Caruso said Friday, “but what could I do. He took off running so fast.”

Caruso reportedly told authorities the white SUV also left the area first toward Route 20 then turned around and passed his home at high speed heading north. He felt certain the SUV was involved in the robbery.

According to the sheriff’s report, a former employee of Caruso’s, Joshua Ricket, 19, was later questioned, and eventually arrested. Ricket told police his neighbor had called asking for a ride and promised he would make some money. He drove the neighbor to Caruso’s restaurant and they watched for Caruso. When he left the two followed him and the neighbor, wearing a blue bandana across his face, robbed Caruso in his driveway. Ricket told deputies he saw his partner strike Caruso twice in the face.

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Sent: Mar 04 2005
Subject: Scotts Lawn Service

I just submitted a CPZ notification form for Scotts Lawn Service. [I was informed] this is a corporate policy and the sign are at all Ohio stores, not just the one in West Chester.

When I went in, I had already written a personal check for $500.88 to them to treat my lawn this year. After seeing the sign I asked to see the manager and told him of my objections to his sign. He gave me a
half-baked canned answer about protecting the employees and customers. I then tore up the check in front of him and handed it back to him in pieces and told him I don't do business with places who disrespect my
right to protect myself.

I also gave him a No Guns/No Dollars business card.

I hope the incident makes it way back to Marysville corporate headquarters in their next manager's meeting. I am going to fill out a feedback form on Scotts’ web site.

Bob R.

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The following letter was sent to OFCC by an HR Director for Cincinnati-based Skyline Chili. After giving the company an appropriate amount of time to respond to our follow-up (they didn’t), we are now posting this exchange here, for the benefit of our readers.

Subject: Do Not Patronize List
From: Shari A. Bleuer
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005

Dear Ohioans for Concealed Carry Public Relations team,

Skyline Chili, Inc. has become aware that many of our restaurants are listed on your "Do Not Patronize" database. While we appreciate your organization's right to express your opinion by listing our store locations on-line, we would ask that you remove the name of the manager listed for our Kettering, Ohio location. Our apprehension is that by publishing a name, work address and telephone number of an individual on the world-wide-web, unscrupulous individuals may exploit the information for improper purposes (such as identify theft). Thank you in advance for your timely and professional handling of this matter.

Shari Bleuer, SPHR
Director of Human Resources

Subject: Do Not Patronize List
From: Chad Baus

By Charles K. Bush
Feb. 27, 2005

As a writer and avid reader for at least 50 years, I am continually chagrined by the lack of knowledge in certain areas by many writers.

Several best-selling novelists--all of whose works I enjoy very much--sometimes make blatant errors in a variety of fields. This I attribute to the writer first; then to his/her agent; then to the publishers' readers...then back to the writer whose responsibility it is to proof his or her work. In short, if a writer, agent, or publisher's reader doesn't know the subject, an error will be printed...in 50,000 copies or more.

As a technical editor and consultant, I feel it is vital for me to know exactly what I am working with; to that extent, I research every questionable word in a manuscript.

One of the prevailing ailments in the fiction business is the lack of technical knowledge regarding weaponry. As a Marine, I was thoroughly indoctrinated in small arms, and later pursued arms as one of my hobbies. So let's begin with that:

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