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Letter to the Editor: Citizens should be as protected as governor

10:11am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

December 03, 2003 Columbus Dispatch As I read the "Capital notes" column Nov. 25, regarding a protest march over the long delay of passage of a concealed-carry bill caused by our governor, I was struck by the irony of the closing paragraph, that the "protesters pose no problem" and the governor is "very well-protected." Too bad Gov. Bob Taft doesn’t think those who elected him deserve the same...

AG Petro says GOP infighting hurting Bush reelection (you heard it here first)

9:22am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , a Nov. 26 letter from Attorney General Jim Petro, one of three Republicans vying to be governor in 2006, told 400 party leaders "I fear we are losing sight of our immediate goals and committing a mistake that could cost us everything during the next three years." In the same letter, Petro announced that he would suspend major fundraising activities until...

Legislature finally ready to override Taft veto - but on HB12?

8:26am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Gongwer News Service Tuesday, December 2, 2003 LEGISLATURE FORCES VETO SHOWDOWN OVER LONG-DELAYED MR/DD VICTIMS OF CRIME BILL The first legislative override of a veto by Governor Bob Taft moved closer to reality Tuesday with the General Assembly's attempt to impose an outside review on the executive branch authority to shutter state developmental centers. Itself a victim of political maneuvering...

HACKED: Police data network closed for now

7:58am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Twin Cities Pioneer Press November 1, 2003 A computer network used to share police files among more than 175 law enforcement departments in Minnesota has been closed after a state lawmaker learned "beyond a shadow of a doubt" someone had hacked into the system to demonstrate its vulnerability. "A security breach was alleged. We take that extremely seriously. We've taken the system off line in...

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Editorial: Hot-potato bills add drama to General Assembly's holiday crunch

10:14am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

by Lee Leonard Columbus Dispatch December 1, 2003 There’s something about December at the Statehouse, and it’s not just the holiday choirs performing each day in a main corridor or the lighting of the huge evergreen outside near Broad and High streets. It’s a sense of urgency to pass certain bills that have been lying around, in some instances, for months. Even in an odd-numbered year, when the...

Letter to the Editor: No such thing as 'Right to Know'

10:04am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Sensing that House Bill 12 conference committee members were closing in on a compromise that would put a bill on his desk in November, Governor Taft employed his allies in the liberal media to inject a new issue into the debate, one that he had not seen fit to raise as a concern at any point during his five years in office. Several of Ohio's most liberal editorial boards jumped at the chance to...

Concealed-carry backers to march in Springfield

9:23am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

Springfield News Sun November 30, 2003 Dozens of armed supporters of the right to carry concealed guns plan to march through downtown Springfield on Sunday. Demonstrators will openly wear their handguns to protest the lack of resolve of Ohio legislators and Gov. Bob Taft to pass concealed-carry legislation. "We want to make sure people understand that we have the right to do this," said Thomas...

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Cincinnati Post: Homicides approaching record

9:11am Tuesday, December 02, 2003

November 29, 2003 It's been another brutal year on Cincinnati streets, with 2003's homicide rate approaching the 66 killings that tied a 15-year high last year. As of Friday, 61 people had been killed in Cincinnati. Although drugs are at the root of many of the slayings, there have been notable exceptions. One of the most infamous is the death of 81-year-old Lavern Jansen, whose killer followed...