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Letter: Talking head gets education in media abuse

7:30am Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Submitted by: Dave (last name redacted upon request, reprinted with permission) I am a newsphotographer at a tv station in Youngstown, and also a CHL-holder. For months, the reporter I work with on the weekends could not understand how upset the media access to CHL holders made me and how my name was published. That is, until this Sunday's issue of the Vindicator came out. [My co-worker] is to be...

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Coyote attack in public park

7:27am Wednesday, April 20, 2005

The Cleveland Plain Dealer is reporting that Cleveland Metroparks officials have closed part of the North Chagrin Reservation after a pair of aggressive female coyotes bit a bicyclist and a pet dog over the weekend. From the story: Park officials said the wild animals are believed to be protecting their den -- and possibly a litter of coyote pups -- but park rangers shot and killed the older...

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OFCC webstore features MUST HAVE items for 2005 vacationers

7:22am Wednesday, April 20, 2005

Almost daily, OFCC receives questions from Ohio CHL-holders who are planning trips out of state, inquiring about the laws they must follow in the states the plan to travel in. Additionally, we receive frequent queries from out-of-state license-holders inquiring about the laws of the State of Ohio when they travel here. We have the answers! Traveling outside of Ohio: As you prepare to protect...

Open letter United Dairy Farmers: John Osborne “not entitled to his own facts”

7:20am Wednesday, April 20, 2005

"We are sorry if UDF lost your business! The Shareholders and Senior Management felt the SAFEST policy for Customer and Employees would be to post our stores for No Concealed Carry. Personally, as a 34 year police veteran, I agree with the decision!" - John W. Osborne, Director of Security, United Dairy Farmers Dear Mr. Osborne While you're certainly entitled to your own opinion, you're not...

Analysis: Violent Crime DOWN since Ohio concealed carry became law

2:26pm Tuesday, April 19, 2005

This article, originally published at ChronWatch.com , is being republished here in its entirety with permission of the author. Gun Controllers: A Specious Species Written by Howard Nemerov Tuesday, April 19, 2005 Every time a state enacts right-to-carry, doomsayers predict scenarios like shoot-outs over parking spaces and traffic stops that turn deadly for law enforcement. That there are now 38...

Real-estate investor avoids ''no-guns'' Fifth Third

7:10pm Monday, April 18, 2005

To OFCC, In light of your recent posting on your web site about Fifth Third's profits falling, I thought you might find my story about their bank relevant to this discussion. I am currently in the process of starting a new real-estate investment company. We are in the process of getting pre-qualified for the loans we'll need to purchase our first investment property. My mortgage broker gave me...

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''It is against Papa John's policy''…

6:57pm Monday, April 18, 2005

News 14 Carolina is reporting that a Papa John's pizza delivery person who was attacked and shot by a criminal last week in Charlotte, managed to return fire on his assailant. Yet the victim's actions are the ones being criticized by police, and are almost certain to lead to his being fired from his job at Papa John's. From the story: …Police say carrying a gun might not be the best course of...

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CBSNews: Great Granny Guns Would-Be Thief

6:56pm Monday, April 18, 2005

CBSNews.com is reporting that a criminal in Jacksonville, FL picked the wrong convenience store to rob last Friday, and has a bullet wound to show for it. From the story: A man accused of bursting into a convenience store demanding money was in the hospital Friday — shot, authorities said, by the great-great-grandmother working behind the counter. Janet Grammer was filling in for the regular...