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Newspaper: Heiress spends early, often

6:55am Friday, April 22, 2005

The Youngstown Vindicator is reporting that the heir to an anti-gun shopping mall chain is busy self-financing her (next) campaign for U.S. Congress. From the story: She doesn't hold a congressional seat and can't run for one until next year, but Capri Cafaro's political campaign spent more money during the first three months of this year than any U.S. House member who represents the Mahoning and...

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School/ College Victim Zone Shootings

6:44am Friday, April 22, 2005

Dispute near East High leads to gunfire; woman hit Gunfire at a busy East Side intersection Wednesday left one woman injured an hour after school let out at nearby East High School. A man who would identify himself only as Dave was walking to his home from a grocery store shortly after 3 p.m. when the pop-pop-pop of gunfire rang out from a group of about 100 youths gathered on Addison Road at...

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Gun control fails to prevent OH criminals from hurting defenseless citizens

6:32am Friday, April 22, 2005

Newark Advocate: Ex-convicts face murder charges Newark police seized several guns Tuesday from the home of an ex-convict arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Columbus teen. John R. Miller, 29, 59 Lee Ave., Apt. G1, and Josh L. Saxton, 22, 58 Linden Ave., were arrested by Newark police special operations officers at 8:20 a.m. Tuesday at Miller's apartment, Newark Police Capt. Al...

AGAIN: Plain Dealer changes CHL policy

by Chad D. Baus

6:27am Thursday, April 21, 2005

Just weeks after the Cleveland Plain Dealer announced it would stop wasting space by publishing the names of Ohio concealed handgun license-holders in its print edition, Ohioans For Concealed Carry can now report that another policy change at the Plain Dealer has been made to protect CHL-holders’ identities from being available to Internet search engines like Google or Yahoo!. Soon after the...

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Concealed-carry activist pleads not guilty in court

6:21am Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Toledo Blade is reporting that a Luckey, Ohio, man who challenged Toledo police to arrest him earlier this month when he carried his concealed handgun into Toledo's Ottawa Park pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a minor misdemeanor. From the story: Bruce Beatty, 49, appeared for a brief arraignment yesterday before Toledo Municipal Court Magistrate David Smith. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled for...

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Hamilton Co.: Body in car trunk unnoticed by deputies

6:19am Thursday, April 21, 2005

The Cincinnati Enquirer is reporting that a missing man's body was found in his own car, which Hamilton County deputies impounded weeks ago during the missing persons investigation. From the story: Hamilton County Sheriff Simon Leis has admitted his deputies - weeks ago - should have opened the trunk of an impounded car in which a man's body was found Monday. He said Tuesday that his office will...

AAA Ohio Motorists Association: ''We exist for our members''… Buh-bye.

6:17am Thursday, April 21, 2005

When OFCC's Rick Kaleda notified the AAA Ohio Motorists Association of his intent to cancel his membership because of AAA's posting of discriminatory"no-guns" signs, he had in the back of his mind a statement from their website: "We exist for our members and will judge everything we do by how well it serves their needs. AAA services, programs and products will meet the highest standards of...

LTE: Public officials can help prevent repeat offenses

6:14am Thursday, April 21, 2005

April 20, 2005 Coshochton Tribune To the Editor, My name is Todd Berry, and I am a convicted felon serving a sentence for crimes of which I am not proud. Before I go on, let me say how truly remorseful I am for what I have done. The pain I caused in the community was both unwarranted and unjustified. To those I have hurt I am truly sorry. Coshocton is at a point where crime is rising, and places...