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Rumor has it Rob Chudzinski (sic) will be fired as Browns coach after today's loss to Pittsburgh. IMHO, it's Lombardi and Banner that ought to be fired. Just saying. Five Pro-Bowler's plus one alternate, and an abysmal record...this tells me it's not the coach, it's the player personnel he was given to work with. Perhaps the Browns really could re-build, like KC did, but not if there is absolutely no stability to the program, and we have "back-stabbing crap-weasels" in charge of the draft/front office (quote from a friend - sums it up, check the history in C-town!)...

On paper, Jose Mendez, 20, and Carol Apaestegui, 24, look pretty much the same. Both, with their families, came to this county as undocumented immigrants when they were children. And both have been accepted in a new federal program that gives them temporary legal status, allowing them to get work permits and Social Security numbers, which they have. But when it comes to getting an Ohio driver's license, the two young people don't match up -- Mendez was denied a license while Apaestegui got hers... "A woman at the bureau told me, 'You're not even supposed to be in this...

URGENT REQUEST: does anyone have any information on opposing candidates for Ohio Representatives Marcia Fudge (Ohio 11), Marcy Kaptur (9), Kilroy (15), Kucinich (10), Ryan (17), Space (18), Sutton (13) and Wilson (6)?Also, if you have local phone numbers, please post here!!I'm in district 10, and plan to call Kucinich tomorrow and give him (or his office) an earful, but I would also like to call other Ohio "undecided/yes" Rep's with this message: "I'm not in your district, but if you have any aspirations of ever running for state-wide office, you can forget my vote if you support this current...

Scotts Miracle-Gro plan to fire smokers COLUMBUS, Ohio - Beginning next October, smoking will be significantly more expensive for employees of Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. Lighting up, even at home, will cost them their jobs. Many other companies also are focusing on smokers, whether by raising their health-insurance premiums or not hiring them. Scotts took dramatic action because it wants to hold down health-insurance costs by "helping people live healthy lifestyles," said James Hagedorn, chairman and chief executive. The Marysville company pays for medical claims using its own funds, "so why would we admit someone into this environment when they're passing...