http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/oh-news/ en-us Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:37:40 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051169/posts WASHINGTON — Rep. Dennis Kucinich's quest to impeach President Bush will get an official airing in the House Judiciary Committee on Friday. The fact that the hearing is taking place was almost as improbable as its intended outcome — the ouster of the president. Under the Constitution, impeachment powers lie in the House. But despite deep divisions between the House Democratic Caucus and White House on a broad swath of issues — the Iraq war, the economy, energy, climate change, to name a few — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has pointedly said impeachment is off the table. The hearing Friday,... Fox News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2051169/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:37:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050036/posts Brian Ballenger, law director for Northwood, followed through on his promise to contact us this week to continue working to resolve the Northwood Incident. In a phone call with me yesterday, he again confirmed that his office is aware that open carry is legal, and that he has communicated that information to the Northwood Police Chief. Ballenger also reiterated that no charges were going to be filed against OFCC member Edwin Farbrother, an obvious fact since he broke no law. However, he repeatedly stated that he advises against open carry to avoid panicking citizens who may not be aware that... Ohioans for Concealed Carry http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050036/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:35:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049660/posts John McCain has opened a modest lead over Barack Obama in the key swing state of Ohio. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State shows McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Obama earns 40%. Last month and the month before McCain held a insignificant one-point lead over Obama. Seven percent (7%) of voters say they’d prefer a third party candidate over either McCain or Obama and another 7% remain undecided. When “leaners” are included in the totals, McCain leads Obama 52% to 42%. McCain is now viewed favorably by 57%, little changed from a month ago.... Rasmussen http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049660/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:08:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049635/posts Green, OH (LifeNews.com) -- Local pro-life advocates in this city near Akron successfully got local officials to evict an abortion business that set up shop near a legitimate medical center. Formerly known as Ohio Women's Center, G&H Healthcare served as an abortion business in the city of Green in Summit County.G&H was located in an office complex and, according to Judith Hoyt, an officer with Summit County Right to Life, the neighboring medical center received constant questions about whether it did abortions."The Fresenius Medical Care Center located next door to the G&H Healthcare clinic became offended when several people... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049635/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:21:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049449/posts John McCain has opened a modest lead over Barack Obama in the key swing state of Ohio. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the Buckeye State shows McCain attracting 46% of the vote while Obama earns 40%. Last month and the month before McCain held a insignificant one-point lead over Obama. Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049449/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:03:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049423/posts Bereaved Mom Delivers Firm Message: Stop Street Violence By MARGARET BERNSTEIN   Loretta Ferguson is the assistant director of Mothers Working Against Youth Violence. She started the group after her son Angelo was shot by the police in a stolen car two years ago. (Photo by Xiaomei Chen)     CLEVELAND — Loretta Ferguson heard God talking to her when Cleveland police shot and killed her son Angelo after pulling him over in a stolen car in 2005.She could have played the familiar role of the angry bereaved mother. She could have sued the city, hoping to live comfortably off... Newhouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049423/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:20:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049386/posts An 18-year-old man armed with a BB gun was fatally shot while trying to rob the residents of a Franklinton home yesterday afternoon, police said. Police arrested his two alleged accomplices, one of whom was his brother, and charged them with murder for taking part in a crime that resulted in his death. The resident who fired the fatal shot was released after questioning by police. A Franklin County grand jury will decide whether he acted in self-defense or should be indicted for a crime, police said. Terrance W. Jackson, described by police as a college student from out of... Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049386/posts#comment Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:22:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049054/posts Columbus, OH (LifeNews.com) -- Several states have dealt with the problem of judges routinely approving requests for a judicial bypass so teens can get abortions without their parents' knowledge or consent. Now, an Ohio judge has admitted she's never denied a single request from a teen to get around the parental involvement law.The National Right to Life Committee indicates 37 states have parental consent or notification laws and 29 are currently in effect, including Ohio. Most have a Supreme Court-mandated judicial bypass for the rare instances where girls may be victimized by their parents.Hundreds of hearings take place before... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2049054/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:16:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048818/posts So it's getting close to crunch time. John McCain by now should be cutting down his big field of vice presidential contenders to a short list of six to eight names. To stay a step ahead of him, then, in order to make sure our criteria and our favorites at least make the cut, we on the outside should be explaining how the candidate should be reaching his final choice. ~snip~ Choice #1. Former House Budget Committee Chairman John Kasich: More and more, the Pennsylvania native and former Ohio congressman looks like, all things considered, the wisest choice. Compare Kasich... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048818/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:54:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048626/posts West Ham, Crew fans brawl in stands Sunday, July 20, 2008 11:17 PM By Shawn Mitchell THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH From the southeastern corner of Crew Stadium came the West Ham United chants: “East! East! East Lon-don!” From the northeastern came the answer: “Co-lum-bus! Co-lum-bus!” Today’s war of words turned physical at halftime of the Crew’s exhibition match against West Ham, when a handful of West Ham fans ventured into the heart of the Crew’s supporters section. A scuffle broke out and stadium security quickly pulled the West Ham interlopers to the stadium concourse. The next few minutes were frantic. While... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048626/posts#comment Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:56:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts “The Appalachian voting bloc will be critical in the … 2008 presidential election,” former Democratic National Committee executive director Mark Siegel says. Yet his broad statement comes with its own geopolitical caveat: location. “It all depends on what part of Appalachia you are talking about,” says Siegel. “If they live in Pennsylvania and Ohio, then, yes, without a doubt they are the key voters. If they live in West Virginia, then no, because for the Democrats that is not a state that is in play.” Appalachia is not a single state but a region that has its own unique frame... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2048311/posts#comment Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:23:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047626/posts For Some Ohioans, Even Meat Is Out Of Reach by Yuki Noguchi All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 · A generation ago, the livelihood of Gloria Nunez's family was built on cars. Her father worked at General Motors for 45 years before retiring. Her mother taught driver's education. Nunez and her six siblings grew up middle class. Things have changed considerably for this Ohio family. Nunez's van broke down last fall. Now, her 19-year-old daughter has no reliable transportation out of their subsidized housing complex in Fostoria, 40 miles south of Toledo, to look for a job. Nunez and most... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047626/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:48:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047941/posts As a family operated small business owner in Ohio, I urge Ohio senators to support the passage of Ohio SB346. The passage of this bill to clarify the language used in the ill-conceived "Smoke Free Work Place Act" would be an effective liberty preserving compromise to ensure the spirit, and intent of providing the sought after, but quite unnecessary "protection" for all employees from the alleged effects of second-hand smoke. Sufficient warning through appropriate signage, as decided upon by the individual small business owners and in order to meet free market demand for smoking venues, easily provides the "minimum standard... Times-Gazette http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047941/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:04:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047896/posts Feeling The Economic Pinch For Some Ohioans, Even Meat Is Out Of Reach by Yuki Noguchi Katia Dunn/NPR Angelica Hernandez (left) and her mother, Gloria Nunez, struggle to make ends meet on a very limited budget. All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 · A generation ago, the livelihood of Gloria Nunez's family was built on cars. Her father worked at General Motors for 45 years before retiring. Her mother taught driver's education. Nunez and her six siblings grew up middle class. Things have changed considerably for this Ohio family. Nunez's van broke down last fall. Now, her 19-year-old daughter has... NPR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047896/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 05:18:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047868/posts All Things Considered, July 17, 2008 · A generation ago, the livelihood of Gloria Nunez's family was built on cars. Her father worked at General Motors for 45 years before retiring. Her mother taught driver's education. Nunez and her six siblings grew up middle class. Things have changed considerably for this Ohio family........(excerpted) www.npr.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047868/posts#comment Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:35:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047320/posts Randy Brinson says he "almost fell out of my chair" when he heard that expected Democratic nominee Barack Obama had chosen Zanesville, Ohio, as the setting for a recent speech in which he embraced the concept of using faith-based groups to help carry out government social service efforts. It wasn't that Zanesville struck Brinson as an odd locale. Quite the opposite. It was that Obama had clearly figured out something that Brinson already knew. "Zanesville is Ground Zero for conservative evangelicals in Ohio," says Brinson, who, as founder of the voter registration organization "Redeem the Vote," knows a thing or... U.S. News & World Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047320/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:36:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047007/posts Bigots Aren't Laughing, So We Shouldn't Either By CONNIE SCHULTZ [Wife of US Senator Sherrod Brown, (D) Ohio]Oh, if only. If only I'd known the New Yorker would run a cover depicting Barack Obama as a winking, tunic-garbed Muslim and his wife, Michelle, as an Afro-wearing, AK-47-toting terrorist. If only I'd known that Barry Blitt's cartoon would show the Obamas fist-bumping in an Oval Office where a portrait of Osama Bin Laden hung over the mantel. If only I'd known that editor David Remnick thought most Americans would celebrate this caricature as harmless satire. If I'd known any of this,... Newhouse News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2047007/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:35:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046739/posts The political correctness thought police won’t tolerate what you’re about to read. I’m throwing the “bogus” flag upon the presidential bid of Marxist-Socialist turned Democrat Senator from Illinois, Barack Hussein Obama. Somewhere around 75 or so years ago, from out of nowhere a stealth politician arose. He too sought the nomination for his nation’s highest office; refreshingly different from other politicians of the era. This Austrian born wallpaper hanger’s background is too much like our Illinois lawyer’s. Both reared in single parent households; neither brought much of a resume on the campaign trail. The one hung wallpaper the other hung... The Ironton Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2046739/posts#comment Thu, 17 Jul 2008 04:51:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045759/posts State of the Race: July 15th, 2008. Safely McCain (36 EVs): Alabama (9) Idaho (4) Kentucky (8) Oklahoma (7) Utah (5) Wyoming (3) Likely McCain (132): Alaska (3) Arkansas (6) Arizona (10) Georgia (15) Indiana (11) Kansas (6) Louisiana (9) Mississippi (6) Nebraska (5) South Carolina (8) South Dakota (3) Tennessee (11) Texas (34) West Virginia (5) Leans McCain (59): Florida (27) Missouri (11) Montana (3) North Carolina (15) North Dakota (3) This gives a total of 227 EVs, leaving McCain 43 EVs shy of the Presidency. Key States for McCain: 1.) Ohio (20 EVs) - Always a key battleground.... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045759/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:32:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045686/posts Twinsburg, OH - A Twinsburg Police Officer gunned down in the line of duty early Sunday morning. Now - in a stunning development - the alleged triggerman is claiming self-defense as a reason behind the violence. The fatal shooting of Officer Joshua Miktarian happened around 2AM on Route 91 at Glenwood during a traffic stop. Miktarian and his canine partner were called out to search an area when they made a traffic stop along the way. 19ActionNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2045686/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:59:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044972/posts ROYAL, Pa. -- Inside the Elk Diner, a turkey sandwich goes for $2.65, and Claire the waitress has her own ashtray near the register. When regulars take a seat at the smallish L-shaped counter topped with bottles of ketchup and Aunt Jemima syrup, Claire serves hot coffee without them saying a word. Across the restaurant, a woman concentrates on one of a handful of Dodge City video poker machines. But conversation at the diner often centers on what could be described as another game of chance -- one with significantly better odds to make many residents of Northeastern Pennsylvania quite... star ledger http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044972/posts#comment Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:14:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044761/posts ......far-left radical activist group ACORN is embroiled in financial corruption and cover-up.... The NY Times reports that Dale Rathke - whose brother started the group back in 1970 to help low-income people - embezzled nearly $1M back in 1999 and 2000. ACORN disguised it on the books as a loan and let Rathke's family make restitution at $30,000 a year. (An anonymous donor reportedly has agreed to pick up the remaining $800,000 tab.) ACORN also kept Rathke on the payroll at $38,000-a-year.....the Times reports most of the people who covered-up the embezzlement are still working for ACORN. Michelle Malkin wrote... NY POST http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044761/posts#comment Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:42:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044583/posts He was a Kentucky native who rose through the ranks, to become one of the nation's most prominent figures. Former White House press secretary Tony Snow, 53, died Saturday after losing a battle with colon cancer. Snow was born in Berea, Ky., and grew up in Sharonville, Ohio, before he graduated from Princeton High School in 1973. Classmates Share Memories Of Tony Snow While he is likely best known for his time in Washington, D.C., and as an anchor on Fox News, many who grew up with him said they still remember him as a friend. "[He was] funny, charming,... WLWT.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044583/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:04:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044482/posts Former faculty at Antioch College, which is temporarily closing amid financial problems, plan to teach in coffee shops, bookstores and parks to keep alive the spirit of the private school known for its pioneering academic programs. Scott Warren, former associate professor of philosophy and political theory at Antioch, said 22 ex-faculty members have formed the Nonstop Liberal Arts Institute in the village of Yellow Springs... Warren said the institute will follow the Antioch formula of offering progressive liberal arts courses while encouraging learning for life, humanitarian acts and collective decision-making. Murdock said she applauds the group's passion, but the institute... ABC 7 News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044482/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:12:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044406/posts Photos from the Obama ralley in Dayton, OH (7/18/08) (waiting for doors to open) Dayton Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044406/posts#comment Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:43:20 GMT