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By Anthony Shoemaker
| Saturday, March 20, 2010, 02:51 PM
Conservative talk radio and Fox News host Sean Hannity is the main speaker at a Thursday, April 15, rally at the University of Cincinnati’s Fifth-Third Field. The event is hosted by the Cincinnati Tea Party.
The event is from 6-10 p.m. and will be filmed to air on Fox News.
For more information and tickets, call 1-877-228-7849. Hannity’s radio show airs Monday-Friday on Newstalkradio WHIO 1290-AM and 95.7-FM.
You can also get more info about other speakers at the event at www.cincinnatiteaparty.org
The Dayton Tea Party, partnering with Homemakers for American, is planning a “Freedom Rally” on Tuesday, April 13, at the Nutter Center at Wright State University.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. with the main event to start at 7 p.m.
“We will fill the Nutter Center easily. The Tea Partiers will be out in huge numbers,” Rob Scott, Dayton Tea Party president and founder, said in a press release.
Among the speakers are former presidential candidate Alan Keyes and U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, according to Scott.
The rally is one of many events scheduled for Dayton Liberty Week. General tickets are free but premier seating is $15, the release said. For more information, visit www.daytonohioteaparty.com or contact info@daytonohioteaparty.com.
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By William Hershey
| Friday, March 19, 2010, 05:26 PM
Steve Christopher, the Hardin County attorney who wanted to challenge former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine for the Republican nomination for attorney general, is ending that effort.
This leaves DeWine unopposed for the GOP nomination in the May 4 primary.
Christopher on Friday, March 19, asked the Ohio Supreme Court to dismiss the lawsuit he had filed against Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner in an effort to win a place on the ballot.
Christopher had said that he turned in more than 240 petitions with 2,352 signatures of registered voters but Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner sent only 104 petitions to county boards of elections.
The county boards found that Christopher’s petitions had just 638 signatures, short of the 1,000 required.
The Ohio Supreme Court this week denied Christopher’s request to place his name on the ballot pending the final outcome of his case. This meant Christopher’s name would not be on the primary ballot when early voting starts March 30.
“The court’s decision effectively dictated the likely outcome of the attorney general race, due to the large number of people who vote early,” a Christopher press release said.
Brunner said that the burden was on Christopher to prove the allegations in his lawsuit and he is withdrawing it.
“I would surmise that he cannot prove them,” said Brunner.
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By Laura Bischoff
| Friday, March 19, 2010, 02:07 PM
In a meeting with the Dayton Daily News editorial board on Thursday, March 18, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Kasich criticized incumbent Gov. Ted Strickland for how he handled NCR Corp. before the company announced June 2 it would move its world headquarters to Georgia.
“I wonder about NCR. Why did they have to go? I don’t know why they made that decision. I know that we weren’t on it. And if they weren’t answering my calls I’d be starting to call boards of directors. I’d know the people’s names that I was meeting with. I’d show up on time for a meeting,” Kasich said.
But when asked if he knew the names of all five people sitting at the Dayton Daily News meeting — including editorial page editor Ellen Belcher — Kasich admitted that he did not. And, Kasich called one writer by the wrong name three times.
Kasich also blamed a doctor’s appointment for his late arrival to the March 18 meeting.
He criticized the Strickland administration over its handling of NCR, saying state officials were late to a meeting at NCR and the governor did not know NCR Chief Executive Bill Nuti’s name when they sat next to one another at a conference luncheon in New York.
Kasich promised that when it really matters, he would know names. “You see, if I’m going to go into a meeting where I need to know somebody’s name, OK, I’m going to know it.”
Kasich said, “Would companies move out of this state if I were governor? Yeah, maybe some would but it isn’t going to be because of screw ups. It isn’t going to be because we didn’t know a guy’s name or we couldn’t hunt him down at a conference or we didn’t go down to his company and sit in his driveway ‘til he came out to talk to us. That’s what I’m saying to you. We need to be more aggressive down here.”
Since Nuti became chief executive in 2005, state and local officials, both Democrat and Republican, reported difficulty in getting Nuti to meet with them.
Last June, Strickland said, “I think the decision that NCR made was based on factors that were, perhaps, outside of the ability of the local community or state to make a difference.”
Strickland has told the Dayton Daily News that at the conference in New York he was sitting next to royalty from Spain and was focused on pitching some Ohio companies to him. He has said that had he seen Nuti’s name tag, he would have spoken to him.
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By William Hershey
| Friday, March 19, 2010, 01:02 PM
Gov. Ted Strickland will be the headline speaker at the Montgomery County Democratic party’s annual fundraiser - “Frolic for Funds” - on Tuesday, April 6, the party announced on Friday, March 19.
“We’re very excited,” said Mark Owens, Montgomery County Democratic chairman.
The event will be held at the Dayton Convention Center, 22 E. Fifth St., from 6-9 p.m. Tickets are $125 each, a press release said. For information on ordering tickets, you can call county Democratic headquarters at 937-222-4007.
Besides Strickland, who is seeking re-election, other candidates expected to attend, according to the release, are: Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, candidate for the U.S. Senate; Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper, candidate for state auditor; Franklin County Clerk of Courts Maryellen O’Shaughnessy, candidate for secretary of state and Franklin County Probate Judge Eric Brown, candidate for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice.
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By Laura Bischoff
| Friday, March 19, 2010, 09:09 AM
Ohio’s unemployment rate hit 10.9 percent in February, up from 10.8 percent in January, as more Ohioans entered the job market but were unable to find work, according to state figures released Friday, March 19.
Ohio’s unemployment rate continues to be above the national average of 9.7 percent.
“The number of service-providing jobs increased while job losses occurred in the goods-producing industries,” said Ohio Department of Job and Family Services Director Douglas Lumpkin.
In February, 647,000 Ohioans were unemployed and looking for work, up from 641,000 in January and up 99,000 over 12 months ago. In February 2009, the unemployment rate in Ohio was 9.1 percent.
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By William Hershey
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 03:51 PM
Sen. Keith Faber, R-Celina, is trying again with legislation that would permit drilling for oil or gas in state parks.
Senate Bill 241 would grant the director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources the authority to enter into leases for drilling of oil or gas on all state-owned land and land administered by the state.
Money from the leases would be used to support capital projects in state parks, a press release said.
Faber introduced a similar provision as an amendment to the state budget, but it wasn’t include in the final budget bill.
“With limited resources to work with, we need to give serious consideration to ideas that can provide revenue for state priorities without always having to go back to the taxpayers,” Faber said in a press release.
“This idea has the added benefit of helping to reduce our nation’s over-reliance on foreign oil.” Faber said.”
The bill would ensures that drilling cannot interfere with the scenic, aesthetic and environmental quality of the land, and charges the ODNR Director with adopting rules, conditions and standards to ensure the state meets that charge, the release said.
Jack Shaner, deputy director of the Ohio Environmental Council, blasted the proposal.
“It’s the same warmed-over proposal that, thankfully, has gone nowhere in six years. Why risk long-term damage to the crown jewels of Ohio’s natural world?” asked Shaner.
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By William Hershey
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 09:45 AM
The Dayton Tea Party, partnering with Homemakers for American, plans a “Freedom Rally” on Tuesday, April 13, at the Nutter Center at Wright State University, according to a press release on Wednesday, March 17.
Doors will open at 4 p.m. with the main event to start at 7 p.m.
“We will fill the Nutter Center easily. The Tea Partiers will be out in huge numbers,” Rob Scott, Dayton Tea Party president and founder, said in the release.
The rally is one of many events scheduled for Dayton Liberty Week. General tickets are free but premier seating is $15, the release said. For more information, visit www.daytonohioteaparty.com or contact info@daytonohioteaparty.com.
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By William Hershey
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 09:37 AM
The Preble County Republican Party endorsed Delaware County Prosecutor Dave Yost for the GOP nomination for auditor on Tuesday, March 16, Yost’s campaign announced.
“Dave Yost has the proven experience, judgment and skills to be the next auditor of state,” Preble County Auditor Mindy Robbins said in a press release.
Yost is competing for the GOP nomination against state Rep. Seth Morgan, R-Huber Heights. Hamilton County Commissioner David Pepper is the Democratic candidate.
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By Laura Bischoff
| Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 09:30 AM
The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, March 17 indefinitely suspended the law license of attorney John Robert Andrews of West Chester. Andrews was convicted of a felony count of attempted tampering with evidence and a misdemeanor count of attempted importuning of sexual activity with a minor.
The court also found that Andrews improperly withdrew representation of a church board in a civil action that led to the case being dismissed and the church getting a $9,000 judgment against it.
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By William Hershey
| Tuesday, March 16, 2010, 05:09 PM
Sen. Shannon Jones, R-Springboro, has introduced legislation eliminating the restriction against carrying concealed weapons in restaurants that serve alcohol.
Senate Bill 239 also would remove provisions that state where a gun must be stored while being transported in a vehicle.
Jones is joint sponsor with Sen. Tim Schaffer, R-Lancaster.
“The decision six years ago to allow law-abiding Ohioans to carry concealed weapons has not turned our state into the Wild West,” Jones said in a press release on Tuesday, March 16.
“It is time to update the law so that it works better. This legislation will improve the regulations for carrying so that they are more straightforward and in line with other states.”
However, Toby Hoover, executive director of the Ohio Coalition Against Violence, called lifting the restriction on concealed weapons in restaurants with alcohol “a little bit ridiculous.”
“This is not what people want,” said Hoover. “It doesn’t have anything to do with gun owners. It has to do with common sense.”
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