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Word for Word: Newark Advocate editors mirror Plain Dealer editorial

1:54pm Thursday, December 04, 2003

On November 21, the Gannett-owned Newark Advocate published an editorial praising Bob Taft for his latest opposition to House Bill 12. That editorial was published in the Lancaster Eagle Gazette (another Gannett paper) three days later , on November 24. Eagle-Gazette editors gave no credit to the editors of the Newark Advocate on their website - readers were left to assume editors in Lancaster...

Why cops don't open carry off-duty, and why we shouldn't be forced to either

11:16am Thursday, December 04, 2003

Dec. 04, 2003 Akron Beacon Journal Akron SWAT trainer foils possible robbery Plainclothes officer, sensing he's target, arrests man Rule One for would-be criminals: If you're planning a robbery, don't make the lead instructor for the police SWAT team your target. Akron police officer Kevin R. Davis, in plainclothes, was on his way to the Peanut Shoppe on South Main Street at lunchtime Wednesday...

Sen. White's latest survey reveals ''ability to override a veto'' on HB12

1:48pm Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Can it be that Sen. Pres. White only made these statements to this one newspaper, or is it perhaps much more likely that the larger Ohio dailies, in collusion with Taft on opposing concealed carry, simply refused to print this major news? He's no straight shooter How the guv makes lawmakers crazy by Dan Williamson The Other Paper, Nov. 27 - Dec. 3, 2003 Columbus The governor clearly and...

Letter to the Editor: Which son faces the worst danger?

10:39am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

November 26, 2003 Cincinnati Enquirer Earlier this month my wife and I traveled to Fort Benning, Ga., to witness our son Tony, a 25-year-old Georgetown University graduate, graduate from infantry basic training. At the time, he told us his decision to join the Army. I was pleased that he had made that decision. His reasoning was that he had to get out of his safety zone. He prefers cities to...

Letter to the Editor: Citizens should be as protected as governor

10:11am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

December 03, 2003 Columbus Dispatch As I read the "Capital notes" column Nov. 25, regarding a protest march over the long delay of passage of a concealed-carry bill caused by our governor, I was struck by the irony of the closing paragraph, that the "protesters pose no problem" and the governor is "very well-protected." Too bad Gov. Bob Taft doesn’t think those who elected him deserve the same...

AG Petro says GOP infighting hurting Bush reelection (you heard it here first)

9:22am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer , a Nov. 26 letter from Attorney General Jim Petro, one of three Republicans vying to be governor in 2006, told 400 party leaders "I fear we are losing sight of our immediate goals and committing a mistake that could cost us everything during the next three years." In the same letter, Petro announced that he would suspend major fundraising activities until...

Legislature finally ready to override Taft veto - but on HB12?

8:26am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Gongwer News Service Tuesday, December 2, 2003 LEGISLATURE FORCES VETO SHOWDOWN OVER LONG-DELAYED MR/DD VICTIMS OF CRIME BILL The first legislative override of a veto by Governor Bob Taft moved closer to reality Tuesday with the General Assembly's attempt to impose an outside review on the executive branch authority to shutter state developmental centers. Itself a victim of political maneuvering...

HACKED: Police data network closed for now

7:58am Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Twin Cities Pioneer Press November 1, 2003 A computer network used to share police files among more than 175 law enforcement departments in Minnesota has been closed after a state lawmaker learned "beyond a shadow of a doubt" someone had hacked into the system to demonstrate its vulnerability. "A security breach was alleged. We take that extremely seriously. We've taken the system off line in...