Ohio Politics

Op-Ed: The curse of term limits in Ohio

12:57pm Saturday, August 09, 2003
By WILLIAM WEISENBERG Let me disclose right from the start that I voted against term limits in 1992 and remain unalterably opposed to them. Having worked in and with the Ohio General Assembly for 32 years, I have seen legislators come and go, and except for a few long-timers (Vern Riffe, Stanley Aronoff, Dick Finan, and Ted Gray), turnover has been regular. The notion that term limits would solve...

Two more innocent victims who couldn't just ''drive off''

11:21am Saturday, August 09, 2003
CLEVELAND---Earlier yesterday, a jury deliberated for less than three hours before finding William Scott, 20, guilty of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery and the attempted murder of Nikon Bell, in a street shooting in Cleveland during the predawn hours of Dec. 26. On Christmas night 2002, former Bedford High School basketball star Doug Rias, 20, a Youngstown State University student, was...

OSC, in unusual move, allows new information in already-argued CCW case

4:35pm Thursday, August 07, 2003
The Gonger News Service is reporting that, almost four months after the Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments over a challenge to a law that prohibits carrying concealed weapons, justices took the unusual - but not unprecedented step - Thursday of allowing the record to be supplemented with a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision on the same subject. More information will be published when available...

Carjacker steals vehicle with owner trapped in door

1:19pm Thursday, August 07, 2003
August 6, 2003 Akron NewsChannel5 AKRON, Ohio -- It's bad enough that someone would steal your car, but imagine a car thief driving off with part of you still in the vehicle. Jessie Mooneyham's physical bruises will heal, but it's the emotional scars that will last. "My hand's all messed up, my arm," she said. "I can't sleep at night." Mooneyham wanted a pop when she stopped off at an area gas...

AP: Youngstown unsafe for ATF

1:52pm Wednesday, August 06, 2003
An OFCC supporter posted the following story to www.OhioCCW.org: Bureau Leaves City After Vehicle Break-Ins YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Vandals and thieves aren't just hitting any cars in a downtown Youngstown parking garage. City police and federal agents say their government cars have been repeatedly broken into and tactical equipment has been stolen. The problem is so severe that it's the main reason...

Cleveland Gov't: Police Can't Be Trusted With Bigger Bullets

2:45pm Monday, August 04, 2003
Submitted by an OFCC supporter to www.OhioCCW.org: Apparently some residents don't trust the police in Cleveland. That's what the Plain Dealer article says about the failed police union bid to equip officers with .40 cal Glocks to replace the 9mm guns. The article goes on to say that bigger guns (bigger bullets) aren't politically realistic. But that's not the real reason for scrapping the...

Dispatch: Victim frustrated with sentences in home invasion

10:22am Tuesday, July 29, 2003
NEWARK, Ohio — A Pataskala man walked out of a Licking County courtroom yesterday, his faith further shaken by a system he believes is too lenient on criminals. Alan Abrams had monitored previous court proceedings for a band of robbers he said terrorized him and his wife during a home invasion last year. align="right"> So far, he’s disappointed by the sentences. Common Pleas Judge Thomas...

Editorial: Summer project for legislators

9:59am Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Cleveland Plain Dealer 07/29/03 Ohio's House and Senate spent the summer stalling like a teenager avoiding as signed reading, but they finally seem to have succumbed to reality. Both chambers are to act next month on a measure that missed resolution before lawmakers scattered last month at the end of their regular session... OFCC PAC Commentary: Just when you thought they were going to do their...

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