Ohio Politics

Car-Jacker Protection: Bob Taft writes newspapers to justify his position

by Chad D. Baus
12:14pm Tuesday, June 24, 2003
This letter to the editor from Governor Bob Taft says it all. Taft likes to claim in one breath that he has been a " strong supporter of the Second Amendment" and all of the "rights that it grants ." Yet he goes on to write an editorial that proves he is more interested in limiting your rights to the best of his ability. Concealed carry with limits OK After reading your recent editorial, I feel...

Cincy Post: ''Guns kill 1, hurt 1 in West End''

11:14am Saturday, June 14, 2003
Two Friday the 13th shootings two blocks apart in the West End left one person dead and one person wounded. The fatal shooting occurred at the Parktown Café at 1726 Linn. The other shooting occurred less than six hours earlier and two blocks to the south. There are several points to raise from this article in Saturday's Cincinnati Post . 1) Just from reading the headline, "Guns kill 1, hurt 1 in...

Senator Schuler Supports HB12 as passed by the House

12:15pm Tuesday, June 10, 2003
I recently sent Senator Robert Schuler (7th District) a letter concerning HB. 12. In my letter to the senator I explained that my vote would be based on the ccw issue more so than any other issue in the legislator including the budget. Here is a verbatim copy of the main paragraph of the senators reply letter. "I'm in favor of concealed carry and supported it when I was a member of the House. I...

Dispatch: Trooper went too far, Zanesville motorist says

5:45pm Friday, June 06, 2003
Melody Butts concedes she deserved a ticket for unthinkingly passing a stopped school bus on Rt. 40 east of Zanesville. However, the nurse says she did not deserve the face full of Mace and night in jail that followed the arrival of a state trooper at her home later that day to write her up for the offense. "She was treating me like a criminal for a traffic violation,’" Butts said of her May 28...

Loud and Clear

10:51am Thursday, June 05, 2003
As the hour of Senate adoption of a substitute House Bill 12 approaches, we thought it'd be healthy to review the circumstances under which HB274 died, as well as the major moments for HB12 in the days leading up to now. This exercise will serve to remind all involved in the State House that it would be a serious mistake to repeat history with HB12. Click on the "Read More..." link below for more...

Dispatch: Patrol fires three-time best trooper

12:50pm Wednesday, June 04, 2003
A three-time "trooper of the year" has been fired from his job with the State Highway Patrol for conduct unbecoming an officer. Robert L. Burd, 31, was fired on May 20, said patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Robin R. Schmutz. Burd, a union member, has filed a grievance with the state’s Office of Collective Bargaining to fight the dismissal, said spokesman Ben Piscitelli. Burd pleaded not guilty last month...

Dispatch: Householder aims at run for governor down the road

5:50pm Monday, June 02, 2003
In just six years as a House member, Larry Householder has fashioned himself into perhaps the most dominating politician on Capitol Square, filling the power vacuum created by a governor who has been reluctant to lead. The speaker of the Ohio House won't run for governor in 2006, but he plans to be ready in 2010 if a Republican isn't occupying the office, or in 2014, when, at age 54, he'll still...

Cincy Post: Violent crime up 37.1% in Cincinnati

12:13pm Thursday, May 29, 2003
Although touting progress in certain police districts, Cincinnati city council admits that Cincinnati's violent crime rate so far this year is up 37.1 percent compared to the same period in 2000. In the first 5 months of this year, the violent crime rate has increased by about 12 percent in two of Cincinnati's five police districts: District 2, which includes Evanston, Walnut Hills and...

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