Ohio Politics

Writer: Ohio gun owners made up 27% of vote in 2000

12:05am Tuesday, August 15, 2006

On August 10, a columnist in the Minneapolis Star Tribune presented information which affirmed one of the central points made in Ken Hanson's rebuttal to Associated Press reporter Julie Carr-Smyth's recent complaints that Ohio gubernatorial candidates are battling for gun votes while “only” 400,000 out of 11 million Ohioans have a hunting license or a concealed handgun license. In his rebuttal to...

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Clarett arrest shows Columbus is still Mentelly challenged

12:10am Friday, August 11, 2006

By Ken Hanson We here in the Mentel Ward are shocked to report that there has been another assault rifle sighting in safe, secure Columbus. In case you missed it, Columbus City Council member Mike Mentel sponsored a worthless Assault Weapon (or Mentel) Ban a little over a year ago in the interests of public safety. According to Mr. Mentel, it certainly WAS NOT passed to harass law-abiding gun...

Miss Led: AP writer dismisses gun owner significance in gubernatorial campaign

12:10am Tuesday, August 08, 2006

By Ken Hanson In her recent article ' God, Guns, Gays may be a stretch for average voter ', the Associated Press' Julie Carr “I don’t like guns or objective reporting” Smyth sets out to prove the case that our Gubernatorial candidates in Ohio are pandering needlessly to gun nuts and Bible thumpers. If the author’s name sounds familiar, it is because until recently she was polluting the pages of...

State senator Joy Padgett to seek Congressional seat

11:41am Monday, August 07, 2006

The Associated Press is reporting that U.S. Representative Bob Ney, who has been under scrutiny over gifts he was alleged to have received from a lobbyist, has decided not to seek reelection this November, and has asked state Senator Joy Padgett to run in his place. href="http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/graphics/s_20_large.jpg"> src="http://www.senate.state.oh.us/senators/bios/...

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OK Democratic Governor wins primary...Lessons for Ohio

12:05am Tuesday, August 01, 2006

By Jim Irvine Last week, Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry (D) easily won his primary race and will be on the ballot this November looking to keep his job as Governor. We have received several comments lately from both Republicans and Democrats about supporting candidates of the opposite party. “Is he/she really good?” is a common question. Yes. If the candidate was not good, we would not have...

Op-Ed: Democrat Courting Gun Owners in Ohio

12:05am Wednesday, July 19, 2006

By Gerard Valentino (This commentary has also been published at CNSNews.com ) The Ohio Republican Party is setting the stage for the end of its control over state government for the first time in over 15 years. Unfortunately, at the same time, the Ohio GOP may also be setting up the national party for failure in the 2008 presidential election. And it all boils down to a pro-gun bill that...

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Open records should not extend to gun owners' private information

8:35am Thursday, July 13, 2006

by Chad D. Baus Gun owners used to finding themselves diametrically opposed to the media when it comes to the topic of concealed handgun license records being publicly accessible might be surprised to find themselves in agreement with much of a recent editorial by Akron Beacon Journal's Managing Editor Mizell Stewart III, entitled "Government records laws benefit us all" . From the editorial:...

Strickland statement on HB347 gains press attention; Blackwell's voice coveted

12:10am Wednesday, June 21, 2006

By Chad D. Baus Following up on Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ted Strickland's statement on the Ohio "Senate's failure to act on legislation to strengthen Protections for Ohio's gun owners (HB347), the Canton Repository published further comments made by Strickland on the campaign trail this week. Following a rally marking the end of a three-day, 19-county campaign tour, Ted Strickland said...

Ohio Politics

Writer: Ohio gun owners made up 27% of vote in 2000

Clarett arrest shows Columbus is still Mentelly challenged

Miss Led: AP writer dismisses gun owner significance in gubernatorial campaign

State senator Joy Padgett to seek Congressional seat

OK Democratic Governor wins primary...Lessons for Ohio

Op-Ed: Democrat Courting Gun Owners in Ohio

Open records should not extend to gun owners' private information

Strickland statement on HB347 gains press attention; Blackwell's voice coveted

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