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…
Letter to the Editor: Which son faces the worst danger?
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….
Letter to the Editor: Citizens should be as protected as governor
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,…
AG Petro says GOP infighting hurting Bush reelection (you heard it here first)
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…
Legislature finally ready to override Taft veto – but on HB12?
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…
HACKED: Police data network closed for now
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…
Editorial: Hot-potato bills add drama to General Assembly’s holiday crunch
by Lee Leonard Columbus Dispatch December 1, 2003 There’s something about December at the Statehouse, and it’s not just the holiday choirs performing each day in a main corridor or the lighting…
Letter to the Editor: No such thing as ‘Right to Know’
Sensing that House Bill 12 conference committee members were closing in on a compromise that would put a bill on his desk in November, Governor Taft employed his allies in the liberal…
Concealed-carry backers to march in Springfield
Springfield News Sun November 30, 2003 Dozens of armed supporters of the right to carry concealed guns plan to march through downtown Springfield on Sunday. Demonstrators will openly wear their handguns to…
Cincinnati Post: Homicides approaching record
November 29, 2003 It's been another brutal year on Cincinnati streets, with 2003's homicide rate approaching the 66 killings that tied a 15-year high last year. As of Friday, 61 people had been killed…