Monthly Archives: April 2009

Mad Money’s Cramer Spins Stewart Interview

April 9, 2009
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In an interview with Ohio State’s student newspaper, The Lantern, Mad Money’s Jim Cramer has a different spin on his interview with Jon Stewart from The Daily Show. Spin #1. “It was a complete and utter ambush,” Cramer said in an interview with The Lantern. Mr. Cramer. How can it be an ambush when...

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Columbus to Charge a Fee for Yard Waste Collection

April 7, 2009
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The City of Columbus has decided to try and solve some of its budget woes with a new fee for yard waste collection. The city is hoping to save 3 million by charging citizens $99 a year for the service. Those who don’t want to pay the fee can still take their yard waste...

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Has George Voinovich Already Retired

April 3, 2009
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Recently I posted about supporting the Social Work Reinvestment Act. I sent emails to both Ohio Senators asking for their support. Here are the two emails I received from Sherrod Brown. Thank you for sending me your comments. They have been recorded and will be reviewed by my staff. We endeavor to send everyone...

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More Ohioans Die From Drug Overdoses than in Car Accidents

April 3, 2009
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More Ohioans Die From Drug Overdoses than in Car Accidents

The Ohio Department of Health reported that in 2006 and 2007, more Ohioans died from drug overdoses than in car accidents. Numbers from 2008 are not available yet. Drug overdoses are now the #1 cause of accidental death in Ohio. “We have a serious problem with opiate addiction,” said Joe Trolian, executive director of...

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1 little boy. 1 lost teddy bear. 15 minutes to find it.

April 3, 2009
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This is the kind of thing I would usually find schmaltzy. When I first saw that it was funded by an insurance company, I thought well there’s nothing here. Then I saw that George Clooney was a producer. Then I saw that Tate Donovan was involved as well. Donovan is an actor I have...

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Support the Social Work Reinvestment Act

April 2, 2009
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Here is a copy of an email I sent to my legislators. The first paragraph is mine. The rest is a boilerplate from the National Association of Social Workers. As a Central Ohio Social Worker who treats those afflicted with addiction, I have already seen the devastating effects cuts to social services have wrought....

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A Central Ohio Social Worker striving to bring justice to the City of Columbus and the State of Ohio through respectful conversation.

RSS The Columbus Dispatch

  • Pools given more time to provide access for disabled
    The deadline for public swimming pools to improve access for disabled people has been extended until January, the Department of Justice announced today. […]
  • Police say man caused $175,000 in damage during AC thefts
    Westerville business owners are on high alert after incurring more than $175,000 worth of damage from the theft of air-conditioning units during the past two weeks. Police say the thefts are the work of one man, whom they think has stolen 35 units for the scrap metal. […]
  • 'Fracking' oversight bill would drop public appeal process of permits
    A bill that’s intended to strengthen Ohio’s oversight of “fracking” and the oil and gas industry also would remove the public’s ability to challenge state-issued drilling permits. Energy companies eager to tap oil and gas in Ohio’s Utica shale must obtain permits before they can start drilling. However, a provision in the bill, which the Ohio Senate passed t […]
  • Family doesn't buy killer's story
    Sherrie Chafin-Eucker was sentenced today to 13 years in prison, one week after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the July 17 killing of Reeb, 50. The 48-year-old admitted that she shot Reeb in the chest with a .410-gauge shotgun early that Sunday morning. […]
  • Mumbah, patriarch gorilla at Columbus Zoo, dies at 47
    Mumbah, the patriarch gorilla and foster-father in the surrogacy program for baby gorillas at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, died this morning at age 47. […]

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