Monthly Archives: May 2009

Hearing Resumes for Teacher Who Burned Cross Into Students Arm

May 7, 2009
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YOU DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE USE A DEVICE THAT STATES IT IS NOT TO BE USED ON HUMANS TO BURN ANYTHING ONTO A CHILD’S BODY. John Freshwater, the Mt. Vernon science teacher who burned crosses into students arms had his hearing resume today. It has been an on and off affair due to...

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Where Do You Stand on the Political Spectrum?

May 7, 2009
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Where Do You Stand on the Political Spectrum?

There is a survey you can take at Political Compass that will show you where you stand on the political spectrum. Hat tip to Buckeye RINO for turning me on to it. Here is my chart. I thought I would be a little farther to the left and not as far down on the...

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Was the Swine Flu Over Hyped? First U.S. Resident Dies.

May 5, 2009
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I have seen some main stream media and bloggers suggest that the swine flu was over hyped. I disagree. Last year I attended a training on how to respond to a flu pandemic. The information I was given scared the hell out of me. The speed at which a pandemic can spread and the...

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The Madrigal Maniac

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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