Monthly Archives: February 2010

A Fairy Tale for Social Workers

February 21, 2010
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I was interested in the remarks of a certain presenter at a Columbus festival I attended. When I arrived at the speech there was a weird sort of vibe. Yes, some of the respected presenters and their fans were represented. But, there was also a large group of people who had helped facilitate the...

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Starbucks and Guns

February 4, 2010
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Starbucks and Guns

I learned in an email from The Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence today that Starbucks allows its customers to sit in their stores and openly display firearms. Over the past few months, more and more gun owners have been gathering at restaurants and coffee shops like Starbucks with guns strapped to their hips,...

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Are the Blue Jackets Worth Saving?

February 4, 2010
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A new organization called Forward Together thinks so. Today The Other Paper has an article about this new organization who will work to ensure the Blue Jackets stay in Columbus. You can sign a petition at their web site. This is my case for why the Columbus Blue Jackets are worth saving. Here’s what...

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Columbus Blue Jackets Fire Ken Hitchcock

February 3, 2010
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I’m not sure this is a good idea, but it was announced this afternoon that the Columbus Blue Jackets have fired coach Ken Hitchcock. Last year Hitchcock was the first coach to lead the Blue Jackets to the playoffs. My only guess is that the Jackets have been getting blown out in some of...

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Here are Some Scary Numbers for Central Ohio and the Nation

February 2, 2010
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The Columbus Dispatch reported today on studies conducted locally and nationally regarding persons seeking emergency food. The last comprehensive study on food emergencies was in 2005. Here are the new numbers. People who received emergency food through the Mid-Ohio Foodbank in 2009 increased by 28 percent since 2005. Nationally the increase was 46 percent....

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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.

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  • Police investigate death on the Hilltop
    Police haven’t determined what caused the death of a man who was found by a woman in her Hilltop home this morning, but the investigation will continue. Sgt. Christ Holzhauser, a Columbus police homicide detective, said the man was staying temporarily at the woman’s home at 69 S. Ogden Ave., but she didn’t know him very well. She called police at about 10:30 […]
  • Sheriff's office searches for suspects in Marysville abduction, rape
    The Union County sheriff’s office is searching for two suspects after a woman said she was abducted and sexually assaulted following a fake traffic stop. […]
  • Komen’s reversal on Planned Parenthood irks some
    When the leaders of the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation announced yesterday that they were reversing their decision to stop funding Planned Parenthood, some donors who had been angry said all was forgiven. […]
  • Into the crossfire
    Laura Robinson said she no longer will jaywalk across Morse Road. The North Side resident watched a man die Thursday night after he darted across the busy roadway near Kingshill Drive and was struck by three vehicles. […]
  • Police ID pedestrian hit, killed Thursday on North Side
    Police this morning identified a man who was struck and killed Thursday while crossing a busy road on the North Side. Rene Antonio Deras, 44, of El Salvador, was crossing Morse Road near the intersection of Kingshill Drive at about 10:30 p.m. when witnesses said he was hit by at least two vehicles, one of which fled the scene. […]

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