Blue Jackets

Adam Foote, Good Riddance for the Second Time

April 7, 2011
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Adam Foote, Good Riddance for the Second Time

Today, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote announced his retirement from the NHL after 19 years. For at least three of those years he was a classless bum while he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets. He even started to become the face of the franchise over Rick Nash making numerous commercials with his wife....

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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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Blue Jackets Want County to Buy Nationwide Arena

May 29, 2009
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Owners of the Columbus Blue Jackets say they have lost $ 80 million dollars over the last seven years. Part of the problem is they do not generate enough revenue from the arena since it is privately owned. Therefore, they have asked Franklin County to purchase the Arena by adding sin taxes to cigarettes...

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The Madrigal Maniac

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  • Jill Biden begins her bus tour at Columbus State
    Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, along with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis made their first stop on the Community College to Career Tour, looking to draw attention to successful partnerships between businesses and community colleges. The mission: to develop the most “competitive workforce in the world,” said Biden. […]
  • Ash Wednesday marks beginning of Lent
    Today is Ash Wednesday, when Christians receive ashes on their forehead and steel their resolve to keep a Lenten promise to give up a bad habit or take on a good one. The six weeks of Lent will culminate on Easter Sunday, April 8. […]
  • GOP candidate Santorum to speak in northwest Ohio
    Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum will add northwest Ohio to his state campaigning. GOP officials say Santorum will speak March 3 at the Lincoln-Reagan Day dinner for the 5th House district. They say all Republican presidential candidates have been invited to the dinner at Bowling Green State University’s student union. […]
  • Twice nearly deported, Nigerian man becomes U.S. citizen today
    A Nigerian immigrant and chef who was almost deported twice took the oath of American citizenship Downtown this morning. […]
  • Justices quiet critic of excessive noise law
    A Wayne County man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct during his Halloween party in 2009, after neighbors repeatedly complained about the booming music and sheriffs deputies made repeated trips to his building. An appeals court upheld the conviction, but noted that it was in conflict with a separate appeals court ruling. […]

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