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Ohio Supreme Court upholds state smoking ban

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s statewide smoking ban is constitutional, the state Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday.

May 23 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Suspect arrested in Navy veterans fundraising scam

CLEVELAND — A fugitive on the run for more than two years has been arrested on accusations that he ran a scam that collected $100 million in donations from people in dozens of states who believed they were helping U.S. Navy veterans, Ohio’s attorney general and the U.S. Marshals Service announced Tuesday.

May 1 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Romney’s mountain of wealth could cast loud echo

WASHINGTON — Mitt Romney’s newly released tax returns represent an extraordinary accounting of the household finances and far-reaching corporate investments of one of the richest U.S. presidential candidates in generations, with an annual income that tops $20 million.

Jan 24 2012 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

Powell public service workers take 20-month wage freeze

Powell City Council has approved a 3-year contract for its public service employees.

Dec 6 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

FAA chief on leave after drunken driving arrest

WASHINGTON — FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt was placed on a leave of absence Monday as Department of Transportation officials decide how to handle Babbitt’s weekend arrest on charges of drunken driving in suburban northern Virginia.

Dec 5 2011 | Posted in AP News | Read More »

On the advice of my attorney…

Sometime during my first year of law school I received, as a gift, a sweatshirt that says across the front of it, “On the advice of my attorney, my shirt has no comment at this time.” It’s a common sentiment. Just about any time that a person is accused of a crime or involved in a situation in which they might be the target of a lawsuit, they tell the media that they would really, really like to answer questions, but their legal counsel has advised them not to. It happens so frequently that it has acquired a slang name– ‘lawyering up.’

Nov 17 2011 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »

Tiberi expected to benefit from congressional redistricting

U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) won his last election in 2010 by a comfortable 14 percent margin, defeating Franklin County Commissioner Paula Brooks, a Democrat.

Sep 13 2011 | Posted in Current News | Read More »

I Object!

It’s a favorite moment in television shows and movies about legal proceedings. Tension builds , tempers flare and (usually after some raised voices) our protagonist legal counsel leaps to his or her feet and screams, “I object!” Whether it’s Daniel Kaffee in “A Few Good Men” or Vincent Gambini in “My Cousin Vinny,” the moment where that objection is raised is often a climax in the storyline.

Aug 11 2011 | Posted in David Hejmanowski | Read More »