Alan Miller commentary: We're a newsroom on the move
The old newsroom looks something like a MASH unit. There's no war, but plenty of war stories as we pack up the tools of our trade for a move around the corner. And there are no bullets, but the stories of central Ohio continue to fly at us, and reporters and editors continue to operate the newsroom even as colleagues load boxes and bins. Things that were once important are now filling recycling tubs and trash barrels — grease pencils and proportion wheels used for cropping photos, pica poles o..>> view originalOhio Wesleyan freshman found dead
DELAWARE, Ohio – Nothing in his 39 years of leading the Ohio Wesleyan University men's soccer team had quite prepared Coach Jay Martin for the shock that claimed the faces of his 34 players Saturday morning after he corralled them to break some sad news: One of their own had been found dead just a couple of hours earlier, and police don't have any answers yet. Delaware Police say the body of 19-year-old Luke Anthony Gabbert, from Lewis Center, was found not far off campus in the town run — litt..>> view originalRetrospective features Melvin Edwards' work depicting civil-rights ...
For more than 50 years, Melvin Edwards has commented on issues of civil rights and social justice through his sculptures, especially the provocative “Lynch Fragments” series. The small-scale, abstract works of welded steel, now numbering more than 200, incorporate chains and shackles as well as railroad ties, spikes and tool fragments to conjure up thoughts of history, slavery, sacrifice and protest. “Lynching is a form of racial genocide and intimidation,” Edwards said. “In my work, it became ..>> view originalKenton police officer shot; suspect dead
A call about a domestic disturbance in Hardin County turned deadly Saturday night, with a Kenton police officer shot and recovering in a Columbus hospital and the suspect dead. About 5 p.m., Kenton Police took a call of trouble at a house on Grove Street in the northwest part of that city, which is about 60 miles northwest of Columbus. As officers arrived, the suspect, identified as Steve Davis, 47, of Kenton, took off in a vehicle and a pursuit began heading west out of Kenton on Rt. 309. At t..>> view originalJim McCormac: Merlins wintering in Columbus cemetery a sign of ...
On Jan. 3, 2010, my first Nature column ran in The Dispatch. I was following in the footsteps of Jim Fry, who wrote the column for 29 years. His predecessor, Edward Sinclair Thomas, cranked out interesting columns for an amazing 59 years. Knowing the column’s historical import, I wanted to pick an inaugural subject that packed a punch. So for my first column, I chose the merlin. And now, six years later, it’s time to revisit this fierce little falcon. All winter, a pair of merlins have made Uni..>> view originalReview: Band helps bring out best in veteran saxophonist
Charles Lloyd is at his best when his expressive performances are augmented by the synergy created with a copacetic band. The 77 year-old jazz saxophonist has kept long collaborations — notably with pianist Keith Jarrett and drummer Billy Hart — in that interest. His show for the Wexner Center in the Lincoln Theatre on Saturday night found that magic with his newest quartet, Charles Lloyd and the Marvels. The group, which includes guitarist Bill Frisell, bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Eric H..>> view originalThis week in the arts - February 7
CLASSICAL MUSIC QUBE String Quartet, 2 p.m. today, Battelle Fine Arts Center, 170 W. Park St., at Otterbein University, Westerville; free; 614-823-1508, www.otterbein.edu/music “Peter and the Wolf,” New Albany Symphony Orchestra, 3 p.m. today, McCoy Community Center for the Arts, 100 E. Dublin-Granville Rd., New Albany; $13 to $21 at the door; 614-469-0939, Ticketmaster Ohio State University Wind Symphony, 8 p.m. Thursday, Weigel Hall, 1866 College Rd.; free; 614-292-6571, music.osu.edu G..>> view originalUniversities could face performance audits
A bill giving the state auditor the ability to peek under the curtain into the operations of Ohio’s public universities breezed through the House, but some worry that it could now face more opposition. The Ohio House unanimously approved the bill opening two- and four-year universities to performance audits that seek to identify potential savings through efficiencies and process changes. No one spoke against it in committee. Backers included Richard Vedder, a conservative Ohio University econom..>> view originalGirls Basketball: Arlington edges Columbus Grove in OT
Columbus Grove’s Brooke Hoffman (15) is able to keep the ball in play while on the floor as her teammate McKenzie Bame (13) tries to set a pick on Arlington’s Megan Johnson (2) during Saturday’s nonconference girls basketball game at Arlington. (Photo by Kent Tarbox) By MICHAEL BURWELL Staff Writer ARLINGTON — Arlington and Columbus Grove entered Saturday’s nonleague girls basketball game with plenty of similarities. The two state-ranked teams showed just how evenly matched they were. The Red De..>> view originalWhat would Sanders' government health-insurance plan cost?
WASHINGTON — President Franklin Roosevelt wanted national health insurance to cap off his New Deal. President Harry Truman, his successor, made it part of his Fair Deal. More than half a century after Roosevelt and Truman could not persuade Congress to adopt a national health-insurance system, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has resurrected the idea with his call to scrap the current U.S. private health-insurance system and replace it with one operated by the federal government..>> view original
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