3:40 PM Jul 12, 2011

Remember Rich Iott? He was the Republican candidate for the U.S. House's 9th District (which includes Erie and Ottawa counties), running against the Democratic incumbent, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Sandusky.

11:08 AM Jul 5, 2011

Jane Scott, the remarkable rock critic for the Cleveland Plain Dealer born in 1919 who covered rock music for the PD well into her 80s, had died at age 92. Her death is making national news -- I heard a report about it on NPR today.

12:57 AM Jun 25, 2011

(UPDATED WITH AUDIO INTERVIEW) The Ohio House voted Wednesday to approve a bill that applies rules in the Great Lakes Compact to Ohio.

1:33 PM Jun 21, 2011

Taxpayers in Congressman Bob Latta's district, which includes Huron, Sandusky and Seneca counties, may be getting lots of extra representation when they send him to Washington. When he's working in his office in the U.S.

5:35 PM Jun 20, 2011

Connie Schultz had a good column in the PD the other day, entitled, "Now, can we get over LeBron James?"

4:22 PM Jun 16, 2011

It's time for the Cleveland Plain Dealer to admit that its PolitiFact feature is a waste of space. The paper should just get rid of it, and use the space on the front of its Metro section for more articles.

1:27 PM Jun 14, 2011

Cedar Point officials have grown weary of announcing that WindSeeker is about to launch, then having to try to explain the latest delay. So they are sticking to their story today, saying only that the ride will launch "as soon as possible."

10:30 AM Jun 8, 2011

Let's see. Judging from what's getting the most coverage, the most important news in the U.S. is that a you-know-what in Congress Tweeted a picture of his you-know-what, and Sarah Palin's account of Paul Revere's famous ride may not be strictly accurate.

1:00 PM Jun 3, 2011

This morning I checked the headlines and told my wife I'd spotted some good news. The Miami Heat lost!

My wife asked, "Are you still bearing a grudge?"

Well, duh. Go, Dallas!

5:48 PM May 27, 2011

On Thursday, Congress rushed through a renewal of Patriot Act provisions that were set to expire at midnight.

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