Last week, I posted about an apparent front-runner as U.S. Sen. Barack Obama looks for a vice president nominee to run with: Virginia's governor, Timothy M. Kaine.

If the Strickland administration wants an Ohio economic indicator that's actually positive, here's something it can brag about: Oil production in Ohio is rising.

The Firelands Symphony Orchestra's new conductor, Carl Topilow, is in Sandusky for a couple of days, playing golf with orchestra supporters, attending wine and cheese parties and tackling other onerous marketing duties.

Commissioner Tom Ferrell wants to know what has happened to the plans to put up a landscaped entrance to greet tourists and shoppers coming to Erie County.

We've been experimenting with political features for a couple of years on our Web site, trying to find a good way to help voters make their election decisions.

Jacob Weisberg at Slate magazine has a provocative piece arguing that if Barack Obama loses the fall election, racism is the only factor that could explain the loss.

A Zogby International poll released Aug. 22 showed Libertarian Bob Barr is drawing support from 8 percent of the Ohio's voters.

In yesterday's blog, I challenged as simplistic Jacob Weisberg's Slate article claiming that if Sen. Barack Obama loses the fall election, it will only be because he's black.

I'm not a professional food critic, but I eat too much and I've been a fanatic about Chinese restaurants for longer than most of our young reporters have been alive. What other qualifications do you want?

Local students who want to attend Saturday's concert of the Firelands Symphony Orchestra are being offered free tickets.