Lawmakers shouldn’t be sqeamish about Dann
Marc Dann needs to read the writing on the wall and leave.
Ohio’s top law enforcer is under a cloud that sets a precedent rendering him ineffective that is far more powerful than any precedent a suddenly hesitant Ohio House could set in impeaching Dann.
The Ohio attorney general’s misdeeds include mismanagement of his office, mismanagement of personnel, improper relationships with employees and surrounding himself with inadequate and ineffective staff. More troubling is that he’s facing accusations of giving inconsistent testimony.
Perjury is never to be taken lightly, and in a state’s attorney general, it never should be used in the same sentence. President Clinton was held to a higher standard for lying about his own immorality. Surely Marc Dann’s inability to remember if his chief scheduler spent the night in his apartment is in the same vein as what Clinton did.
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Garden party a chance to reconnect
Shake off the raindrops and head downtown today and tomorrow for a city-wide garden party.
The two-day event is today and Saturday and is an extension of the very popular Merchants and Artists Walk held each month of the summer.
Troopers should be on the road, not at the desk
At a time when the number of law enforcement officers on the road is already at a minimum, a plan to centralize dispatching for the Ohio Highway Patrol in an effort to get more troopers out on the road sounds like a good idea.
» Full StoryStudents succeed with help of teachers, volunteers
Volunteers help make education work. They are parents and teachers. They are the men and women who staff the schools. They are professionals from around the community. They are elected officials. They are area residents.
» Full StoryWin big with Biggest Loser
We like the idea of a Biggest Loser competition between Wood County in West Virginia and Washington County in Ohio.
The idea behind the cross-river challenge came from employees of both counties’ health departments.


