Tag: Ohio

Ohio Law School Purges Chief Justice John Marshall From Its Name Because He Owned Slaves

Cleveland State University is purging the name of the legendary late Chief Justice John Marshall from its 125-year-old law school because he was a slaveowner. Critics say tearing down statues of America’s founders and early leaders, and removing their names from institutions is part of the woke movement aimed at canceling historic figures and lessons,…


Some 10,000 Mink Loose, Missing After Vandalism at Ohio Farm

VAN WERT, Ohio—Vandalism freed thousands of mink at a rural northwest Ohio farm, leaving an estimated 10,000 of the small carnivorous mammals unaccounted for Tuesday evening, the local sheriff said. So many minks were killed crossing a nearby road that a plow was brought in to help clear the carcasses away, said Van Wert County…


J.D. Vance Says Blaming Trump for GOP Midterms Loss Could Backfire

Amid efforts to blame former President Donald Trump for GOP election losses in the midterms, J.D. Vance, Ohio’s newest senator-elect, said that such acts are a distraction and will backfire against the party itself.  “Any effort to pin blame on Trump, and not on money and turnout, isn’t just wrong. It distracts from the actual…


Republican Rep. Steve Chabot Loses House Re-Election Bid

Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) lost his bid for re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 9. Chabot, who has represented Ohio’s 1st Congressional District since 1994, lost to Democrat Greg Landsman, a former public school teacher and non-profit leader The differences between Chabot and Landsman are vast. Seeking a 14th term, Chabot was one…


Republican Rep. Steve Chabot Loses House Reelection Bid

Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) lost his bid for reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 9. Chabot, who has represented Ohio’s 1st Congressional District since 1994, lost to Democrat Greg Landsman, a former public school teacher and non-profit leader The differences between Chabot and Landsman are vast. Seeking a 14th term, Chabot was one…


Ohio’s Marcy Kaptur Wins House Re-Election Bid

Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) defeated J.R. Majewski, an endorsee of Donald Trump, in a battleground U.S. House race in Ohio on Nov. 8. Kaptur, 76, is the longest-tenured woman in either chamber of Congress. She is closely aligned with President Joe Biden. Kaptur won her first in the U.S. House in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan…


George Washington and Roman Military Hero Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Two Men Who Remained Uncorrupted By Power

Perhaps you’ve had Cincinnati chili. Delicious! No other chili comes close, at least to my mom’s version. Or you’re a Cincinnati Reds fan (horrible thought—this is a bitter Pirates’ fan writing). Or you’ve been to Cincinnati, a most beautiful city located at the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers. Ok, most people know about…


Enough Fentanyl to Kill 190,000 People Seized in Ohio Joint Law Enforcement Operation

Law enforcement officials in Ohio seized 570 grams of fentanyl, 660 grams of meth, and 139 grams of crack cocaine while conducting search warrants of two apartments in Butler county on Nov. 1. Undercover officers with the Butler County Undercover Regional Narcotics (BURN) Task Force and the Hamilton Police Department executed the search at the apartments at…


Liz Cheney Backs Democrat Tim Ryan in Contested Ohio Senate Race

Embattled Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) has endorsed Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) in Ohio’s tight U.S. Senate race. Ryan is running against Republican candidate J.D. Vance, a lawyer and author known for his book “Hillbilly Elegy.” Discussing the race, Cheney told PBS’s Judy Woodruff on Nov. 1, “I would not vote for J.D. Vance.” Asked if…


Innocence Commission Proposed for Ohio to Address Potential Wrongful Convictions

An Ohio lawmaker has introduced a bill that would create an Innocence Commission to review claims of wrongful conviction. The proposal, advanced Oct. 26, seeks to enact a to-do list for a state task force, which spent two years analyzing state and national wrongful convictions. Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor appointed the group in response…