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10 Locals You Should be Following on Twitter

10 Locals You Should be Following on Twitter

37 Walker / January 25, 2009 5:49 pm

If you’re already a regular twitter user, then chances are you’re following at least a few national celebrities. Maybe Tina Fey or Penn Jillette or even MC Hammer. But are you following any local celebrities? Do you get updates from… [Read More]

Ken Blackwell gains support to head RNC

Ken Blackwell gains support to head RNC

15 brothermarcus / January 4, 2009 6:32 pm

From NBC4i.com: Blackwell Gaining Support For Leadership Job Ohio’s former Secretary of State has picked up some support in his effort to become chair of the Republican National Committee. Saturday, Cincinnati’s Ken Blackwell picked up endorsements from several prominent conservatives,… [Read More]

Blackwell handed out $80,000 in bonuses as he left office

Blackwell handed out $80,000 in bonuses as he left office

5 Walker / January 17, 2007 12:15 pm

Blackwell handed out $80,000 in bonuses as he left office By JIM PROVANCE BLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU COLUMBUS — On his way out the door, former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell handed 19 of his key employees more than $80,000… [Read More]

Blackwell accused of stalling transition

1 Walker / December 2, 2006 8:09 pm

Blackwell accused of stalling transition Saturday, December 02, 2006 Mark Rollenhagen Plain Dealer Bureau Columbus — Secretary of State-elect Jennifer Brunner says Ken Blackwell and his staff have dragged their feet as she prepares to move into his office in… [Read More]

Blackwell sued, accused of failing voter registrations

0 Walker / September 22, 2006 10:27 am

Blackwell sued, accused of failing voter registrations Thursday, September 21, 2006 Ted Wendling Plain Dealer Bureau Chief Columbus – A community-action agency that has clashed with Secretary of State Ken Blackwell over Ohio’s new voter-registration rules is suing Blackwell, claiming… [Read More]

Blackwell made ‘mistake,’ Republican hopeful says

1 Walker / September 22, 2006 10:25 am

Blackwell made ‘mistake,’ Republican hopeful says The candidate says there is a ‘lack of leadership’ in state government. By DAVID SKOLNICK VINDICATOR POLITICS WRITER YOUNGSTOWN — Greg Hartmann, the Republican candidate for secretary of state, said it was a “mistake”… [Read More]

Blackwell, Strickland clash over education in second debate

0 Walker / September 22, 2006 10:19 am

Blackwell, Strickland clash over education in second debate By Joe Hallett The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, September 20, 2006 CLEVELAND — Steadfastly avoiding a school-funding solution, the two candidates for governor today offered starkly different education plans in their second televised… [Read More]

Jesse Jackson Blasts Ken Blackwell

3 Walker / September 19, 2006 10:49 am

Jesse Jackson Blasts Ken Blackwell POSTED: 12:24 pm EDT September 18, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jesse Jackson is blasting Ken Blackwell, saying the Ohio Secretary of State has been issuing rules this year intended to keep blacks from voting. Appearing… [Read More]

No KOs as Blackwell, Strickland spar in first debate

0 Walker / September 6, 2006 11:47 am

No knockouts as Blackwell, Strickland spar in first of four planned statewide debates By Joe Hallett The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday, September 6, 2006 YOUNGSTOWN — The first gubernatorial debate stuck to the usual story line: a few substantive proposals, a… [Read More]

Blackwell says Strickland in deeper than Noe at BWC

1 Walker / August 30, 2006 4:42 pm

Blackwell says Strickland in deeper than Noe at BWC Wednesday, August 30, 2006 M.N. Never mind that it was Thomas W. Noe’s ill-fated rare-coin investment at the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation that sparked a series of scandals that rocked… [Read More]

Blackwell Campaign To File Elections Complaint

0 Walker / August 30, 2006 12:05 pm

Blackwell Campaign To File Elections Complaint Reported by: A.P. Web produced by: Neil Relyea Photographed by: 9News First posted: 8/30/2006 12:20:47 AM COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ken Blackwell’s campaign for governor is taking issue with the content of a new… [Read More]

Blackwell, Strickland to debate Sept. 20

3 Walker / August 27, 2006 9:45 pm

Blackwell, Strickland to debate Sept. 20 Saturday, August 26, 2006 Mark Naymik Plain Dealer Politics Writer Ohio’s gubernatorial candidates announced Friday that they are ready to debate in Cleveland. Republican Ken Blackwell and Democrat Ted Strickland said they will face… [Read More]

Would Ken Blackwell Make a Good Governor for Ohio?

19 Walker / August 27, 2006 9:20 pm

Discuss

Peirce Stomping Blackwell & Strickland in online poll

2 Walker / August 23, 2006 10:19 am

Check out the results of the poll at the bottom of this page. And cast your own vote while you’re there! :shock

Democrats rip Blackwell event

1 Walker / August 16, 2006 12:14 pm

Democrats rip Blackwell event ODOT head, contractors invited By Lisa A. Abraham Beacon Journal staff writer Democrats are blasting an event that Republican gubernatorial candidate J. Kenneth Blackwell is sponsoring for Ohio Department of Transportation contractors, calling it the makings… [Read More]