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Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear:

Land purchases by Ohio's public universities often OK'd - Use of common painkillers increases - Violence against the homeless escalating in Ohio

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Two Newark teens charged with murder - Governor Strickland set to release energy plan - Big Ten Network negotiations -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Relatives of trapped miners unhappy with rescue effort - School bus inspections underway in Ohio - Uniforms proposed for Cleveland school district - Study finds coffee benefits women - Lakes Huron and Michigan losing millions of gallons of water each day

I don't want a documentary.

By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

Jennifer Lopez can act, Gigli notwithstanding. In El Cantante she narrates the life of 70's Salsa songster Hector Lavoe (Marc Anthony) with some sparks of creative energy. After all, as Puchi, she smoke, drank, and took drugs with him on his way to stardom, inevitable obscurity, and early death. Enabler? Maybe. Witness the Ray Charles, Kurt Cobain arc and you'll know how Hector's life sank so low (no homonym pun intended).

Bastard Child . . .

By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

I am feeling so much better now that I've seen September Dawn, an "inspired-by-true-events" fiction about the massacre in 1857 of Christian "immigrants" on Mormon Utah land as they passed through to California. The Mormons did it, with the complicity of Native Americans. But whether Brigham Young ordered it is still arguable.

A good bet

By John DeSando, WCBE's It's Movie Time

Some are lucky to have so many friends that identifying a best friend is not easy; others have none. Francois (Daniel Auteuil) makes a bet with his business partner, Catherine (Julie Gayet), and friends at his birthday dinner that within ten days he can show them his best friend. They are confident he cannot.

Columbus, OH – Two weeks today, the time of year Ohio college football fans have been waiting months for gets underway, as the Buckeyes take on Youngstown State. And though the matchup features two established Ohio football programs, as of right now most Ohioans won't be able to see it. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Utah officials react to mine rescue deaths - Powell residents protest Target store - More precincts to open in Franklin County - Mixed results on Ohio's unemployment numbers - Police dog bites officer in the face -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear:

Bob Ney's aide receives probation - Ohio BWC head aims to fix broken system - Autograph session at the Shoe Monday

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear:

Congresswoman Deborah Pryce chooses family over politics - Animal protest in Butler County

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Three killed in rescue efforts in Utah - Holbrook seeks job in Florida - Ohio AG charges Florida company with cheating charities -

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

- Ohioans now have option of buying energy from renewable resources

- Antioch College faculty says school closure violates contracts

- Former legislative aide asks to be spared from prison

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

- Mattel may add more toys to recall list

- Ohio's Asian-owned businesses not suffering backlash for Chinese product recall

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

- Congresswoman Deborah Pryce not seeking re-election

- State report card on education fuels charter school debate

Films reviewed: Bergman Tribute--The Seventh Seal, Scenes from a Marriage, Faithless, Wild Strawberries

By hosts John DeSando & Clay Lowe

It's Movie Time has won numerous national awards including Silver Microphone and Communicator honors.

Drs. Lowe and DeSando were moderator and panelist respectively on TV 25's World Film Classics. Both have been professors, Lowe at Ohio State University and DeSando at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Judge okays NY lawsuits against Ohio gun dealers - Popular diabetes drugs to come with warnings - Damaging overnight storm in Central Ohio - Green energy options in Ohio -

Columbus, OH – There's good news and bad news in the latest round of report cards that Ohio public schools are being handed. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – A state senator has reworked a constitutional amendment on eminent domain that failed in the House a few weeks ago, and he'll try again to get it past lawmakers and onto the November 2008 ballot. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – Ohio State University officials hope the implementation of two new transportation options result in less congestion and pollution on campus. Mike Foley reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Big losses reported by Dominion - Fourth hole being drilled at the Utah mine where six workers are trapped - Texas firm assists with search for missing OSU student - BB gun injuries increase - Ohio stores deal with latest toy recall