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Columbus, OH – More than a hundred students from for-profit career colleges across Ohio rallied at the statehouse in Columbus Wednesday. They were protesting a proposal from Governor Ted Strickland to kill off a student grant program that's helped many of them pay their tuition. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – The Ohio Senate has passed a bill that would slap statewide limits on x-rated businesses. But, as statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports, the debate - or lack of it - was remarkable.

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Columbus, OH – Ohio businesses could soon be fined for violating the new statewide smoking ban. The state panel that approves rules written by agencies will allow the Ohio Department of Health's new enforcement rules to go into effect. But as Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports, some groups, even those that worked to pass the new law, are not happy with the final outcome.

Columbus, OH – Columbus City Council had just one seat to fill Monday. But at one point during the meeting, council had three open seats. Hear all the details.

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Columbus, OH – There's a possibility that Ohio voters next year will face a ballot issue that would require most employers to offer their workers at least some paid sick leave every year. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports a labor union is pushing the idea.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Low water levels cause trouble for shipping in the Great Lakes - Zebra mussels may have a productive role - Pitchers key wins for Reds and Indians

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Former deputy sheriff in Fayette County convicted - The mother of John Parsons enters a plea in court - Ohio legislators back from break - Kucinich lags behind in fund raising

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Dayton man tells police he caused his own injuries - Recent cold spell could result in lost crops - Akron tire facility closes - Two Columbus neighborhoods look to improve - Bengal back in court

Columbus, OH – The revitalization of Franklinton continues with residential units, a theater and gallery space. Hear all the details.

What women want.

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

"Verbal ability is a highly overrated thing in a guy, and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Listen up, young men. The secret to what a woman wants lies in the subtexts of Jon Kasden's In the Land of Women, the essence of the chick flick displaying the new age, sensitive guy in all his loving, listening, and longing.

Columbus, OH – The Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State University campus once again celebrates the start of the baseball season with a collection of films from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hear WCBE's interview with Wexner Center film curator Dave Fillippi, who says this year's series contains footage of a unusual tour of the Far East ten years after World War II.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bond set for school bus driver in Columbus - Columbus man with terrorist ties in court today - Indians win

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio AG taking a close look at the college financial aid industry - Record high prison population in Ohio prompts discussion - Buckeye football ticket scalper receives two years in prison

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus man pleads not guilty to charges of plotting terrorist attacks - Interviews to fill Cuyahoga County Board of Elections begin - Cutting carbon dioxide emissions on tap for Congress - Old clock returns to college football - OSU approves slight ticket increase