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Columbus, OH – A study of Ohio's teacher pension fund by the Fordham Institute shows a need to overhaul the State Teachers Retirement System. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH – Ohio voters may get a chance to decide the fate of that new state law that puts limits on strip clubs and x-rated video stores. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Almost three years after agreeing to build a neighborhood policing center in The Ohio State University area, Thursday, Columbus and OSU officials broke ground on the project. Mike Foley reports.

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

Ohio Attorney General sues mortgage lenders - State Teacher's Retirement System is outdated says Fordham Institute - 15-year-old from Hilliard will be OSU's youngest ever B.A. recipient - Franklin County offers free summer camps for needy families

Columbus, OH –

Compromise, consensus, and alignment are the buzz words surfacing from a recent report stating OSU officials need to do a better job agreeing on the scope of the massive medical center expansion plan. Mike Foley reports.

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

Columbus and OSU officials break ground on neighborhood policing center - Report states: OSU officials need more agreement on medical center expansion plans

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

Former highway patrol sargeant becomes Ohio's first African-American sheriff - New state law could limit adult entertainment - Former OU presidents resigns from fundraising post

Films reviewed: Ocean's Thirteen; Paris, je t'aime

By hosts John DeSando and 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:

Word of another Ohio military member killed in Iraq - Columbus man sentenced for setting his wife on fire - Tough night for the Reds and Indians

Columbus, OH – Franklin County officials say the new courthouse will not only better serve its main purpose, but also include elegant and environmentally-friendly features. Mike Foley reports.

Columbus, OH – After struggling for years with failed levies and shrinking ridership, the Central Ohio Transit Authority is starting to bounce back. Hear more from COTA president Bill Lhota, who appeared at Wednesday's Columbus Metropolitan Club luncheon.

Columbus, OH – The war over legalized gambling in Ohio is spreading to the radio airwaves. Gambling critics are now airing commercials. They are aimed at convincing state legislators NOT to move ahead with a plan to let people at race tracks bet on the outcome of video tape replays of old horse races from across the country. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Strip club owners and dancers trying to overturn restrictions with ballot measure - Columbus City Council approves money to rennovate building for future offices - Surgery on conjoined twins halted for now - Arts festival in Columbus begins

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

A financial update, including Nike's future with LeBron James - Polluters punished less - More accusations against former Delaware County sheriff - Downtown Columbus Arts festival starts today -

Columbus, OH –
Today's stories include:

Ohio students' math scores improve; reading scores show no progress - 12 of 188 Lima South High School Class of 1937 students still alive - Students who failed Ohio Graduation Test prevented from graduating - Fight breaks out between black and white inmates in Ohio prison

Great city, great love.

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

"Oui, vivant."

So exclaims a middle-aged letter carrier from Denver, who in an only-in-Paris epiphany realizes she has fallen in love with the city and the city with her. Love in other words in Paris is synonymous with being alive. Even the British wit Oscar Wilde is buried there, never more alive than resting among the equally romantic French.

Columbus, OH – Ohio's senators say they plan to increase spending for colleges and scientific research by shifting money in the state budget. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH – A plan to force Ohio's 5 pension funds to sell off stock in foreign energy and mineral companies doing business in Iran and Sudan is being put on the shelf for awhile. But the top man in the Ohio House of Representatives says that's because there's an alternative way to spark the sell-off. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – Some groups that represent liquor permit holders in Ohio want to repeal the new statewide smoking ban. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH –

Today's stories include:

Repairs on broken water main in Upper Arlington continue until tomorrow - Shooting of 10 and 12-year-old boy on Tuesday was accident - 16-year-old girl impregnated by priest 42 years ago may sue church - Columbus Metropolitan Library kicks off summer reading program