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A Recipe for Loneliness

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

The deconstruction of modern romance, marriage, and divorce is never pretty, as many of us who have lived the scenario can attest. Jeff Lipsky's engrossing Flannel Pajamas entertains with incisive dialogue but depressing circumstances?the romantic meeting of a couple, Stuart (Justin Kirk) and Nicole (Julianne Nicholson) and the disintegration of their marriage, not through tragic death or infidelity, but the nagging character flaws that erode like raindrops on a wooden water pump.

Sci Fi Family Values

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

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

A Central Ohio man dies from a Taser - OSU childhoold development center receives large donation - JetBlue cancels flights - Tanning can become an addiction

Columbus, OH – Central Ohio officials have launched the 26th annual Operation Feed campaign, an effort to provide food to needy individuals and families in the region. Hear about this year's goal and the impact Operation Feed has in Central Ohio.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Governor Strickland offers more details on state budget - Bluffton baseball coach leaves hospital - Georgia officials making changes to highway exits, including the one where the crash took place - Plan for nuclear facility in Piketon draws criticism - Newark man accused of theft set to appear on Ohio Lottery game show - Indians GM signs contract extension

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Licking County village official convicted of stealing public funds.

Cincinnati-based Chiquita Brands charged in dealings with terrorist organization.

Operation Feed in Central Ohio kicks off with ambitious goal.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio soldier dies in Iraq - Tornado hits Elyria - AK Steel Middletown plant union members approve deal - City of Cleveland sues the state

Columbus, OH – Columbus City Council has approved legislation that will allow the cleanup of two abandoned industrial sites. One allows the city to apply for a grant from the state to rehabilitate the old Columbus Coated Fabrics plant in the Weinland Park area. Click the mp3 link for more details.

Columbus, OH – The City of Columbus and Franklin County are contributing half a million dollars to a clinic that provides free legal services to victims of domestic abuse. Hear all the details.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

New sponsor for Ohio State athletics - Ford's investment in one Ohio plant may help workers in another plant set to close - State lawmakers push tougher ID-theft measure -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio Highway Patrol trooper killed in Adams County - Columbus police arrest suspect in pop bottle bombs incidents - Big improvements in store for the Ohio Statehouse basement

Eros in for Repair

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

Breaking and Entering

"Eros goes in for repair tomorrow, with some abatement presumably of the transports and pains of love in central London." London Times, 1984, comment on the restoration of Piccadilly Circus's Eros statue.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

U.S. Supreme Court declines Blackwell's appeal on insider trading conviction - Akron woman sues Keybank for failure to provide proper security - Columbus has a new recycling tool that officials say will help crews repair potholes faster and more efficiently

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Car crash kills two, injures one in Marion - Ceremony to honor Bluffton University baseball players takes place tonight on campus - Marijuana for medical use debate evolves again in Ohio - Birth defects registry to finally go statewide - OSU men's basketball team earns number one seed

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Wrongway driving causes fatal accident in Ashtabula County - Driver who started last week's multi-vehicle crash had previous conviction - Bluffton University survivor heads back to Ohio - State lawmakers consider several proposals - Proctor and Gamble sells venture for millions - Fifth Third bank plans to invest in Michigan - Tickets to Ohio teams in the NCAA basketball tourament hard to get

Been there. Done that.

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

"... marathon swimming is the most difficult physical, intellectual and emotional battleground I have encountered, and each time I win, each time I touch the other shore, I feel worthy of any other challenge life has to offer." Diana Nyad

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

More details on the fatal crash in Springfield - Kucinich ordered to pay back some money from his 2004 presidential bid - Boehner says Republicans in the U.S. House can defeat Democratic plan for troop withdrawal from Iraq - Cincinnati Reds prohibit smoking at Great American

Columbus, OH – Some residents were unsatisfied with the city's effort to clear neighborhood roads during the heavy winter storm in February. The city plans to conduct an annual review of its snow removal plan, set up a formal process to recruit and train private contractors, use more city workers and equipment from other departments earlier in snow storms and possibly add snow removal equipment.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Multiple vehicle crash in Springfield kills three people and injures four others - Ohio legislators again debate foreign policy - Iraqi youngster has successful surgery at Columbus Children's Hospital

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Statewide foreclosure taskforce finalized -State pension funds get a boost from settlement - Study shows emergency rooms treating more soccer-related injuries