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Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Toledo police officer dies in shootout...Social worker admits negligence in caged kids case...IRS unveils top scams of the tax season...Blues beat Blue Jackets...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Toledo police make an arrest in this morning's fatal shooting of a detective...Delphi agrees to sell Columbus facility...Students at Ohio University dubbed as the top illegal music downloaders...Will politics hinder efforts to solve Ohio's school funding problem...

Columbus, OH – The City of Columbus has big plans to make downtown's riverfront a beautiful, modern park. Hear Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman talk with WCBE about the plans for the Scioto Mile.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

JetBlue tries to recover from mishaps...Roofing problems might arise in Ohio...Gypsy Moth control continues...Doctors say eat those veggies...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Details of former Columbus parks director revealed...Strickland clarifies remarks on Iraqi refugees...Does Ohio lack quality workers...Who's number one in men's college hoops...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Kenyon College swimmer dies...Southwest Ohio pastor sentenced...Panel recommends math and science awareness...Cockfighting ring broken up in Medina County...Insurance claims from winter storms begin...

Slow

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

"If we don't have our dreams, we have nothing" Charles Farmer

Films reviewed: Breach, Children of Men

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.

Enjoyable junk

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

Ghost Rider is comic book set to film, with all the silliness and adolescent horror characteristic of the genre. I am not a fan of the GR comic, as the star Nicholas Cage is reported to be, but I got a big kick out of the cycling blazing skeleton.

Columbus, OH – Opponents of the cameras Ohio cities like Columbus are using to catch red-light runners and speeders have claimed the sytems are simply a way to raise revenue. But Columbus officials say the cameras are protecting public safety. Newly released figures from the Columbus Division of Police show that crashes in the city have dropped since the camera system was put in place at various intersections about a year ago. Listen to WCBE's interview with Columbus Police Sergeant Kevin Corcoran.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Couple that put kids in cages sentenced to two years in prison...Reporters won't have to give up interview notes, but might testifty in Liz Carroll trial...Five heart attack deaths in Northern Ohio caused by shovelling snow...Sidewalk snow liabilities...OSU women's basketball team wins again...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Akron-based Goodyear suffers millions in losses from recent strike...Chrysler downsizing will be felt in Ohio...More state budget concerns...Ohio among states with salmonella outbreak related to peanut butter...Governor Strickland criticizes President Bush's plan for Iraq refugees...

Columbus, OH – For the second straight year, President Bush has proposed cutting the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, which provides monthly boxes of food for the poor - primarily seniors. The Republican-controlled Congress restored a planned cut last year, and foodbanks across the country hope the Democratic-led legislature does the same this year. Hear reaction from the Mid-Ohio Foodbank in this WCBE story.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Thousands of Ohioans still without electricity...Airport delays likely to continue through the weekend...City of Columbus service line receives hundreds of calls and emails...Establishing wildlife habitat a trend on corporate grounds...Bowling Green game under review...

Columbus, OH – The City of Columbus has hired more private contractors yesterday and teamed up with Franklin County snow removal crews to clear major streets and begin working in residential areas. Officials say clearing all city streets will take a few more days. Hear about the city's progress in WCBE's interview with Assistant Public Service Director Mary Carran Webster.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

A detailed update on the progress in Columbus to clear the roads...Ohio teen okay after being buried in the snow by a plow...

Drive a truck.

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

"That the spy will fabricate his information is a mere commonplace. But in the sphere of political and revolutionary action, relying partly on violence, the professional spy has every facility to fabricate the very facts themselves, and will spread the double evil of emulation in one direction, and of panic, hasty legislation, unreflecting hate, on the other. However, this is an imperfect world --" Joseph Conrad, The Secret Agent

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Comair/pilots contract deadline nears...Jury selection begins in murder trial of Liz Carroll...More stolen items showing up on internet auction sites...TV viewers see house design and building process for Whitehall's Jason Thomas...Blue Jackets scolded by coach...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Student arrested for bomb threats at Northeast Ohio high school...Report finds school districts get limited information when conducting criminal background checks...Ohio lawmaker wants to crack down on repeat drunk drivers...Concern over possible Strickland appointee...College town considers beer tax for safety enforcement...

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Toledo police investigate death at jeep plant...Goodyear warns of mislabeled tires...Columbus couple robbed in Orlando...Ohio EPA seeking feedback on development project near OSU...Battelle develops new gadget for diabetics...Big winter storm heads for Ohio...