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Columbus, OH – One Ohio lawmaker thinks something needs to be done to make sure ordinary Ohioans can get tickets to popular concerts. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

Columbus, OH – National football star Michael Vick has been sentenced to 23 months behind bars after he pleaded guilty to felony charges stemming from his involvement in an interstate dogfighting ring. Vick has already lost millions in endorsements and has been suspended from playing for the Atlanta Falcons. Humane organizations say dog fighting rings like the one Vick was involved in are not unusual in the United States. In the first of her three part series on animal welfare in Ohio, statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports, state leaders say dog fighting isn't unusual here either.

Columbus, OH – Another bill requiring English to be the only language for a government function is on the road toward law at the Statehouse. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – More than 300 Ohio high school students received high school diplomas last year even though they couldn't pass the new high school graduation test. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports on the alternative pathway these students took to get their diplomas.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Franklin County Board of Elections finishes recounts - C8 levels dropping in two Ohio counties, but not enough some say - Port Columbus will lose six non-stop flights - Pregnant Ohio attorney lied about being abducted - Thanksgiving will come before the OSU/Michigan game from now on

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Judge approves settlement involving AEP - English-only bill returns - Diploma still possible without passing high school graduation test -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear:

Columbus trucker dies in West Virginia crash - 65 jobs coming to southeast Ohio - Columbus City Council nixes renewal of a dozen liquor licenses -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

City of Upper Arlington cuts 25 jobs - Columbus City Council finally reaches agreement on moving impound lot - More tips being sent to police via technology

A feast of acting.

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

"Family quarrels are bitter things. They don't go according to any rules." F. Scott Fitzgerald

To each his own.

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

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Morning market report - Clark County mother receives seven years in prison for trying to drown child - Columbus marine's court-martial hearing begins today - Millions of dollars from lottery jackpots in Ohio go unclaimed - Hamilton County village clerk faces theft in office and records tampering charges - Victories for the Browns and Bengals yesterday

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Big decision for Cuyahoga County elections officials delayed - Survey results show abortion won't be a big issue in next year's presidential race, but both sides in Ohio disagree - State senator proposes school funding plan

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus police continue search for Eastland Mall shooter - Pregnant Ohio attorney missing since Wednesday found in Georgia - Bill Cohen previews the week ahead for legislators - Columbus pastor urges men to see a physician

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Blood collection efforts hurt by last week's winter storms - Gas prices dropping in Ohio - Conduct code for teachers formed, but in private - More teachers earn highest distinction - OSU men's soccer team makes history

More than meets the eye.

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

"If thou canst cuckold him, thou dost

thyself a pleasure, me a sport." Iago in Shakespeare's Othello

Columbus, OH – Frigid temperatures and snow aren't the only traditional winter elements to arrive this week. Columbus health department spokesperson Jose Rodriguez tells Mike Foley health officials have confirmed the first cases of flu in Central Ohio.

Columbus, OH – Drug dealer sentenced in Columbus federal district court - Ohio attorney general holds hearings to research payday lenders

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Police officer fired for misuse of stun gun - Police officer who used a stun gun on a pregnant woman is terminated for unrelated reasons - President's plan to relieve forclosure crisis might not effect Ohio - Environmentalist push state leaders to join coalition in fight against pollution from jet exaust - Mother of teen shooter pleads not guilty to obstructing justice in case involving other son

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Police search for woman who robbed church - Wisconsin group tries to have city nativity scene removed - Catholics to be active voters in 2008 - Ohio's oil and gas industry sees boom - Major retailers give mixed sales reports - Ohio remembers Pearl Harbor

Strange Estrangement

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

"Then is there mirth in heaven,

When earthly things made even

Atone together." Shakespeare's As You Like it.