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Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio Congressmand Dennis Kucinich and other Democratic presidential candidates debate in New Hampshire - More failures for Franklin County sirens - Franklin County's Board of Elections not immune to poll worker shortage - Death penalty opponents rally at the Statehouse

Not a winner

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

"In a world which furnishes so many employments which are useful, and so many which are amusing, it is our own fault if we ever know what ennui [boredom] is, or if we are ever driven to the miserable resource of gaming, which corrupts our dispositions, and teaches us a habit of hostility against all mankind." Thomas Jefferson

Films reviewed: Eastern Promises. In the Valley of Elah

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 – A few hundred anti-death penalty activists danced and chanted during a noontime rally at the Statehouse, to try to convince lawmakers and Gov. Strickland to stop executions in Ohio. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Columbus, OH – Thousands of Ohioans may not realize that the neighbor's home they're sending their children to for day-care is not licensed by the state. Some legislators and day-care activists are working to CHANGE that. They're warning - with-OUT a change, some children could die needlessly, and some already HAVE. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

Columbus, OH – For the most part, meetings for Ohio State University's Board of Trustees follow a specific agenda. This includes reports from the board chair, the president and other members in charge of various committees where the bulk of the discussion takes place. But September's meeting included a rare twist with a protest of sorts conducted by a student group. Mike Foley reports.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Reporters will be able to attend pretrial hearings for the police officer accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend - Son of murdered OU professor charged - Visa dispute at Case Western Reserve University - Daycare changes proposed for Ohio - Statewide conference focuses on foster care children

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Police investigate OU professor's death - Senator Brown hopes to override presidential veto - OSU's Henton pleads not guilty

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio students outperforming rest of the nation - Daycare changes proposed for Ohio

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

OSU student group alters the agenda at trustees meeting - KSU's president racks up some big bills -

Promising royalty

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

"Violence does, in truth, recoil upon the violent, and the schemer falls into the pit which he digs for another."

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Cleveland, OH – Cleveland fans been evoking the image of the Indians teams of the '90s most of this decade. They're doing it again, but now with a note of celebration rather than envy. Ohio Public Radio member station WKSU's M.L. Schultze reports.

Columbus, OH – The American Bar Association says it's not for or against capital punishment...but Ohio's justice system is so flawed, Governor Ted Strickland should slap a moratorium on executions until major problems are solved. The governor, though, isn't ready to follow that recommendation. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen files this report.

Columbus, OH – Some school districts throughout Ohio offer full time kindergarten.....all day long, five days a week. And in some of those cases, parents are asked to foot the bill for the extra time spent in the classroom. But as Ohio Public Radio's Jo ingles reports, Ohio's Attorney General says state law does not permit that option.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio State football player charged with soliciting sex - Columbus police file charges in weekend shooting - All day kindergarten debate - Mixed results on latest FBI crime numbers in Columbus -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Brunner given authority to evaluate the security of voting machines - Egg farm battles continue for state's agriculture department

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Tragedy in Union County - Efforts to help doctors diagnose diseases caused by environmental factors -

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio data theft implications widen - Unemployment rate unchanged in latest figures - Indians clinch division title

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio soldier dies in Iraq - Physician pushes for booster seat legislation - Strickland to announce foreclosure prevention steps soon -

Columbus, OH – The identity crisis involving a computer storage device stolen from a state intern's car has now spread to two states. Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler reports.