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Columbus, OH – The revitalization of Franklinton continues with residential units, a theater and gallery space. Hear all the details.

What women want.

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

"Verbal ability is a highly overrated thing in a guy, and it's our pathetic need for it that gets us into so much trouble." Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Listen up, young men. The secret to what a woman wants lies in the subtexts of Jon Kasden's In the Land of Women, the essence of the chick flick displaying the new age, sensitive guy in all his loving, listening, and longing.

Columbus, OH – The Wexner Center for the Arts on the Ohio State University campus once again celebrates the start of the baseball season with a collection of films from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Hear WCBE's interview with Wexner Center film curator Dave Fillippi, who says this year's series contains footage of a unusual tour of the Far East ten years after World War II.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Bond set for school bus driver in Columbus - Columbus man with terrorist ties in court today - Indians win

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Ohio AG taking a close look at the college financial aid industry - Record high prison population in Ohio prompts discussion - Buckeye football ticket scalper receives two years in prison

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Columbus man pleads not guilty to charges of plotting terrorist attacks - Interviews to fill Cuyahoga County Board of Elections begin - Cutting carbon dioxide emissions on tap for Congress - Old clock returns to college football - OSU approves slight ticket increase

Films reviewed: Inland Empire, Perfect Stranger

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:

Storms hit Central Ohio hard - Uninsured Ohioans testify at state budget hearing - Parents gather at Statehouse to oppose proposed changes for charter schools - Most voters want part of the tobacco settlement money payout used for anti-smoking programs - There's a new state fire marshall in Ohio

Columbus, OH – The Republican candidate running for Columbus mayor not only wants a state investigation of the way City Council selects new members, he's also calling for the removal of the two most recent appointments. Click on the mp3 link to hear why.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

FBI arrests Columbus man for conspiring with Al-Qaida - TB cases increase in Franklin County - Hamilton homers again for the Reds - Early commitments for the Memorial Tournament

Columbus, OH – The Central Ohio Transit Authority evaluates routes every four months, often making significant cuts. But in May, plans call for adding thousands of hours of service. Hear why COTA officials expect that trend to continue.

For more information, visit COTA

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Cincinnati police nearly finished with reforms in the department - Tax-filing deadline approaches - Indians win, Reds lose

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

State taking steps to curb the high number of foreclosures in Ohio - Bengal suspended for half of the season

Be a guiltless voyeur again.

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

You won't hear much about the influence of Alfred Hitchcock's 1954 Rear Window on Disturbia possibly because anything remotely nostalgic or educational will alienate a young audience. Too bad, because S.J. Caruso does much better with Hitch than Gus Van Sant did with his 1998 remake of Psycho.

Columbus, OH – Nearly a hundred recommendations sit before Columbus City Council related to creating a cultural policy for the city. Hear WCBE's interview with Wayne Lawson, who chairs the creative policy steering committee that came up with the suggestions.

Columbus, OH – Stories you'll hear include:

Another school bus driver faces charges - Upper Arlington officials strengthen city's sex offender law - Both of Ohio's U.S. senators express concerns over possible deployments for Ohio units - Michelle Obama in Ohio today - Cincinnati company pulls ads from Imus show -

Memory, sex, and celebrity

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

Hardly Challenging

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

"Fate rules the affairs of mankind with no recognizable order." Seneca

Columbus, OH – Click on the mp3 link to hear WCBE's noon newscast

Not perfect

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

"And the Stranger will depart and return to the desert.

O my soul, be prepared for the coming of the Stranger,

Be prepared for him who knows how to ask questions."

T.S. Eliot, Choruses from The Rock