The Columbus Dispatch: Archive

May 21st

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It was a sweaty, frenzied, often-chaotic scene. And hot. Humid, too. What it wasn’t: a fringe gathering. The festival sold a whopping 105,000 tickets over three days, selling out Crew Stadium for the first time in Rock on the Range’s seven-year history. Bolstering turnout was a lineup of powerhouse ’90s rock bands, each with a new album — but also a willingness to polish and present old hits.

May 20th

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May 17th

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May 17th

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Abercrombie CEO says he regrets any offense over... →

“We are completely opposed to any discrimination, bullying, derogatory characterizations or other anti-social behavior based on race, gender, body type or other individual characteristics.” Jeffries’ comments have prompted plans for a local protest. Some teenagers plan to protest at 1 p.m. Monday at Abercrombie & Fitch’s corporate headquarters in New Albany and later at the A&F store in...

May 17th

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Study: Ohioans need mouths washed out with soap →

What the @#$%, Ohio? You swear more than Illinois? More than New Jersey? That’s the finding of the Seattle-based Marchex Institute, and if you don’t like it, you probably shouldn’t tell researchers where to stick it. They already think the Buckeye State has the tact of a truck driver — a study released today says Ohio’s residents swear more than any other...

May 15th

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May 10th

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Want to make a nice breakfast for Mom on Mother’s Day (or any time)? Check out this low-fuss, quick, tasty recipe for baked eggs and English muffins from Dispatch food editor Robin Davis.

May 8th

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May 6th

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Gay Catholic-school teacher’s firing raises... →

If the commission decides that the diocese discriminated against Hale, the case could be forwarded to the office of City Attorney Richard C. Pfeiffer Jr., which would decide whether to prosecute. Neither Ohio nor federal anti-discrimination laws cover sexual orientation. “All she’s got in terms of government protection is that Columbus ordinance,” said Mark Brown, a professor at Capital...

May 6th

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May 1st

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Firing of Watterson teacher necessary to maintain... →

Bishop Frederick Campbell said that maintaining the Catholic values of the institutions under his purview is the main issue behind the firing of a gay teacher from a Columbus diocese school. “That’s a fundamental responsibility for the bishop, to maintain that identity,” Campbell said today in an interview with The Dispatch. “We have to maintain … the integrity of our faith.

Apr 30th

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Quinnipiac poll: Ohioans support gay marriage →

Ohioans now support gay marriage by a slim margin, though Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman saw his approval rating dip because of his reversal on the hot-button issue last month. According to a survey released this morning by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, more Ohioans support same-sex marriage than don’t by a margin of 48 percent to 44 percent.

Apr 19th

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Apr 19th

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Carla Hale, who worked at a Columbus Catholic high school for 19 years, said she was fired after an anonymous parent complained that an obituary for Hale’s mother listed the name of Hale’s female domestic partner. The dismissal caught attention after students and other supporters started an online petition on Monday to seek her reinstatement. The change.org petition had gathered more than 9,000...

Apr 18th

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Online petition seeks reinstatement of fired... →

Students and others are rallying behind a teacher who they say was fired from a Catholic school in Clintonville after listing her female partner’s name in her mother’s obituary. A petition posted yesterday on change.org seeks the reinstatement of Bishop Watterson High School physical-education teacher Carla Hale.

Apr 16th

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Apr 12th

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Apr 12th

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Apr 10th

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Apr 9th

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Apr 9th

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Apr 7th

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College life: Gee’s car gets towed from OSU lot →

Even Ohio State’s President Gee isn’t immune to campus-area towings… He’d been playing darts on Tuesday with an OSU senior and her friends who had invited him to Mamas Pasta & Brew. When he went back to his parking lot, his car was gone. (Re: Someone’s comment… Yes, it was Shamrock Towing.)

Apr 5th

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