February 2012
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Doctors see more STDs in older patients →
Nobody reminds Grandpa to wear a condom, but maybe we should.
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Update: 1 killed, 4 others injured in Chardon High... →
One of the five students shot at Chardon High School this morning has died, Police Chief Tim McKenna said at a noon media conference.
Officials gave no other details about the injured during their brief statements to the media.
School Superintendent Joseph Bergant II said, “Our prayers go out to the five victims and their families. We feel so disheartened.”
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WatchHolley Mangold has always been a “big girl.”
Big enough to play on the offensive line of her high-school football team that made it to a state-championship game.
Now, Mangold hopes that her size — 5 foot 8 inches tall and 340 pounds — but, more importantly, her strength and skill can help her achieve a lifelong dream of competing in the Olympics.
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Four hurt in school shooting →
At least four students have been injured in a shooting this morning at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio (northeast of Cleveland). The shooter has not been found.
More at Dispatch.com
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You may think journalism is cutthroat, but you... →
Our Columbus historian writes of two local newspapermen’s violent shootout:
On Feb. 8, 1891, William Elliott had called Osborn a thief in the Sunday Capital. On Feb. 22, Osborn’s Sunday World had accused Elliott of “drunkenness, lewdness, domestic brutality” and said the women of his family were unchaste.
Osborn was standing near the Neil House, across High Street from the Statehouse,...
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Lawsuit exposes fraternity incidents at Ohio... →
An Ohio Wesleyan student told university officials that a fraternity pledge instructor forced him to strip naked and then held a lighted match under his testicles while quizzing him about the Greek alphabet.
Another pledge said the same fraternity member made him strip naked and “aggressively touched” his penis to “prepare him for initiation” into Sigma Phi Epsilon.
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Vote for artists on Columbus' bicentennial album →
The first round of the “Celebrate Columbus in Song” contest has ended! Twenty-nine artists remain after a panel of judges narrowed down the prospects from an overwhelming 123 entries.
From now until March 23, you can vote for your favorites. The highest-ranked 10 to 12 songs will make it onto the bicentennial album, which is expected to be available in May. Visit...
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“This week, the Blue Jackets started shopping Rick Nash, who has done more for...”
– Dispatch sports reporter Michael Arace, “Special players don’t come along often”
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“Columbus is large, smart, textured, complicated, ripe with promise, and yet a...”
– Denny Griffith, president of Columbus College of Art & Design, on what makes Columbus great.
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“For me, what makes Columbus great is that it is a major city with so much to...”
– Rick Nash, captain of the Columbus Blue Jackets, on what makes Columbus great.
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“Look at the zoo. It’s the best zoo in the country. Look at Nationwide Children’s...”
– Jack Hanna, director emeritus of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, on what makes Columbus great.
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“To our immense good fortune, the Ohio State University is located in the heart...”
– Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee, on what makes Columbus great.
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“There is so much opportunity to turn small ideas into big ones in Columbus...”
– Jeni Britton Bauer, founder of Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, on what makes Columbus great.
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“I’ve lived here my whole life, and I think it’s the people that make Columbus...”
– Archie Griffin, president and chief executive officer of the OSU Alumni Association and two-time Heisman-Trophy winner, on what makes Columbus great.
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“What I discovered (when I moved here in 1980) was a real community. And contrary...”
– Cindy Lazarus, former president of the Columbus City Council and a former president of YWCA Columbus, on what makes Columbus great.
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“The different people. The different nationalities. I tell you, it was a farm...”
– Dominic Pulito, 91, World War II veteran and resident of Claremont Retirement Village on the Northwest Side, on what makes Columbus great.
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“Columbus is a city of creators, and our ideas, products and the education we...”
– Orange Barrel Media owner Pete Scantland, on what makes Columbus great.
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“Columbus is unique — a state capital; a top-ranked university; and Battelle, the...”
– Leslie H. Wexner, founder of Limited Brands, on what makes Columbus great.
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“There have been many great political, civic, business, religious and educational...”
– Columbus City Schools superintendent Gene Harris on what makes Columbus great.
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“Our proximity to so much of the nation makes us great. But beyond that is the...”
– Bishop Timothy Clarke, pastor of First Church of God on the East Side, on what makes Columbus great.
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“I came here and saw it in 1970 and fell in love with it. It has everything I...”
– Ohio Gov. John Kasich on what makes Columbus great.
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“The kick-ass baristas, ice-cream slingers, mixologists, coffee roasters,...”
– Elizabeth Lessner, owner of Betty’s Fine Food & Spirits, Tip Top Kitchen & Cocktails and other local restaurants, on what makes Columbus great.
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“Columbus, our state’s capital city, leads the way in representing the interests...”
– John Glenn, former U.S. senator and first American to orbit the Earth, on what makes Columbus great.
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“There’s all the learning centers and the Ohio State Buckeyes. We have the zoo...”
– Zach Farner, 10, a fifth-grader at Colerain Elementary in Clintonville, on what makes Columbus great.
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“The youthful, energetic vibrancy that is a result of the continual regeneration...”
– Nancy Kramer, chairman of the Columbus-based digital marketing company Resource Interactive, on what makes Columbus great.
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“Our people.”
– Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman, on what makes Columbus great.
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Vote for the Best of Columbus!
lunchhourgourmet:
The Columbus Alive! Best of Columbus 2012 survey is out. Be sure to let your voice be heard among your favorite categories including Best Food Truck, Best New Restaurant, Best Cheap Eats, and others. :)
Do it, Columbus.
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