Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 44
Born in 1843 in Niles, Ohio, William McKinley volunteered for the Civil War in 1861. He slowly rose in the war, rising to be a captain and on the staff of General George Crook.
Category Archives: Ohio
Ohio voters ought to pay closer attention to judges close to home: Thomas Suddes
More Ohio voters ought to pay attention to the state Supreme Court as these young Ohioans are doing during a tour of the Ohio Supreme Court building. Here's what's supposed to be the capstone argument of Donald Trump's ever-shrinking cult: "It's the Supreme Court, stupid."
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Connecticut has not been in Republican hands since George HW Bush won the state in 1988. No matter, Donald Trump says as he promises to pursue the Democratic stronghold.
Whata s a picture worth? More than a thousand words to voters
A mishmash of voices and music blaring from video screens compete for attention inside a new art exhibit in Ohio looking at the images and sounds of presidential campaign television ads. In another show near New York City that explores how photos affect voters, snapshots of John Kennedy greeting supporters are mixed with selfies of candidates with celebrities and "regular people."
Ohio GOP incumbent hitting the road, challenged on Trump
Ohio's Republican senator is hitting the road in an RV for a 50-stop tour of the state over the next two weeks. Rob Portman and his wife Jane will launch the tour from near their suburban Cincinnati home Saturday morning, with stops on the first day planned in Dayton, Columbus and Toledo.
EMILY’s List endorses Emily Hagan, with eye toward 2018: Ohio Politics Roundup
EMILY's List President Stephanie Schriock speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Wednesday, July 27, 2016. EMILY's List singles out an Ohio Democrat for high praise.
Portman moves to 9-point lead in new Ohio poll for U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Rob Portman has opened a 9-point lead over Democratic challenger Ted Strickland in a newly released poll, despite headwinds from the top of the ticket that appear to be hampering his Republican Senate colleagues in Pennsylvania and Florida. "At this stage of the campaign, Republican U.S. Senate candidates may be running against their own presidential nominee, Donald Trump, as much as they are against their Democratic opponents," said Peter A. Brown, assistant director of the Connecticut-based Quinnipiac University Poll.
Candidate Strickland apologizes for remarks about Justice Scalia
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Ted Strickland of Ohio is apologizing for remarks appearing to celebrate the death of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. In audio of an appearance Monday before the AFL-CIO in Cleveland, the former Ohio governor is heard saying he didn't "wish anyone ill" but Scalia's death "happened at a good time" for union workers.
Ted Strickland says sorry: Ohio Politics Roundup
In this June 21, 2016, file photo, former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks at a rally for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at the Fort Hayes Metropolitan Education Center in Columbus, Ohio. Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland apologizes for "insensitive remarks."
Libertarians submit placeholder for Ohio presidential ballot
Libertarians trying to get a presidential candidate on Ohio's ballot submitted signatures on Tuesday for someone other than their party's nominee, Gary Johnson. The party listed Charlie Earl - a failed 2014 candidate for Ohio governor- on paperwork they say is aimed at getting Johnson on the November ballot.
Feds Must Study Wind Farm’s Harm to Bats
Wind-turbine opponents convinced the D.C. Circuit that the government issued a permit to an Ohio wind farm without fully considering ways to reduce the deaths of endangered Indiana bats. Ohio-based Union Neighbors United brought the 2013 complaint in Washington, D.C., taking issue with the U.S. government's approval of a permit for the Buckeye Wind Power Project.
Judicial Watch, Allied Educational Foundation File Brief Supporting…
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8, 2016 / Christian Newswire / -- Judicial Watch announced today that it joined with the Allied Educational Foundation in filing an amici curiae with the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit arguing that the appeals court should reverse the decision of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio that struck down an Ohio law shortening the state's absentee voting period from 35 to 29 days . This reduction had the effect of eliminating "Golden Week," a period of early voting in which Ohioans could also register to vote.
Republicans say Trump could lose key states
Two Republican officials who have been critical of Donald Trump raised new concerns about his ability to win in the key battleground states of Ohio and Arizona. Speaking on CBS's ''Face the Nation'' on Sunday morning, Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., cautioned that Hillary Clinton could win his state - which has gone for the Republican nominee in every election since 2000 and has gone for the Democratic nominee only once in the past 10 presidential elections.
Ap Explains: Feds still reviewing 2014 Wal-Mart shooting
FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2014, file photo, in the front row from left to right, John Crawford III's mother Tressa Sherrod, attorney Michael Wright, Crawford's father John H. Crawford Jr. and attorney Shean W... . FILE - This undated file photo provided by the family of John Crawford III shows Crawford, right, with his mother Tressa Sherrod.
Oakman native serves aboard ballistic missile sub
BANGOR, Wash. A 2000 Oakman High School graduate and Oakman, Alabama, native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a crew working aboard one of the world's most advanced ballistic missile submarines, the USS Nevada.
Former Ohio Rep. Steve LaTourette dies at age 62
The former Ohio lawmaker, who retired in 2012, was a part of the Republican wave in 1994 that swept the GOP into congressional power for the first time in decades. "I am proud to have known and worked with Steve LaTourette.
President Obama commutes several Ohioans’ drug sentences as part of mass clemency
President Barack Obama on Wednesday commuted the prison sentences of 214 federal inmates - including at least seven Ohioans - most of whom were convicted of drug crimes. A White House spokesman said the number of commutations issued on Wednesday are the most granted in a single day since at least 1900, and brings the total number of commutations issued by Obama to 562 - more than the prior nine presidents combined and more than any individual president in nearly a century.
Beware the energy shell game
Scorching July weather may have many in the Ohio Valley deciding between cranking up the air conditioning and keeping electricity bills within reason, but it turns out consumers in West Virginia and Ohio are running at about the middle of the pack, in terms of nationwide energy costs. Financial research firm WalletHub analyzed monthly energy bills in all 50 states, and Washington, D.C., using a formula that considered electricity, natural gas, motor fuel and home heating oil.
Trump and Clinton: What to expect next in the race for the White House
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, July 31, 2016. Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine are on a three-day bus tour through the rust belt.
U.S. warplanes push age limits
PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- First flown in the 1970s, the Air Force's aging F-15 Eagle could potentially fly into the 2040s, according to a top Air Force official in charge of fighters and bombers. It's another sign that the Air Force may have to keep planes in the air years longer than originally planned while it flies the smallest and oldest fleet in its history.