<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>dispatch.com:  RSS</title><link>http://www.dispatch.com</link><description>The latest headlines from dispatch.com</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2010,dispatch.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:31:42 -0400</lastBuildDate><category>Newspapers</category><generator>RSS Generator v1.0</generator><image><url>http://www.http://www.dispatch.com.com/live/export-content/sites/http://www.dispatch.com/images/rss_logo.gif</url><title>Latest Local News Headlines</title><link>http://www.dispatch.com</link></image><ttl>5</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Police investigate death of boy, 4]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/police-investigate-death-of-boy.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/police-investigate-death-of-boy.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Police+investigate+death+of+boy%2C+4</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:40:04 -0400</pubDate><author>jwoods@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Columbus police homicide detectives were called early this morning after a 4-year-old boy was transported from a Far East Side home and died shortly afterward at Nationwide Children's Hospital.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man arrested in fatal home-invasion shooting]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/man-arrested-in-fatal-home-invasion-shooting.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/man-arrested-in-fatal-home-invasion-shooting.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man+arrested+in+fatal+home-invasion+shooting</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:19:43 -0400</pubDate><author>jwoods@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[An 18-year-old man was charged yesterday with murder for the May 20 shooting death of Randy Olverson during an afternoon home invasion of his East Side home.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bill demands handicap parking spots remain open in winter weather]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/bill-demands-handicap-parking-spots-stay-open.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/bill-demands-handicap-parking-spots-stay-open.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Bill+demands+handicap+parking+spots+remain+open+in+winter+weather</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:22:27 -0400</pubDate><author>jsiegel@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Failing to remove snow and ice from handicap parking spots could one day cost property owners up to $500.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law aims to curb teen violence]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/law-aims-to-curb-teen-violence.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/law-aims-to-curb-teen-violence.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Law+aims+to+curb+teen+violence</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:18:15 -0400</pubDate><author>jsiegel@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Arms wrapped around each other's waists for support, Cheryl Rucker and Elizabeth Deal stood at the front of a Statehouse meeting room and reflected on the bittersweet circumstances that brought them together.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[House fire shuts down Rt. 40 in Etna Township]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/house-fire-shuts-down-rt-40.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/house-fire-shuts-down-rt-40.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=House+fire+shuts+down+Rt.+40+in+Etna+Township</guid><pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:00:08 -0400</pubDate><author>jwoods@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A house fire in Licking County, about a mile from the Franklin County line, shut down Rt. 40 and might have been the site of a meth lab.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitehall names two officers involved in fatal shooting]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Whitehall-names-two-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Whitehall-names-two-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Whitehall+names+two+officers+involved+in+fatal+shooting</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:07:23 -0400</pubDate><author>jwoods@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Whitehall police have released the names of the two officers who were involved in a fatal shooting earlier this month.

Officer Scott Miller, 34, who has 10 years on the force, and Officer Jerry Dillon, 52, a 29-year veteran, were both interviewed by the state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation, said Sgt. Joe Huntzinger.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petland pulls out of expo after advocates boycott]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Petland-pulls-out-of-expo-because-of-boycott.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Petland-pulls-out-of-expo-because-of-boycott.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Petland+pulls+out+of+expo+after+advocates+boycott</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:03:59 -0400</pubDate><author>kgray@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A boycott of the annual Columbus Pet Expo has caused the targeted sponsor to withdraw from the show.

"We don't want controversy for our expo," said show director Mythanne Reno.

Ohio pet-store chain Petland pulled out of the 16-year-old expo today. A news release from the expo said it will lose $4,000 that Petland would have contributed as a sponsor.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man found dead along Interstate 70 was suicide victim]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Man-found-dead-on-Interstate-70-was-suicide-victim.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Man-found-dead-on-Interstate-70-was-suicide-victim.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man+found+dead+along+Interstate+70+was+suicide+victim</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:07 -0400</pubDate><author>jjarman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The State Highway Patrol has determined that a man whose body was found in January on the side of I-70 in Licking County died of a self-inflicted gunshot.

Emergency crews found the body of Laurence E. Shelly, 62, of Dublin, about a mile west of the Rt. 37 interchange on Jan. 18. A passing motorist had called 911. Shelly was found next to a handgun in tall grass about 20 yards from the edge of the roadway.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse anesthetist found not guilty of sexual imposition]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/maldovan-verdict.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/maldovan-verdict.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Nurse+anesthetist+found+not+guilty+of+sexual+imposition</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:02:30 -0400</pubDate><author>bcadwallader@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A nurse anesthetist accused of groping a woman who had just given birth has been found not guilty on three counts of gross sexual imposition.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifth-graders to spend year in high school]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Olentangy-middle-school.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/Olentangy-middle-school.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Fifth-graders+to+spend+year+in+high+school</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:08:24 -0400</pubDate><author>hzachariah@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Patrick's parade kicks off holiday]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/St-Patrick-parade-bagpipes.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/St-Patrick-parade-bagpipes.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=St.+Patrick%27s+parade+kicks+off+holiday</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:39:08 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury recommends death for Cincinnati killer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/jury-weights-fate-of-cincinnati-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/jury-weights-fate-of-cincinnati-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Jury+recommends+death+for+Cincinnati+killer</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:48:44 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) -- A jury in Cincinnati has recommended the death penalty for an Ohio man convicted of killing two teenage girls and burning their bodies.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 civil rights leaders arrested in Cincinnati schools protest]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cincinnati-school-arrests.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cincinnati-school-arrests.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=2+civil+rights+leaders+arrested+in+Cincinnati+schools+protest</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:00:39 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) - Two Cincinnati civil rights leaders have been arrested at a protest of city schools' hiring practices on construction projects.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman dies in East Liberty crash]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/1-dies-in_crash.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/1-dies-in_crash.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Woman+dies+in+East+Liberty+crash</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:08:55 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The Marysville post of the State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal two-vehicle crash near East Liberty in Logan County this morning.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio River flooding closes three Cincinnati roads]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cincinnati-flooding.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cincinnati-flooding.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ohio+River+flooding+closes+three+Cincinnati+roads</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:28:08 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) - Minor flooding on the Ohio River has mean a few road closings in Cincinnati and adjustments 

for riverfront restaurants in northern Kentucky.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mourners leave  flowers for fallen Ohio police officer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/elyria-officer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/elyria-officer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Mourners+leave++flowers+for+fallen+Ohio+police+officer</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:26:49 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) - Mourners have left flowers, balloons, candles and stuffed animals outside an Ohio police department that lost an officer in the line of duty.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nazis' recruits were told little, Demjanjuk trial hears]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/demjanjuk-trial.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/demjanjuk-trial.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Nazis%27+recruits+were+told+little%2C+Demjanjuk+trial+hears</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:41:09 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[MUNICH (AP) -- Soviet prisoners of war used by the Nazis as death camp guards weren't told what they were agreeing to do when they signed up to serve the Germans, an expert testified today in the trial of John Demjanjuk.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hot Issue: Do you think health-care rallies have any effect on lawmakers' votes?]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/hotissue17.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/hotissue17.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=%3Cspan+class%3D%22hotissuelogo%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3Cspan+class%3D%22highlight%22%3EThe+Hot+Issue%3A%3C%2Fspan%3E+Do+you+think+health-care+rallies+have+any+effect+on+lawmakers%27+votes%3F</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[St. Patrick's parade to be chock-full]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/st-patricks-parade-to-be-chock-full.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/st-patricks-parade-to-be-chock-full.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=St.+Patrick%27s+parade+to+be+chock-full</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:08:32 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[If the Irish are lucky, Downtown is going to be packed with luck today &mdash; that, and a lot of people wearing green.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Harden | Commentary: What quadruple bypass? Musician kicks off the doors]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/what-quadruple-bypass-musician-kicks-off-the-doors.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/what-quadruple-bypass-musician-kicks-off-the-doors.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Mike+Harden+%7C+Commentary%3A+What+quadruple+bypass%3F+Musician+kicks+off+the+doors</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>cosmosmariner46@yahoo.com</author><description><![CDATA[Adversity, it is said, either makes us bitter or better.
The sledgehammer that slugged local musician Billy Zenn in the middle of the chest while he was driving home from band practice in October could have pushed him toward either.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[VITAL STATISTICS]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/vitalsmarch17-short-gli7stpd-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/vitalsmarch17-short-gli7stpd-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=VITAL+STATISTICS</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[RED CROSS]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-police officer gets 4 years in sex assault]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/ex-police-officer-gets-4-years-in-sex-assault.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/ex-police-officer-gets-4-years-in-sex-assault.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ex-police+officer+gets+4+years+in+sex+assault</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>bcadwallader@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Saying that his actions damaged the credibility of the entire justice system, a judge sentenced a former police officer to four years in prison yesterday for sexually assaulting a woman in his custody. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cafe on South Side has license revoked]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cafe-on-south-side-has-license-revoked.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/cafe-on-south-side-has-license-revoked.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Cafe+on+South+Side+has+license+revoked</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:28:53 -0400</pubDate><author>dcaruso@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The Columbus Board of Health revoked the license of the Port Side Cafe yesterday because the South Side restaurant is not hooked to a proper septic system or sewer line.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men killed in pickup accident]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/two-men-killed-in-pickup-accident.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/two-men-killed-in-pickup-accident.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Two+men+killed+in+pickup+accident</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Two Grove City men were killed when their pickup truck ran off Jackson Pike, soared over a chain-link fence, bounced across a field and slammed into an embankment, Franklin County deputies said yesterday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman&rsquo;s confessed killer gets 18 years to life]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/womans-confessed-killer-is-sentenced.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/womans-confessed-killer-is-sentenced.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Woman%26rsquo%3Bs+confessed+killer+gets+18+years+to+life</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>bcadwallader@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A woman who obtained a civil protection order against Fred Brooks III for threats he made against her son later learned that he had killed her daughter.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dublin physician accused of improper pelvic exams]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/physician-accused-of-improper-exams.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/physician-accused-of-improper-exams.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Dublin+physician+accused+of+improper+pelvic+exams</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:25:32 -0400</pubDate><author>rludlow@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The State Medical Board of Ohio has accused a Dublin physician of conducting inappropriate pelvic examinations of six female patients.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go easy on the green beer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/go-easy-on-the-green-beer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/17/go-easy-on-the-green-beer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Go+easy+on+the+green+beer</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 07:30:00 -0400</pubDate><author>jfutty@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Gemma Zimmerman wants anyone who might celebrate St. Patrick's Day by drinking and driving to think about her family's pain.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[House passes DNA bill]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/house-passes-dna-bill.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/house-passes-dna-bill.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=House+passes+DNA+bill</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:51:42 -0400</pubDate><author>jsiegel@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[While two men freed by DNA evidence watched from the gallery, the Ohio House voted overwhelmingly today for a bill that supporters say will prevent crime, save lives and avoid putting more innocent citizens behind prison walls.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unions kick off casino drive]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/unions-kick-off-casino-drive.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/unions-kick-off-casino-drive.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Unions+kick+off+casino+drive</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:33:31 -0400</pubDate><author>jnash@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Labor unions vowed today to apply the same political muscle toward persuading Ohioans to approve relocating a planned Columbus casino that they used to convince voters to support casinos in November.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2nd disqualified candidate sues for ballot spot]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/2nd-disqualified-candidate-sues-for-ballot-spot.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/2nd-disqualified-candidate-sues-for-ballot-spot.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=2nd+disqualified+candidate+sues+for+ballot+spot</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:28:48 -0400</pubDate><author>mniquette@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A second statewide candidate disqualified for not submitting enough valid petition signatures has filed a lawsuit with the Ohio Supreme Court in an effort to get his name on the May 4 ballot.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demolition likely for Japanese-style tea house in Westerville]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/demolition-likely-for-japanese-style-tea-house-in-westerville.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/demolition-likely-for-japanese-style-tea-house-in-westerville.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Demolition+likely+for+Japanese-style+tea+house+in+Westerville</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:08:43 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[For 40 years, bright red pillars, paper screens, cherry blossoms and kimonos served as a window into early 20th-century Japan in uptown Westerville.

Now, even longtime advocates of the landmark, say they hope someone tears down what's left of the dilapidated property that used to be known as the Kyoto Tea House.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columbus schools continue replacing aging buses]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Columbus-schools-to-keep-replacing-aging-buses.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Columbus-schools-to-keep-replacing-aging-buses.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Columbus+schools+continue+replacing+aging+buses</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:44:14 -0400</pubDate><author>bbush@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Columbus schools students who take the bus might be noticing a nicer ride soon.

Spurred on by a state grant that paid 75 percent of the cost, Columbus City Schools agreed tonight to continue replacing its aging school-bus fleet. 

The Board of Education approved the purchase of 15 school buses that each seat 65 passengers, for a total of $1.22 million.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man sentenced to prison for stabbing death of girlfriend]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Man-sentenced-to-prison-for-stabbing-death-of-girlfriend.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Man-sentenced-to-prison-for-stabbing-death-of-girlfriend.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man+sentenced+to+prison+for+stabbing+death+of+girlfriend</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:15:14 -0400</pubDate><author>bcadwallader@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A woman who obtained a civil protection order against Fred Brooks III for threats he made against her son later learned that he had killed her daughter.

Today, Misty Dawson watched as Brooks was sentenced to prison for 18 years to life for the stabbing death of Christie Lyles in her Near East Side apartment on Sept. 13.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio cancer patient's plight not what White House maintains]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/cancer-patient-wont-lose-house-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/cancer-patient-wont-lose-house-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ohio+cancer+patient%27s+plight+not+what+White+House+maintains</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:00:32 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND (AP) -- A cancer patient who has emerged as the emblem of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was stunned last month when she unsealed a handwritten letter from none other than the president himself.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fired white worker wins almost $1.9 million]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/fired-white-worker-wins-lawsuit-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/fired-white-worker-wins-lawsuit-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Fired+white+worker+wins+almost+%241.9+million</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:48:22 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND (AP) -- A federal jury has awarded a former recreation center employee nearly $1.9 million after finding that the Cleveland-area city where she worked discriminated against her because she is white and because of her anxiety and depression.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hundreds face off at health care rally]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/health-care-rally.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/health-care-rally.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Hundreds+face+off+at+health+care+rally</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:14:38 -0400</pubDate><author>ccandisky@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Horns from passing motorists blared as supporters and opponents of sweeping health care legislation chanted and waved signs at a rally this afternoon outside the North Side office of Rep. Mary Jo Kilroy, D-Columbus.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-cop gets 4 years on sex charge]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/ex-cop.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/ex-cop.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ex-cop+gets+4+years+on+sex+charge</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:54:04 -0400</pubDate><author>bcadwallader@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A former police officer was sentenced to four years in prison today for sexually assaulting a woman in his custody. The judge said his actions damaged the credibility of the entire justice system.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boeing trailer visits Columbus to promote aerial tanker]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/boeing-trailer-visits-columbus.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/boeing-trailer-visits-columbus.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Boeing+trailer+visits+Columbus+to+promote+aerial+tanker</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:15:53 -0400</pubDate><author>Jeb.phillips@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The potential builders of a new Air Force aerial-refueling tanker are inviting anyone who is Downtown for the next few hours to come by and play video games.
The Boeing Aerial Refueling Technology trailer will be parked across from the Statehouse on S. 3rd Street until about 3 p.m. Boeing is taking the trailer across the country -- often to air shows and state capitals -- to promote its proposed NewGen Tanker, said Bill Barksdale, a Boeing spokesman.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franklin County gives developer another year to buy Cooper Stadium]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Cooper-Stadium-delay-purchase.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/Cooper-Stadium-delay-purchase.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Franklin+County+gives+developer+another+year+to+buy+Cooper+Stadium</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:52:39 -0400</pubDate><author>bcarmen@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Franklin County commissioners agreed this morning to extend the deadline for a developer that wants to turn Cooper Stadium into a motor-sports and automotive-research center.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Medical Board intends to discipline Dublin doctor]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/medical-license-revocation.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/medical-license-revocation.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Medical+Board+intends+to+discipline+Dublin+doctor</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:03:58 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The State Medical Board of Ohio is taking steps to revoke or suspend the medical license of a Dublin physician accused of conducting inappropriate pelvic examinations of six female patients.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[2 dead in South Side crash]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/bad-crash.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/bad-crash.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=2+dead+in+South+Side+crash</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:11:28 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Two Grove City men were killed when their pickup ran off Jackson Pike, soared over a chain-link fence, bounced across a field and slammed into an embankment, Franklin County deputies said today.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demjanjuk trial hears of Nazi guards' use at camps]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/demjanjuk-trial.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/demjanjuk-trial.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Demjanjuk+trial+hears+of+Nazi+guards%27+use+at+camps</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:24:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[MUNICH (AP) -- An expert witness in the trial of John Demjanjuk says former Soviet prisoners of war used by the Nazis as death camp guards would have been executed if they had fled with their weapons.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer executed 1 week after suicide attempt]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/execute-reynolds.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/execute-reynolds.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Killer+executed+1+week+after+suicide+attempt</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:55:18 -0400</pubDate><author>ajohnson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[LUCASVILLE, Ohio -- Lawrence Reynolds died from an overdose this morning -- one legally administered by the state of Ohio.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elyria patrolman fatally shot responding to 911 call]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/elyria-shot.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/elyria-shot.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Elyria+patrolman+fatally+shot+responding+to+911+call</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:38:08 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) -- A man accused of exposing himself to a neighbor's child fatally shot a responding police officer and was killed by backup officers, authorities said today.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cincinnati due for minor Ohio River flooding]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/cincinnati-flood.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/cincinnati-flood.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Cincinnati+due+for+minor+Ohio+River+flooding</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:31:13 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) -- Cincinnati is preparing for minor flooding from the Ohio River, which is swollen from heavy 

rain over the weekend and melting snow.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hot Issue: How important do you think it is that you are counted in the census?]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/hotissue16.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/hotissue16.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=%3Cspan+class%3D%22hotissuelogo%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3Cspan+class%3D%22highlight%22%3EThe+Hot+Issue%3A%3C%2Fspan%3E+How+important+do+you+think+it+is+that+you+are+counted+in+the+census%3F</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio man sentenced in killing of minister]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/ohio-man-sentenced-in-killing-of-minister.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/ohio-man-sentenced-in-killing-of-minister.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ohio+man+sentenced+in+killing+of+minister</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[WAYNE, W.Va. &mdash; An Army deserter from Ohio received a 160-year prison sentence yesterday for his role in the slaying of a West Virginia minister.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[VITAL STATISTICS]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/vitalsmarch16-gii7shui-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/vitalsmarch16-gii7shui-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=VITAL+STATISTICS</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[BIRTHS]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[3rd child a victim of kid puncher?]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/3rd-child-a-victim-of-kid-puncher.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/3rd-child-a-victim-of-kid-puncher.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=3rd+child+a+victim+of+kid+puncher%3F</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The 68-year-old grandfather accused of punching children's heads in a Northwest Side Walmart now faces charges that he twice assaulted a 2-year-old boy in the same store last month.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fatal shooting by police upsets mom]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/fatal-shooting-by-police-upsets-mom.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/fatal-shooting-by-police-upsets-mom.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Fatal+shooting+by+police+upsets+mom</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The mother of a mentally ill man who was fatally shot March 1 in a confrontation with Columbus officers is accusing police of mishandling the situation.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbors blast plan for Gahanna adult home]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/neighbors-blast-plan-for-adult-home.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/neighbors-blast-plan-for-adult-home.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Neighbors+blast+plan+for+Gahanna+adult+home</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>dnarciso@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Rallying against a proposed 10-unit housing complex for the mentally ill, several dozen residents of a condominium association attended last night's Gahanna City Council meeting.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former Soviet Olympian tries to stay here after visa expires]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/former-olympian-tries-to-stay-here.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/former-olympian-tries-to-stay-here.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Former+Soviet+Olympian+tries+to+stay+here+after+visa+expires</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>jeb.phillips@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Natalia Laschenova was once "an alien of extraordinary ability," her attorney says, the kind of immigrant the United States can fast-track to permanent-resident status.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lack of money stalls plan to add curb cuts at North Side corner]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/lack-of-money-stalls-plan-to-add-curb-cuts-at-north-side-corner.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/lack-of-money-stalls-plan-to-add-curb-cuts-at-north-side-corner.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Lack+of+money+stalls+plan+to+add+curb+cuts+at+North+Side+corner</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:14:00 -0400</pubDate><author>hzachariah@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Charles Truex lives on White Pine Court on the North Side, and he gets around his neighborhood just fine.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Diabetes study quashed optimism]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/diabetes-study-quashed-optimism.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/16/diabetes-study-quashed-optimism.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Diabetes+study+quashed+optimism</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:12:24 -0400</pubDate><author>dcaruso@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Medicine can go only so far to help diabetics reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Husted wants corporate funds disclosed]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/husted-wants-corporate-funds-disclosed.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/husted-wants-corporate-funds-disclosed.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Husted+wants+corporate+funds+disclosed</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:58:09 -0400</pubDate><author>jsiegel@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[If unions and corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money trying to influence elections in Ohio, state legislators say they at least should do it in the open.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neighbors blast plan for adult home]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/neighbors-blast-plan-for-group-home.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/neighbors-blast-plan-for-group-home.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Neighbors+blast+plan+for+adult+home</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:42:46 -0400</pubDate><author>dnarciso@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Rallying against a proposed 10-unit housing complex for the mentally ill, several dozen residents of a condominium association attended tonight's Gahanna City Council meeting.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man who punched children in Wal-Mart faces more charges]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Police-name-another-victim-of-man-who-punched-children.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Police-name-another-victim-of-man-who-punched-children.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man+who+punched+children+in+Wal-Mart+faces+more+charges</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:51:50 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The 68-year-old grandfather accused of punching children's heads in a Northwest Side Walmart faces new charges that he twice assaulted a 2-year-old boy in the same store last month.

Ralph Conone of 5687 Shadowbrook Dr. on the Northwest Side remained jailed after appearing today in Franklin County Municipal Court on two more misdemeanor counts of assault.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials urge residents to fill out census forms]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Officials-urge-residents-to-fill-out-Census-forms.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Officials-urge-residents-to-fill-out-Census-forms.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Officials+urge+residents+to+fill+out+census+forms</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:47:13 -0400</pubDate><author>bbush@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Your census form is now in the mail, and filling it out could mean a bigger check in the mail to local governments and programs, a group of local officials said today.

"I want you to understand that the census is also about resources," Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman said during a pep rally for the census at the main post office, 850 Twin Rivers Dr. "It's about money coming back to the city of Columbus that otherwise would not come back to the taxpayers and to the residents of our city.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Olympic gold medalist trying to stay in United States]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Olympic-gold-medalist-trying-to-stay-in-United-States.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Olympic-gold-medalist-trying-to-stay-in-United-States.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Olympic+gold+medalist+trying+to+stay+in+United+States</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:42:44 -0400</pubDate><author>Jeb.phillips@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Natalia Laschenova was once "an alien of extraordinary ability," her attorney says, the kind of immigrant the United States can fast-track to permanent resident status.

At 14, she was a member of the Soviet Union women's gymnastics team that won an all-around gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. If she had come to the United States then, there might have been no problem, said Gus Shihab, the attorney.

But she came as an adult and is now trying to stay in the country. But she faces possible deportation.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mother of man killed during police standoff: My son didn't need to die]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Mother-of-man-killed-in-police-standoff-says-he-died-unnecessarily.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Mother-of-man-killed-in-police-standoff-says-he-died-unnecessarily.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Mother+of+man+killed+during+police+standoff%3A+My+son+didn%27t+need+to+die</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:37:58 -0400</pubDate><author>tdecker@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The mother of a mentally ill man who was shot and killed March 1 during a confrontation with Columbus officers is accusing police of mishandling the situation.

"I know they're afraid because they're shot at all the time; but when it comes to the sick, it's a whole different ballgame," Deborah Cornett said today.

Police said Cornett's 26-year-old son, Ryan M. Clayton, forced their response when he started shooting, unprovoked, through the closed door of the North Side townhouse he shared with his mother. Officer Sean E. Bonn was shot in the leg and is recovering.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marysville school board cancels meeting, postpones movies policy discussion]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Marysville-movies.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/Marysville-movies.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Marysville+school+board+cancels+meeting%2C+postpones+movies+policy+discussion</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:08:34 -0400</pubDate><author>hzachariah@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[MARYSVILLE, Ohio  Because of scheduling conflicts, tonight's school board meeting has been moved to Thursday.

Some board of education members had last-minute conflicts, the district said this afternoon.

The board had moved the meeting from the board office to Creekview Intermediate School in anticipation of a large crowd expected to be on hand as the board discussed Zimmerman's proposed new policy for showing PG-13 and R-rated movies.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natoma Canfield's letter]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/obama-canfieldletter.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/obama-canfieldletter.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Natoma+Canfield%27s+letter</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:07:25 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Here is the text of the letter sent by Natoma Canfield of Medina to President Barack Obama in December, as released by the White House:]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer who attempted suicide arrives at Lucasville for execution]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/execute-reynolds.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/execute-reynolds.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Killer+who+attempted+suicide+arrives+at+Lucasville+for+execution</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:08:46 -0400</pubDate><author>ajohnson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuyahoga  County sheriff to bar appraisers from buying foreclosures]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/cleveland-foreclose.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/cleveland-foreclose.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Cuyahoga++County+sheriff+to+bar+appraisers+from+buying+foreclosures</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:18:54 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CLEVELAND (AP) - The sheriff in Cleveland plans to bar the 36 appraisers working for his office from buying homes that have gone through public foreclosure.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minor flooding reported along Ohio, Scioto rivers]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/flood-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/flood-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Minor+flooding+reported+along+Ohio%2C+Scioto+rivers</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:11:17 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[WILMINGTON, Ohio (AP) - The threat of flooding has passed in many parts of Ohio, though flood warnings remain in effect in spots, including along the Ohio River in southern Ohio.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anheuser-Busch spent $690,000 on lobbying  in 4th quarter]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/beer-tax.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/beer-tax.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Anheuser-Busch+spent+%24690%2C000+on+lobbying++in+4th+quarter</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:06:31 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON (AP) -- Anheuser-Busch, the U.S. unit of ABInbev, spent $690,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on excise taxes, food safety and matters relating to the alcohol industry, according to a recent disclosure report.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obama stumps in Ohio  for health-care reform]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/obama-ohio-today.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/obama-ohio-today.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Obama+stumps+in+Ohio++for+health-care+reform</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:49 -0400</pubDate><author>drowland@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[STRONGSVILLE, Ohio -- The political became personal today as President Barack Obama launched what could be the climactic week on his health care plan in Ohio. 
He came to the Buckeye State not only because it is important politically in the debate over health care, but, as he put it, "I'm here because of Natoma." "Natoma" is Natoma Canfield, 50, a self-employed cleaning woman from nearby Medina who wrote to the president in December because her health insurance premium had jumped 40 percent to nearly $8,500 a year and she could no longer afford it.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biden in Ohio today for 2 fundraisers]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/biden-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/biden-ohio.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Biden+in+Ohio+today+for+2+fundraisers</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:50:29 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI (AP) --  Vice President Joe Biden is stopping in Ohio for a pair of political fundraisers.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hot Issue: Do you participate in any NCAA Tournament office pools?]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/hotissue15.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/hotissue15.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=%3Cspan+class%3D%22hotissuelogo%22%3E%3C%2Fspan%3E%3Cspan+class%3D%22highlight%22%3EThe+Hot+Issue%3A%3C%2Fspan%3E+Do+you+participate+in+any+NCAA+Tournament+office+pools%3F</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exams spur students to fill library, not bars for OSU tournament win]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/exams-spur-students-to-fill-library-not-bars.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/exams-spur-students-to-fill-library-not-bars.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Exams+spur+students+to+fill+library%2C+not+bars+for+OSU+tournament+win</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:25:32 -0400</pubDate><author>tknox@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Of the many bars, restaurants and stores that dot Ohio State University&rsquo;s main drag, N. High Street, one thing affected them all yesterday afternoon: finals week.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[VITAL STATISTICS]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/vitals15-gnt7s4oo-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/vitals15-gnt7s4oo-1.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=VITAL+STATISTICS</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[BIRTHS]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crime Stoppers: Bank deposit taken at gunpoint]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/bank-deposit-taken-at-gunpoint.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/bank-deposit-taken-at-gunpoint.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Crime+Stoppers%3A+Bank+deposit+taken+at+gunpoint</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:27:42 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A robbery in Upper Arlington is the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New effort helps Columbus parents prepare little ones for school]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/kindergarten-101.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/kindergarten-101.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=New+effort+helps+Columbus+parents+prepare+little+ones+for+school</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:37:12 -0400</pubDate><author>jsmithrichards@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Children could be making letters with shaving cream. Or putting together a puzzle made from a cereal box.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officer recovering; suspect charged]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/officer-recovering-suspect-charged.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/officer-recovering-suspect-charged.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Officer+recovering%3B+suspect+charged</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>mrozenman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A Columbus police officer is recovering after being shot in the leg while working special duty Saturday, an official with the local police union said yesterday. ]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives think victim knew killer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/relatives-think-victim-knew-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/relatives-think-victim-knew-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Relatives+think+victim+knew+killer</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>mrozenman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Relatives of an East Side man found shot to death Saturday said yesterday that they think he was killed by someone he knew, but they don't know who it was or why it happened.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deputies find it tougher to track sex offenders]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/deputies-find-it-tougher-to-track-sex-offenders.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/deputies-find-it-tougher-to-track-sex-offenders.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Deputies+find+it+tougher+to+track+sex+offenders</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>cristin.severance@onntv.com</author><description><![CDATA[Detective Linda Rinear was knocking on doors, looking for Michael Wynn. She&rsquo;d gotten a tip that the 38-year-old registered sex offender wasn&rsquo;t living at the address he&rsquo;d provided to the Summit County sheriff&rsquo;s office.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Albany residents oppose cell-phone antennas]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/residents-oppose-cell-phone-antennas.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/residents-oppose-cell-phone-antennas.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=New+Albany+residents+oppose+cell-phone+antennas</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Residents in the Planters Grove neighborhood of New Albany aren&rsquo;t pleased with a proposal to install cellular antennas atop an existing 169-foot electrical tower at the edge of their community park.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those in need get help for pets]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/those-in-need-get-help-for-pets.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/those-in-need-get-help-for-pets.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Those+in+need+get+help+for+pets</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[CINCINNATI &mdash; A new pantry for pets offers help for people who can&rsquo;t bear to part with their animals even as they struggle to put food on their own tables.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second victim in fatal crash is identified]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/second-victim-in-fatal-crash-is-identified.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/15/second-victim-in-fatal-crash-is-identified.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Second+victim+in+fatal+crash+is+identified</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>mrozenman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Columbus police have identified the second man killed Friday night in a crash on the Far West Side.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[ACORN dispute rolls on]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/acorn-dispute-rolls-on.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/acorn-dispute-rolls-on.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=ACORN+dispute+rolls+on</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:50:16 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The community-organizing group ACORN is not expressly prohibited from returning to Ohio under a settlement reached in a lawsuit that accused it of using fraudulent voter-registration practices.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Septic-tank standards might be tightened]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/septic-tank-standards-might-be-tightened.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/septic-tank-standards-might-be-tightened.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Septic-tank+standards+might+be+tightened</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:34:57 -0400</pubDate><author>shunt@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Backyard septic tanks are one of those things that most homeowners don't think about - until they fail.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recession put brakes on miles of new bike trails]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/recession-put-brakes-on-miles-of-new-bike-trails.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/recession-put-brakes-on-miles-of-new-bike-trails.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Recession+put+brakes+on+miles+of+new+bike+trails</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:29:30 -0400</pubDate><author>bbush@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[After a ceremonious kickoff almost two years ago, the city of Columbus has made little progress on its plan to add 50 miles of bicycle projects, including new trails.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group tallies deadly toll for uninsured]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/group-tallies-deadly-toll-for-uninsured.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/group-tallies-deadly-toll-for-uninsured.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Group+tallies+deadly+toll+for+uninsured</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:22:49 -0400</pubDate><author>shoholik@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Joanna Bryant says health-care reform is her only shot at getting insurance.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[State grants going unused by local fire, EMS agencies]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/state-grants-going-unused-by-ems-fire.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/state-grants-going-unused-by-ems-fire.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=State+grants+going+unused+by+local+fire%2C+EMS+agencies</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:19:43 -0400</pubDate><author>shoholik@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Ninety-three fire and emergency medical agencies across Ohio that were awarded a combined $362,433 in state grants last year failed to claim the money.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Internet 'cafes' drawing gambling scrutiny]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/internet-cafes-drawing-gambling-scrutiny.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/internet-cafes-drawing-gambling-scrutiny.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Internet+%27cafes%27+drawing+gambling+scrutiny</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:16:30 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The front windows of the new Buckeye Internet Cafe on the East Side promise "E-MAIL," "COPIES" and "FAXING" inside.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relatives of man found shot suspect he knew killer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/relatives-suspect-man-knew-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/relatives-suspect-man-knew-killer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Relatives+of+man+found+shot+suspect+he+knew+killer</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:34:07 -0400</pubDate><author>mrozenman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Relatives of an East Side man found shot to death Saturday said today that they think he was killed by someone he knew, but they don't know who it was or why it happened.

The body of Kirk Becker, 24, was found about 8:30 a.m. near a trash bin in an office complex at 2344 S. Hamilton Rd. He had been shot several times.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[OSU students fill library, not bars, during basketball game]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/Ohio-State-students-exams-bars-empty.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/Ohio-State-students-exams-bars-empty.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=OSU+students+fill+library%2C+not+bars%2C+during+basketball+game</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:28:57 -0400</pubDate><author>tknox@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Of the many bars, restaurants and stores that dot Ohio State University's main drag, N. High Street, one thing affected them all this afternoon: finals week.

Even as the Ohio State men's basketball team routed Minnesota to win the Big Ten tournament, few students seemed to be cheering them on in public.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wounded special-duty officer recovering in hospital, FOP official says]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/columbus-police-officer-shot-recovering.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/columbus-police-officer-shot-recovering.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Wounded+special-duty+officer+recovering+in+hospital%2C+FOP+official+says</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:50:14 -0400</pubDate><author>mrozenman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A Columbus police officer is recovering after being shot in the leg while working special duty Saturday, an official with the local police union said today.

Officer Michael Shannon, 34, a seven-year veteran of the Police Division, was in uniform while patrolling on foot at the Lake Eden apartment complex on the Far West Side, said Jason Pappas, vice president of Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge No. 9.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Albany neighbors object to cell-phone antennas atop electrical tower]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/new-albany-cell-antennas.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/new-albany-cell-antennas.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=New+Albany+neighbors+object+to+cell-phone+antennas+atop+electrical+tower</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:12:40 -0400</pubDate><author>egibson@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Residents in the Planters Grove neighborhood of New Albany aren't pleased with a proposal to install cellular antennas atop an existing 169-foot electrical tower at the edge of their community park.

Monday night, the New Albany Planning Commission is scheduled to consider the addition of nine antennas, as well as a fenced-off 20-by-20-foot area for additional equipment.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police ID second victim in Far West Side crash]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/2nd-id.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/2nd-id.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Police+ID+second+victim+in+Far+West+Side+crash</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:16:12 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Columbus police have identified the second man killed Friday night in a head-on crash on the Far West Side.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[$2.5 trillion in Social Security bonds stored in filing cabinet in downtown Parkersburg, W.Va.]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/social-check.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/social-check.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=%242.5+trillion+in+Social+Security+bonds+stored+in+filing+cabinet+in+downtown+Parkersburg%2C+W.Va.</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:06:36 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- The retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ohio woman says Lexus sped up, caused   crash]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/lexus-speed.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/lexus-speed.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Ohio+woman+says+Lexus+sped+up%2C+caused+++crash</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:48:29 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) -- An Ohio woman says her Lexus careered through a parking lot and crashed into a light pole in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after its accelerator dropped to the floor.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Groveport programs target struggling students]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/more-chances-to-get-it-right.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/more-chances-to-get-it-right.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=New+Groveport+programs+target+struggling+students</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>cboss@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[For years, Groveport Madison High School didn&rsquo;t have a way for students to catch up if they failed a class.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychic expo draws those seeking answers]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/psychic-expo-draws-those-seeking-answers.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/psychic-expo-draws-those-seeking-answers.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Psychic+expo+draws+those+seeking+answers</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:48:19 -0400</pubDate><author>mwagner@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Joan Pelfrey taught her son Rocky to play the piano when he was a little boy. He died this past summer at age 47 after a heart attack and then a blood infection.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mike Harden commentary: Dreams go by wayside as family needs grow]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/dreams-go-by-wayside-as-family-needs-grow.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/dreams-go-by-wayside-as-family-needs-grow.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Mike+Harden+commentary%3A+Dreams+go+by+wayside+as+family+needs+grow</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>cosmosmariner46@yahoo.com</author><description><![CDATA[I turned 5 the summer that Momma decided she&rsquo;d had it with the old man.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Franklinton pediatrician struggles to help some of the city's poorest patients and still pay his bills]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/a-practice-in-peril.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/a-practice-in-peril.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Franklinton+pediatrician+struggles+to+help+some+of+the+city%27s+poorest+patients+and+still+pay+his+bills</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>mferenchik@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[The federal government has designated Franklinton a health-professional-shortage area. It&rsquo;s difficult to earn a lot of money in an area with so many poor people.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man, 24, found fatally shot behind trash bin]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/man-24-found-fatally-shot-behind-trash-bin.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/man-24-found-fatally-shot-behind-trash-bin.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man%2C+24%2C+found+fatally+shot+behind+trash+bin</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:18:41 -0400</pubDate><author>jjarman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Columbus police homicide detectives are investigating the death of an East Side man that occurred late Friday or early yesterday.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man hit by car while crossing S. High]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/man-hit-by-car-while-crossing-s--high.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/man-hit-by-car-while-crossing-s--high.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Man+hit+by+car+while+crossing+S.+High</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:40:06 -0400</pubDate><author>jjarman@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A man crossing S. High Street near German Village last night was critically injured when he walked in front of a car, Columbus Police said.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Switzer commentary: Male black bears ending winter naps; females to follow]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/male-black-bears-ending-winter-naps-females-to-follow.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/male-black-bears-ending-winter-naps-females-to-follow.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=John+Switzer+commentary%3A+Male+black+bears+ending+winter+naps%3B+females+to+follow</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:51:38 -0400</pubDate><author>jswitzer@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[Ohio's male black bears are coming out of hibernation now.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suspect arrested  in shooting of officer]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-officer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/suspect-arrested-in-shooting-of-officer.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Suspect+arrested++in+shooting+of+officer</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:51:22 -0400</pubDate><author>online@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[A Columbus police officer working special duty was shot early yesterday on the Far West Side.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Officials keep guard up despite little flu activity]]></title><link>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/officials-keep-guard-up-despite-little-flu-activity.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101</link><guid>http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/03/14/officials-keep-guard-up-despite-little-flu-activity.html?type=rss&amp;cat=&amp;sid=101&amp;title=Officials+keep+guard+up+despite+little+flu+activity</guid><pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:55:00 -0400</pubDate><author>mcrane@dispatch.com</author><description><![CDATA[If you're a flu watcher and mid-March arrives without much activity, it's usually time to consider breathing easy.]]></description></item></channel></rss>
