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Qualifications for sheriff change in bill

November 7, 2009

The month of October was a busy one at the Statehouse. I would like to share a few bills with you that have passed out of the House last month. House Bill 28 changes the education and experience requirements necessary to be a candidate for sheriff. Current law calls for a sheriff’s candidate to have at least two years of supervisory experience as a peace officer at the rank of corporal or above or have been appointed and served at the rank of sergeant or above, in the previous five years, or have completed satisfactorily at least two years of post secondary education or the equivalent in semester or quarter hours. The bill would replace the “equivalent in semester or quarters hours” language with a requirement for completion of, at minimum, a two-year associate degree. Removing the equivalency requirement responds to an Ohio Supreme Court opinion under which a candidate for sheriff was ruled off the ballot in Northeast Ohi.

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As China’s shipping trade grows, so does its navy

November 7, 2009

Harvard Historian Paul Kenned, in his “The Rise and Fall of Navies,” wrote, “Those faster-growing economies can afford both guns and butter.” China’s tremendous economic growth has been accompanied by a quantum leap in China’s naval build-up.

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Catalyst for change unknown

November 7, 2009

As a 42-year-old, the first real memories I have of anything political come from the Carter administration. I recall waiting in line with my father during gas rationing.

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District looks to the future

November 7, 2009

Imagine the Marietta area without Interstate 77. Think of the lack of commerce. Ponder driving to Cleveland on Ohio 821. To get to Florida you have to go somewhere else to star.

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Viewpoint: Arts a local priority: It’s a certified fact

November 1, 2009

Earlier this year on March 11, during a meeting with the staff of the West Virginia Commission on the Arts in Charleston, I learned three exciting things: 1. There exists a “Certified Arts Community” designation; 2.

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New bill strives to improve regulatory process

October 31, 2009

The month of October kept us busy at the Statehouse. This week was no different as the House passed bills to honor our veterans and Ohio’s history.

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