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FCDP Central and Executive Committee elects leadership team

Fri, Apr 18, 2008

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Friday, April 18, 2008

FCDP Central and Executive Committee elects leadership team... read more »

Mayor Coleman's State of the City Address
Fri, Mar 14, 2008
STATE OF THE CITY Mayor of 'hip' city seeks streetcars, child curfew Friday, March 14, 2008 3:31 AM By Robert Vitale THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH <!-- end creation date --> <!-- aligning image and caption--> Mayor Michael B. Coleman declared the end of Cowtown ... read more » Read Article

Senator Howard Metzenbaum dies at 90
Wed, Mar 12, 2008
Former Sen. Howard Metzenbaum dies at 90 <!-- begin creation date --> Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:37 PM <!-- end creation date --> Associated Press ... read more » Read Article

Rep. Stewart introducing gay-rights bill
Tue, Mar 11, 2008
Ohio legislators ponder gay-rights bill Tuesday, March 11, 2008 12:12 PM COLUMBUS (AP) — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers says a bill prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation has its best chance of passage this year. A small but growing coalition of legislators say they intend to lobby strongly for a ... read more » Read Article

Ex-Lobbyist Stivers doesn't like his past
Tue, Mar 11, 2008
Apparently, Stivers doesn't realize that all lobbyists work in 'government relations'. Stivers rejects label of 'ex-lobbyist' Tuesday, March 11, 2008 3:16 AM By James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH <!-- end creation date --> <!-- aligning image and caption--> <!-- /ptr --> If "lobbyist" ... read more » Read Article

Career Lobbyist Steve Stivers Thinks Ohioans' Concerns About the Economy are "Weird"

Thu, Mar 6, 2008

Career Lobbyist Steve Stivers Thinks Ohioans' Concerns About the Economy are "Weird"

Republican congressional candidate Steve Stivers provided Ohioans with a unique insight into his thinking this week when he dismissed their concerns about jobs and the economy as "weird." "It's weird,"

An apology about the late night phone calls
Tue, Mar 4, 2008
The FCDP would like to apologize for the recorded phone messages that many families received last night. It was caused by a system malfunction from our phone vendor. We are sorry for the inconvenience it caused so many. Below is a statement from our phone vendor. From: Tim Burga, Chief of ... read more »