Last resort
Dog shelters stuck with problem long ignored by lawmakers
Monday October 29, 2012 5:26 AM
Columbus Dispatch
Hands down, the worst job in any dog shelter doesn’t involve a scoop and a bag; it requires a needle, or a gas chamber.
“We hate putting dogs to sleep down here. We hate it, we hate it, we hate it,” Bill Click, the dog warden of Lawrence County, told The Dispatch.
His southeastern Ohio shelter led the state in kill rates. For those stuck with the job, euthanasia is heartbreaking. It’s also a matter of luck for strays and surrendered dogs: A Dispatch analysis found rates varied widely among county-run shelters: Lawrence County euthanized 81 percent of its shelter dogs last year, while northeastern Carroll County put down just 1 percent. Statewide, the average is 30 percent.
Return William Batchelder to head of the House: Sun News endorsement
Published: Friday, October 26, 2012, 7:22 PM Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 7:22 PM
It’s a safe bet that no one in the Ohio House of Representatives — or anywhere else around Columbus — knows state politics better than William G. Batchelder.
The current speaker of the House, who is seeking re-election as representative for the 69th District, has an in-depth sense of where the state has been that none of his colleagues can match, courtesy of term limits. Batchelder, 69, has 35 non-consecutive years of service in the House, including a 30-year stint which ranged from 1968-98.
Does it make him a perfect lawmaker? Absolutely not. Does it offer him an advantage when it comes to Statehouse politics which frequently take tricky turns based on geographical, as well as political, lines? Clearly.
Is it experience and insight which voters should consider when making their decision in November? Obviously. It’s among the main reasons why Batchelder should be elected to another two-year term — his final, according to the state-mandated limits.
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