Posted by Jeremiah Arn on October 24th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, press releases, the race, transparency | Tagged as Attorney General, campaign contributions, campaign finance, Cordray, Dayton Daily News, Democrat, Montford Will, Ohio, pay-to-play, special counsel, Wachovia
COLUMBUS, OHIO - Independent candidate for Attorney General Robert Owens is publicly calling on his Democratic Party opponent to return ALL campaign contributions from a bank executive who was given more than $6 billion in state investments to manage. In two public debates this week, Owens strongly criticized attorney general candidate Rich Cordray for attempting [...]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on August 30th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting crime, gun rights, letter to the editor | Tagged as Attorney General, Castle doctrine, Independent, Marc Dann, Ohio, OPOTA, Peace Officer, Robert Owens
This letter was sent to Ohio’s 8 major daily newspapers: Akron Beacon Journal, Canton Repository, Cincinnati Enquirer, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, Dayton Daily News, Toledo Blade, and Youngstown Vindicator.
To the Editor:
Tomi Dorris, executive director of the Ohio Police Officers Training Academy, must go.
On August 14, Columbus Dispatch reporter James Nash described how Dorris got [...]
Posted by Jeremiah Arn on August 11th, 2008 | Categorized as fighting corruption, fighting crime, media coverage, protecting consumers, the race | Tagged as Cordray, Crites, fight corruption, Independent, mortgage lender, Ohio, Robert Owens, small business
The Cleveland Plain Dealer published a brief introductory piece on the three attorney general candidates this weekend.
One particular irony is the section header that reads “Front-runner focuses on protecting consumers,” in reference to Cordray. Five paragraphs below the headline is the stark fact that “last month, he reported raising an impressive $1.9 million for his [...]