Sunday, May 18, 2008

News from Central Ohio

Republican candidate for Ohio's 15th congressional district, Steve Stivers, a former bank lobbyist, is receiving lots of love and contributions from people associated with banks, insurance companies, large corporations, and PACs. Here is the list of some of Stivers' biggest contributors as provided by Open Secrets:

Limited Brands$16,900
Freedom Project$10,000
National Auto Dealers Assn$10,000
Nationwide$10,000
Worthington Industries$9,600
Vorys, Sater et al$9,250
Crown Equipment$9,200
American Dental Assn$9,000
Buckeye PAC$7,500
Huntington Bancshares$7,300
JPMorgan Chase & Co$6,500
National City Corp$5,500
American Electric Power$5,400
American Medical Assn$5,250
Ashland Inc$5,250
Nationwide Childrens Hospital$5,050
21st Century PAC$5,000
Abbott Laboratories$5,000
American Bankers Assn$5,000
American Society of Anesthesiologists$5,000
Associated Builders & Contractors$5,000
AT&T Inc$5,000
Bank of America$5,000
Cmte for the Preservation of Capitalism$5,000
Every Republican is Crucial PAC$5,000
Hartford Financial Services$5,000
International Franchise Assn$5,000
Koch Industries$5,000
Liberty Mutual Insurance$5,000
Loews Corp$5,000
Majority Initiative-Keep Electing Repubs$5,000
National Assn of Realtors$5,000
National Beer Wholesalers Assn$5,000
National Restaurant Assn$5,000
Natl Assn/Insurance & Financial Advisors$5,000
Ohio Farmers Insurance Co$5,000
Ohio's 17 Star PAC$5,000
People for Enterprise/Trade/Econ Growth$5,000
RED PAC$5,000
Rely on Your Beliefs$5,000
Republican Main Street Partnership$5,000
Reynolds American$5,000
Scotts Miracle-Gro$5,000
United Parcel Service$5,000
Wendy's$5,000

>News about Lima Company---
WBNS-TV:

Some Marine reservists from Columbus-based Lima Company are returning to war....


...They will receive training in California over the summer before heading to Iraq in the fall. It’s an opportunity that gives many marines mixed feelings....
...The 5 Lima company marines will augment a unit out of New York. They’ll be training in California for four months before mobilizing to Iraq for a seven month tour of duty.
Lima Company suffered the highest loss of life of an American military unit to have served in Iraq. Three years ago, 23 of the company's Marines were killed during their tour of duty.