• Rory Ryan 5 March 2014

    Vacation and its consequences

    It absolutely never fails. I slip away for a few days of R&R for RR and all Hades breaks loose. In August 2005, it was Hurricane Katrina. Three years ago, it was a devastating tsunami in Japan. Another year it was a major earthquake in Haiti. This year, I go undercover for four days at Daytona Beach and the Russians invade Ukraine (again). To invoke the words of P.J. O'Rourke: "May bad news follow you around."
  • Rory Ryan 24 February 2014
    Bring on the FCC
    At the end of one week, the Federal agent assigned to our sports editor would – in all likelihood – crawl crying back to Washington begging for his undemanding, high-paid and absolutely pointless job with the federal bureaucracy.
  • Rory Ryan 24 February 2014
    Bring on the FCC
    At the end of one week, the Federal agent assigned to our sports editor would – in all likelihood – crawl crying back to Washington begging for his undemanding, high-paid and absolutely pointless job with the federal bureaucracy.
  • Rory Ryan 17 February 2014
    Political poll includes two prominent Ohioans
    It's long been my standard practice when responding to these political polls, that I rotate each answer based on the most liberal perspective, followed by the most conservative reply. I like to think this adds to the polling's margin of error. We all should do our part, to be sure.
  • Rory Ryan 17 February 2014
    Political poll includes two prominent Ohioans
    It's long been my standard practice when responding to these political polls, that I rotate each answer based on the most liberal perspective, followed by the most conservative reply. I like to think this adds to the polling's margin of error. We all should do our part, to be sure.
  • Rory Ryan 9 February 2014
    Interesting, if divisive, days for the Ohio GOP
    Lastly, it also would be most professional if the local GOP would refrain from political endorsements in the May 6 primary. After all, as everyone knows, your candidates of choice already have a leg up, don't they?
  • Rory Ryan 9 February 2014
    Interesting, if divisive, days for the Ohio GOP
    Lastly, it also would be most professional if the local GOP would refrain from political endorsements in the May 6 primary. After all, as everyone knows, your candidates of choice already have a leg up, don't they?
  • Rory Ryan 5 February 2014
    Winter: No retreat, no surrender
    As a card-carrying RidgeRunner, I do not know the meaning of the word "quit." Well, technically, I do know what the word means. But you get my point.
  • Rory Ryan 5 February 2014
    Winter: No retreat, no surrender
    As a card-carrying RidgeRunner, I do not know the meaning of the word "quit." Well, technically, I do know what the word means. But you get my point.
  • Rory Ryan 5 February 2014
    Winter: No retreat, no surrender
    As a card-carrying RidgeRunner, I do not know the meaning of the word "quit." Well, technically, I do know what the word means. But you get my point.
  • Rory Ryan 3 February 2014
    Liberals furious over Obama's threat of executive orders
    Many liberals, in recent responses to public criticism of Obama's executive order threat, are burning up the Internet in order to let me know how many times former liberal presidents like Bush I, Bush II, Nixon and Reagan (yes, even Reagan, my favorite president of the past 50 years, was a liberal on fiscal policy) signed executive orders.
  • Rory Ryan 3 February 2014
    Liberals furious over Obama's threat of executive orders
    Many liberals, in recent responses to public criticism of Obama's executive order threat, are burning up the Internet in order to let me know how many times former liberal presidents like Bush I, Bush II, Nixon and Reagan (yes, even Reagan, my favorite president of the past 50 years, was a liberal on fiscal policy) signed executive orders.
  • Rory Ryan 27 January 2014
    Lawyers, guns and money (in no particular order)
    I know of a number of local public officials who have concealed carry. Some of their spouses do as well. I doubt any of them would enjoy being part of such a database. (If any of them advise to the contrary, they are welcome to submit a letter to the editor.)
  • Rory Ryan 27 January 2014
    Lawyers, guns and money (in no particular order)
    I know of a number of local public officials who have concealed carry. Some of their spouses do as well. I doubt any of them would enjoy being part of such a database. (If any of them advise to the contrary, they are welcome to submit a letter to the editor.)
  • Rory Ryan 24 January 2014
    Network television can declare victory
    Without firing a shot, television has won. The perpetrators of this audio and visual medium have achieved their ultimate goal of mass manipulation.
  • Rory Ryan 24 January 2014
    Network television can declare victory
    Without firing a shot, television has won. The perpetrators of this audio and visual medium have achieved their ultimate goal of mass manipulation.
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