by Jim Heath | Oct 2, 2018 | 2018, Democrats, Headlines
Former President Obama has endorsed Rachel Crooks, who has accused Donald Trump of kissing her without consent, for a state house seat. Crooks, 35, burst onto the national political scene in 2016 when she accused Trump of forcibly kissing her in an elevator when she...
by Jim Heath | Sep 30, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines
The conservative Columbus Dispatch has endorsed Richard Cordray, the Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio. Our choice is in some ways a departure from past practice, and in some ways it is not. True, it is rare for this newspaper to favor a Democrat over a...
by Jim Heath | Sep 21, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Commentary, Headlines
The two major candidates for Governor of Ohio, a powerhouse battleground state that has sent eight men to the White House, spent an hour debating each other Wednesday night in Dayton. Amazingly, neither Richard Cordray, the Democratic nominee, or Mike DeWine, the...
by Jim Heath | Sep 15, 2018 | 2018, Battlegrounds, Headlines, Trump
When you think of Ohio, the Buckeyes, Neil Armstrong, the Wright Brothers, eight U.S. Presidents and billionaire Les Wexner all come to mind. Wexner, L Brands Founder and CEO, has been the wealthiest Republican supporter in the battleground state for decades....
by Jim Heath | Aug 26, 2018 | Documentaries, Interviews
I grew up in Arizona and met John McCain for the first time as a teenager. When I went into broadcast journalism, I had no idea our paths would not only cross in Arizona, but South Carolina and Ohio too. Here’s a sample of my time with John McCain and my...