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Friday, May 16, 2008

Topics: Environment, Politics, Other
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Roundtable: Mark Naymik, politics reporter, The Plain Dealer; Bob Dyer, columnist, Akron Beacon Journal; Mike Roberts, freelance journalist.

Attorney General Resigns: Marc Dann stepped down this week after less than two years as the state’s top attorney. Dann resigned as agents of the state Inspector General searched his office, removing computers and files and as the Ohio House prepared to send impeachment articles to the Ohio Senate. The pressure built in the wake of sexual harassment charges against a top aide and Dann’s admission that he had an affair with a younger subordinate. Voters will elect a new Attorney General in November.

Recorder’s Woes: Cuyahoga County recorder Pat O’Malley appears to be at the end of his career as a public servant. O’Malley pleaded guilty to a federal obscenity charge in an Akron federal courtroom Thursday afternoon; he also resigned his county job. Recently, the former recorder was the target of a Plain Dealer investigation of patronage hiring in his office.

Retool County Government: Cuyahoga County Commissioner Tim Hagan this week called for restructuring county government. Hagan says a streamlined government would run more efficiently and save money. He wants to combine the operations of some offices and do away with direct elections for some officials. The change would require approval by state lawmakers and the county’s voters. Only Summit County currently has a charter form of county government.

Polar Bears: The U.S. government has added polar bears to its list of protected species. It’s an indication the government believes the polar bear is in danger of extinction. Animals on the list are protected from hunting and other exploitation, but oil companies fear environmentalists will use the listing as a tool to fight development such as oil and gas drilling in the bears’ habitat.

Newsmaker: Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Council member, Ward 15. Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood is home to the city’s newest walking and biking trail, the Treadway Creek Greenway. The trail covers about two-thirds of a mile from Harmody Park to a point near the Cuyahoga River, where it connects with the Towpath Trail. The trail cuts though one of the few remaining Cuyahoga ravines not altered by urban re-landscaping. City and neighborhood leaders formally opened the trail this week.

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