http://news.yahoo.com/local/Columbus/5147 Yahoo! Local News - The Columbus Dispatch en-us In recent years, it seems like the holiday season starts Nov. 1. You're still munching on candy corn, and everywhere you turn, wreaths, lights and decorations already are up and radio stations are playing Christmas music. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15o771bl3/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FREVIEWx_Rockettes_show_kicks_holiday_cheer_into_gear_.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/REVIEWx_Rockettes_show_kicks_holiday_cheer_into_gear_.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:07:40 +0000 The Logan Elm school district is in need of a new superintendent, after their current leader announced she's retiring. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15tg7kc6c/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FLogan-Elm-school-district-searching-for-new-superintendent.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Logan-Elm-school-district-searching-for-new-superintendent.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:23:00 +0000 Columbus has scheduled nine public hearings to discuss the 2010 city budget. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15so3i2rt/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FColumbus-schedules-public-hearings-to-discuss-city-budget.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Columbus-schedules-public-hearings-to-discuss-city-budget.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:22:50 +0000 Police say they are no closer to solving the death of Robert Phipps, who died from injuries he received in a fight one year ago this week. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=1581au9s1/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FSlaying-remains-unsolved-a-year-later.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Slaying-remains-unsolved-a-year-later.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:22:40 +0000 Computer hackers wormed their way into information for the Tip Top restaurant, Downtown, stealing the credit card numbers from numerous restaurant patrons. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15idhjj8i/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FHackers-steal-credit-card-numbers-at-restaurant.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Hackers-steal-credit-card-numbers-at-restaurant.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:07:40 +0000 A pair of companies accused of bilking 8,000 Ohio senior citizens out of millions of dollars will not get another chance to argue their case before the Ohio Supreme Court. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=14vgf7aj6/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Famerican-family-no-rehearing.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/american-family-no-rehearing.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:37:50 +0000 A baby boy who was found not breathing Tuesday night in a bathtub at a Far East Side apartment has died. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=157kpllgp/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fbaby-boy-dies-after-bathtub-incident.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/baby-boy-dies-after-bathtub-incident.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:37:40 +0000 American Municipal Power has abandoned plans to build a coal-fired power plant along the Ohio River in Meigs County. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=154dbaogv/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FCompany-abandons-coal-power-plant.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Company-abandons-coal-power-plant.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:07:40 +0000 Former football star Chris Spielman will be back on the radio today for the first time since his wife's death last Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=14vv8iutq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fchris-spielman-back-on_radio.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/chris-spielman-back-on_radio.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:52:40 +0000 AP videos require Macromedia Flash Player 7 and Windows Media Player 10. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=14fb1cj2t/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Foffbeatindex.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/offbeatindex.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:22:40 +0000 Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner hired two former employees of her U.S. Senate campaign to work in her state office in the past several months, saying they no longer are involved in her campaign. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15cm9qd2o/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fbrunner_hires.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVEF.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/brunner_hires.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVEF.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:22:51 +0000 As they make their way home with arms full of books and laundry, college students might or might not arrive with protection against the H1N1 virus. Some schools have started vaccinating and others haven't yet been able to host on-campus vaccine clinics but hope to do so soon. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15bvglg6o/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fcollegeshots.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVED.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/collegeshots.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVED.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:22:40 +0000 State rail officials are considering some innovation with their plan to extend passenger rail service through Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Cincinnati. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=14vfebmh7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Frail-panel-wants-diesel-cars.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/rail-panel-wants-diesel-cars.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:11:05 +0000 A banker rumored to be a top candidate to become the next U.S. Treasury secretary came to Columbus yesterday with words of encouragement: The economy will be OK. Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, said there is only a 5 percent to 10 percent chance that the economy will get worse in the short term, adding that the key to recovery is confidence. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15bf5uuc2/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FDIMON_SPEAKS.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFQ01B.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/DIMON_SPEAKS.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFQ01B.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:53:10 +0000 Thanksgiving closings On Thursday, Thanksgiving Day: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15rabivq7/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fthanksgiving_closings_for_we.ART_ART_11-25-09_B4_VEFQ051.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/thanksgiving_closings_for_we.ART_ART_11-25-09_B4_VEFQ051.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:52:40 +0000 Ohio bird a champion breeder http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15o3v6obo/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FCentral_Ohio.1.MetroSt_F.ART1_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFQ0F6.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/Central_Ohio.1.MetroSt_F.ART1_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFQ0F6.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:44 +0000 Into the sanctuary of Trinity United Methodist Church in Marble Cliff, the pinks came in legion to bid Stefanie Spielman adieu. On shirts and shawls and scarves and skirts and in hues from pale to bright, pink was the color of courage yesterday. The men among the mourners wore it with reserve -- a touch of pearl pink on their neckties. The women wore it confident in the knowledge that, yesterday ... http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=155ui4nsq/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FMIKE25.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVDH.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/MIKE25.ART_ART_11-25-09_B1_NPFPVDH.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:31 +0000 In less than two weeks, tens of thousands of license plates could be flagged as invalid in police computers. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=155mhlv0u/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fplates.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFQ01D.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/plates.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFQ01D.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:21 +0000 About 110,000 central Ohio customers of American Electric Power soon will have advanced-technology meters, giving them the ability to track when they use the most power and thus reduce their electricity bills. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=159aitf74/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2FENERGY_BUX.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFPVNQ.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/ENERGY_BUX.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFPVNQ.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:11 +0000 On Thanksgiving Day, while giving thanks for a perfect meal, more than one central Ohioan will be thinking back on past gatherings that were far from that. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/local/Columbus/The_Columbus_Dispatch/SIG=15e55i4ok/**http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dispatch.com%2Flive%2Fcontent%2Flocal_news%2Fstories%2F2009%2F11%2F25%2Fturkey_disaster.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFPVNM.html%3Ftype%3Drss%26cat%3D%26sid%3D101 http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/11/25/turkey_disaster.ART_ART_11-25-09_A1_2GFPVNM.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:39:01 +0000 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:07:40 +0000