4/23/2013 12:00 AM
Will Kasich lead?
Editorials
Gov. John Kasich gets a chance beginning this week to revive his proposed biennial budget. It was eviscerated by the state House while the governor stood idly by. Now it goes to the Ohio Senate for debate. …

4/23/2013 12:00 AM
Criticism of Catholics a constant
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
An employee of a Catholic hospital is not prohibited from using contraceptives or abortion-inducing drugs (“Liberty for whom?”, editorial, April 1). Rather, the Catholic Church, which has viewed these practices as immoral or the murder of innocent life, should not be forced to pay for such drugs. …

4/22/2013 12:00 AM
Hinkles collect all things baseball
BY TOM WALTON BLADE COLUMNIST
If you collect autographed baseballs by the dozen, which I do, you might think you’re hot stuff in the collectibles field. Not me. I’m bush league compared to Lowell and Shirley Hinkle. They’ve got a couple thousand of them. …

4/22/2013 12:00 AM
Lawmakers heed public, not polls
Letters to the Editor
Your April 12 editorial “UTMC’s abortion cave-in” left a bad taste in my mouth. The Blade has lamented the passage of laws around the country that limit or erase a women’s access to abortion, or what you call “reproductive rights.” …

4/22/2013 12:00 AM
Nuclear deal
Editorials
The United States and South Korea are negotiating a new nuclear cooperation agreement that will have consequences for the conflict with North Korea, and for President Obama’s broader nonproliferation agenda. …

4/22/2013 12:00 AM
DeWine does double duty
Editorials
A sweepstakes parlor, or Internet café, gives away chances to win prizes with the use of Internet access. Ohio has more than 800 such mini-casinos. …

4/22/2013 12:00 AM
Love, thicker than blood
Editorials
The case is called Adoptive Couple vs. Baby Girl. It should be called Adoptive Couple vs. Deadbeat Dad. …