FROM
THE NEWSROOM AT WJER AM-1450
FOR
FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, THE 130TH DAY OF 2008
LOCAL:
Papa John’s cheap
pizza deal Thursday left a sour taste for some people who missed out on the
promotion. The chain sold 23-cent
pizzas in Ohio
in honor of Cleveland basketball star LeBron James’ jersey number.
However the New Philadelphia
and Uhrichsville locations ran out of dough by mid afternoon. Some would-be customers handled the news
better than others after being told they arrived too late. Traffic still poured
into the lots hours after the shops closed.
Tuscarawas County
Commissioner Chris Abbuhl is leading the way to improving the environment while
fending off high gasoline prices. Abbuhl serves on a statewide task force
seeking alternative transportation methods, including rail, river routes and
encouraging individuals to ride their bikes to work. He says his subcommittee
will define a way for companies to pay for the changeover and will meet weekly,
but the task force itself will attempt to form a plan by the fall.
STATE:
A Carrollton
state representative will help determine how the Ohio legislature will handle the impeachment
process of Attorney General Marc Dann.
Mark Okey is one of three Ohio House Democrats who are also lawyers.
Okey says it’s been more than 200 years since an Ohio elected official was impeached and the
state constitution is too vague in defining an impeachable offense. The last
similar rules relevant to the case date back to 1912.
The
National Weather Service says funnel clouds and tornadoes were reported
yesterday in western Ohio
as thundershowers moved through the area. A tornado confirmed in Clinton County caused minor damage to trees and
trailers, but there was no serious damage.
NATIONAL:
Myanmar's military government is thanking
the international community for its cyclone relief assistance. But it's
refusing to let foreign workers in to deliver it. One plane carrying relief aid
was turned away because it had a search-and-rescue team and reporters on board.
President
Bush is threatening a veto of a Democratic plan to help struggling homeowners.
Congressional Republicans denounce the $300 billion effort as a bailout. The
proposal cleared the House Thursday.