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am blessed with common sense. — Bill Moss’ first sentence explaining why he was qualified to be on the Columbus Board of Education, in response to a 1977 Dispatch candidate questionnaire Bill Moss — quick-witted showman, fiery orator and advocate for the disenfranchised — was a force on the Columbus school board for almost three decades. He died yesterday at Riverside Methodist Hospital. He was 69. Moss was being treated for a stroke he suffered last month while driving through Pennsylvania with his wife, Ruth, to attend her college alumni conference on the East Coast, his son Loren Moss said....

What’s happened since a girl reported being sexually assaulted by two boys at Mifflin High School in March: The school : Walnut Ridge Principal Laura Commodore-Young has taken over at Mifflin as well, and she is aided by three assistant principals. The former principal : Regina Crenshaw is fighting the decision to fire her. Her appeal begins Thursday. The former assistant principals : Vincent Clarno, Suzie Retterer-Helfrich and Richard Watson each were suspended without pay for 10 days and since have been assigned to posts where they won’t have contact with students. The suspects : Prosecutor Ron O’Brien said charges...

Mayor Michael B. Coleman received national exposure as a Democratic candidate for governor on shock-jock radio Wednesday. It’s a venue he would have preferred to avoid, the mayor admitted later. "It didn’t end up well." But Coleman said he "just couldn’t bite my tongue" any longer after what he characterized as three days of bullying and "blasting the city" by conservative talk-radio host Glenn Beck. Even though Coleman was less than his rhetorical best during the chaotic eight-minute exchange with Beck, he said, "I’ll never be regretful of standing up to those who are not telling the truth, who misrepresent...

During the 4:30 P.M. news report this afternoon, WTVN-AM had an exclusive comment from the mother of the young female rape victim at Mifflin High School in Columbus. There is no link on WTVN's website... www.610wtvn.com The mother is angry at Mayor Coleman for his comments last night. She is thankful to Glenn Beck for exposing this. She believes that some local officials are obstructing. John Corby, the host currently on WTVN, is reporting that the Mayor's Office is accusing WTVN of being "right-wing." Former Mayor Buck Rinehart will be on soon. Former School Board Member Bill Moss (a true...