Randy Ludlow
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Randy Ludlow
@RandyLudlow
Retired senior reporter @DispatchAlerts
/ journalist since 1971 / muckraker / @IndyCar, #CBJ fan [email protected]
Federal judge rules Ohio must permit multiple ballot drop boxes instead of restricting them to one per county. Details coming at- GM Lordstown reportedly closing with loss of 2,500 jobs. @realDonaldTrump told the Mahoning Valley last year: The area's jobs "are all coming back. They’re all coming back. ... We’re going to fill up those factories or rip them down and build new ones." dispatch.com/news/20170726/…
- Today is a wrap on 50 years of daily journalism. What a long, strange (and wonderful) trip it's been. Thanks for reading and following along. Remember, #journalismmatters. Indulge me a few memories. Be well, friends. -- 30 --
- Friends: After nearly 50 years in journalism, I will be retiring from @DispatchAlerts early next month. What a ride. When you're old enough for a COVID-19 vax ... I plan to continue reporting in retirement. Be well.
- Two more "no" nails in the coffin of Issue 1. (No, I didn't vote twice. Debbie joined me.) Join us with a "no" of your own on this undemocratic monstrosity.
- Ohio Gov. @MikeDeWine's decision not to debate his rival is part of a trend threatening our democracy, the USA TODAY Network Ohio editorial boards write.
- It's called accountability, Rep. Schmidt. All lawmakers should answer questions about the laws they seek to foist on Ohioans. Running away is an abdication of your responsibility.Rep. Jean Schmidt, who introduced HB 616, just ran away from the press. @SpectrumNews1OH
00:00 - I was a bit down one day by attacks on my accurate reporting. It got back to @JohnKasich. He called me. Don't let them get you down, Randy, he said. Keep your head up. We need what you and all journalists do.
00:00 - Multiple sources confirm to Dispatch: Larry Householder, Matt Borges, Neil Clark, Juan Cespedes, Jeff Longstreth arrested. All have apparent ties to House Bill 6/FirstEnergy Solutions nuke plant bailout. dispatch.com/news/ohio-offi…
- So, Ohio's chief elections officer endorses a man who tried to overthrow a fair and legitimate election and who is likely to be indicted for election crimes?Proud to endorse President @realDonaldTrump. Looking forward to working with him in the US Senate to undo the damage Biden-Brown policies have done to our country.
- Empty podium at Capital U as Green Party's Jill Stein mistakenly flies to Cincy rather than Columbus.
