From NBC 4 Columbus:
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Randy Pepper is a City of Columbus employee, with a litany of OVI convictions on his driving record. But despite those convictions, he had a valid driver’s license when he was hired by the city — and is allowed to drive city vehicles.
In fact, Pepper was driving a city [...]

From the AP:
UNDATED (AP) — Ohio cities are disappointed with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling striking down a ban on handguns in Washington, D.C.
The high court said Americans have a right to keep guns at home for self-defense.
A spokesman for Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman says the decision will keep cities from taking steps necessary to [...]

Maybe instead of Mike Coleman expanding public transportation in Columbus with streetcars, he should focus more on law enforcement?
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Read this article from The Dispatch, which shows the serious fiscal problems Columbus’ government, under Democrat leadership, is facing. Look at who the spokesman for Mayor Coleman is:
A stagnant economy and rising costs have put Columbus in a $75 million hole that has officials considering charging for trash pickup in 2009.[...]
Coleman, who opposed a trash [...]

The Dispatch reports that Dan Williamson of The Columbus Other Paper is joining the staff of a mayor who has had so many affairs that he would make Marc Dann blush:

Mike Brown, the mouthpiece for Mayor Michael B. Coleman since his first day in office, is taking a new job behind the scenes at City [...]