Posted in Across Ohio, Ohio, tagged Buckeye State, Ohio, Ohio Facts, Ohio trivia on December 17, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Since readers are enthralled with learning about Ohio, here’s another list of firsts for the Buckeye state to go along with this earlier post. For even more information about the Buckeye state to help anyone prepare to be a Jeopardy contestant, see Categories > Ohio in the sidebar.
Public Services
First traffic light in the U.S. (Cleveland, [...]
Posted in Across Ohio, Ohio, Sports, tagged Bevo Francis, Ohio, Ohio Businesses, Ohio Celebrities, Ohio Champions, Ohio Festivals, Ohio Information, Ohio Sports on January 19, 2009 | 12 Comments »
This past spring the mind behind The Karmic Boomerang contact me, along with other Ohioans, to provide information about Ohio for his feature. Regretfully, I was knee-deep in a project and didn’t respond. Good karma suggests that I write a feature supporting his efforts; not duplicating, but adding too his original post.
College Sports
Ohio has 8 FCS [...]
Posted in Across Ohio, Miscellaneous, Ohio, tagged Delta Queen, Majestic America Lines, Ohio River, Save the Queen on January 13, 2009 | 8 Comments »
I grew up in a small town shaped like a shoestring as it nestled between the sandstone hills and a sweeping bend on the Ohio River. It’s a picturesque town, especially from the river or the other side. I saw the river everyday, knew its serenity and playful nature, as well as the flood waters that [...]
Posted in Across Ohio, Cincinnati, Ohio, Sports, tagged Battle of Ohio, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, NFL, Paul Brown, Sam Wyche on December 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
The Cincinnati Bengals and the Cleveland Browns meet today for the 71st time in the NFL version of The Battle of Ohio. These two rivals first started playing in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL merger. For those who don’t recall those days, in order to balance the number of teams in the two conferences, [...]
