I would like to express my frustration regarding an issue that is before the Ohio House. This is an issue that all Ohioans need to make a priority, as it will have a drastic effect on our future. House Bill 119 threatens to pull the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG) from students seeking enrollment at a proprietary (for-profit) school. Currently OCOG is determined by financial need to students enrolling for a minimum of a two-year degree. Should HB 119 pass, students eligible for such funding will be denied the OCOG if they enroll in a school that is not state-funded. Since when does the government think it is their right to discriminate against citizens who would prefer to attend a school that is the best choice for them? Most students who attend proprietary schools are considered "non-traditional;" many are single parents, adults returning to the workforce or those who need to train for a new industry. Smaller, proprietary colleges offer a flexible, convenient, and less expensive alternative to reaching their educational and career goals.

I'm not sure what has prompted me to watch it. I really am, deep down, a good person who just made a mistake. I apologize for it. There, I said it. Yes, I'm a fan of the Don Imus Show. I try to catch what bits of it I can in the morning at home and then switch it on for the final hour while at work.

HIGHWAY PATROL Brian L. Kovach, 18, of 315 Peru-Olena Road, was cited for reasonable control Thursday on New State Road after his vehicle exited the roadway and struck a mailbox and stone wall. He was taken to Fisher-Titus Medical Center by North Central EMS where he was treated and released.

NEW LONDON Several area organizations have teamed up to offer free computer classes at the New London Public Library. The SEO Mobile Internet Training Lab provides a state-of-the-art classroom on wheels complete with ten networked PC's, a digital projector and a networked printer. SEO is a branch of the State Library of Ohio and provides the computer lab to public libraries for use in offering on-site training.

CLEVELAND The late reappearance of snowy winter weather is taxing Ohio's honeybee population, already struggling with a lack of food storage and an ailment that has killed off tens of thousands of honeybee colonies in 24 states. Northern Ohio hasn't experienced a real shortage yet, but if things continue as they are, there could be a problem here in pollinating next season's crop, Ohio State Extension agriculture agent Mike Gastier said.

Embattled Huron County Director of Job and Family Services Erich Dumbeck resigned today, effective June 1. "I just felt it was time for a change, time to do something different,' he told the Reflector today.

APRIL 10, 1927 The top stories in the Norwalk Reflector-Herald on this date 80 years ago:

NEW LONDON James Renner, author of "Amy: My Search for Her Killer" will speak at the New London Library from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Ten-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was abducted from a public plaza in Bay Village in 1989, and her body was found four months later in a field in Ruggles Township in Ashland County, only a few miles from New London.

HIGHWAY PATROL Matthew J. Rennert, 18, of 1405 Ohio 18, was cited for reasonable control Saturday on Townline Road 51 after his vehicle exited the roadway, struck a barrel plate and field and then overturned. Rennert was taken to Fisher-Titus Medical Center by North Central EMS.

Norwalk believes it is most important to conduct stem-cell research, by a margin of more than 30 points, according to an online poll conducted by the Reflector. Sixty-two percent favored the research, while 30 percent said it is more important not to destroy human embryos. Eight percent said they didn't know.