The Ohio Connection

State of Ohio Home Page: The primo site linking you to all of state government. Includes the governor's home page and links to the Ohio House, Senate, and the Supreme Court.

Ohio State Agency Contact Information: Contact information for all state agencies and links to their websites.

Ohio State Employee Phone Directory: Everybody needs to bother someone in government some time.

JLEC Lobbying Agent & Employee Search: Search for legislative agents and executive agency lobbyists registered in Ohio and their employers.

Ohio Lobbying Association: The Ohio Lobbying Association (OLA), a non-profit corporation established in 1989, is dedicated to providing educational programs and communication opportunities for lobbyists

Ohio Revised Code: One of the best additions to the web for Ohioans. Hats off to whoever suggested this.

Ohio Newspapers: Not all of them, but all that have a web site. If you can't find your favorite local paper here, call the editor and tell them to build a web site.

Ohio Schools: Does your neighborhood school have a web site? If it does, you'll find it here.

Ohio Public Information Library Network: Known by the acronym OPLIN, it is Ohio's premier on-line library system.

Ohio Weather: To help you decide whether you need an umbrella today or sunscreen.

Ohio Travel: The link to Ohio's Division of Travel and Tourism.

Ohio Public Broadcasting Stations: We just love PBS. Doesn't everyone?

Ohio Lodging: Looking for that romantic getaway or just a place to grab some shuteye? Look here for Ohio lodging.

Ohio Arts Calendar: To put a little culture in your life, click here. A site maintained by an Ohio art alliance.

Ohio Civil War History: A wonderful history site, whether you are a Civil War buff or not.

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Ohio House Districts: A nice map that shows you what House District you live in. (requires adobe reader)

Ohio Senate Districts: Likewise for the Ohio Senate (requires adobe reader)

Ohio Judicial Structure: How to tell a municipal court from a basketball court.

State Government Organizational Chart: Okay, the governor's boss. Who's next in line?

How a Bill Becomes Law Chart: It doesn't really look like sausage. Click here to see how it's done.

Ohio Census Data (clickable county maps): A great site for easy read census data for all 88 counties. Just click one.

Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District Maps: Just in case you can't wait to tell friends what ODOT District you live in.

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Akron: It used to be the rubber city, but now it bills itself as a global leader in polymer and plastics production and R&D.

Cincinnati: The Queen City and a great place for a weekend getaway.

Cleveland: Root for the Browns or visit the Jake and chear on the Tribe.

Cuyahoga County: Cleveland lives here ... or is it the other way around?

Columbus: Home to the only metal whistle factory in the country. Incidentally, we have our offices here. Come see us.

Dayton: Home of Wright Patterson Air Force Base and the Air Force Museum.

Toledo: Jeeps, Mudhens and Tony Packo's... it just doesn't get any better than this.

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Thomas Legislative Directory: If you want to know about the federal government, you simply must click here.

The Library of Congress: It's the Library of Congress. What else can we say?

The White House: It's that big house on Pennsylvania Avenue. Now, what's the name of that guy who lives there?

IRS Tax Forms: Pass the Form 1040, please.

National Archives and Records Administration Online Exhibit Hall: View documents and objects, and hear audio from pivotal and notable events in American history.

Fedstats: Statistics and information from more than 70 federal agencies.

National Security Archive: Collects and publishes declassified documents, culled from U.S. government and intelligence sources.

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The Washington Post: A day without the Post is a day without sunshine.

The Wall Street Journel (subscription): They make you pay, but if you are reading the WSJ daily anyway, you can probably afford it.

The New York Times (subscription): The mother of all American newspapers ... but they want your money, too.

USA Today: They called it McNewspaper in the early days. But it gets a lot of readership.

Time Magazine Daily: We actually like the Time Daily format. A nice website.

Los Angeles Times: A little West Coast perspective to start your day.

U.S. News & World Report: A venerable news mag with a venerable web site.

Washington Times: For those who don't want to read the left-wing, pinko Post.

Newsday: America's scrappiest newspaper.

Philadelphia Inquirer: From the City of Brotherly Love. That theme needs some gender-bias reflection.

Dallas Morning News: One of the country's finest newspapers. It's bigger than Texas.

Christian Science Monitor: Only our most sophisticated friends read CSM. Maybe the best written paper in America. Yes, even better than the Times.

Chicago Tribune: From the windy city and a newspaper to match.

Detroit Free Press: Check out what's happening in Motor City.

Boston Globe: Beantown's main rag. Okay for an occasional read, but we wouldn't beg for home delivery.

Detroit News: A newspaper that has never been given due respect.

San Francisco Examiner: You'll leave your heart here if you read some of the fine columnists at the Examiner.

The Onion: Satirical weekly newspaper from Wisconsin.

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ABC.com: Is it Jennings or Brokaw? We can never keep that straight.

NBC.com: Ditto the last.

MSNBC.com: Someone simply must get Bill Gates under control. He can't own everything. Or can he?

CBS.com: We know the answer here: Rather. But we'd rather watch Jennings or Brokaw.

CNN.com: These folks really know how to cover a war.

ESPNET: Batter up!

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Politics and Ohio Politics

Ohio Democratic Party: This is where Ohio Democratic Party Chairman Chris Redfern lives.

Ohio Republican Party: This is where Ohio GOP Chairman Bob Bennett lives.

Project Vote Smart: Everything you ever wanted to know about politics and didn't know where to click.

Congressional Quarterly: These folks cover Congress like a blanket.

The Gallup Poll:  Just how do middle age voters in Nebraska with aquariums really feel about Bill Clinton?

National Political Index: Here's its rival. We really like this site when our politics tank is low.

Kids Voting Ohio: Here's its rival. Educating young people to become good citizens and informed, lifelong voters.

American Newspeak: Is it p-o-t-a-t-o, or p-o-t-a-t-o-e? News blips and news slips.

Mother Jones: It's MOJO! This magazine hasn't changed its attitude since we wore our Nehru jacket to the prom.

The New Republic: For the politically sophisticated and genteel among us.

The Political Graveyard: Comprehensive database of where dead politicians are buried.

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Disney: For the little kid in all of us. But we still suffer the ageless Disney impoderable: If Goofy can talk, why can't Mickey's dog, Pluto?

Edmunds.com: Everything you need to know about buying a car. New car prices, used car values, reviews & more.

Travelocity: A great travel site. Reserve flights, book your hotel, and much more.

Expedia: Another great travel site.

Discovery Channel On Line: A NASA competitor. Clearly one of the top 10 sites on the web. Click here if you want to be mesmerized.

The Golfweb: FORE! For those of us who daydream about a walk down No. 18 at Augusta.

Mr. Showbiz: Click here for a trip to Tinseltown.

The Louvre: The greatest art in the world right at your fingertips. Click here to take your breath away. The English version.

Tongue Twisters: Who comes up with these things? Peter Piper picked a peck, etc.

Famous Birthdays: Angela Landsbury shares my birthday. Who shares yours?

Dumb Laws: Just what it says.

Britannica.com: Access to the full contents of the encyclopedia, as well as news and links.

How Stuff Works: A series of articles that explores the workings of devices from cell phones to refrigerators, and explains the principles behind things such as helium and pi.

Windows to the Universe: User-friendly learning system on the earth and space sciences for use by the general public. Developed by NASA.

Last Word: Why is the sky blue? Why does hair turn grey? Answers to readers' questions from the column in New Scientist magazine.

Stephen Hawking's Universe: Explores such questions as,"where do we come from? How did the universe begin? Why is the universe the way it is? How will it end?"

World's Largest Roadside Attractions: Collection of more than 100 roadside attractions which claim the distinction of being the "world's largest" something.