An excerpt from Blue88.org, 7/8/05: Wonder who will be next?

The Culture of Corruption Runs Deep in Ohio

(July 8, 2005) The culture of corruption runs deep in Ohio. As the Columbus Dispatch reports, the cesspool that is Ohio politics has seeped into every level of government. The list of scandals continues to grow and is worth quoting in full:

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• Former State Teachers Retirement System board member Hazel Sidaway, 61, of Canton, was charged last month with seven ethics-law violations accusing her of receiving free meals, gifts, travel and outings from businesses and people doing business with her agency. Dozens of other board and staff members of the State Teachers Retirement System could be charged in coming months on similar allegations, officials said. [Note: One charge against Ms. Sidaway, also a former OEA executive committee member, was dropped during her April 2006 trial in Columbus.]