Biden Raises Costs for Homebuyers With Good Credit to Help Risky Borrowers

Ohio is now a border state - Mayor Adams Releases "The Road Forward," New Blueprint to Handle Asylum Seeker Crisis Moving Forward

Ohio to hold August election on the proposal to make it harder to amend the constitution

Transgender woman found not guilty of Public Indecency at Xenia YMCA

Ohio returns to its old tourism slogan, here's why

Shout out to Fort Hayes Career Center

Jordan Neely: Ex-Marine Daniel Penny to be charged over New York subway death

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Happy Cinco de Mayo! And it's graduation weekend.

Steve explains why alcohol impairs our common sense

Look up older episodes OVI 360

Drag racing in Columbus

Parking lot wars LT episode

The Dazzling Rise and Stunning Fall of Ohio State University President Kristina Johnson - 5/5/23 is her last day

Ohio has a new voter ID law for the May election.

House Joint Resolution 1 - Requiring 60% vote to approve any constitutional amendment

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Right From The Middle

From Adams County Ohio - Police sue rapper Afroman for using footage of home raid in his music videos. Ohio officers, who conducted a botched raid of rapper’s home, are suing for invasion of privacy and emotional distress.

Ohio ranked among top 4 states for Bigfoot sightings in new survey: See locations of the most recent reports

Our favorite dog names

College enrollments starting to stabilize locally and across U.S. after COVID, report says

What is Ohio's new minimum wage? Pay changes you need to know for 2023

Preliminary injunction on high-capacity magazines in Columbus, OH

Check out Munitions Podcast for more.

Ohio Ballot Board moves abortion amendment initiative forward - we talk about the language

Jerry Springer passes

And Norm's Nuggets.

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Amherst bus driver - Norm has the t-shirt - and the state school bus drivers.

The price of CDLs

White homeowner accused of shooting Black teen who went to the wrong house in Kansas City will face 2 felony charges, officials announced.

Elyria elementary school mom turns herself in after spraying school officials with mace.

Bragg v. Jordan

San Francisco wants extra $27M to pay police overtime, hire more officers and prosecutors

How marijuana could become legal in Ohio in 2023

Expect 2023 to be a bright year for meteor showers and supermoons, throughout central Ohio and beyond.

A grand jury in Ohio decided not to charge eight Akron police officers in the death of Jayland Walker.

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

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Copyright 2025 Common Sense Ohio

Biden looks to boost EV sales with plan to cut vehicle emissions

8 officers involved in shooting death of Jayland Walker return to work at Akron Police Department

William Husel claims ‘malicious prosecution’ in $20M lawsuit against Mount Carmel owner

Ohio's 988 suicide hotline is seeing a spike in calls. How is the state handling it?

Bragg v. Jordan

AG Yost Pushes Back on Federal Education Overreach

Ohio AG Yost suing 'sham' charity that took thousands meant for East Palestine residents

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Copyright 2025 Common Sense Ohio

Good Friday

Firearm responsibility from our deep talk about the Tennessee school shooting

22 Ohio school districts have staff members authorized to carry weapons on school grounds

Check out this episode of Munitions Podcast

Memphis women's basketball player pleads not guilty in assault case after appearing to punch BGSU player

VIDEO: Amherst schools investigate former bus driver after viral rant

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shuts down Pete Rose's apology, but won't weigh in on Hall of Fame bid

Put that phone down, new Ohio law starts April 4, and

Meet The New :30 – Visual Messages, Displayed During Station Programming

Ohio Minimum Wage Increase Initiative (2023)

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Copyright 2025 Common Sense Ohio

Hey guys - we go down a rabbit about possessive nouns. It's / its all good :)

But seriously,

Indictment of Trump

Is Ohio on its way to abolishing the death penalty?

Covenant School shooter was under care for emotional disorder and hid guns at home, police say

World Track And Field Body Restricts Transgender Women From Women’s Sports

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

The three amigos are back together.

Steve updates on his experience from his family's vacation in Mexico. We talk about Federales, cartels, local police, and the locals. And how our two countries look at freedoms much differently.

FTC banning non-competes - the states of CA, OK, ND are already there.

Too much government overreaching "taking care of us."

Where are we going as a society with AI?

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Steve's away, but we carry on.

Ohio zebra attack: What happened to cause animal to nearly bite man's arm off?

Officials from the city of Newark, New Jersey, have admitted that they were duped into becoming a “sister city” with a fake Hindu nation that claimed to exist off the coast of Ecuador.

Dayton, OH as well!

Ohio AG Dave Yost Sues Norfolk Southern Over ‘Entirely Avoidable’ Train Derailment

Ohio’s U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown and JD Vance are working together on legislation aimed at improving railway safety following the train derailment, in East Palestine, Ohio.

SVB Financial seeks bankruptcy protection for reorganization.

Ohio public employee pension funds lose more than $30 million in bank collapse. Ohio's State Teachers Retirement System took the biggest hit losing $27.2 million. But that's just 0.03% of its portfolio.

Ohio may prohibit employees at public universities, colleges from striking, and more.

Ohio speed limit could increase to 60 mph on all state routes, county roads, with exceptions. And the most dangerous highways in Ohio.

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.

Norm's world of racing - and his world of racing car restoration.

Former Ohio Speaker of the House Householder indicted - Householder - and the sentencing process - but what about the First Energy "johns."

FirstEnergy Announces $3.5 Billion Equity Capital Agreement ...

Jim Jordan's 'Weaponization of Government' Hearings Begin

Release of Jan 6 video to Tucker Carlson

Ex-CDC head advances lab-leak theory at hearing on coronavirus origins chaired by Ohio’s Brad Wenstrup

Norm's Nuggets

Stephen Palmer is the Managing Partner for the law firm, Palmer Legal Defense. He has specialized almost exclusively in criminal defense for over 26 years. Steve is also a partner in Criminal Defense Consultants, a firm focused wholly on helping criminal defense attorneys design winning strategies for their clients.

Norm Murdock is an automobile racing driver and owner of a high-performance and restoration car parts company. He earned undergraduate degrees in literature and journalism and graduated with a Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1985. He worked in the IT industry for two years before launching a career in government relations in Columbus, Ohio. Norm has assisted clients in the Transportation, Education, Healthcare, and Public Infrastructure sectors.

Brett Johnson, My Podcast Guy®, is an award-winning podcast consultant and small business owner for nearly 10 years, leaving a long career in radio. He is passionate about helping small businesses tell their story through podcasts, and he believes podcasting is a great opportunity for different voices to speak and be heard.