"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming. We're finally on our own. This summer I hear the drumming. Four dead in Ohio." I couldn't believe my eyes. I was watching the news when I saw police pepper spraying peaceful Occupy-sympathizing protestors at the University of California-Davis. In fact, they were so peaceful they were sitting cross-legged in a line on the ground in front of the police who not only pepper sprayed them once, but twice, then three times, four times, so many times they ran out of pepper spray and had to get another can!

"Tin soldiers and Nixon coming. We're finally on our own own. This summer I hear the drumming. Four dead in Ohio."

We were incredulous earlier this week when we read an editorial from our sister paper in Lima, Ohio - so dumbstruck, in fact, that we had to share this story of "Government Handouts Gone Wild" with our readers.

It must be November. You can tell by the stump speeches. You can hear them in Ann Arbor. You can hear them in Gainesville. You can hear them in Los Angeles.

Type firejimtressel.com into a Web browser and this is what you’ll find.

Less than 24 hours after saying he hadn’t spoken with Ohio State University about its athletic director position, Arizona State athletic director Gene Smith was in Columbus Friday, agreeing to leave the Sun Devils and join the Buckeyes for a big bump in prestige and pay.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Who knew that all this time Ohio used the regular season as a warm-up act?

CLEVELAND - In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after it tipped the election to President Bush.

CLEVELAND - In the state that may again determine the presidency, voters started casting ballots Tuesday as Barack Obama struggles to thwart a John McCain victory in Ohio four years after it tipped the election to President Bush.

Gov. Janet Napolitano is headed to the presidential race battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania this weekend to campaign for fellow Democrat Barack Obama.

PHOENIX - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is headed to the presidential race battleground states of Ohio and Pennsylvania this weekend to campaign for fellow Democrat Barrack Obama.

The first official BCS national championship game could be billed as Role Reversal I. Just as in the last title game in the Valley, a wire-to-wire No. 1 on a long winning streak will meet a team accused of squeaking its way in — if that is even possible.

Ohio State fans will be visible around the Valley this week at a variety of events and activities. Here's the schedule:

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio - Dave Chappelle is home. The comedian, who abruptly halted his hit television show last year, told the crowd at a blues and jazz festival on Sunday that he enjoys living in the community and doesn't plan to leave.

The Lucas County Sheriff’s office in Toledo, Ohio, has suspended the use of Taser stun guns following the death of a suspect who had been shocked nine times.

Stepping into Sun Devil Stadium for Fiesta Bowl media day Tuesday, the Ohio State football squad made a triumphant return to the site of its national championship victory of a year ago.

AKRON, Ohio - It seemed Jerry Springer's final thought on politics was, he wasn't going to get involved again. Now he's talking about running for governor of Ohio.