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Whitehall SWAT Training

Whitehall Police SWAT officers training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006 at Etna Elementary School.

The SWAT team tries to hold monthly training sessions of varying degrees and Tuesday nights session was a little more detailed and lasted about 8 hours. The main scenario featured several bank robbery suspects that took refuge in the school, barricaded themselves and took hostages. Negotiations with the suspects took more than 2 hours before SWAT was able to take control of the situation and rescue the hostages. No children where in the school at the time of the drills.

‘Wounded suspect’ Craig Harman lays on the floor of Etna Elementary School as Whitehall Police SWAT officers make a sweep of rooms and hallways during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Scott Miller, left, and Rex Adkin, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sgt. Mark Newcomb, left w/ pistol, and Scott Miller, right, watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Scott Miller, right, opens a classroom door to make entry as other officers watch for suspects as the Whitehall Police SWAT team make a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

The Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Sgt. Dan Wardlow and the Whitehall Police SWAT team makes a sweep of rooms and hallways of Etna Elementary School during training late Tuesday night November 28, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses.

November 28, 2006/0 Comments/by James

Ohio State Supreme Court Debate

Events, Images, News, People, Political

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, Bill O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp photographed during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006.

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp pose ready during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Terrence O’Donnell, speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate William O’Neill speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates Terrence O’Donnell, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Ben Espy speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates William O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, and Robert Cupp. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O'Donnell, William O'Neill (cq0, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidate Robert Cupp, speaks during a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006 along with fellow candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp banter following a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio State Supreme Court Candidates Terrence O’Donnell, William O’Neill, Ben Espy, and Robert Cupp shake hands following a debate held in the Ohio Statehouse State Room late Wednesday afternoon October 18, 2006. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ben E. Espy is a Democratic politician who formerly served in the Ohio Senate. A member of Columbus City Council from 1982 to 1992, Espy went on to obtain an appointment to the Ohio Senate after Senator Richard Pfeiffer resigned in 1992. He won election to fill the remainder of the term in 1992, and to a full term in 1994. By 1994, Espy had been chosen to serve as assistant Senate minority leader, and by 1996, he was minority leader. He won a second term in 1998. In 1999, Espy challenged Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman in the Democratic primary for mayor, but lost. He subsequently resigned his minority leader post, and served the remainder of his term in the Senate as a lame duck. Term limited in 2002, he left office and was replaced by Ray Miller. Espy returned to private law practice, and also went on to serve as a special counsel to the Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann. He continues to reside in Columbus, Ohio. He is also a Prince Hall Freemason.

Terrence O’Donnell is an American Justice of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as a Cuyahoga County, common pleas court judge for 15 years until 1994, when he ran for a seat on the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District against former Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze. He defeated Celebrezze and served on the Eighth District bench until his resignation to run for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2000 in a failed attempt to unseat Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnik. In 2003, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah L. Cook resigned from the court to accept an appointment by the George W. Bush administration to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Governor Robert A. Taft II then appointed O’Donnell to fill the vacancy, effective May 2003. On November 2, 2004, O’Donnell won a special election, defeating Democrat William M. O’Neill with 61% of the vote, entitling him to finish Cook’s term, which ended in 2006. He won re-election in 2006, again defeating O’Neill by almost 20 points, and was sworn in January 2007 to a full six-year term.

Robert R. “Bob” Cupp is a member of the Ohio House of Representatives and a former Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. He was elected November 7, 2006 to a six-year term and was sworn in on January 2, 2007. His term expired January 1, 2013. Cupp, a Republican, replaced retiring Democratic Justice Alice Robie Resnick by defeating Democrat Ben Espy in the general election. Between his election and the death of Chief Justice Thomas Moyer in 2010, all the Justices of the Court were Republican. Before joining the Ohio Supreme Court, Cupp gained appellate judicial experience as a judge on the Ohio Court of Appeals(Third Judicial District) from 2003 to 2006. Cupp was a member of the Ohio Senate for 16 years, 1985–2000, but was forced to retire due to legislative term limits. He was President Pro-Tem of the Senate from 1997 to 2000, the second highest-ranking leadership position in the Senate. During his time in the Senate, he spent ten years serving on the Judiciary Committee. Cupp was a Lima prosecutor from 1976 to 1980 and was elected Allen County Commissioner twice, from 1981 to 1984 and 2000 to 2002.

William Michael O’Neill is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O’Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio’s 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017 as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election.

On October 29, 2017, O’Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio. Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.

On November 17, 2017, O’Neill stirred controversy by posting a Facebook post responding to recent controversy regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those speaking against Franken as “dogs of war” and decried a “national feeding frenzy” against age-old sexual indiscretions, and he stated that speaking on behalf of all heterosexual males that he been sexually intimate with 50 attractive females in the past fifty years. In response, his communications director resigned from his campaign. Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Tillich, Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, criticized O’Neill’s comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as associate justice. O’Neill refused to apologize, and told his critics to “lighten up.”

Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses

October 18, 2006/0 Comments/by James

B.B. King

Concerts, Images, People

Mr. B.B. King captured as he plays at the Palace Theatre late Monday night January 23, 2006.

The many faces of the most expressive musician in the business: B.B. King (born Riley B. King; September 16, 1925) was an American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson’s “Top 50 Guitarists of All Time”. According to Edward M. Komara, King “introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed.” King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. King was also inducted into 2014 class of the R&B Music Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname “The King of Blues”, and one of the “Three Kings of the Blues Guitar” (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows. King continues to appear at 100 shows a year. Over the years, King has developed one of the world’s most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists’ vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King’s words, “When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille.”

The many faces of the most expressive musician in the business: Mr. B.B. King captured as he plays at the Palace Theatre late Monday night January 23, 2006. B.B. King (born Riley B. King; September 16, 1925) is an American blues musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No. 6 on its 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time (previously ranked No. 3 in the 2003 edition of the same list), and he was ranked No. 17 in Gibson's "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". According to Edward M. Komara, King "introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending and shimmering vibrato that would influence virtually every electric blues guitarist that followed." King was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. King was also inducted into 2014 class of the R&B Music Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the most influential blues musicians of all time, earning the nickname "The King of Blues", and one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar" (along with Albert King and Freddie King). King is also known for performing tirelessly throughout his musical career, appearing at 250-300 concerts per year until his seventies. In 1956 it was noted that he appeared at 342 shows. King continues to appear at 100 shows a year. Over the years, King has developed one of the world's most identifiable guitar styles. He borrowed from Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker and others, integrating his precise and complex vocal-like string bends and his left hand vibrato, both of which have become indispensable components of rock guitarists' vocabulary. His economy and phrasing has been a model for thousands of players. King has mixed blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound. In King's words, "When I sing, I play in my mind; the minute I stop singing orally, I start to sing by playing Lucille." (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

January 23, 2006/0 Comments/by James

Ashlee Simpson

Concerts, Images, People

Ashlee Simpson performs at the Palace Theatre Monday evening December 12, 2005.

Ashley Nicolle Ross (née Simpson), known by the stage name Ashlee Simpson, is an American singer-songwriter and actress. The younger sister of pop singer and actress Jessica Simpson, Ashlee began appearing in television commercials at the age of 15. She later pursued a career as an actress, and had a recurring role on the family drama 7th Heaven. Her breakout came following her appearance on the reality show Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica (2003–05), which focused on her sister Jessica and her then-husband Nick Lachey. While working on her debut studio album, Simpson became the star of her own spin-off reality series, The Ashlee Simpson Show (2004–05). The show became a ratings hit, and earned Simpson widespread recognition. Like her sister before her, Simpson became the center of considerable media attention, much of which focused on her relationship with musician Ryan Cabrera.

Simpson’s debut single, “Pieces of Me” (2004), became a top five hit in the United States, and topped the BillboardMainstream Top 40 chart based on radio airplay. The success of the single and her reality show helped propel her debut album, Autobiography (2004), to the top of the Billboard 200 albums chart. The project went on to sell over five million copies worldwide, making it her most successful album to date. Simpson had a leading role in the film Undiscovered (2005), which became a critical and commercial flop. The failure of the film, along with multiple critically panned performances, led to much media scrutiny towards Simpson. Despite this, Simpson’s second studio album, I Am Me (2005), debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming her second album to do so. The album went on to receive a platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

In 2006, Simpson began a relationship with Fall Out Boy member Pete Wentz, which gained much media attention. Following her appearance as Roxie Hart in the West End production of Chicago, Simpson announced that she had begun working on her third studio album. The album differed from the pop-rock sound of her previous efforts, featuring a dance-pop and 1980s themed sound.

All images photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses.

December 12, 2005/0 Comments/by James

Glass Artist Martin Blank

Images, News, Things

Glass Artist Martin Blank at the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005.

Martin Blank is an American glass artist. He received a BFA degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1984 with a major in glass. He studied with Dale Chihuly and by the 1990s was working independently. Blank has taught at Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington and Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Washington. He lives and works in Seattle.

The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, New York), the Honolulu Museum of Art (Hawaii), the Mary & Leigh Bloch Museum of Art (Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois), the Millennium Museum (Beijing, China), the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montreal, Canada), the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Palm Beach Community College Museum (Palm Beach, Florida), the Shanghai Museum of Fine Art (China), and the Tampa Museum of Art (Tampa, Florida) are among the public collections holding glass sculptures by Martin Blank.

Martin Blank, right, adjusts some live nude models in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank’s Amber Landscape II on display in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank’s Female Amber Torso on display in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank’s Convergence on display in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank’s Whispering Tales on display in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank makes a sketch from some live models in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank’s Veils on display in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Martin Blank, right, sketches some live models in the Hawk Gallery during a gallery open house of his work Thursday night November 17, 2005. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

November 18, 2005/0 Comments/by James

Longhorn World Championship Rodeo

Events, Images, Sports

The Longhorn World Championship Rodeo held February 3, 2005 at the Ohio Expo Center.

Jim Rakovec, Wooster, Ohio, wrestles a steer to the ground during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Amber Mostoller, Valley City, Ohio, makes her way around a barrel during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Barbee Evans makes her way around the Cowgirls Barrel Racing course during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Noel Garmon, Lititz, PA, makes her way around the Cowgirls Barrel Racing course during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Carie Proctor, Addison, MI, makes her way around the Cowgirls Barrel Racing course during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Jim Rakovec, Wooster, Ohio, wrestles a steer to the ground during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

Ashley Bowers, Kewanee, IL, makes her way around the Cowgirls Barrel Racing course during Thursday February 3, 2005 Slack competition in the Longhorn World Championship Rodeo being held all weekend at the Ohio Expo Center. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366) [Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses]

February 3, 2005/0 Comments/by James

Ohio Supreme Court Forum

Events, Images, News, People, Political

The Ohio Supreme Court candidates, Bill O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, Nancy Fuerst, and Judith Ann Lanzinger participate in an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street.

Ohio News Networks John Fortney leads the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race through an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio News Networks John Fortney, standing, leads the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race through an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Ohio News Networks John Fortney, sitting on table, talks with the candidates for the Ohio Supreme Court race, left to right – William O’Neill, Terrence O’Donnell, Nancy Fuerst, and Judith Ann Lanzinger before an on air forum sponsored by ONN and the League of Women Voters Thursday night October 21, 2004 at the Court building on Front Street. (© James D. DeCamp | http://www.JamesDeCamp.com | 614-367-6366)

Terrence O’Donnell is an American Justice of the supreme court of the U.S. state of Ohio. He served as a Cuyahoga County, common pleas court judge for 15 years until 1994, when he ran for a seat on the Ohio Court of Appeals for the Eighth District against former Ohio Chief Justice Frank Celebrezze. He defeated Celebrezze and served on the Eighth District bench until his resignation to run for the Ohio Supreme Court in 2000 in a failed attempt to unseat Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnik. In 2003, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Deborah L. Cook resigned from the court to accept an appointment by the George W. Bush administration to the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Governor Robert A. Taft II then appointed O’Donnell to fill the vacancy, effective May 2003. On November 2, 2004, O’Donnell won a special election, defeating Democrat William M. O’Neill with 61% of the vote, entitling him to finish Cook’s term, which ended in 2006. He won re-election in 2006, again defeating O’Neill by almost 20 points, and was sworn in January 2007 to a full six-year term.

Judith Lanzinger is an American jurist. She retired as a justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. She has long been involved in the legal profession. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she attended the National Judicial College at the University of Nevada, Reno, at which she was the second woman nationwide to be awarded a master’s degree in judicial studies; she has taught classes in this field since 1990. Lanzinger’s professional career included many different positions in the halls of justice: Toledo Municipal Court, the Lucas County Common Pleas Court, and the Sixth District Court of Appeals. Lanzinger, a Republican, was elected to the Supreme Court in 2004, taking office on New Year’s Day 2005.

Nancy A. Fuerst is a judge on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division in Cleveland, Ohio. She joined the court in 1997. Fuerst was re-elected to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas in 2014, winning a new term that expires on January 1, 2021.

William Michael O’Neill is an American lawyer, judge and political figure. He was elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in 2012, for a term beginning January 2013. He served as an appellate judge on the Ohio Eleventh District Court of Appeals for 10 years. Twice, O’Neill was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Representative in Ohio’s 14th congressional district. He announced on October 29, 2017 as a candidate for Ohio Governor in the 2018 election.

On October 29, 2017, O’Neill announced that he would join the Democratic primary for Ohio governor. During his announcement, he laid out a platform of minimum wage increases, tax incentives for solar power, mental health care expansion and marijuana legalization in Ohio. Less than a week later he announced that he will recuse himself from new Supreme Court cases and will resign by the February 7, filing deadline due to potential ethical conflicts.

On November 17, 2017, O’Neill stirred controversy by posting a Facebook post responding to recent controversy regarding allegations of sexual assault against U.S. Senator Al Franken. He referred to those speaking against Franken as “dogs of war” and decried a “national feeding frenzy” against age-old sexual indiscretions, and he stated that speaking on behalf of all heterosexual males that he been sexually intimate with 50 attractive females in the past fifty years. In response, his communications director resigned from his campaign. Multiple state officials, including Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, former state representative and fellow gubernatorial candidate Connie Tillich, Dayton mayor and fellow gubernatorial candidate Nan Whaley, and Lieutenant Governor Mary Taylor, criticized O’Neill’s comments, with Pillich and Whaley calling for him to resign from his position as associate justice. O’Neill refused to apologize, and told his critics to “lighten up.”

Photographed with Canon 1D MkII cameras in RAW mode with L series lenses.

October 21, 2004/0 Comments/by James

Real People Tour – Pennsylvania

Images, News, People, Political, Travel

The 2004 Presidential Campaign “Real People Tour”. The Real People Tour was a 10 state, 15 day traveling assignment covered by the Columbus Dispatch political team of Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind along with photographer James D. DeCamp, who tried to find the real stories and opinions of the ‘real’ people of America by traversing the presidential battleground states in the midwest and finding people in their element. These are some of those stories.

Jonathan Riskind, right, interviews Kathy Trombacco, Erie, PA, at an anti domestic violence rally in downtown Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Kathy Trombacco, Erie, PA, talks with us at an anti domestic violence rally in downtown Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Chuck Bardwell, left, and Tim Helsley celebrate a Pittsburgh Steelers touchdown at Scorchers Casual Eatery & Draft House in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Susan Jefferys talks with us at Scorchers Casual Eatery & Draft House in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lee, left, and Sue Sedgewick fly their stacked kites on the beach of the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mark Vatavuk, a volunteer, pets one of the rescue dogs at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Mary Wolf, holds her 14 year old Doxen ‘squirt’ at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Cathy Mowery Girard and her pup Junior talk with us at a Dog Walk Athon for the Because You Care Dog Rescue Shelter on the Presque Isle State Park in Erie, PA Sunday October 3, 2004 on day 10 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lilly Abreu, left, talks with Teresa Heinz Kerry at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lilly Abreu talks with us at a democratic political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry signs a button for a fan after she talk at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks with fans after she talked at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry listens to a supporter talk at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Teresa Heinz Kerry talks with supporters at a political rally at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Judy Wertheimer talks with us at a political rally for Teresa Heinz Kerry at the Teamster Temple (Local 249) in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Patricia Cefialo talks with us in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Judy Trautman, left, and Kimberly Pinzok talk together in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Joyce DiBucci talks with us in front of Heinz Hall in Pittsburgh, PA Monday, October 4, 2004 on day 11 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democraticnominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January 2004 and clinched his party’s nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who had himself sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Bush’s popularity had soared early in his first term after the September 11 attacks, but his popularity declined between 2001 and 2004. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush’s conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush presented himself as a decisive leader and attacked Kerry as a “flip-flopper”, while Kerry criticized Bush’s conduct of the Iraq War. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economyand jobs, health care, and moral values.

Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. He swept the Southand the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Some aspects of the election process were subject to controversy, but not to the degree seen in the 2000 presidential election. Bush was the first candidate of either party to win a majority of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush accomplished the same feat in the 1988 election, and the younger Bush remains the only Republican since 1988 to win the popular vote. His victory also marked the first time that the Republican nominee won a presidential election without carrying any state in the Northeastern United States.

October 4, 2004/0 Comments/by James

Real People Tour – Michigan

Images, News, People, Political, Travel

The 2004 Presidential Campaign “Real People Tour”. The Real People Tour was a 10 state, 15 day traveling assignment covered by the Columbus Dispatch political team of Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind along with photographer James D. DeCamp, who tried to find the stories and opinions of the ‘real’ people of America by traversing the presidential battleground states in the midwest and finding people in their element. These are some of those stories.

While her six-year-old son, Donald, played some stout defense for his Lightning soccer team on a sunny day in Taylor, Mich. , Kelly Honaker explained why national defense figures prominently in her decision to vote for President Bush – despite her qualms about the state of the economy and size of the federal deficit. “I’m definitely going for Bush,” Honaker said. “He’s not afraid to do what needs to be done” to safeguard the country from the threat of terrorism. Honaker was photographed Saturday October 2, 2004 on day 8 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Peggy Dolson manager of the Taylor, Michigan Heritage Perk Coffee House poses for a photo Saturday afternoon October 2, 2004 on day 8 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Edric Blackwell works on a shave for Robert Smith at the Final Kut barber shop in Detroit Saturday October 2, 2004 on day 9 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democraticnominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January 2004 and clinched his party’s nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who had himself sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Bush’s popularity had soared early in his first term after the September 11 attacks, but his popularity declined between 2001 and 2004. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush’s conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush presented himself as a decisive leader and attacked Kerry as a “flip-flopper”, while Kerry criticized Bush’s conduct of the Iraq War. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economyand jobs, health care, and moral values.

Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. He swept the Southand the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Some aspects of the election process were subject to controversy, but not to the degree seen in the 2000 presidential election. Bush was the first candidate of either party to win a majority of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush accomplished the same feat in the 1988 election, and the younger Bush remains the only Republican since 1988 to win the popular vote. His victory also marked the first time that the Republican nominee won a presidential election without carrying any state in the Northeastern United States.

October 2, 2004/0 Comments/by James

Real People Tour – Missouri

Images, News, People, Political, Travel

The 2004 Presidential Campaign “Real People Tour”. The Real People Tour was a 10 state, 15 day traveling assignment covered by the Columbus Dispatch political team of Joe Hallett and Jonathan Riskind along with photographer James D. DeCamp, who tried to find the real stories and opinions of the ‘real’ people of America by traversing the presidential battleground states in the midwest and finding people in their element. These are some of those stories.

Husband and wife Miriam foreground, and Jerry Miramonti agree to disagree on their choice for president, kneeling next to opposing signs that they have in their Shrewsbury, Missouri front yard photographed Wednesday September 29, 2004 on day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

John Petterchak watches a fellow fan catch a foul ball near his left field seat at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis Thursday night September 30, 2004 during day 7 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Eric Schoenberger talks with us in the left field seats at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis Thursday night September 30, 2004 during day 7 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Lauren Becker, left and her cousin Jamie Whitney talk with us in the left field bleachers at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis Thursday night September 30, 2004 during day 7 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Noel Ammerman talks with us at a concession stand at Busch Stadium in downtown St. Louis Thursday night September 30, 2004 during day 7 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Traci Stark and her daughter Sydney, 3, talk with us from the window of their O’Fallon, Missouri home on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bob Sexton grabs his head in frustration about the candidates as he talks with us outside of his daughters O’Fallon, Missouri home on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bob Sexton and his ex wife Dorothy Sexton talk with us outside of their daughters O’Fallon, Missouri house on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Sharla Hoyt talks with us as her two children Jackson, 3 1/2, right, and Regan, 17 months, in a parking lot in O’Fallon, Missouri on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Percy Arban talks with us under the Arch in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Pamela Busch talks with us under the Arch in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Anthony Curry talks with us in Kiener Plaza in downtown St. Louis on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Zack Meisel talks with us on Delmar Street in University City on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Jim Kucsis and his daughter Liberty, 15 Months, talk with us on Delmar Street in University City on Wednesday September 29, 2004 an day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

Bush supporters Shannon Gorman, right, talks with us as her son Patrick, 14, plays with their Lab Lucy ion the front porch of their house along South Gore Avenue photographed Wednesday September 29, 2004 on day 6 of the 2004 ‘Real People Tour’ of middle America.

The United States presidential election of 2004, the 55th quadrennial presidential election, was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican President George W. Bush defeated Democraticnominee John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts.

Bush and incumbent Vice President Dick Cheney were renominated by their party with no difficulty. Former Governor Howard Dean emerged as the early front-runner in the 2004 Democratic primaries, but Kerry won the first set of primaries in January 2004 and clinched his party’s nomination in March after a series of primary victories. Kerry chose Senator John Edwards of North Carolina, who had himself sought the party’s 2004 presidential nomination, to be his running mate.

Bush’s popularity had soared early in his first term after the September 11 attacks, but his popularity declined between 2001 and 2004. Foreign policy was the dominant theme throughout the election campaign, particularly Bush’s conduct of the War on Terrorism and the aftermath of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Bush presented himself as a decisive leader and attacked Kerry as a “flip-flopper”, while Kerry criticized Bush’s conduct of the Iraq War. Domestic issues were debated as well, including the economyand jobs, health care, and moral values.

Bush won a narrow victory, taking 50.7% of the popular vote and 286 electoral votes. He swept the Southand the Mountain States and took the crucial swing states of Ohio, Iowa, and New Mexico. Some aspects of the election process were subject to controversy, but not to the degree seen in the 2000 presidential election. Bush was the first candidate of either party to win a majority of the popular vote since George H. W. Bush accomplished the same feat in the 1988 election, and the younger Bush remains the only Republican since 1988 to win the popular vote. His victory also marked the first time that the Republican nominee won a presidential election without carrying any state in the Northeastern United States.

September 30, 2004/0 Comments/by James

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