Abuse probe into John Glenn’s body still on
Nearly eight months after it was launched, an investigation into the handling of former U.S. Sen. John Glenn’s body is still ongoing, an Air Force spokeswoman told Washington bureau Reporter Jessica Wehrman last week.
It’s not clear what is taking so long.
The probe began last May after a mortuary worker at Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, twice offered an inspection team a look at the remains of the former senator and astronaut during a weeklong inspection of the facility in March.
The team declined the offer both times.
Glenn’s body was kept at the Delaware base, which also receives remains of troops killed in Iraq and Afghanistan, between the time of Glenn’s memorial service in Columbus after his Dec. 8 death and his April 6 burial in Arlington National Cemetery.
In a statement announcing the investigation last year, the Air Force said it would “determine what further corrective actions, if any, may be necessary and appropriate. If any or all of the misconduct are substantiated, then those individuals will be held accountable.”
‘Fire and Fury’ a hit in Bexley
Steve Bannon has made at least one local businesswoman happy.
Linda Kass, owner of Gramercy Books on East Main Street, sent an email Friday evening to Jenny Applegate, Home & Garden, Travel and Books editor, letting us know they had just received their initial order of Fire and Fury, Michael Wolff’s explosive book about the Trump White House that quotes former adviser Bannon extensively.
“We sold out in less than an hour and the phone keeps ringing,” Kass said. “This could be the hottest surprise bestseller in many years.” Selective targeting over Dispatch Q&A
After The Dispatch published Q&A’s of eight Ohio gubernatorial candidates, the brickbats started flying from both sides.
Interestingly, however, the slams were concentrated on two candidates: Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine and Democratic former Attorney General Richard Cordray.
The Ohio Democratic Party whacked DeWine in four press releases: DeWine Ready to Drag Ohio Back Into Divisive Fights (over worker rights): Two Years After Marriage Equality Became Law Of The Land, DeWine Still Stands In Opposition; DeWine Refuses To Say Whether He Would Fire A State Employee Who Engaged In Harassment; DeWine’s Stance On Health Care Would Put Ohio Jobs At Risk, Explode Opioid Crisis. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Betty Sutton chimed in with a release entitled DeWine’s Anti-worker Agenda.
Nary a release was aimed at the other two Republican gubernatorial aspirants: U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci of Wadsworth and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor.
You don’t suppose the Dems are aiming their missives at their perceived GOP frontrunner, do you?
Among Democrats, just Cordray was blasted by the GOP, mostly because he was the only candidate refusing to fill out the questionnaire. “No Comment Cordray Refuses To Answer Straightforward Questions On Basic Issues” said the Republican Governors Association. The Ohio Republican Party tweeted: “Why is @ RichCordray afraid to answer policy questions & show Ohio voters who he really is?”
The state GOP did take one swipe at Sutton for her Q&A responses: “@realDonaldTrump was right when he said Democrats want to raise your taxes. Democrat #OHGov candidate @BettySutton admits it here.”
Taylor also poked at DeWine, tweeting: “Unlike @MikeDeWine, you’ll never wonder where I stand on an issue.” Earlier, she tweeted: “Not exactly a shocking development that a career establishment politician who is afraid to debate won’t answer a single question with a straightforward answer.”