Ohio recorded 652 murders in 1989, sentenced eight killers to death that year, and has scheduled a Wednesday February 12 execution for one who confessed, Richard Fox. State law permits execution for the worst murderers, where aggravating circumstances outweigh mitigating factors beyond a…

Readers "On the Same Page" in Cincinnati are discussing William Gaines A Lesson Before Dying in a community wide effort to improve racial understanding. The author will visit during the week Cincinnati¹s notorious serial killer, Alton Coleman, has an April 26 execution date. Gaines' novel…