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Author Hershey, William.

Title Profiles in Achievement [electronic resource] : The Gifts, Quirks, and Foibles of Ohio's Best Politicians.

Imprint Ashland : University of Akron Press, 2021.

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Description 1 online resource (270 p.).
Series The Bliss Institute Series
The Bliss Institute Series.
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Contents Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction: Profiles in Achievement -- Ray Bliss: The Party's Not Over -- Eddie Davis: Still Eddie After All These Years -- John Galbreath: Down on the Farm with John Galbreath -- Johnny Apple: The Life and Times of Akron's Apple -- Jim Williams: "Rare Jurist" Will Be Missed -- Maureen O'Connor: The Most Powerful Woman in Summit County -- Mary Taylor: Legislator Eyes Race for Auditor -- Barbara Sykes: Rep. Sykes to Run for Ohio Auditor -- Roy Ray: It's Half a Year of Sweet Music for Akron Mayor
Tom Sawyer: Coming Home to Capitol Hill -- Don Plusquellic: A Kid from Kenmore -- George Voinovich: A Voice of Tranquility on Road to "Normalcy" -- Jim Rhodes: Is This Really the End of His Era? -- Dick Celeste: See Dick Still Run -- Nancy Hollister: Hollister Takes Office -- Betty Montgomery: To the Moon with Montgomery? -- Jo Ann Davidson: The Whole Package -- Vern Riffe: "Boss" Riffe Runs a Tight House -- Bill Batchelder: Bill Batchelder in the House -- Sterling Tucker: Righting Civil Wrongs -- Thaddeus Garrett: Garrett Faces a Tough Job -- Ralph Regula: Pickups, Pragmatism and Polish
John Seiberling: From Lawmaker to Peacemaker -- Louis Stokes: A King of the Hill -- John Glenn: Crying Out A Message of Doom -- Howard Metzenbaum: Going Out in Metzenbaum Style -- Mike DeWine: When a Family Man Heads for the Hill -- Sherrod Brown: Brown Takes on the Role as Challenger -- Contributors -- Index
Summary Profiles of Ohio political trailblazers and high achievers including Republicans Ray Bliss, Jim Rhodes, Jo Ann Davidson and Mike DeWine and Democrats Louis Stokes, John Glenn, Dick Celeste and Sherrod Brown. Their careers stretch from the 1930s to today.
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Subject Politicians -- Ohio -- Biography.
Politicians -- Ohio -- History.
Ohio -- Politics and government -- History.
Ohio -- Politics and government.
Politicians
Politics and government
Ohio https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm4WtgDXCCr4dpk8PgYfq
Genre/Form Biographies
History
Other Form: Print version: Hershey, William Profiles in Achievement Ashland : University of Akron Press,c2021 9781629221373
ISBN 1629221384
9781629221380 (electronic bk.)