Rev. T.D. Jakes – Let It Go
Using deeply personal circumstances and examples from his life's journey, T.D. Jakes opens up to readers about his own confrontations with forgiveness and how embracing it helped put his career and life on a trajectory that he could have never imagined. "Let it Go" is a comprehensive roadmap to forgiveness, arming readers with the knowledge and spiritual instruction that will enable them to release from past offenses and acts that may be holding them back. "Forgiveness is essential if we are to grow into the fullness of who God created us to be...When we refuse to forgive, we basically insist on setting our standards higher than God's," explains T.D. Jakes. "Forgiveness isn't about weakening you but strengthening you to live again and love again performing at your highest capacity unencumbered by yesterday's maladies."

Statehood Day 2012
In a collaborative effort, Tom Kuhn, Executive Director of the Ross County Heritage Center and Teresa Sparks Executive Director of Adena Mansion and Gardens, talk about events planned for the annual Statehood Day celebration in Ohio"s first capital this weekend. The Statehood Day Prayer Breakfast at Trinity UMC gets the day started at 8:30am. There will be open houses at several locations, beginning with Lucy Hayes Heritage Center from 10:00am to 4:00pm. Visitors will also get free admission to the Ross County Heritage Center, David Nickens Heritage Center and Adena Mansion and Gardens from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. In addition, the Ross County Genealogical Society will open its doors from 9:00am to 3:00pm.

A Night at the Sugar Shack II
Last spring, several early-era rock and roll bands reunited to bring the Sugar Shack back to life. Many of the same members who made up Chillicothe"s garage band scene of the 1960s took the stage at OUC"s Shoemaker Center. Thousands of dollars were raised for Rock For Tots. Organizers Paul Pollard and Dave Blosser said people started talking that night a second event should be planned. Hence, "A Night at the Sugar Shack II". April 28th at Shoemaker Center, JB & the Downshifts, The Wegians, The Swiss Navy Band (whose members would later make up Pure Prairie League), The Rubber Band Sweet Soul Music Revue and the Sugar Shack All-Star Band are scheduled to perform. $5 tickets are available at Coffee Central in Central Center.

The Tea Party: Three Principles
Elizabeth Price Foley is a leading constitutional law and Tea Party Expert, and she is available to discuss the Tea Party – what it is, what it isn't, and what it means to all of us in a very real way. Foley"s new book, The Tea Party, discusses what this unique movement stands for, and how it has shaped politics over the last decade. The Tea Party goes beyond the rhetoric to help us understand what makes it tick, and discusses the three core principles that drive the party. Price Foley is the Institute for Justice Chair in Constitution Litigation and Professor of Law at Florida International University College of Law. A "recovering liberal," she spent several years on Capitol Hill advising Democratic Congressmen. She is the author of Liberty for All: Reclaiming Individual Privacy in a New Era of Public Morality (2006) and The Law of Life and Death (2011).

Deron Lovaas: Ohio Trans Bill
A new transportation bill Congress is considering would, if passed, seriously cut funding to Ohio highway and public transit system. Ohio stands to lose $430 million in federal funding for highways and transit funding if the bill, which is called the American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act, passes.The bill is being positioned as a jobs bill, when in reality it will take money away from infrastructure projects in your state and impact not just highways, but buses, subways and other public transit systems in the state. Ohio"s House members are home for recess this week and will be voting on this bill when they return to Washington. Deron Lovaas, Senior Energy Analyst of the Natural Resources Defense Council, talks about why this transportation bill is dangerous to highways and public transit systems in Ohio.