Dolenz became the wacky drummer, although he had to learn to play the drums as the show went along. Jones, with his British accent and boyish good looks, was the group’s cute lead singer. Three others, “I’m a Believer,” “Daydream Believer” and “Last Train to Clarksville,” reached No. The show featured the comical misadventures of a quartet that tooled around Los Angeles in a tricked-out Pontiac GTO called the MonkeeMobile and, when they weren’t chasing girls, pursued music stardom.Įach episode rolled out two or three new Monkees songs, six of which became Top 10 Billboard hits during the show’s two-year run. Nesmith was running “hoot nights” at the popular West Hollywood nightclub The Troubadour when he saw a trade publication ad seeking “four insane boys” to play rock musicians in a band modeled after the Beatles. Nesmith was a struggling singer-songwriter in September 1966 when “The Monkees” television debut turned him and fellow band members Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and David Jones into overnight rock stars.Īfter the group broke up in 1970, Nesmith moved on to a long and creative career, not only as a musician but as a writer, producer and director of films, author of several books, head of a media arts company and creator of a music video format that led to the creation of MTV. Nesmith, who had undergone quadruple bypass surgery in 2018, died at home Friday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Nesmith, the singer-songwriter, author, actor-director and entrepreneur who will likely be best remembered as the wool-hatted, guitar-strumming member of the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died at 78. The USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau serves the Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal and 18 other affiliated news organizations across Ohio.By JOHN ROGERS and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press The episode is also available by clicking the link at the top of the article. Listen to " Ohio Politics Explained" on Spotify, Google Podcasts and TuneIn Radio. The Akron native is rumored to be exploring a run for Congress in 2022. "I am considering any and all options to continue to serve my community." "Though I am stepping down as minority leader, I am not stepping away from service –far from it," Sykes said. House Minority Leader Emilia Sykes, D-Akron, announced that she's stepping down from her leadership position at the end of the year. The bill, which needs to go back to the Senate for one more vote, would also make it a third-degree felony for doctors and administrators who didn't file paperwork about an infant who was "born alive" during an abortion procedure.
Senate Bill 157 would limit the kinds of doctors that clinics can partner with in order to fulfill a state requirement that they have admitting privileges to area hospitals in the event that something goes wrong. The Ohio House passed a bill that could force the closure of the only two surgical abortion centers in Southwest Ohio. Things like matching statewide voting preferences didn't apply. Phil Strach, the attorney for Republican mapmakers, argued that the Ohio Redistricting Commission only needed to comply with technical requirements, such as not dividing communities. The state supreme court heard arguments this week about whether the new boundary lines for Ohio's 33 Senate seats and 99 House seats violated the constitution.ĭemocratic and voting rights groups argued that Republicans cut them out of the process and drew maps that unfairly favored GOP candidates. That's because Ohio lawmakers finally passed a bill to legalize sports betting after three years of debate and dozens of amendments. If the Buckeyes make the playoffs next year, fans will likely be able to bet on everything from the number of rushing yards to the total number of touchdowns. This week, host Anna Staver was joined by congressional reporter Haley BeMiller. It's a podcast from the USA TODAY Network Ohio Bureau where we catch you up on the state's political news in 15 minutes or less. We break down what that means for fans, counties and casinos on this week's episode of Ohio Politics Explained. After three years and more than 50 amendments, Ohio lawmakers passed a bill to legalize sports betting.