Chris Gaitten
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Past articles by Chris:
Santa's Pandemic Pivot
How Christmas' merriest man is adjusting to a strange season → Read More
Rating the Blue Jackets' NHL Bubble
T-shirts, takeout, pickleball and other highlights from the CBJ's NHL-mandated lockdown → Read More
The Battle for the Ohio Supreme Court
The court has been in Republican hands for decades, but Democrats' renewed efforts could shift the balance of power. → Read More
Where to Find Smallmouth Bass and other Random Facts
What we learned while making the June issue, from the story of a manslaughter by cow to the origin of Ohio Valley-style pizza → Read More
Braxton Miller vs. Braxtin Miller
A brief comparison of OSU's unrelated (yet very similar) sports stars → Read More
OSU's Findings on Weed, Livestock, War and More
Ever wonder if meatballs are ruining your spaghetti? Ohio State has some news for you. → Read More
CCAD Students Create Toys for Columbus Zoo Animals
See the products of a design class geared to the needs of wild clients. → Read More
Bill Davidge's Long Goodbye
The Blue Jackets broadcaster calls it a career. → Read More
Columbus' Pot Boom and Other Fun Facts
What we learned while making the May issue, from the Ohio School for the Deaf's youngest valedictorian to Comune's formerly naughty digs → Read More
Barbara Shermund's Crowdfunded Burial Reaches Goal
A Columbus woman's quest to pay respect to a forgotten cartoonist → Read More
OSU's Hunt for a Killer in the Trees
Researchers search for microscopic clues to an ecological mystery. → Read More
Ohio Supreme Court's Graphic Justice
Chris Gaitten Comic books on display at the high court The Ohio Supreme Court seems an unlikely place to find a collection of comics—unlikelier still that they would be featured prominently in a hallowed hall filled with the laws of the land. But such is the case in the Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center’s law library, where a new art exhibit displays everything from Captain America to Harvey… → Read More
We Ride It: Self-Driving Vehicles
A writer takes a lap in Smart Columbus' newfangled shuttle. → Read More
CCAD Pulls the Plug
Students, faculty and staff to disconnect and embrace the college community in real life → Read More
Columbus School Board Turnover Continues
Two Columbus City Schools board members to conclude terms in 2019 → Read More
Kyle Snyder's Cash and Columbus Schools' Budget
What we learned while making the January issue, from the Westerville woman who cracked Japanese codes to the Dublin city manager's salary → Read More
Columbus Superintendent Talisa Dixon's Supersize Challenge
After a derailed search and a public investigation, Columbus City Schools finally found a new leader. Now, all the district wants from incoming superintendent Talisa Dixon is to polish its tarnished image, improve its failing grade and ward off a state takeover. → Read More
Money: Lawrence Funderburke Examines How Social Class Informs Financial Decisions
The former pro basketball player and Ohio State star, now a certified financial planner, says you can unmake old habits. But you have to understand them first. → Read More
What Fans Drank on Saved the Crew Day
An anxious fan base, a day of reckoning—and 200-plus gallons of beer → Read More
The Gila Monster's Venom is Both Poison and Medicine
Chris Gaitten The 'Power of Poison' on view now at COSI On a 2015 episode of Coyote Peterson’s online show Breaking Trail, the Columbus-based wildlife entertainer was bitten by a Gila monster, a poisonous lizard indigenous to the Southwest. Peterson writhed in pain. Apparently it burns—a lot. Poison equals pain: It’s a lesson hardwired into humans. But even the toxic venom of a Gila monster… → Read More