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– The big, unavoidable, mediafrenzyfriendly story this morning is the ongoing snowfall in and around town. Check in on our primer for how best to survive Cleveland snow storms before ye head out in this mess.

– The ongoing rape case in Steubenville has conjured up another gem of an argument. This time, the defense is suggesting that terming the 16-year-old girl involved in the rape a “victim.” Attorney Walter Madison prefers “accuser,” apparently. …

Via The Cleveland Leader, it’s reported that Ohio will join the rather small list of states that maintain an ongoing registry of convicted arsonists.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.