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Ohio marijuana activists are close to getting the issue on the 2015 ballot,...
Can activists collect enough signatures in the next 10 days? Activists from ResponsibleOhio who have been trying to get marijuana legalization on the ballot for the 2015 general election are dealing...
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Gov. Kasich makes appeal for helping struggling Americans but left behind...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich evoked a lot of empathy for struggling Americans in his 2016 candidacy announcement Tuesday, but he hasn't produced results for some of the neediest kids in his own state,...
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Who is Gov. John Kasich? And Why the Hell is He Running for President?:...
Guest: Journalist John Michael Spinelli of Ohio's PlunderBund...Today, Ohio's Republican Gov. John Kasich became the 16th major candidate to enter the GOP race for the 2016 Presidential nomination --...
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Updated info shows Wisconsin still dead last in Midwest under Walker
Today had the Bureau of Labor Statistics release of the June jobs numbers for all 50 states, and not surprisingly, Wisconsin continued to lag its neighbors in the first half of 2015 after its brutal...
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After watching the police dash cam video of the arrest of Sandra Bland I, like so many others, am numb. I am terrified. I am leery of interactions with police officers. I am disappointed in our justice...
View ArticleAnother cop kills black motorist
Unbelievable. Or, rather, it is really not anymore. The cops are out of control and must be held accountable to the full extent of the law.From HuffPo just now:"There was a struggle at the door with...
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State-level Republicans eagerly embrace their latest bogus excuse to attack...
It's likely that Senate Democrats can block Republicans from using two heavily edited, misleading videos as an excuse to end federal funding for the health care Planned Parenthood provides to...
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Ohio's John Kasich ranks 'among the worst' anti-choice governors in nation's...
I'll tell women what their options are. Ohio Governor John Kasich is viewed as a "moderate" in many areas ranging from immigration to Common Core to climate change. But Allie Gross reports on one area...
View ArticleWisc., Ark., Ohio, Illinois Senate races look good w/Poll
Senate polls this far from election day can show which GOP incumbent senators are in trouble. Four possible Dem Senate gains: Wisconsin fmr Sen. Feingold +9 over R-Inc. Johnson...
View ArticleHow trustworthy are electronic voting systems in the US?
I heard about this story on Thom Hartmann today:http://www.statslife.org.uk/...Essentially it boils down to a statistics professor noticing an unusual trend in voting patterns in states using...
View ArticleCincinnati has nothing to be proud of
As a longtime resident of Cincinnati, I must respectfully disagree with those who are proud of Cincinnati after charging Officer Ray Tensing with murder.I see nothing to be proud of here. All...
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Home-growing Newest Trend In Medical Marijuana
The growing acceptance of marijuana use—both medicinal and recreational—has created a correspondingly steep increase in the number of users growing the plant at home. This upturn, happening faster...
View ArticleJohn Kasich defends Medicaid Expansion: Republicans WALK OUT in protest.
WOW!Couched in a post about El Donaldo NOT being invited to the Koch Brothers Butt Buddies Meeting this month is this blurb about John Kasich not being amongst the Chosen:The Ohio governor reportedly...
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One officer was indicted for murdering Sam Dubose. What about the officers...
The mugshot of Police Officer Ray Tensing, left, and the man for whose murder he was indicted, Sam Dubose. The murder of Sam Dubose by University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing was truly...
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OH-Sen: Rob Portman (R) Says He Won't Review Draft Of TPP Because Of...
Wow, this is one insanely dumb excuse: http://www.vindy.com/... U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a former U.S. trade representative, refuses to review a draft of what would be the country’s largest trade...
View ArticleEx-Ohio Cop Beats the Hell Out of His Wife The Day Before Her Suicide and is...
Disgusting!former Ohio police chief was charged this week with battering his wife one day before she reportedly hung herself in 2013. Clark Gast, the former police chief in Aberdeen, said he discovered...
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A healthier alternative to your GOP debate drinking game
You've likely seen the hilarious warning from the Attorney General and other prominent health officials telling us to, "exercise caution if [we] choose to participate in “drinking games” during the...
View ArticleCreeping Christian Rightism in the Democratic Party
The executive director of a DC group with deep roots in the Democratic faith outreach schemes of a decade ago, has a regular column at Time.com. His latest is titled, "John Kasich Could Be the GOP’s...
View ArticleChesapeake putting Ohio gas production on hold; US refineries refining at a...
a few of the past week's fracking patch highlights..
View ArticlePhoto Diary: Columbus OH
Some photos from an afternoon walking around downtown Columbus, Ohio:
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