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What Have I Done to Ohio?
In light of the possibility that the Republican gerrymander of Ohio may be halted by a signature petition, I decided to draw up a quick map of Ohio, ignoring political considerations. My quick and...
View ArticleA Community-based Ohio Map
Admittedly, I don't know much about Ohio, but I thought it would be fun to try to draw a fair, community-based map of Ohio. Where one major city could fit in a single district and dominate it, I...
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Huckabee 'jokes' about suppressing votes against Ohio's Issue 2
Ha ha ha. That Mike Huckabee sure is a card: Issue 2 is a Wisconsin-style measure to roll back public employee unions, a hard-fought and deeply partisan question in the state, and Huckabee spoke at a...
View ArticleFantasy Ohio Dem gerrymander
With Ohio being a popular state to redistrict now that the GOP's proposed 12-4 gerrymander is at high risk of being overturned via referendum, I thought I'd make my contribution. Instead of being a...
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My second try at a community-based Ohio map
So recently I put up a diary trying to do a redistricting map of Ohio based on communities, not on partisan politics. Interestingly, this map gives Republicans and Democrats the same number of...
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Liz Cheney dives into Ohio's Issue 2 fight with anti-worker mailings
(We Are Ohio) Polls have shown the margin by which Ohio voters say they want to vote no on Issue 2 and repeal SB 5, the law rolling back collective bargaining rights for public workers, narrowing...
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A 39-mile bike ride for the 99%, and an engineer among poets at #OccupyCleveland
Maybe I could have figured out a ride to Cleveland by car if I had waited till Sunday, but I was determined to make the journey. I had follwed the Occupy movement obsessively on the Internet, and...
View ArticleShoot em' all dead cowboys!
This story from the Guardian disgusts me. About forty five exotic animals were found milling about on a private farm in Zanesville, Ohio. A pickup truck full of deputies found the animals standing...
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Poll finds Ohio's Issue 2 headed for defeat
(We Are Ohio) Yesterday I noted that polling on Ohio's Issue 2 (the ballot measure formerly known as SB 5) was tightening, with opposition still leading the way but by reduced margins. Today, it's a...
View ArticleFundie radio host: Don't let LGBT doctors and nurses near your kids
Yesterday, Linda Harvey of Mission America told her audience that if their kids need medical attention, they shouldn't let a gay or lesbian treat them unless it's an emergency. Harvey wrings her hands...
View ArticleOhio Gov Kasich let wild animal regulations lapse
(This was already diaried, but I'm going to give it some oomph.) Ohio Governor John Kasich is a slash-and-burn Republican of the highest order. He came into office and immediately threw in with the...
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Water Cooler - Nearly 50 Exotic Animals Killed In Ohio
This is kind of a horrible story but I want to talk about it anyway. Over the last 24 hours police in Ohio have had to track down and kill nearly 50 exotic animals apparently released by their owner...
View ArticleEquality for the RICH!!
In a time where so many Republicans are screaming for a drug testing for those receiving government benefits, such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) or food stamps, there comes along...
View Article'No On Ohio Issue 2': Election season update
The campaign to overturn the Ohio GOP's union busting law is in full swing, and it looks like it's on track for a decisive win. Cross posted from Pruning Shears.
View ArticleMini-Rant... stop using scare tactics Dems
I live in Columbus not too far from the Ohio Statehouse so needless to say I am inundated with SB5/Issue 2 ads everywhere I go. All the Democrats/We are Ohio crowd can do is say "Issue 2 will put your...
View ArticleThe Life You Save May Be Your Own
Article first published as The Life You Save May Be Your Own on Blogcritics. America is at the banks of the Rubicon right now. I’m not sure if people know it. I’m raising the alarm as if your lives...
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Ohio's public workers have made $1 billion in concessions since 2008
(We Are Ohio) A new report sponsored by Protecting Ohio's Protectors, a coalition of unions representing Ohio police and firefighters, details (PDF) how Ohio public employees have agreed to more than...
View ArticleVote No on 2- Ohio
Ohio Governor John Kasich says that Martin Luther King was an inspiration. Yet, Kasich seeks to gut unions in Ohio. Here is what King said about unions. Martin Luther King Jr. "The Labor Movement was...
View ArticleAbout Those Superfund PACs . . .
The political vitriol today should not be unexpected in times of great economic, technological and social upheaval. Even the most unsophisticated American is aware of the evident failure of economic...
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Quinnipiac: Support for rejecting Ohio's SB 5 is growing
(We Are Ohio) John Kasich's signature union-busting bill in Ohio is in trouble, according to the latest Q-poll: Ohio voters support 57 - 32 percent the repeal of SB 5, the centerpiece of Gov. John...
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