Man arrested at amusement park with 4K rounds was violating parole by having...
Back on July 3, several people visiting Kings Island near Cincinnati complained to park officials that a man was acting funny around children, and even tried to kidnap one of them. When police...
View ArticleDCCC recruits right-wing extremist to run for Congress in Ohio's 6th District
Quite frankly, we can't trust the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) to help Democrats take back the House in 2014. After all, they've recruited someone who, at least on LGBT issues,...
View ArticleState Hate: Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio... Your State's Next!
The verdict in the George Zimmerman trial has already evoked calls for boycotting Florida. Any state where an unarmed young black man can be gunned down by an armed wannabe-cop assailant is not a place...
View ArticleComedy: You have a choice in Ohio
Comedian Mike Polk presents a satirical preview of the new restrictions on abortion included in the Ohio budget by the Republican legislature and signed by Republican Governor...
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John & Jim get married: So tell me again how gay marriage is undermining...
Congratulations, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur!I first met Jim when he was President of our college choir. Jim marrying the love of his life, his partner of 20 years, John Arthur, is one of the best...
View ArticleRepublican Ohio State Representative Peter Beck indicted for investment fraud
One of the most powerful Republicans in the Republican-controlled Ohio House of Representatives, Peter Beck, has been indicted for investment fraud:Ohio Rep. Peter Beck (R-Mason) was indicted on 16...
View ArticleThe effects of Windsor decision spread to Ohio
a state which not only bans same sex marriage but also recognition of same sex marriages legally performed in other states.As you can read in this BuzzFeed story,A federal judge in Ohio ordered state...
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Terminally ill man and his husband fight to force Ohio to recognize their...
The Supreme Court's decision striking down part, but not all, of the Defense of Marriage Act is starting to make itself felt in challenges to the other parts of DOMA. In Ohio, that's happening in an...
View ArticleMassive gay marriage victory in Ohio federal court yesterday.
The opinion begins:This is not a complicated case. The issue is whether the State of Ohio can discriminate against same sex marriages lawfully solemnized out of state, when Ohio law has historically...
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Ohio bank steals woman's possessions by 'mistake,' then refuses to pay up
Katie Barnett shows her empty home after First National Bank mistakenly foreclosed on her stole all her stuff. An Ohio woman returned from vacation to find that all of her belongings had been stolen,...
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Part IV: Punishing Eve: THE GREAT HOAX--Twisting the Symbology and Legends
This series focuses on the region from where the roots of Western Judaic and Christian civilization of today are traced: the northeastern, eastern, and southeastern region surrounding the Mediterranean...
View ArticleOhio AG Mike DeWine is an inhuman monster - CALL HIS OFFICE - I HAVE NUMBERS
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is planning to appeal a judge's order that would require Ohio to recognize the marriage of John Arthur and Jim Obergefell. The below link tells their story better...
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Ohio attorney general still fighting judge's order to recognize dying man's...
Predictably but infuriatingly enough, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is trying to overturn the judge's order that Ohio recognize the marriage between John Arthur, who is terminally ill and nearing...
View ArticleRepublicans Bum Rush the democratic process and lay siege to your future.
This originated as a comment in LaFeminista's We're not amused post from yesterday. I was surprised by the reaction and elected to post it as a diary, fleshed out and spell-corrected. In this piece by...
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OH-Gov: Ted Strickland (D) Endorses Ed Fitzgerald (D) For Governor
Received this e-mail today from former Governor Ted Strickland (D. OH) in support of Ed Fitzgerald's (D. OH) gubernatorial campaign:I want to talk to you about my friend Ed FitzGerald, and why I’m...
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Ohio bank still refusing to pay for stealing everything from woman's home
The Ohio bank that broke into a woman's home and mistakenly took all her possessions is apologizing—but not paying her for her stuff. First National Bank of Wellston admits that it had no right to be...
View ArticleOhio bank blames bad GPS for foreclosing on wrong house
First National Bank of Wellston, Ohio is arguably the worst "person" in the world for wrongfully foreclosing on Katie Barnett's home and refusing to reimburse her for her possessions. Well, this past...
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Next Stop, North Carolina: No Turning Back!
Yesterday, I posted this diary reflecting upon my six years in Texas and my upcoming move to North Carolina. While hatin' on Texas is an evolved art form for some here, I was quite moved by the many...
View ArticleCleveland kidnapper sentenced to life + 1,000 years
NBCNEWS.com articleCNN.com articleAriel Castro, the kidnapper who held Michelle Knight, Gina DeJesus, and Amanda Berry hostage for years in his home, was finally sentenced today.He had pled guilty to...
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OH-Gov: Governor John Kasich Has Big Fundraising Lead Over Democratic...
"Who's the man?! Who's the man?! Who's the man?!" Looks like Ohio Governor John Kasich has the upper hand this time around in the first round of fundraising vs. his 2014 Democratic challenger Ed...
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