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Some neighborhoods on the West Side are in dire need of compassionate, empathetic and shared experienced leadership. Welcome news is how a fresh-faced progressive Democrat – Hilltop resident Christine Cockley – is poised to win Ohio House District 6 this November, which encompasses most of Columbus’s West Side.

If anyone has any doubt whether a progressive is best qualified to take on the disheartening and daunting challenges of some West Side neighborhoods, just take a drive down Sullivant Avenue where poverty and despair continue to besiege several neighborhoods. Where the numbers of addicted and houseless keep growing – in lock step with the rising cost of housing, spurred on by landlord greed and the gentrification of some West Side neighborhoods.

Certainly, few from the Ohio GOP care much about the West Side, if rarely a thought. Local establishment Democrats, such as Mayor Ginther, have had plenty of time to affect change, but little has on Sullivant Avenue over the previous decade.

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan bring to you another Everybody Knows music program, playing spacey tunes about UFOs, spacemen, flying saucers and more!

Listen on WGRN 91,9FM or stream at wgrn.org on Fridays at 2pm or Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 92.7 or 98.3FM and streaming at wcrsfm.org.

The fllowing is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Share at bit.ly/HaitianOhioans

Dear neighbors, we see you. We love you. We respect and celebrate you. We are honored that you chose to make Ohio your home, the place where you could find safety, earn a living, establish yourself, and take care of your family.

Unfortunately, Ohio is home to irresponsible elected officials who are attempting to cling to power in the midst of a changing United States. They will say and do anything to stay on top, no matter who they hurt. But they do not represent the views of everyone in Ohio — not by a long shot.

Everybody Knows plays on WGRN 91.9FM Friday nights at 11:00 PM, and streams live on wgrn.org.

This week Dr. Bob and Dan-o talk about and play songs by artists performing this year at the Hot Times Community Music and Arts Festival. 

The show will also play Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 82.7 & 98.3FM and streams live on wcrsfm.org. 

Archived shows can be found on the Free Press Network and SoundCloud. 

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan play tunes by some of their favorite local Columbus musicians. Hear Willie Phoenix, Willie Pooch, Donna Mogavero, Ray Fuller, the Royal Crescent Mob, Gathering Stars, Tom Harker the Ukuele Man, Bob Sauls, and Ronald Koal, 

Listen live Fridays, August 23 and 30 at 11pm on WGRN 91.9FM -- or streaming on wgrn.org .
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Mondays, August 26 and September 2 at 2pm on WCRS 92.7 or 98.3 -- or streaming on wcrsfm.org. 

Pre-2016, Ohio was the road to the White House. No Republican candidate had ever won the election without carrying the state, and no Democrat since Kennedy had won without the state. Since then, though, Ohio has slowly faded into obscurity in the election conversation. After Obama carried the state in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote, the Democratic share of the state has quickly slipped away, including an abysmal 43 percent in 2016. 

So what’s changed? The first thing to look at is the number of counties won by each candidate, and the clear drop-off begins in 2016, with Trump’s election. Prior to that, the state had been competitive, but in 2016, Clinton won eight counties, down from the 17 that Obama had won previously. Trump appealed to white voters who felt disconnected from the Democrats' embrace of immigrants and other “special-interest groups,” as well as broadly appealing to both wealthy donors who benefited from his tax cuts and benefits for the rich as well as rural middle-class voters who were heavily socially conservative. These dynamics are apparent when you break down which counties Trump flipped from the Obama era. 

This week's "Everybody Knows" show talks about our pervasive gun culture and songs that reflect it. 

Fridays at 11pm on WGRN 91.9FM and streaming at wgrn.org

Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 92.7 and 98.3FM and streaming at wcrsfm.og

Archived on the Free Press Network at https://youtu.be/ZhhkaUjFNpk

Dr. Bob and Dan-o hear from old friend Michael Alwood about his exploits with different local and national bands. Everybody Knows plays at 11pm on Friday nights on WGRN 91.9FM community radio, and Mondays at 2pm on WCRS 92.7 and 98.3FM.

Listen to archived shows at the Free Press Network.

Early Saturday evening on June 29, members of the Dayton Police Department chased, shot down, and ultimately killed a teenager. The shooting occurred moments after they sped into the Negley Place neighborhood, where multiple young people were gathered outside. Families were present and outside all along the neighborhood streets.

Officers have not released the names of those who fired their weapons, nor have they released many details other than heavily edited and redacted body camera footage.

Rather than invite the Bureau of Criminal Investigation to review the officers’ conduct, as is proper procedure following an officer-involved shooting in the community, the Dayton Police Department has asked close ally Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office to review the incident, and has promised to conduct an internal investigation. 

Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality, The FUDGE Foundation, Black Lives Matter Dayton, and OFUPAC have the following demands – 1. BCI must be invited in to investigate the conduct of DPD both during the July 29 incident and following.

When: Saturday, June 29th
Registration begins at 5:00PM. Bowling begins at 5:30PM

$25-adult bowling ticket
$20-adult non bowling ticket
$15-child bowling ticket
$10-child non bowling ticket

Deadline to Register: Wednesday, June 26th

Where: Columbus Square Bowling Palace
5705 Forest Hills Blvd, Columbus, OH 43231

Trophies will be awarded to:

Top 3 Adult Teams

Best Male & Female Bowler

Medals to Top 3 Child Bowlers

Teams of 4 players

$25 Adult Bowling Ticket: 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soda

$20 Adult Non-Bowling Ticket: Pizza and soda

$15 Child Bowling Ticket: 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, pizza and soda (12 & under)

$10 Child Bowling Ticket: Pizza and soda (12 & under)

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