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On April 26, 2025 WOSU Public Media reported, “Columbus campaign reports show donations from councilmembers, out-of-state residents.”
When questioned about the majority of his campaign contributors coming from of out-of-state, Columbus City Council candidate Jesse Vogel stated:
"What we're doing is trying to garner support of individuals who are excited about the potential of our campaign collective to make collective change rather than from a handful of politicians who are working to maintain the status quo.”
Although WOSU “estimated about half of his contributors came from out of state,” after a thorough review of his Annual and Pre-Primary finance reports, 56 percent of his contributors were from out of state and if you include contributors from outside of Central Ohio, but in Ohio, that number jumps to 60 percent.
The WOSU article also includes some “prominent names” as contributors to Mr. Vogel’s campaign. Two prominent newsworthy names not mentioned are those of Dan McCarthy and Laurel Dawson who donated $250 each to Vogel’s campaign.
Central Ohio Rank and file Educators (CORE), a group of unionized educators, are holding a national day of action for May Day, in coordination with local groups and national movements by 50501 and Indivisible. The “Fight for Public Education” action will be at the Ohio Statehouse May 1 4:30-7 pm and prioritizes fair and full funding of Ohio public schools and protections for students and families.
Every year, WGRN 91.9FM radio commemorates their Earth Day Birthday to celebrate their first broadcast in April 2016. This year they partnered with WCRS 92.7/98.3FM community radio to hold a special celebration at El Vaquero with food, drinks, an awards ceremony and more.
The Earth Day Birthday celebration was held Saturday April 19 at the El Vaquero party room, 3230 Olentangy River Road
Awards recipients:
Producer of the Year:
Evan Davis, producer of "Conscious Voices" and "Your Music" and a long-time supporter of community radio in central Ohio.
Evan comes from a family of artists and social justice activists. His grandparents were charter members of the Pacifica Radio station KPFK in Los Angeles, where his mother, folk singer Leslie Zak, was an occasional guest on the children's music show, Half Way Down The Stairs. As a child he attended numerous protests against the Viet Nam War, and would later organize protests in Columbus against the US war on Iraq.
Columbus celebrated the 55th Anniversary of Earth Day on Sunday, April 27, for the first time at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on the Whittier Peninsula.
Although the statement that “power grows out of the barrel of a gun” was made by Chinese communist leader Mao Zedong, it’s an idea that, in one form or another, has motivated a great many people, from the members of teenage street gangs to the statesmen of major nations.
The rising spiral of world military spending provides a striking example of how highly national governments value armed forces. In 2024, the nations of the world spent a record $2.72 trillion on expanding their vast military strength, an increase of 9.4 percent from the previous year. It was the tenth year of consecutive spending increases and the steepest annual rise in military expenditures since the end of the Cold War.
Faydark’s Lost Empires is Dungeon Synth straight from Columbus via Springfield, Ohio’s Dungeon Synth label Dungeon Deep Records. I don’t know why I was sent Faydark instead of VM.
True Norwegian Black Metal’s author Pete Beste ordered Faydark from Dungeon Deep…
Perhaps Faydark is the Dungeon Deep hit. Dungeon Synth is a genre which I’d like to call Adult Contemporary Black Metal. Dungeon Synth replaces guitars, and screaming with synthesizers.
It isn’t quite that easy to compare dungeon synth with fusion jazz Weather Report or hardcore post-punk turned house deejays. Dungeon Synth orgins are 90’s Black Metal.
Mortiis of Emperor liked Klaus Shulze, early Pink Floyd and German electronic music. Mortis started in metal as a fan of W.A.S.P. with a love of porn star Samantha Fox. I would call Tangerine Dream a maturation from Blackie Lawless. I won’t slut shame Samantha Fox. He wasn’t super technical so electronic music fit his skill set.
Tuesday, April 29, 7pm
this on-line event requires advance registration
Don Bryant will be speaking about his recent trip to the Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability and his local activities for peace and justice in the Middle East. Don was born in 1956 in Maumee, Ohio. In 1980, Don woke up to community activism after attending his first rally, the tenth commemoration of the May 4 shootings of Kent State students by the Ohio National Guard. He then joined a local campaign, Save Our State from Radioactive Waste (SOS). The campaign was a success in halting the US Department of Energy from storing nuclear waste in the salt mines under Lake Erie. During the 1980s, He joined the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign. In 2002, when anti-Muslim bias was rising, Don joined with members of Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice to co-found the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network. He joined the Cleveland Peace Action (CPA) Board of Directors in 2016 and serves as co-chair of the CPA Middle East Committee. Don is now CPA Board president.
thank you sammy roth for this important piece.
it's horrifying to see apostles of hate like vance, trump, bannon et al trashing the vital humanitarian creed for which this great pope worked in such good faith. it's clear that if jesus himself came back to preach the loving gospel he created, the MAGA hordes would have him again crucified.
it's also horrifying to see the ecological nightmare california's utilities have imposed on us. the fires that ravaged pacific palisades were clearly climate induced, then sparked by their incompetent in ability to safely maintain power lines.
had los angeles been rightfully covered in solar panels, connected with micro-grids, as would best be for our economy and much more, those fires would never have happened.
Sunday, April 27, 11am-7pm, Scioto Audubon Metro Park, 400 W. Whittier St.
Join us for Earth Day Columbus 2025! This year, we will be hosting the event at Scioto Audubon Metro Park on Sunday, April 27 from 11am to 7pm. Come on down to check out all the incredible vendors, educational programming, food trucks, music, and more! Last year, our Earth Day celebration saw about 10,000 community members.
Hosted by Green Columbus, Keep Columbus Beautiful, and Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks.
Saturday, April 26, 7-9pm
Just North United Church of Christ, 2040 W. Henderson Rd.
Mark your calendars for “Voices of Freedom: A Concert for Immigrant Justice” on April 26, 7-9pm. The concert will benefit Community Refugee and Immigration Services (CRIS) and will feature the musical talents of the Sirens and Jesse Powers.
Tickets are a $25 suggested donation. Visit justnorthucc.org to order your tickets today!
Silent auction begins at 6pm.
Hosted by Just North UCC.