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Grassroots Organizations Drive Change in Rural Ohio
Rural Ohio is experiencing a surge in grassroots activism during this election cycle, with new organizations emerging to support candidates and important issues statewide.
One organization, Common Good Coalition PAC (CGC), has formalized…
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Ohio EPA approved Google's wetland destruction permit over a community that never stopped saying no
The permit is signed. The mitigation money is paid. And the community that showed up, submitted comments by the dozens, and asked Ohio EPA to do its job — got nothing.
That is the documented outcome of Ohio EPA’s June 10, 2026, approval of…
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Eta Nu Nu’s Fatherhood Luncheon
On Saturday, June 13, 2026, the men of the Eta Nu Nu chapter of the illustrious Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., held their annual Fatherhood Luncheon from 12:30 pm-2:00 pm at First Church of God located at 3480 Refugee Road in Columbus, Ohio,…
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The Weight of the System: Institutional Bias and the Case of Karmelo Anthony
In the American legal system, we are told that the scales of justice are balanced and blind. However, as a Black woman witnessing the stark realities of the Texas carceral system, it has become increasingly difficult to ignore the pattern of…
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