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Ohio’s racist voting laws upheld by U.S. Supreme Court

 


The United States Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, allowed Ohio’s notoriously racist voting laws to remain in place during the 2014 election. Ohio Secretary of State (SoS) Jon Husted has embraced the new Jim Crow policy of limiting…

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The Real Issues Reynoldsburg Teachers Strike

 


Striking Reynoldsburg teachers want the public to know one thing: they’re on the picket line because they care about students first.


The strike is more about what the Reynoldsburg school district is…

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Historic Victory for Voting Rights in Ohio

The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld federal Judge Peter Economus’ historic ruling protecting African American voting rights in Ohio. In a September 4, 2014 opinion, Economus held that the actions of Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted…

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Special Prosecutor and Grand Jury Affirm Open Carry for Whites Only




 


John Crawford III went shopping at WalMart. John Crawford III was going to buy a pellet gun. He picked one out. He called his girlfriend on the phone and was chatting casually. He was shot dead by a policeman before he…

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