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Keen wildlife area

Keen Wildlife Area and four ODOT parcels to be fracked

It took the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission (OGLMC) just 22 minutes Monday to rubber stamp fracking under Keen Wildlife Area and four Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) parcels.

The four-member, unelected commission…

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Frank LaRose

Civil rights groups condemn LaRose’s attempt to thwart democracy by manipulating Citizens Not Politicians ballot language

The ongoing debate over redistricting in Ohio highlights a critical issue within the democratic process: the manipulation of ballot language by people in power to influence voter perception. This tactic is part of a larger national…

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Bill Cohen

Concert for a Meaningful Labor Day

WHEN:   Sunday September 1st, 4 pm – 5:30 pmWHERE: Columbus Mennonite Church, 35 Oakland Park Avenue, Columbus 43214.(Free parking along Oakland Park and in nearby lots, owned by North Broadway Methodist Church)
Let’s…

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People who were deported

57 people who were deported ask President Biden to let them come home

Leaders of #ReuniteUS, a campaign to raise the visibility of people who were deported after living in the United States for decades, want to be seen, heard, and included in the immigration debate. Today fifty-seven people who…

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