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It’s the Weapons Sales, Stupid

U.S. presidential election campaigns have been known to focus on the slogan “It’s the economy, stupid.”


Efforts to explain the behavior of the U.S. government ought to put a little more focus on a different slogan, found in the headline…

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Yost Should Donate HB 6-Tainted Campaign Contributions

Ohioans across the political spectrum should appreciate Attorney General Dave Yost for fighting the corruption that has been exposed by the historic HB 6 scandal, but he should go even further. Occasionally in Ohio politics, it’s okay to…

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The never-ending plot to keep control of Columbus City Council

The fact that two Columbus City Hall insiders, Nick Bankston and Lourdes Barroso de Padilla, pulled petitions to run against three incumbent City Council members, immediately drew a red flag that some type of fix was in the works.


Anyone…

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Rotary Divests From Weapons Companies

A Rotarian has just made me aware that Rotary quietly adopted a policy in June of not investing in weapons companies. This is worth celebrating and encouraging all other organizations to do likewise. Here is the policy, excerpted from a document…

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Meeting
Tue May12 7:00 pm
The Callais Decision

Red Wine and Blue Education Fund

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Protest/Rally
Wed May13 12:00 pm
Weekly Wednesday Husted and Moreno Protest
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Wed May13 6:00 pm
Fair Districts All Volunteer Huddle