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Protesters to Governor Kasich: Bring state troopers back from Standing Rock
On November 4 supporters of the North Dakota Sioux from across Ohio gathered at the Statehouse to call on Governor Kasich to recall state troopers from Standing Rock. The demonstrators chanted, “Mni Wiconi!” (Lakota for “water is life”).
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Waiting to hold Hillary’s feet to the fire
Why, why, why, are people saying that we should prepare to hold Hillary Clinton accountable once she is in office? Why on Earth isn’t everybody doing that right now? Are we seriously going to gift her the White House and then expect her to listen…
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How firm thy friendship…What happens to Ohio if it goes scarlet for Trump?
John F. Kennedy once said: “There is no city in the United States which I get a warmer welcome and fewer votes than Columbus, Ohio.”
Even if you live on Mars you probably know, “As goes Ohio, so goes the nation.” Yet in 1960, Nixon took…
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Boyce’s statements inconsistent about pay-to-play meeting
Although Kevin Boyce’s tenure as Ohio treasurer from 2009-2010 was riddled with scandal, Boyce claims he knew nothing about the corruption carried out by his deputy treasurer, Amer Ahmad, who is now in federal prison. Boyce’s claim was called…
// Opinion