Rep. Cockley to Host Gun Violence Awareness Town Hall in Columbus

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State Rep. Christine Cockley (D-Columbus) will be hosting a Prevent, Listen, Act, Navigate (P.L.A.N.) town hall with several other state legislators Tuesday, August 19th at 9:15am at the Hilltop Branch of the Columbus Metropolitan Library. This event engages community members in a conversation about gun violence, firearm safety, survivor support, and legislative actions.

Also planning to attend are State Rep. Munira Abdullahi (D-Columbus), State Rep. Dontavius L. Jarrells (D-Columbus), and State Senator Bill DeMora (D-Columbus). 

The P.L.A.N. Ohio initiative aims to:

  • Prevent gun violence through education and firearm safety.
  • Listen to what the community needs when it comes to life-saving trauma response techniques.
  • Act through advocacy and civic engagement; and
  • Navigate resources for mental health, youth programming, and victim support.

House Democrats are hosting P.L.A.N. Ohio events across Ohio to help spread awareness about gun violence, provide resources for constituents, and create safer communities for all Ohioans.

P.L.A.N. Ohio events are free and open to the public.

STOP OHIO Senate Bill 153: Our Voting Rights are Under Attack

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SB 153 proposes to do the following:Changes to the registration process
  • Requires “documentary proof of citizenship” to be presented in order to register to vote or update your voter registration.
  • Eliminates the use of voter registration forms, prohibits registering through QR codes at local events or drives, and ends online voter registration.
  • Requires Ohioans to register or update their registration by going to the Board of Elections and bringing required proof of citizenship. Most people do not carry the required forms of identification when they go to the BMV to renew their license.
Changes that could trigger provisional voting

Senate Bill 153 requires your ID to match your voter information exactly, and forces you to vote provisionally if any of the following applies:

The Covid vaccine is far too dangerous for widespread use

This author refuses to jump out of an airplane.  I do not even like roller coasters.  I am not a thrill seeker.  Nonetheless I am going to write about mRNA vaccines with the same apprehension I would have if jumping off of a cliff.  This will likely cause me to lose a few friends.  As a retired Pharmacist, I believed most of the prevailing wisdom throughout the Covid lockdowns.  I have given thousands of Covid vaccinations during my career, because I believed in them.  

High suicide rates among IDF combat soldiers is skyrocketing problem

The Israeli sources have acknowledged severe psychological trauma among Israeli military personnel due to the Gaza conflict, admitting that 43 soldiers have committed suicide since the start of war on Gaza in October 7, 2023, according to Saed News article in July 8, 2025.
 
On August 3, 2025, the Israeli daily Haaretz reported that 7 IDF soldiers died by suicide in July. PTSD Veterans are desperately trying to stop the next one. "We have one goal: Stop the next suicide": A surge in soldier suicides among the IDF has driven longtime PTSD survivors to camp outside the IDF Headquarter. The state of Israel is not sending soldiers to jail for refusing to return to Gaza after they killed children or intentionally shooting themselves in the limbs, according to the Middle East Eye article.
 
Deliberately blowing up innocent civilians, watching while dogs eat body parts, running over pregnant women on the way to the hospital to deliver their babies with a tank, and laughing while shooting aid seekers will make anyone, even Israelis, choose death over life eventually.

Federalized DC

Sunday Funday: End of Summer Fair and Festival of Faith and Nations

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Sunday, August 10, 1-5pm
Worthington Village Green, corner of S.R. 161 and High St., Worthington, Ohio

Join us for our community’s favorite celebration of summer and save the date for Sunday, August 10 for our End of Summer Fair! This year, we’re joining forces with our friends at Worthington Interfaith Neighbors [WIN] to include their annual Festival of Faiths and Nations event!

We’ll have carnival games, two great live bands, live entertainment, delicious food specials at our local restaurants, shopping specials, treats, and more treats. It will be a great activity for the whole family — right before the kiddos head back to school!

Our DORA [Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area] is every day, which means that you can get a beverage “to go” and enjoy the shops and the neighborhood.

Hosted by The Worthington Partnership and Worthington Interfaith Neighbors [WIN].

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Trump & Newsom: United Against Renewables

In apparent anticipation of the 2028 presidential election, California Governor Gavin Newsom has been cultivating an image as the “anti-Trump.”

But on nuke power and renewable energy, Gavin and Donald are soul mates…to our universal danger and detriment.

Trump loudly hates wind and solar, but loves fossil fuels and atomic energy. 

Newsom paints himself green. He loudly favors banning new gas-fired cars in California after 2035.

But he’s killed the landmark plan he signed in 2018 to phase out California’s last reactors at Diablo Canyon. He’s also gutting the state’s once-booming renewable industry, even sending his attorneys to fight solar installers in court. 

Sen. Tom Cotton should be prosecuted for aiding and abetting genocide

US Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) has urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to launch an investigation into the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), which is a leading Muslim-American civil liberties group, claiming the largest Muslim organization in the US has terror ties.

Look who is talking! Ever since he became a U.S. Senator, Cotton put the interests of Israel ahead of the good old USA.

* First, he called Biden last year a "coward" if he does not unleash "devastating military retaliation" both inside Iran and across the Middle East (on behalf of Israel, of course). I have no clue how bombing Iran benefits the American people or the people of Arkansas? 

* Would Sen. Cotton care to tell us what he gets out of lobbying on behalf of a foreign lobbying organization that is not even registered in compliance with US law? 

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