Events

Primary Election
Primary Election at your local polling place. Please Vote.
Event Details  ·  May 6, 2014

Movie Night
Movie Night: Presenting Chasing Ice. A film spectacular film showing changes in glaciers around the world. All are welcome.
Event Details  ·  May 13, 2014

Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Members, the Next meeting will be held on Thursday May 22nd at 7 pm. You are encouraged to attend but If can not be there, please email Mike Oatney at: moatney@columbus.rr.com.
Event Details  ·  May 22, 2014

Reorganization Meeting
Reorganization Meeting. The county party holds a reorganizational meeting after the primary to elect Central and Executive committee leaders.
Event Details  ·  Jun 3, 2014

State Party Summer Dinner
Ohio Democratic Party 2014 State Dinner Headlined by President Bill Clinton. Open item for weblink
Event Details  ·  Jun 13, 2014

News Articles

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: Douthat lays an Easter egg edition
This morning, Dana Milbank examines the Republican rush to the exit, the New York Times editorial board wants a kinder gentler policy on trade, Ruth Marcus argues for campus civility, Freddie Wilkinson hangs with those at the top of the world, and most of your Sunday morning regulars take a...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Sunday Talk: This land is my land
Almost 50 years after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, the non-violent tactics of Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. were back in the news. But in a sign of just how far we have come as a nation, this time it was white people who were engaging in the great...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Epidemic of GOPer virus will kill thousands in red states
Imagine that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) warned that America was about to be hit by a preventable epidemic of a deadly, though curable, virus. In response, the federal government budgeted funds for each of the 50 states to purchase antidotes to save the afflicted and vaccines to...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 18, 2014  

Russia 'outraged' as east Ukraine shootout shatters Easter truce
A deadly gunfight prompts recriminations from Russia, claiming the attackers' cars contained weapons, satellite maps, and Right Sector business cards.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Transcript reveals confusion over ferry evacuation
The South Korean ferry's crew remained crippled by indecision well after the ship began listing dangerously.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Pope Francis, huge crowd joyously celebrate Easter
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Easter Sunday, Christianity's most joyous and hopeful day, Pope Francis prayed for peace in Ukraine and Syria and for an end to the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that have targeted many Christians.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Cuts and Shutdowns Are Hurting Science
On Oct. 1 last year, the U.S. federal government shut its doors after Congress failed to pass a budget. For 16 days, around 800,000 government employees twiddled their thumbs. Many of them were scientists.
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

The Longform Guide to Cuba
There was a lot of attention this week on Yasiel Puig's escape from Cuba, with features in both Los Angeles and ESPN the Magazine. Both pieces were great, and they got us thinking about other stories about Cuba in our archive, particularly those about journeys. Here are some of our favorites:...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 19, 2014  

News Analysis: So These Professors Walk Into a Comedy Club ...
An algorithm identified Chicago as the nation’s funniest city.
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 19, 2014  

Editorial: This Time, Get Global Trade Right
The country needs new trade agreements, but they can be negotiated to be smarter and stronger.
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 19, 2014  

Dispatch: Let Them Drink Chocolate
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 19, 2014  

Divers Begin Bringing Bodies Out of Capsized Ferry
Rescue workers moved the bodies of victims from Jindo-port on Jindo Island on Sunday.
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Apr 20, 2014  

Battle Rages in Homs, Hub of Revolt Against Assad Government
Security personnel and onlookers gathered Monday after a car bomb was detonated in Homs. Another went off on Friday.
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Apr 20, 2014