Events

People First Bus in Lancaster
Attend Press conference with Local Democratic Candidates
Event Details  ·  Oct 22, 2018

Pickerington Candidate Forum
Join us on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, as we host the 2018 Community Candidate Forum. Epiphany Lutheran Church
Event Details  ·  Oct 23, 2018

Early Voting
Early Voting at Board of Elections October 10th through 26th
Event Details  ·  Oct 26, 2018

Early Voting
Early Voting at Board of Elections Saturday Oct 27th
Event Details  ·  Oct 27, 2018

Early Voting
Early Voting at Board of Elections Oct 29th through Nov 2nd
Event Details  ·  Nov 2, 2018

News Articles

Stop the handwringing and conjecture about the 'Latino vote,' and support groups doing GOTV
As the midterm elections draw closer and closer, major media outlets have turned once again to pontificating about and predicting the “Hispanic” or “Latino” vote, and comparing it to past white and black voter turnout demographics. This includes hand wringing, scolding, and finger...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

Abbreviated Pundit Round-up: We interrupt this APR for a message from the emergency broadcast system
Oh f@ck. That’s not a statement from an big money pundit. That’s the only possible reaction to the news that came at the end of Donald Trump’s Saturday night rally in Nevada. After hours of declaring that Democrats mean mobs and leading the lock ‘er up chants, Trump declared that the...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

The Real Reasons Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Wanted Khashoggi Dead
Photo Illustration by The Daily BeastPARIS — The mind plays strange tricks sometimes, especially after a tragedy. When I sat down to write this story about the Saudi regime’s homicidal obsession with the Muslim Brotherhood, the first person I thought I’d call was Jamal Khashoggi. For more...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

Scouted: The Best Bags For Organization
There are a lot of bags out there, and you should probably own a few different kinds. But do any of them help save you time, or do they become bottomless pits full of loose change, old receipts, and maybe your keys?Finding a bag that really strikes the balance between style and function is a key...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

Charlottesville’s Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education
This story was originally co-published by ProPublica and the New York Times. High school seniors Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes have been friends since they were 6 years old, raised by blue-collar families in this affluent college town. They played on the same T-ball and softball...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

700,000 People Marched in London to Protest Brexit
The backlash to Brexit has been getting bigger and more organized. Frustrated with political leaders’ handling of Brexit, British protesters gathered in droves on Saturday in their biggest rally yet. The People’s Vote, a collection of organizations that are against the Brexit...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Oct 20, 2018  

D.J. Byrnes on Reclaiming Rural Ohio for the Working Class, Winning OH-80
For all but four of the last 23 years, Republicans have held control of the governor’s mansion and both houses of the Ohio General Assembly. Buoyed by conservative support across huge swathes of the state’s rural landscapes, the GOP has dominated politics in Ohio and placed a chokehold on the...
News Item  ·  Plunderbund  ·  Oct 17, 2018  

Trump Questions Saudi Arabia’s Khashoggi Account, but Also Praises Crown Prince
President Donald Trump is taking a step back from his immediate claim that Saudi Arabia’s far-fetched story that journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed after a fistfight inside their consulate in Istanbul was credible. But even as he expressed doubts about the kingdom’s version of events,...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

Detroit Police Broaden Probe Into Funeral Homes After 63 More Fetuses Found
Police found the remains of 63 fetuses at a Detroit funeral home and officials are wondering how many more of these types of cases they have yet to uncover. Police said they found 36 fetuses in boxes and 27 others in freezers during a raid at the Perry Funeral Home. The discovery came a week...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced
John Nichols America needs a Congress that will challenge this president when he attacks freedom of the press, the Bill of Rights, and the Constitution. The post President Body Slam Needs to Be Checked and Balanced appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Oct 19, 2018  

Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem
Julie Morse Affordable clinic–pharmacies have vastly expanded health-care access for Mexicans. They’ve also bred a dangerous attitude towards prescription drugs. The post Mexico’s Discount-Health-Care Problem appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Oct 19, 2018  

Rand Paul: Saudi explanation of Khashoggi's death 'insulting'
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said Sunday that he does not believe Saudi Arabia's explanation of how dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi died earlier this month."Absolutely not, it's insulting," Paul told Fox News...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Oct 21, 2018  

Durbin calls for expulsion of Saudi ambassador in response to Khashoggi's death
Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Sunday that the U.S. should formally expel Saudi Arabia's ambassador in response to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi."We ought to formally expel the Saudi ambassador from the...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Oct 21, 2018