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CRINK: Should we be concerned?
What does an alliance between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea mean for the West, especially America and the rest of the world? Is this cabal as Peter Van Praagh, president of the Halifax…
Pataskala, Ohio Zoning Votes Down Data Center Application
On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, for another time, Pataskala area residents showed up to object to a data center.
The proposed data…
In Defense of Palestinian American Writer Najla Said
Americans place a high value on freedom of speech, often considering it more important than other rights. Some American would fight to death to defend their foes right to speak, but not the…
‘Tell Everyone I Love Them’
Is war simply part of human nature? It’s been absurdly “ordinary” throughout my lifetime, and continually expanding its power and psychological reach.
And unless you’re in the middle of it…
Action Alerts
As we look toward the future of our state and the values that should guide our representatives, we must hold every political figure to the highest standard of decency and respect. Recently, comments made by Ohio Republican Vivek Ramaswamy have surfaced, drawing widespread condemnation for their blatantly racist undertones.
In a statement captured on video and circulated on social media, Mr. Ramaswamy claimed that “a Black baby is probably safer in the inner streets of Chicago than in the womb of his own Black mother.” For anyone concerned with the moral compass of our leadership,…
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Freepoint Eco-Systems Plastic Incinerator Shuts Down Amidst Community Pushback
On May 28, Freepoint Eco-Systems notified the Ohio EPA and Freepoint employees that it would be shutting down its Central Ohio plastic incineration facility, located outside of Hebron in Licking County. According to Oil and Gas Watch’s…
The Fight for Democracy Doesn't Pick Sides—It Belongs to All of Us
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: The current process for citizen-led ballot initiatives in Ohio is broken. It creates a "gatekeeper" system that allows the state to silence voices before they are ever heard.
Recently, we’ve…
Remembering Muhammad Ali
Ten years ago, friend Willis E. Brown, and my two young sons piled into my van in the early morning hours of Friday, June 10, 2016, and set out for Louisville, Kentucky, the birthplace of Muhammad Ali. Two hours later we stopped in Cincinnati and…
Lee Zeldin, a Disaster as EPA Administrator
“Zeldin’s EPA To Relax Drinking Water Rules” was the headline last week in the daily newspaper Newsday on Long Island, New York—from which Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is from…