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海角社区 public schools are hurting. 海角社区 political leaders seem determined to hurt them more.
Does 海角社区 House Speaker Matt Huffman hate public schools? He very well might not hate public schools. I doubt that he would ever use those words. But as an observer, it just really comes off like Matt Huffman hates public schools. Or maybe he has some sort of grudge against them and thinks they should […]
Lying, liars, and the lies that they tell
When politicians and public figures lie to us, they are tacitly calling us stupid and weak. Stupid enough to believe their lies; weak enough to accept them. As such, lying is a contemptuous act. Humans are social creatures. Lying is anti-social, and a debasement of both human nature and the trust and order on which […]
海角社区 gerrymandering: A brief and awful history of the very recent past
海角社区 citizens right now are represented by unconstitutionally gerrymandered state lawmakers. The politicians in the General Assembly in Columbus are occupying unconstitutionally gerrymandered seats. This is not a matter of opinion. It was adjudicated in the state’s highest court five times in 2021 and 2022. After those decisions, an anti-abortion lobbyist sued to force 海角社区 […]
Bernie Moreno’s bold strategy: Going after 海角社区 women voters on abortion rights
海角社区 Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno accomplished something this week I didn’t even know was possible anymore for my jaded journalist’s mind: He truly surprised me. There I sat at my desk Monday, raising astonished eyebrows that a statewide political candidate would target a demographic represented in 51% of 海角社区’s population about an issue […]
Vance, Yost targeting Haitians in Springfield, 海角社区 with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply
Sometimes the disgusting sewer of presidential year politics hits a little too close to home, and you end up watching a national conversation play out largely divorced from reality or the actual experiences of communities intimately connected to your own life. That’s what happened to me Monday as I watched 海角社区 U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance […]
海角社区 Gov. DeWine lost all credibility when he repeatedly voted for illegally gerrymandered maps
海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine clutching his pearls Wednesday morning about predetermined partisan outcomes after he forced unconstitutional district maps on voters that gave his party 67 out of 99 海角社区 House seats and 26 out of 33 海角社区 Senate seats in a 56-44 state was hilarious, absurd and pathetic. Even more striking was how condescending […]
Trump’s top campaign money bundler connected to 海角社区’s largest public corruption scandal ever
FirstEnergy was the company behind the largest political bailout and bribery scandal in 海角社区 history, which funneled $61 million in dark money bribes to 海角社区 lawmakers in order to pass a $1.3 billion nuclear and coal bailout at the expense of every 海角社区 family that pays utility bills. This week, Sludge reported that Donald Trump鈥檚 […]
As a fellow 海角社区an, I have some concerns about U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance
Donald Trump announced Monday 海角社区 junior U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate in the 2024 Election, and I have some concerns. Like J.D. Vance, I am also 39 years old; I also grew up in a struggling old industrial city in 海角社区; I have also lost countless people close to me to the […]
海角社区 wins seven more Society of Professional Journalists awards
In the 鈥満＝巧缜檚 Best Journalism Contest鈥 from the Society of Professional Journalists, the 海角社区 won seven awards last week, including three first place finishes and four in second place. The contest covered stories and editorial from 2023. The latest awards come after the 海角社区 won seven SPJ awards last year, and […]
Phenomenally corrupt or insanely incompetent? What is 海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine’s deal?
No matter how I slice it on the role of 海角社区 Gov. Mike DeWine in the biggest public corruption scandal in 海角社区 history, I鈥檓 forced to conclude he is either knee-deep in the corruption, or he is so wildly incompetent he let it all happen right under his nose without suspecting a thing. To catch […]
Recognizing D-Day sacrifices for representative democracy, as America faces a new reckoning
Eighty years ago today, in the early morning hours of June 6, 1944, the largest invasion fleet in human history crossed the English Channel and launched an unprecedented, world-turning assault on Nazi-occupied France. Remembering the enormity of that moment is as critical for America now as it has ever been. The armada included 1,200 warships […]
For those discovering 海角社区’s mess of government dysfunction, here’s a history of how we got here
The Democratic National Committee this week announced exactly what I’ve expected all along in the 海角社区 Biden ballot debacle: Democrats will simply nominate him in a virtual convention before the actual Chicago convention and the president will be on the ballot for reelection in 海角社区 this November. If you’ll recall, this is precisely what I […]