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This Wednesday, May 7th at 9am, the Ohio House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee is hearing Opponent Testimony on HB 170, to "Establish process to regulate carbon capture, storage technology."

Please join us in urging the committee members to VOTE NO by submitting written testimony and, if you can, speaking at the hearing, and by calling the committee members and telling them that you are a concerned Ohioan and you want them to vote no!
 

Want to submit testimony? Here's how!

If you would like to speak at the hearing, you must submit your testimony in writing ahead of time. All testimony must be submitted in writing by noon on Tuesday, May 6th.

On Wednesday, May 7th, requests will be sent out by Representatives Michele Grim and Tristan Rader, to all Ohio House representatives asking them to co-sponsor 'The Ohio Healthcare Plan', the bill which would establish a universal, publicly funded healthcare finance system in Ohio.

Please call your Ohio representative and ask him/her to co-sponsor and support the bill.

Don't know who your Ohio rep is?

Go to 'Find My State Legislators', then it will ask for your address to find your rep. and his/her phone number.

Here's what to say:

I am ______, your constituent in ______County.

Ohioans have suffered from lack of access to good health care for too long. We have worse health outcomes than most other states.

This is due to being uninsured or having insurance that has such high deductibles that we hesitate too long before seeking care.

It's time you realize that a large majority of Ohioans favor a universal system of healthcare financing.

I ask that you co-sponsor and implement 'The Ohio Health Care Plan'.

Saturday, May 3 and Sunday, May 4, 7pm, First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Rd.

We’re turning up the volume on 35 years of harmony, strength, and song!

Join the Columbus Women’s Chorus for our spring concert, “It’s All About the Music: 35 Years of Singing Together,” two nights only, May 3 and 4 at 7pm.

Come celebrate our legacy of feminist music-making and community through powerful performances that honor where we’ve been and where we’re going.

RSVP for this event by using this link.

https://www.colswomenschorus.org/buy-tickets

Doors open at 6:30pm. Parking may be limited and the concerts will start promptly at 7pm, so allow extra time!

Hosted by Columbus Women’s Chorus.

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In commemoration of the May 4, 1970 killings of students on the Kent State University campus this is an encore presentation of a Free Press article written on May 6, 2007.

The 1970 killings by National Guardsmen of four students during a peaceful anti-war demonstration at Kent State University have now been shown to be cold-blooded, premeditated official murder. But the definitive proof of this monumental historic reality is not, apparently, worthy of significant analysis or comment in today’s mainstream media.

After 37 years of official denial and cover-up, tape-recorded evidence, that has existed for decades and has been in the possession of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has finally been made public.

It proves what “conspiracy theorists” have argued since 1970—that there was a direct military order leading to the unprovoked assassination of unarmed students. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents show collusion between Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes and the FBI that aimed to terrorize anti-war demonstrators and their protests that were raging throughout the nation.

May 6, 2007

The 1970 killings by National Guardsmen of four students during a peaceful anti-war demonstration at Kent State University have now been shown to be cold-blooded, premeditated official murder. But the definitive proof of this monumental historic reality is not, apparently, worthy of significant analysis or comment in today’s mainstream media.

After 37 years of official denial and cover-up, tape-recorded evidence, that has existed for decades and has been in the possession of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), has finally been made public.

It proves what “conspiracy theorists” have argued since 1970—that there was a direct military order leading to the unprovoked assassination of unarmed students. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents show collusion between Ohio Governor James A. Rhodes and the FBI that aimed to terrorize anti-war demonstrators and their protests that were raging throughout the nation.

Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, the groundbreaking North Carolina-based coffee shop dedicated to inclusion and empowerment, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Columbus, Ohio. Founded by Ben and Amy Wright and named after their two children with Down syndrome, the company launched in 2016 with a mission to change the way people see people with disabilities—especially in the workplace.

“Eighty percent of people with disabilities don’t have jobs -- and we’re out to change that. Not just by providing employment opportunities for people with disabilities, but by showing our guests what’s possible,” said co-founder Amy Wright. “Bitty & Beau’s Coffee has created a path for people with disabilities to become valued, accepted and included in every community -- we’ve said it from the start -- it’s more than just a cup of coffee.”

Wright added, “We’re incredibly excited to bring Bitty & Beau’s Coffee to Columbus. With the support of this vibrant community, we know we can make a meaningful impact.”

Recently, I attended a town hall meeting with the three candidates running for District 7 Columbus City Council. The residents at the event live in District 7 and love Columbus. They love our city so much that they took their valuable time and energy to attend and ask questions. Unfortunately, nobody had the courage to tell them that THEIR VOTE DOESN’T MATTER to Columbus City Council.

Our Republicans in the state capital rule Ohio with “gerrymandering” mixed with a generous amount of hate and a dash of religion. Jealous as always, Columbus City Council has their own upside-down version of “Gerrymandering” that they are proud to call “Citymandering.”

Sure, the residents of District 7 will vote in the primary election Tuesday, May 6, but so will EVERYONE ELSE IN COLUMBUS. My wife and I live on the Far East side. We have no clue what’s important to the residents of District 7. Yet, our votes will count just as much as theirs. It’s just like “gerrymandering,” but for Democrats instead of Republicans.

Saturday, May 3, 1-3pm, King Arts Complex
867 Mt. Vernon Ave.

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This year, we’ll be at King Arts Complex again and are excited to bring in valuable resources from our community, delicious food, and entertainment! We’re excited and hope you are, too. After all, it’s all to celebrate you — the workers!

We’d love you and your organization or business to help sponsor May Day, or for individuals to make a Community Solidarity Donation.

Last year, we had 300 meals for participants and ran out! Help us feed our community again this year with a donation $25, $50, or $100 today here.

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Este año, estaremos una vez más en el King Arts Complex y estamos entusiasmados por traer valiosos recursos a nuestra comunidad, deliciosa comida y entretenimiento. Estamos entusiasmados y esperamos que usted también lo esté. Después de todo, ¡se trata de rendir homenaje al trabajador!

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan spin tunes that use the word "fire" including Fire and Ice, Fire on the Mountain, Ring of Fire, Girl on Fire, Jump into the Fire, and more!

Listen here

Listen live at 11pm Friday, May 2 and 9 streaming at wgrn.org or on the radio at 91.9FM
and
Monday at 2pm streaming May 5 and 12 at wcrsfm.org or on the radio at 92.7 or 98.3FM

Tax policy experts and lawmakers have long circled 2025 as a year to prepare for. What makes it so significant?

For one thing, Federal COVID money to states is expiring, straining state budgets at the same time the economy is starting to weaken. For another, Republicans in Congress are working to increase and extend President Trump’s tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations — while cutting trillions from health care, housing, and education programs for everyone else. And it all up and you get a fiscal tsunami.

While major tax policy changes are being made and discussed in Congress, this is also happening in the states.