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History Thursday: Impeachment
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. History Thursday Last night, for the third time in American history, the U.S. House voted to impeach the […]
Portman, Brown applaud naming North Korea sanctions after late Ohioan taken hostage by regime
Ohio U.S. Sens. Rob Portman and Sherrod Brown celebrated Wednesday the inclusion of the Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions and Enforcement Act in the final FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) conference report. They were joined at the event by Fred and Cindy Warmbier, whose son Otto died after being imprisoned in North […]
Foodbanks around Ohio, a huge methane leak from fracking, and felons buying guns
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Warms my heart. There’s more to do. That Joe Burrow-inspired fundraiser for the Athens County […]
Joe Burrow, poverty, Ohio’s economy, the NEXUS pipeline and plastic bag bans
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: The Ohio Capital Journal is proud of Heisman winner Joe Burrow for highlighting issues […]
The power of a platform: Joe Burrow, the Heisman and food insecurity in Ohio
Athens native Joe Burrow won the 2019 Heisman trophy Saturday and used his national platform to highlight poverty and food insecurity in Southeast Ohio: “Coming from Southeast Ohio, it’s a very, very impoverished area. The poverty rate is almost two times the national average,” Burrow said. “There are so many people there that don’t have […]
Bill to give tax deduction for college expenses introduced by bipartisan Ohio House members
Two bipartisan Ohio House members introduced legislation Monday that would allow individuals to deduct up to $4,000 per year from their Ohio income taxes for college-related expenses, the two announced in a news release. State Reps. John Rogers, D-Mentor-On-The-Lake, and Gary Scherer, R-Circleville, announced the introduction of the “Blair Deduction,” calling it the most recent […]
Voting rights, immigrants, medical cannabis, plastic bags and a farmer running against Jim Jordan
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: Interests. Today the Ohio Capital Journal’s Tyler Buchanan reports on the various interests behind the Ohio House […]
Gary Gulman’s ‘Great Depresh’ a heartfelt look at depression, anxiety and loneliness
Each Friday in our newsletter, we are highlighting things that are relevant that also make us laugh. We are also highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Friday Funday Like […]
History Thursday: The Afghanistan/Pentagon Papers
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: History Thursday. CNN’s Brian Stelter is reporting, “The Washington Post’s publication of US government papers about the 18-year-long […]
Wealth and income inequality in America continuing to explode
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: The Washington Post’s Greg Sargent is writing about, “The massive triumph of the rich, illustrated by […]
State medical board still accepting petitions for medical cannabis conditions
The State Medical Board of Ohio in an email Tuesday reminded Ohioans that the window is still open for filing petitions for the board to consider adding qualifying conditions for medical cannabis treatment. The Ohio medical board has the authority to approve and designate conditions or diseases as qualifying medical conditions for treatment, the board […]
Bipartisan proposal to eliminate ‘step therapy’ for Stage IV cancer introduced
Each day in our newsletter, we are highlighting stories and commentary from other media big and small throughout Ohio and the nation. If you’d like to get this feature directly to your inbox, please sign up for our newsletter here. Catching our eye: No more ‘fail first’? Ohio Public Radio’s Andy Chow is reporting that bipartisan Ohio lawmakers “are […]