Events

Lancaster Art Walk
Enjoy an evening in Lancaster for the Art Walk. HQ will be open for visitors
Event Details  ·  Jul 19, 2019

2nd Wednesday Happy Hour
August Happy/Social hour at Shirky's Pizza Zone in Carroll.
Event Details  ·  Aug 14, 2019

Executive Committee Meeting
The August meeting of the executive committee of the Fairfield County Democrats is Thursday August 15th, 7PM. Meeting is at Headquarters, 118N. Columbus st. in Lancaster.
Event Details  ·  Aug 15, 2019

2nd Wednesday Happy Hour
September Happy/Social hour at American Legion in Lithopolis
Event Details  ·  Sep 11, 2019

Election Day
Election Day, get out and vote
Event Details  ·  Nov 5, 2019

News Articles

Pelosi needs to get her House Democrats on the same page, and we're not talking about 'The Squad'
Thursday morning the House of Representatives did an good thing, albeit a futile one. They passed a minimum wage increase from the current poverty level of $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. It will go nowhere, however, because Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and the occupier of the Oval Office...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Collins pays for allegiance to Trump, plummets further in approval ratings than any other senator
A new Morning Consult poll suggest things are looking grim for Senate Republicans in their quest to keep their majority in 2020. But the worst news of all is for Sen. Susan Collins, who has plummeted further than any other sitting senator in approval ratings. Morning Consult conducts Senate...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Rand Paul Fires Back at Jon Stewart on Fox News: He’s ‘Not Using His Brain’
A day after former Daily Show host Jon Stewart and 9/11 responder John Feal came on Fox News and eviscerated him and fellow GOP Sen. Mike Lee for blocking the reauthorization of the 9/11 victims' compensation fund in the Senate, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) appeared on Fox to return fire.And not only...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Ex-University of Illinois PhD Candidate Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Visiting Chinese Scholar
A federal jury sentenced the former University of Illinois physics doctoral student who kidnapped and murdered a visiting Chinese scholar to life in prison on Thursday.Brendt Christensen, 29, was found guilty last month during his trial at the U.S. District Court in Peoria, after his own defense...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Donald Trump’s Politics of Hate Began With a “Cynical and Evil” GOP Memo
Donald Trump’s outburst of nativistic racism—viscerally and putridly displayed by his “go back” tweet-attack on four congresswoman who are people of color and the subsequent and shocking (even for Trump) “send her back” rally in North Carolina on Wednesday...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Why Are Right-Wing Conspiracies so Obsessed With Pedophilia?
The children were being sodomized in secret underground tunnels. Their captors drank blood in front of them and staged satanic ritual sacrifices. Sometimes the kids were filmed for pornographic purposes. In total, some several hundred children were subjected to this treatment. And it all...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Strive to Live as Stress-Free as Senator Theresa Gavarone During a Budget Crisis
A lot of things can cause stress: work, school, or even the fact that Ohio is 12 days past the constitutional deadline to pass a budget and we still don’t have one. Whatever is on your mind, take a moment to get inspired by State Senator Theresa Gavarone and find your zen. Yes, Gavarone and our...
News Item  ·  Plunderbund  ·  Jul 12, 2019  

Paul McCartney Is Writing Music and Lyrics for an It’s a Wonderful Life Musical
This isn't the first time Frank Capra's film is getting a stage treatment.
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Mom and Dad Are Fighting: Carpool Liability Waiver Edition
Plus: How do I convince my friend that I am not upset when her toddler does normal wild toddler stuff?
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change
Tom Engelhardt A threat this expansive requires mobilization on a mass scale. The post We Need a New Manhattan Project to Combat Climate Change appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America
John Nichols We know this because he’s cribbing lines from an interview with Omar on the Next Left podcast. The post Donald Trump Is Deliberately Distorting What Ilhan Omar Says About America appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Poll: McConnell is most unpopular senator
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is America's most unpopular senator with voters in his state, with Maine Sen. Susan Collins (R) coming in as a close runner-up, a new ...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Jul 18, 2019  

Trump: Those chanting 'send her back' are 'people that love our country'
President Trump on Thursday said guests at his Wednesday night rally in North Carolina "love our country" despite taunts shouted by the audience aimed at Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).After crowds at the event shouted...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Jul 18, 2019