Events

Primary Election
Primary Election at your local polling place. Please Vote.
Event Details  ·  May 6, 2014

Movie Night
Movie Night: Presenting Chasing Ice. A spectacular film showing changes in glaciers around the world. All are welcome.
Event Details  ·  May 13, 2014

Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Members, the Next meeting will be held on Thursday May 22nd at 7 pm. You are encouraged to attend but If can not be there, please email Mike Oatney at: moatney@columbus.rr.com.
Event Details  ·  May 22, 2014

Reorganization Meeting
Reorganization Meeting. The county party holds a reorganizational meeting after the primary to elect Central and Executive committee leaders.
Event Details  ·  Jun 3, 2014

State Party Summer Dinner
Ohio Democratic Party 2014 State Dinner Headlined by President Bill Clinton. Open item for weblink
Event Details  ·  Jun 13, 2014

News Articles

Open thread for nightowls: 'Post-legal' America
Tom Engelhardt: With Cartwright as a possible exception, the members of the national security state, unlike the rest of us, exist in what might be called  "post-legal” America. They know that, no matter how heinous the crime, they will not be brought to justice for it. The list of...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

Economics Daily Digest: Repealing health care reform gets harder every day
By Rachel Goldfarb, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to receive the Daily Digest via email. Ted Cruz's Worst Nightmare Is Coming True (Politico) As Americans get used to having access to affordable health care, repeal will become less and less likely, writes Roosevelt Institute...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 23, 2014  

New Daily Kos Elections interactive legislative maps of Washington, New Mexico, and New Jersey
This week we have interactive state legislative district maps for Washington, New Mexico, and New Jersey. Each legislative chamber is mapped out using the presidential election results calculated by Daily Kos Elections, the legislative election results, and some info on each legislator. For maps...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 23, 2014  

FDA proposes first regulations for e-cigarettes
The government wants to ban sales to minors and require health warning labels.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

Obama: New sanctions against Russia are 'teed up'
TOKYO (AP) — Warning Russia that new economic sanctions are "teed up," President Barack Obama accused Moscow of failing to live up to an agreement last week to ease tensions in eastern Ukraine.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

Oklahoma court rejects death-row inmates' claims
Court says inmates are not entitled to know source of drugs that will be used to kill them.
News Item  ·  Yahoo News Democratic Party  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

The Cheerleaders Rise Up
In 2014, the cheerleaders revolted. This January, rookie NFL cheerleader Lacy T. kicked things off when she filed a class action lawsuit against the Oakland Raiders, alleging that the team fails to pay its Raiderettes minimum wage, withholds their pay until the end of the season, imposes illegal...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

How Does a Harmless Bacteria Become Deadly?​
GAS–a relatively benign bacteria–went rogue in the 1980s, ultimately evolving into a human killer. It now causes up to 500,000 deaths a year, with victims reporting symptoms ranging from a sore throat to the flesh-eating disease necrotizing fasciitis. Scientists are studying GAS in an attempt...
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 23, 2014  

Opinionator | Private Lives: A Return to Nigeria
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

Editorial: Reviving Clemency, Serving Justice
The Justice Department’s plan to reinvigorate the clemency power to deal with thousands of people who were sentenced under harsh drug laws is encouraging news.
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

Editorial: Haiti in the Shadow of Cholera
Despite all kinds of planning, a campaign to fight the cholera epidemic is not going well.
News Item  ·  New York Times Op-Ed  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

F.D.A. Will Propose New Regulations for E-Cigarettes
The multibillion-dollar e-cigarette industry is not regulated, but the Food and Drug Administration is seeking to change that.
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Apr 24, 2014  

F.B.I. Informant Is Tied to Cyberattacks Abroad
Hector Xavier Monsegur aided the F.B.I. after his arrest.
News Item  ·  New York Times  ·  Apr 24, 2014