Election 2012

This election, the issue of voter disenfranchisement was front and center in several key states across the country. One of the most-controversial moves in the…

Election 2012

As the louder members of the right wing media continue to stumble over the reality that Mitt Romney lost his quest for the presidency, concrete…

Grammy-winning gospel singer Kirk Franklin was honored at the Rock &Roll Hall of Fame’s “Rock My Soul” celebration in Cleveland as part of the festivities…

National

Democrats scored a host of victories in key states during Tuesday’s balloting, as the party looks toward the 2012 elections. In Ohio, an important swing state, voters rejected the law enacted by Gov. John Kasich and the Republican-controlled legislature that limited the ability of public-employee unions to collectively bargain. See also: Rick Perry Jeopardizes Campaign With […]

National

ZANESVILLE, Ohio — Townspeople hid indoors Wednesday as deputies with high-powered rifles hunted down and killed lions, bears, tigers and dozens of other exotic beasts that escaped from a wild-animal park after the owner threw their cages open and committed suicide. After an all-night hunt that extended into the afternoon, nearly all of the 50 […]

National

From the Columbus Dispatch: COLUMBUS, Ohio — When a teenage cousin showed up at Evelyn Burgess’ house for Easter dinner wearing what Burgess considered a revealing outfit, the hostess was not going to let the issue go. According to family members who were present, Burgess got mad when her husband took notice of the T-shirt […]

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VIA: Dayton Daily News DAYTON — Federal agents on Thursday, Feb. 11, removed computers and several bins and boxes from the home of the Rev. Raleigh Trammell, the national board chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Trammell is also chairman of the Dayton chapter of the SCLC and is a top official at the […]