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Ohio GOP Loses Big Donor


John H. McConnell died today.
John’s life is really the classic American story: son of a steel worker, joined the navy, went to college on the G.I. Bill, had a good idea, started a company, got rich and turned into a Republican.
He founded Worthington Industries, help start the Columbus Clippers and the Blue Jackets and, since […]

Lessig 08


Lots of videos, I know, but they’re just too good not to share. Lawrence Lessig outlines two new movements in America; Change Congress and Lessig for CA-12… maybe. This really is a fantastic video.

Todd and Brennan, sittin’ in a tree!


I was out of commission yesterday, and most of the good stuff was already picked up in the rest of the Ohio ’sphere, including this nugget, which is way too important for a Central Ohio blog to neglect to mention.
Bill Todd got 22% of his current funds for his Mayoral campaign from one David Brennan. […]

Follow-up On Columbus Mayor’s Race Finance Reports


I received another email from the Franklin County folks that provides a little more detail than the previous one- so I thought I’d share…
Primary finance reports are not required if the candidate’s name does not appear on the primary ballot.
Simi Annual finance reports are not required if the candidate is required to file a post […]

Why Kevin Coughlin Cares About Vouchers


After Strickland’s State of the State speech, ONN’s crack political reporters were on the scene at the State House to find out what people like State Senator Kevin Coughlin thought of the speech.
Not suprisingly, Mr. Coughlin hated the school voucher cut and the proposal to eliminate for-profit schools- what he calls the ‘proposal to […]