COLUMBUS — Twenty-seven Republican members of the Ohio House of Representatives signed a statement promising to “do everything in our power to prevent our laws from being removed” in response to the passage of State Issue 1 on Tuesday night. State representatives for Ashland (Rep. Melanie Miller), Knox (Rep. Darrell Kick) and Richland (Rep. Marilyn […]
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LIVE BLOG: Richland County Election Results
MANSFIELD — Be sure to check back throughout the night as we update this post with the latest election results.
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Ohio voters approve Issue 1, abortion access
COLUMBUS — Ohio voters approved an amendment to the state constitution granting the right to make individual reproductive healthcare decisions, including abortion, on Tuesday night. With 93.91% of precincts reporting as of 12:11 a.m., the measure earned 55.99% voter approval statewide, with 2,050,440 voters saying yes. No votes totaled 1,611,742, or 44.01% of the total […]
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Letter to the Editor: Ohio’s Issue 1 is a Pandora’s box
You may recall the ancient Greek story of how Zeus, king of the gods, gave the curious Pandora a box with one instruction: “Never open it.” She surrendered to curiosity, opened the box and released a multitude of evils upon the earth. Zeus reportedly did this because he expected the power of curiosity to win, […]
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Letter to the Editor: Vote no on Issue 1
In a world still reeling from the atrocities inflicted on innocent people from babies to elderly only 12 days ago, I find it horrific that we find on the ballot in the “civilized” state of Ohio a Constitutional amendment espousing a “right” to kill babies. We watched in horror as babies were murdered in front […]
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Frank LaRose: Protect parents by voting no on Issue 1
As a father of three young women doing my best along with my wife Lauren to raise them amid today’s mixed-up culture. There is so much to be concerned about. What messages are they getting about the world outside from the shows they watch? What will it be like when they are old enough to […]