Opinion

The fllowing is a statement from Lynn Tramonte, Director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Share at bit.ly/HaitianOhioans

Dear neighbors, we see you. We love you. We respect and celebrate you. We are honored that you chose to make Ohio your home, the place where you could find safety, earn a living, establish yourself, and take care of your family.

Unfortunately, Ohio is home to irresponsible elected officials who are attempting to cling to power in the midst of a changing United States. They will say and do anything to stay on top, no matter who they hurt. But they do not represent the views of everyone in Ohio — not by a long shot.

DR. NANCY NIPARKO gives us a hot and heavy weather report from Santa Monica.

Executive Director ALAN MINSKY of Progressive Democrats of America gives us a parallel report on Get Out the Vote efforts and PDA’s new voting calendar.

Greenpeace stalwart KENNY BRUNO gives us the overview on how this year’s presidency could be stolen.

Communities United’s RAY MCCLENDON follows with a terrifying account of the “poster child” for election manipulation in Georgia, advocating that “we take action in advance” to protect our democracy.

From Arizona we hear that JOHN BRAKEY is still being sued by Santa Cruz County for making a records request…but that the likelihood of a fair vote count might be better in Arizona than in Georgia.

MYLA RESON wonders what happens if Harris/Walz win the White House but not the US Senate, especially as it applies to the US Supreme Court.

Nancy Niparko returns to give a rave review to Greg Palast’s new film “Vigilantes,” which we will be examining next week.

LYNN FEINERMAN and MARILYN MARKS express their concerns about counting votes in Georgia.

Kamala Harris won the debate. People being bombed in Gaza did not.

 The banner headline across the top of the New York Times home page -- “Harris Puts Trump on Defensive in Fierce Debate” -- was accurate enough. But despite the good news for people understandably eager for Trump to be defeated, the Harris debate performance was a moral and political tragedy.

 In Gaza “now an estimated 40,000 Palestinians are dead,” an ABC News moderator said. “Nearly 100 hostages remain. . . . President Biden has not been able to break through the stalemate. How would you do it?”

In a world where surface-level interactions have become the norm, We The Outsiderzz is leading a movement to create transformative connections. Our mission is simple yet powerful: to build bridges that link individuals to their deeper selves and to each other, fostering a community where personal stories and struggles are met with empathy and understanding.

Founded in Pickerington and now expanding throughout Columbus, We The Outsiderzz isn’t just another community-building initiative. It’s a movement grounded in the belief that vulnerability is strength, and that real change starts when people can freely express their true selves without fear of judgment. Our approach challenges old beliefs, embraces new perspectives, and encourages people to connect on a deeper, more meaningful level.

However, the journey hasn’t been without adversity. A recent hack led to the loss of hundreds of subscribers, over 20,000 views, and close to a year of hard work. But this setback only fueled our resolve. Co-founders Tony Palmer and Adrian Collins took this as an opportunity to recommit to the mission, digging deeper into their passion to rebuild stronger than ever.

I used to live at the Governor’s Terrace apartment building on East Broad Street between North Ohio Avenue and South Champion Avenue. This location sits between the sites where Columbus police shot and killed 13-year-old Tyre King in 2016 and 16-year-old Julius Tate three years later.

It is north of Broad Street, so the gentrification name of this area is known by some as the King-Lincoln District. Former Mayor Coleman insisted on calling it King-Lincoln, but many raised here or connected in some way prefer, if not demand, this historical African American enclave be known as the name it was born with – Bronzeville.

When I moved into Governor’s Terrace in 2016, I got in around $700 a month. As time passed, Bronzeville became whiter and whiter, and housing prices in Bronzeville went up and up. My lease was locked in at a reasonable yearly price increase so, even after several years, I was still around $800 a month.

(Updated at 9:30 a.m. on 11/8/18)

One evening in early September 1964, a frightening commercial jolted 50 million Americans who were partway through watching “Monday Night at the Movies” on NBC. The ad began with an adorable three-year-old girl counting petals as she pulled them from a daisy. Then came a man’s somber voiceover, counting down from ten to zero. Then an ominous roar and a mushroom cloud from a nuclear bomb explosion.

 The one-minute TV spot reached its climax with audio from President Lyndon Johnson, concluding that “we must love each other, or we must die.” The ad did not mention his opponent in the upcoming election, Sen. Barry Goldwater, but it didn’t need to. By then, his cavalier attitude toward nuclear weapons was well established.