Karen Lee
Greece National Vice Chair, DPCA Voting Rep, DAGR Comm Chair, GSC Member-at-Large, GSC Steering, Ohio Team Co-Lead
Writer, parent, volunteer, gardener
LATEST BY Karen Lee
ALERT: Urge VETO on SB 219
Bad Bill Fast-tracking to Gov. DeWine! Urge VETO on “Sub. SB 219 – Revise the Law Governing Oil and Gas Wells.” What it does: SB 219would drastically speed up every ...
Civil War Living History in Mansfield
Mansfield's South Park offers thirds annual event, including cannon fire Cannons fired. President Lincoln spoke calmly. A blacksmith shaped hot iron. Medicinal herbs grew in a garden. It was all ...
Drain the Swamp! Again!
And Do It Right, This Time! Start off with the WIVT Binghamton, NY article on Yahoo News, headlining Rep. Josh Riley, co-sponsor, of another Drain the Swamp Act. THIS ...
Data Centers - Proponents Testify
Local leaders, construction industry defend data centers Testifying before Ohio lawmakers this week, data center supporters argued that they are actually a boon to communities. Sen. Brian Chavez said legislation ...
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DAGR Closes a Decade at Athens PRIDE
Great day for a major celebration -- You couldn't ask for more beautiful weather or more faithful friends. In worthy struggles for quite a few years. Earth Day 2005? From ...
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Send a Note to Gov. DeWine - Veto SB 276!
Under the Xmas Tree -- Lotsa Garbage, No Pony! Honesty 4 Ohio Education weighed in with advice for one of those nasty bills legislators like to jam through before nipping ...
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FBI Raids Ohio Voting Rights Group
Ohio Organizing Collaborative and its Members! It wasn't just a possibly illegal raid on the OOC Cleveland offices yesterday. That was bad enough. But members in Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati ...
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When Democrats Won the Heartland
When Rural Populists Took on Reagan Democrats’ economic message once put a check on arch-conservative power. Matt L. Barron writes: "For five months during the summer and fall of 1983, ...
Bye Bye, Max Miller?
Might the OH-07 be in play? A CommonDreams article on the primary sweep of Dem candidates backed by Working Families Party led us to look further into Brian Poindexter ...
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Data Center Opposition Rises
Ohio Dems Abroad Can Act and Urge Friends at Home, Too! A range of Ohio groups are helping pass the petition to get a ban on large data centers on ...
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Keeping Tabs on the Home State 1
Getting to Know You … Again Have you got a friend like that one of mine, the one who actually told me about Dems Abroad. And though every phone call ...
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US Memorial Day Commemoration
Thessaloniki Memorial Day Commemoration Hosted by the Joint United States Organizations in Greece (JUSORG) by Linda Manney On May 26, 2026, the 7th Annual Wreath Laying Ceremony was held in ...
Honesty For Ohio Education
Some Near Term Moves and a Lawsuit Still Going On If Education is your thing, that is if you're worried the think-not-only-spoil crowd may success in privatizing public education, then ...
Open Letter to American Organizations
To: ACS Athens American Community Schools, ACS Athens Parent Teacher Organization, ACS Athens Global Alumni, American College of Greece, ALBA Graduate Business School, ACG Connect (Alumni Association), American College of ...
Thessaloniki Reviews Rebecca Solnit’s New Book
The Beginning Comes After the End Members of the Jazzy Book Club of Thessaloniki met on Saturday, May 9, at Xarchakos Café, central Thessaloniki, for a lively discussion of Rebecca ...
Bringing Rural Healthcare to SW Ohio
Memorial System Battles Non-Competes to Get Doctors for Rural Healthcare Non-competes have been around a long time, in various fields. They essentially prevent a worker with a 'clientele' developed for ...
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DA Greece MAY Newsletter
{{recipient.first_name_or_friend}} -- In this Newsletter - Chair's Message - Upcoming Events - ICYMI - Volunteer Opportunities - DAGR News and Views - On our RaDAr - DA Priorities and news ...
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Callais Hits Ohio
SCOTUS Clears the Way for Freewheeling Gerrymander! With many commentators dubbing it ‘the return of Jim Crow,’ the damage stemming from the recent Supreme Court decision in Louisianav.Callais is severe. ...