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
Comparing Prices at Home
Price Patrol one year later: What 100 everyday prices reveal about tariffs, inflation in Northeast Ohio - Published: Mar. 25, 2026, 5:00 a.m. Cleveland dot Com has kept track of prices ...
Ohio Bill May Regulate AI
Has Ohio found a way to predict the power needs of data centers? - AEP Ohio’s new data center tariff , which requires large facilities to commit to covering ...
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JD Vance 'Honest View' of Iran War
Say what? Friday's news , but cogent? JD Vance just refused to say what he really told Trump about going to war with Iran. The vice president who once called ...
VFA Member Challenge Collection
See Your Vote From Abroad Card Here! Got a favorite scene in Greece? Take a selfie with the VFA card there and send it along to us. We'll add yours ...
Three Ohio Airmen Killed in K-135 Crash
Ohio National Guard identifies 3 airmen killed in Iraq plane crash The Ohio National Guard has released the identities of the three Ohioans who died on a refueling plane ...
No, You Can't Just Take Our Money!
Ohio Politicians Likely Violated a Principle as Old as Our Nation Democratic candidate for Lt. Gov., David Pepper, notes that Vivek Ramaswamy’s running mate, Rob McColley (Ohio’s Senate president), was ...
What Price Data Centers?
Ohioans are getting fed up with data centers, state lawmakers are starting to notice Spotlight on Hilliard: The race to cash in on AI means data centers. And data centers ...
Keep an Eye on Sen. Moreno!
Senator Bernie Moreno is Making His Name It's hard not to notice Bernie Moreno, the now-senior senator from Ohio, like when the roll is being called on a Senate vote. ...
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Gov. DeWine's final 'state of the state' address
Gov. DeWine touted the state’s success implementing the phonics-based science of reading and prohibiting cell phones in classrooms. But he called on lawmakers to do more for kids — expand ...
Ohio sends 7.9M voters' data to Trump’s DOJ
We don't remember they asked our permission! Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office confirmed its decision to send the voter registration data of the state’s 7.9 million voters to ...
Tell your Ohio Senator: Vote NO on SB 294
Mar 8, 2026 - No "de facto statewide ban" on solar and wind energy Senate Bill 294 would "declare the state's energy siting policy" by instructing the Ohio Power Siting ...
ICE Out of Our Municipal Courts
Mar 7, 2026– Keep the Pressure On! Please call judges of the Franklin County Municipal Court and tell them to keep ICE out of our municipal courthouses! Find email and ...
Free Exams, Eyeglasses for Young Students
Feb 25, 2026 Gov. DeWine inaugurated the new OhioSEE pilot program
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A Different Breed of Tariff
Feb 22, 2026 AEP Ohio is touting the success of a new data center billing model, known as a tariff, and projects it will slash electricity demands. But critics, like ...
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Registration Deadline - Don't Wait!
Feb 20, 2026 The deadline to register for the 2026 Ohio Primary election is Apr 6. - If you've registered in the last two years, you can send your FPCA ...
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New Attack on Higher Ed: SB 698
Feb 16, 2026 Ohio SB 698 drills down on the heinous SB 1, signed into law last year. SB 1 banned any use of or teaching about DEI in schools. ...
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Rep. Creech’s Committee Roles Restored
Feb 14, 2026 House Speaker Matt Huffman has quietly given back state Rep. Rodney Creech, a Preble County Republican, his committee assignments, almost a year after the speaker stripped them ...
Working Around FP Rules
Where to Debate Foreign Policy and Still Maintain the Rules By Karen Lee, DAGR Vice Chair Ed. Note: Karen Lee first heard about the DA caveat on ‘foreign policy stances’ ...
DAGR Member Challenge: Create a Vote from Abroad Meme
This year’s U.S. midterm elections – now just about 250 days away – may be the most important midterms in American history. There are an estimated 7 million voting age ...