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
Ramaswamy's Ideas Bad for Seniors
Martin O'Malley Warns of Cuts Vivek Promotes From the Ohio AFL-CIO newsletter: Former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley warned Ohio retirees Friday about Vivek Ramaswamy’s stated willingness to consider privatizing ...
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HCR: "Take Back Ohio"
Red, Wine & Blue Invites the Activist Historian You may have heard that Heather Cox Richardson was in Ohio this week. The Medina Gazette covered the event at Brunswick high ...
Ohioans Abroad Vote!
Buckeyes Are a Determined Lot! While our friends and family back home are gearing up for early voting – It starts next week -- the reports from those of us ...
Ohio Infant & Maternal Health
Work Shows Progress, But Not for Everyone While concerted effort has lowered the rate across the state, infant and maternal mortality for Black communities remains more than double the state ...
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Focus on Where Ohio MIght Go
Sherrod's Ahead, Amy's Neck-n-Neck, Trump Voters Are Where? Sarah Longwell, publisher of The Bulwark is a focus group devotee. Politically astute, she thoughtfully weighs what her groups tell her. Longwell's ...
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OH MotorVoter: Back to Square 1
Circuit Court Upholds OH Law, Over-Rules Lower Court US MotorVoter law says anyone who submits an application for a driver's license has the right to also register to vote at ...
In Memoriam: Margaret Papandreou
Democrats Abroad Greece (DAGR) extend our heartfelt condolences on the passing of Margaret Papandreou. Margaret was not only a foundational pillar of the women’s movement in Greece, but also a ...
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BGSU Polls on Races and Data Centers
Acton and Brown Ahead by a Hair; Data Centers Behind by a Mile For a lively podcast (audio only) on what the university pollsters learned about the races, go here to ...
Beatty Defends Kennedy Name - UPDATE
Trump Throws Tantrum at Kennedy Center Board Meeting There's the Trump-appointed Kennedy Center Board. And then, there's Rep. Joyce Beatty, OH-03, Congress's ex officio member of the board and lone ...
Dayton Benefit for Haitians
The Bulwark LIVE: Sept. 25 The Bulwark crew -- Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell, Jonathon V. Last, Sam Stein, and Bill Cristol -- are on the road this month. They'll be ...
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DAGR September Newsletter
In this newsletter: - Chair’s Message - Upcoming Events - ICYMI - Volunteer Opportunities - DAGR News and Views - On our RaDAr - DA Priorities - Giggle n Point ...
Aviation History Events in Bucyrus
Bucyrus Events Honor a Woman Pioneer in Aviation Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and former A-10 Warthog fighter pilot Kim “K.C.” Campbell will headline a celebration next weekend and dedication ...
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Bi-Partisan Effort to Halt FLOCK
Lawmakers Ask ODT to Halt/Revoke FLOCK Camera Permits Six lawmakers from both major parties have asked Ohio Dept of Transportation to stem FLOCK use. One of them is filing legislation ...
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Attempted Assault on Amy Acton
Balanced Coverage in the Columbus Dispatch By now, most have seen headlines about a man lunging at Amy Acton at Canfield Fair yesterday. This one from the Dispatch
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Brent Larkin Slams Ramaswamy!
Ramaswamy's Stain of Dishonesty Won't Go Away In a scathing op-ed , the retired P.D. editor points out that Ramaswamy has plunked $100 million into the campaign so far, to ...
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Cirino: Ohio Needs "Thought Police"
S.B. 461 Deepens and Solidifies the Heinous S.B. 1 They're back! And State Senator Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) is out to make sure Ohio college professors toe the MAGA line when ...
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Fake Comments Stifle Renewables
Ohio's AGs Have Not Enforced Even Lax Rules Fake comments, skewed in favor of fossil fuels and against renewable energy, seem to be proliferating across the country. Ohio is one ...
Pain's not Over in Springfield
In Fact, TrumpCo is Drilling Down This most recent report from Springfield is, well, just disgusting, exhausting. And that's for those of us who only have to read about it. ...
The View from Barcelona
Lexington HS Grad Home for a Visit from Spain We don't often get first-hand accounts that reach hands across the water and connect home with abroad. Here, Carl Hunnell, deputy ...
Wexner Everywhere? Or Nowhere?
What's In A Name? Les Wexner's in the news twice this week. Most notable, perhaps, he's stepping down from CEO of the Wexner Medical Center board. Read more here . ...