Mary Yoder with two Palestinian children
01 March 2016

JP Marat: What is your name? 

Mary: My name is Mary Yoder. I’m a registered Nurse in Columbus, Ohio. 

Tell us about yourself

I grew up in a big Mennonite family. I’m a member of...

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01 March 2016

Since my last article, a mere four months ago, I was lamenting Responsible Ohio’s crash and burn 66-34% defeat on Election Night 2015. Good grief! After a year of twists and turns and ups and downs and ins and outs, it was hard to...

People holding Yes We Can sign
01 March 2016

The election Columbus should really care about this year happens on March 15.

The 2016 primary can set in motion changes that will make a real difference for people living and working in Columbus − changes that seem out of reach...

01 March 2016

And so it begins. A 10-year pollworker named Diane contacted the Free Press. She had just gone through three hours of training and gave the Free Press her manuals. She said she had been ordered to re-take the training because she had...

Kasich giving a speech
01 March 2016

Tuesday March 15 is just around the corner and the national media hordes will be descending into central Ohio, the swing region in the swing state, to cover the presidential primary.

On the Democratic side, the slugfest between...

Apartment building blowing up
01 March 2016

City planners and everyone else for that matter are convinced Columbus is one of the fastest growing cities in the nation. Data from the US Census Bureau shows from 2013 to 2014 the region grew by 25,000 residents, and many more are...

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