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@OhioCapJournal reporter • Previous words @DispatchAlerts • @EdWriters member • @ohiou alumna • karate black belt • [email protected]
Columbus, OH
Joined January 2011
It wasn’t that long ago that Vinton County was a food desert. But that all changed when Campbell’s Market opened their third location in the county’s seat of McArthur on Oct. 25, 2017. (Via @OhioCapJournal)
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Campbell’s Market opened in McArthur on Oct. 25, 2017. The grocery store has helped the area by making it more convenient for residents (especially senior citizens) to buy produce, providing health...
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BREAKING: LG Jim Tressel will not run for Ohio governor, clearing an already pretty paved path for GOP-endorsed @VivekGRamaswamy to get the primary nomination. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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The Ohio Capital Journal talked to two parents who send their children to private school — one who uses school vouchers and the other who refuses to use vouchers. @OhioCapJournal
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The Ohio Capital Journal talked to two parents who send their children to private school, one who uses private school vouchers and the other who refuses to use vouchers.
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Stretches of rust orange, acidic water flow through hilly southeastern Ohio, but Rural Action has helped bring aquatic life back to the streams. @OhioCapJournal
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This was a fun one. The Westerville Whiskey Wars set the scene for Ohio and Westerville’s major role in the Anti-Saloon League and Prohibition. Aside from a short period after the 21st Amendment, Uptown Westerville remained dry until 2006. https://t.co/BVuY9G33TO
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This year marks the 150th anniversary in Ohio of the Westerville Whiskey Wars. Henry Corbin opened a saloon in Westerville in 1875. People protested the saloon by egging it, throwing rocks, setting...
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DeWine is calling on the Ohio Casino Control Commission to remove prop bets from the type of bets that can be placed in Ohio. @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants to get rid of proposition bets after two Cleveland Guardians players were placed on leave for gambling allegations.
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I just spoke with Gov. Mike DeWine - he says his team is getting involved after KY police arrested Cincinnati journalists for covering an ICE protest. He is concerned & says he never wants to see press arrested. Video only on @WCPO @WEWS @OhioCapJournal
https://t.co/P73KAyYv0y
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Supporters gathered for Ayman Soliman were detained after a tense confrontation with Covington Police on the Roebling Bridge.
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.@OhioCapJournal has won seven awards in “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, including three first place finishes and four in second place 🎉 https://t.co/fbzSVqYGdZ
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For the third year in a row, the Ohio Capital Journal has won seven awards in “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, including three first place finishes and...
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NEW: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to issue vetoes on the state's operating budget on Monday night. The most likely to be axed: provisions dealing with children, health care and home rule. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will be issuing his vetoes on the state's operating budget Monday night. The most likely axed provisions will deal with children, health care and home rule.
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During a recent forum, former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton emphasized her role as a public servant, not a politician, in her 2026 run for governor. @OhioCapJournal
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During a recent forum, former Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton emphasized her role as a public servant, not a politician, in her 2026 run for governor.
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Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers’ higher education overhaul that bans diversity efforts and faculty strikes have failed to collect enough signatures to put a referendum on the ballot this year to block it. @OhioCapJournal
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Opponents of Ohio Republican lawmakers' higher education overhaul that bans diversity efforts and faculty strikes, and sets rules around classroom discussion, have failed to collect enough signatures...
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Ohio lawmakers will likely go on summer break without making any changes to the state’s marijuana law, a Republican state representative said Tuesday. @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio lawmakers will likely go on summer break without making any changes to the state’s marijuana law, a Republican state representative said Tuesday.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said last week the state’s Republican Party ”made a bad decision,” by endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy for governor last month.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said last week the state’s Republican Party ”made a bad decision,” by endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy for governor last month.
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A controversial new Ohio higher education law banning diversity efforts, prohibiting faculty strikes and regulating classroom discussion takes this week. @OhioCapJournal
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A controversial new Ohio higher education law banning diversity efforts, prohibiting faculty strikes and regulating classroom discussion takes effect Friday.
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NEW: Ohio House & Senate Republicans had finally agreed on a bill changing the state's recreational marijuana policy — but hours before the vote was supposed to take place, it was pulled. Here is what happened: @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio House and Senate Republicans had finally agreed on a bill changing the state's recreational marijuana policy, but hours before the vote, it was pulled from the schedule.
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SCOOP: Ohio GOP lawmakers plan to introduce a bill that would completely ban & criminalize abortion, IVF & some forms of contraception. Abortions would get homicide charges. We have the bill language. Watch at 5:30pm. @WEWS @WCPO @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would completely ban and criminalize abortion, IVF and some forms of contraception.
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This is Jaime Pasillas, a high school senior from Indianapolis. He dreams of becoming a lawyer. When he was 6, his mom brought him over from Mexico. In April, he was arrested for shoplifting $48.81 at Walmart. He has no prior criminal record. Trump wants to deport him.
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Ohio House Democrats say they are trying to enact common sense gun laws, but face an uphill battle in the Republican supermajority-controlled Ohio Statehouse. @OhioCapJournal
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Ohio House Democrats say they are trying to enact common sense gun laws, but face an uphill battle in the Republican supermajority-controlled Ohio Statehouse.
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