Local News in Franklin County

New England Governors: Stop Chasing a Nuclear Fantasy

Are all six New England governors out of their minds? It’s 2026, renewable energy is surging globally, nuclear power plants remain as dangerous as ever, and they want to build new nukes?

The Dismantling of Black Policy Power

The Purge at the Top: Targeting Excellence in the Pentagon ​ When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth targeted high-ranking military leadership, the pattern of removals was striking. Nearly sixty percent of the senior officers sidelined, fired, or stripped from promotion lists were…

A Community Meeting: Queer Climate Justice in Central Ohio

September 25 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT Stonewall Columbus, 1160 North High Street, Columbus, OH 43201 Agenda Join the Rainbow Resilience Research Group for an evening focused on queer climate issues, disaster preparedness, and community resilience in Central Ohio.

Ten Years of Brighter Days: Columbus Emergency Shelter Celebrates Milestone

For the last decade, a modest building on Columbus’ Eastside has offered more than just a roof and a bunk to people in crisis. Brighter Days Emergency Housing, operated by the Christian nonprofit Love Chapel, has been a steady source of safety, stability and encouragement for…

Is Israel’s Reign Ending? Macklemore and the Cultural War over Palestine

‘Page Six Hollywood’ recently declared : “War of Open Letters Erupts Between Pro-Israel and Pro-Palestine Factions in Hollywood.” Only a few years ago, a headline like this would have seemed unthinkable.

President Herzog Pardons IDF Soldier Despite Military Objection

When a president grants clemency to a convicted soldier despite objections from the military leadership, the decision naturally raises questions about justice, accountability, and the meaning of mercy.

National Poopy Threat

For their podcast, 2 elementary school students ask adults why they chose their jobs

Kids are used to being asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Two students in Columbus, Ohio, flipped the script to ask grown-ups why they chose their careers.

For their podcast, 2 elementary school students ask adults why they chose their jobs

Kids are used to being asked, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" Two students in Columbus, Ohio, flipped the script to ask grown-ups why they chose their careers.

Community conversation on Our City, Our Say versus Columbus City Council initiatives

Thursday, September 24, 2026 - 6:30pm Trinity Baptist Churchm 461 St. Clair Ave., Columbus, OH 43203 OCOS representative Morgan Harper and City Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans are scheduled to have a community conversation on Issue 8 and Issue 9.

How Trump Has Lowered the Wages of American Workers

On June 6, 2025, Donald Trump’s White House staff issued an upbeat statement proclaiming that what it called the “Trump Effect” was creating “higher pay for American workers.” The reality, though, is that Trump, during his second term in office, has deliberately reduced the wages…

280, Part 2 - Zoom, Solartopia/Greep, 2026 Burying Nukes, Battery Power For All

We then switch to “zombie reactors” and the great investigative reporter ROGER RAPOPORT’s scoop on the decimation of the expert labor force at Michigan’s Palisades nuke and the industry’s own insiders warning of a 1/20 chance of a major accident within 14 months of Palisades…