• Column: The Organized Attack on Organized Labor

  By ISAAC ABRAM | 06/02/2011 1:50 am | no comments

  Liberals rejoiced last week when a Wisconsin judge voided the Republican-led law that criminalized collective bargaining....

   

• Athens’ State Sen. Jimmy Stewart to Resign Seat

  By BRIAN PETERS | 05/25/2011 11:52 am | no comments
   

  Republican State Sen. Jimmy Stewart will resign his office this July. Republican State Sen. Jimmy Stewart announced Tuesday...

   

• Fight Against SB 5 Continues in Athens

  By EMILY MADDERN | 05/16/2011 2:22 am | no comments
   

  Athens residents rally against Senate Bill 5 at the Ohio University Scripps Outdoor Amphitheater on Sunday, April 18, 2011....

   

• Local Activists Kick Off SB 5 Petition Drive

  By DEVIN BARTOLOTTA | 04/26/2011 4:16 am | no comments
   

  Ohio University students and Athens community members sign petitions to place a Senate Bill 5 Referendum on the November...

   

• Students, Community Members Rally Against SB 5

  By ANDREW ZUCKER | 04/18/2011 3:35 am | 1 comment
   

  Photos ANNIE SCHELTENS Just days after Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted certified the petition...

   

• Column: How Republicans Plan to Keep Ohio Red

  By ALEX MAZA | 04/18/2011 12:32 am | no comments

  Ohio Republicans have been taking serious and calculated steps to cut the future viability of the Ohio Democratic Party that...

   

• Local Activists, OU Students Organize Against SB 5

  By DOMINIQUE BUCCINA | 04/14/2011 8:53 am | 2 comments

  Athens local residents and Ohio University students gathered Wednesday to learn how to circulate petitions as a part of the...

   

• Kasich’s Approval Rating Drops in Wake of SB-5 Signing

  By FRANK BUMB | 04/08/2011 12:17 am | no comments

  Recent polls indicate a sharp drop in approval ratings for Ohio Gov. John Kasich since the newly elected governor signed...

   

• Kill the Bill: Campaign Gears up to Repeal SB 5

  By ANDREW ZUCKER | 04/07/2011 2:26 am | 5 comments
   

  Ohio Gov. John Kasich signed a controversial anti-union bill into law March 31, but the fight is far from over. Opponents...

   

• Athens ‘Obama For America’ Fights to Repeal SB-5

  By KATE IRBY | 04/06/2011 1:01 am | no comments

  Democratic groups in Athens County have their hands full this week with movements against the newly passed Senate Bill 5. The...