“Sleep tight and don’t let the bed bugs bite.” For many, it’s just a pithy bedtime rhyme, but it’s become all too real for families across Ohio. National news this week was watching the latest outbreak in Ohio as exterminators report that bed bug infestations have reached “epidemic” proportions. Reported…
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Democrat Kathleen Clyde Promises to ‘Impact’ Ohio’s Elections and Redistricting Process
With so much attention on Ohio’s race for governor, and about half a dozen seats for the U.S. Senate and House up for grabs, there is one office that might easily be overlooked by voters. As The Ohio Star has previously reported, both candidates for this crucial office are 39-year-old…
Read MoreCommentary: Build the Wall Remains Republicans Rallying Call
by Natalia Castro Immigration debates dominated the 2016 election and two years later, the issue is equally as pertinent in Americans’ minds. For many individuals who voted for President Trump on the promise of building a wall to secure our southern border, there has been frustration surrounding a lack…
Read MoreBeto O’Rourke Spends Millions on Consultants After Touting Consultant-Free Campaign
by Molly Prince Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke spent millions of dollars on a consulting firm during the final stretch of the campaign despite repeatedly declaring that his campaign would not use any consultants. O’Rourke, who is running for Senate in Texas against incumbent Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, has been…
Read MoreThese Are the Biggest Democrat Campaign Ad Fails of the Midterms
by Evie Fordham Candidates have spent major money on advertisements to tell voters why they are the right choice — in fact, the Center for Responsive Politics predicted Monday that Democrats and Republicans will spend more than $5.2 billion this election cycle, making it the most expensive ever. However, these…
Read MoreBrett Kavanaugh Won’t Collect $600,000 GoFundMe Award Raised to Support Him
by Kevin Daley Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will not accept a $600,000 award from a GoFundMe page established to support him as he faced allegations of sexual misconduct from several women. Conservative blogger Josh Hawkins, who launched the GoFundMe effort on Sept. 24, received a statement from former…
Read MoreDemocrat at Risk of Losing Seat Now Open to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Change
by Jason Hopkins Indiana Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly said birthright citizenship should be handled by Congress, a move that appears to be a shift to the right as he fights sinking poll numbers amid the waning days of the midterms. “I’m the only person on this stage who voted three…
Read MoreGoogle Employees Worldwide Stage #GoogleWalkout to Protest Company’s Handling of Sexual Misconduct
by Evie Fordham Google employees worldwide are staging walkouts Thursday to protest the company’s handling of sexual misconduct sparked by an Oct. 25 report by The New York Times about alleged misconduct by former Google executive Andy Rubin. Google employees in the northeast United States, India, the United Kingdom…
Read MoreCommentary: Trump is Right, Ending Birthright Citizenship is Constitutional
by Hans von Spakovsky President Donald Trump’s announcement Tuesday that he is preparing an executive order to end birthright citizenship has the left and even some conservatives in an uproar. But the president is correct when he says that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution does not require universal…
Read MoreDr. Mark Green Commentary: ‘Cost Shifting’ Is a Major Contributor to the Healthcare Crisis Today
by State Senator Dr. Mark Green (R-Clarksville) The healthcare crisis in America is rightly one of the top issues on voters’ minds this election cycle. Unfortunately, missing from all the political rhetoric from most candidates is what is actually causing it. This is my second article in a three-part…
Read MoreAftab Pureval Gets Wrist Slap from Ohio Elections Commission Following Six-Hour Hearing
After a six-hour hearing Thursday on the campaign spending of Democrat congressional candidate Aftab Pureval, the Ohio Elections Commission dismissed all but the most minor infraction, and slapped him with a $100 fine. The most serious allegation, that he used $16,400 donated to his local clerk-of-courts campaign to buy polling…
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