Public Policy

Opinion "Fake News" and real citizenship "Two-thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth was crucified by people who believed ‘fake news’, gossip and lies, and were afraid to stand up for the truth. Lies travel ...

CALL TO ACTION The Healthcare.gov website is planned to be down for 12 hours on five of the six Sundays of the enrollment period (November 1-December 15). Please make sure your congregants understand the enrol...

Topics in the news Opioid Epidemic The New York Times  ‘The pills are everywhere’: How the opioid crisis claims its youngest victims St. Elizabeth Healthcare  Opioid crisis: There's help and there's hope...

Because of the increasing incidents of Ohio’s opioid addictions and deaths (we are ranked among the top), as noted in the Sixty Minutes special Sunday night, this issue will concentrate on the opioid and pain k...

In 1865, the 13th Amendment ended slavery and involuntary servitude "....except as a punishment for crime." Thus, Legal Slavery continues past 1865. Prisoners as ‘slaves of the state' provide free-labor profits...

The African Methodist Episcopal Church Council of Bishops have issued a statement on Confederate monuments: The Council of Bishops of the African Methodist Episcopal Church supports the national movement to ...

Topics in the news Alternet  Like the shoes you order from Amazon, opioids are made in China and arrive directly at your doorstep The Columbus Dispatch  Heroin, cocaine are cheap, potent and widely availabl...

Topics in the news FINAL OHIO OPERATING BUDGET The Columbus Dispatch  From schools to ice cream, how Ohio’s new budget affects you The Athens News  Medicaid expansion in Ohio remains, for now   ...

Topics in the news DEATH PENALTY Akron Beacon Journal  Appeals court ruling opens door to Ohio resuming executions FOOD SECURITY The Columbus Dispatch  Federal budget cutters take aim at food stamps ...