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    “STRANGER IN BLACK” RETURNS TO HISLE PARK — RESIDENTS STILL ON EDGE AFTER BREAK-IN, GUNSHOTS, AND SECOND ENCOUNTER 

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    🚨 TODDLER FOUND WANDERING — Woman Arrested, Sentenced in Disturbing Case 

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    🚨 “GET IN THE CAR!” — Chilling Attempted Child Abduction Near Greenup Fairgrounds Sparks Police Warning 

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    Sirens, Suspicion, and Squad Runs: June 4 a Busy Day for Scioto County First Responders 

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    🚨 WORRIED FRIEND’S CALL SAVES RELAPSED ADDICT — But Jail Says NO! 

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    Crimes, Calls, and Chaos: A Busy Day for Scioto County First Responders 

    TWO TEENS MISSING IN PORTSMOUTH: Police Launch Urgent Search 

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    “STRANGER IN BLACK” STALKS HISLE PARK APARTMENTS — RESIDENTS ON EDGE AFTER BREAK-IN & GUNSHOTS

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    🚨 TODDLER FOUND WANDERING — Woman Arrested, Details Still Unclear 

    🚨 GRANDMA HAD ENOUGH! 🚨 

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    💥 MADNESS AT THE WELLNESS CENTER! 💥 

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    💥 ROADSIDE RAMPAGE: Man on a Mission Ends Up in Cuffs After Drug-Fueled Meltdown 💥 

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    🚨 Busy Monday in Scioto: EMS Runs, Alarm Drops, and Arrests Keep First Responders Hopping 🚓🚑🔥 

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    🚨PANTY RAID ! 🚨 Cape-Wearing Creep Caught on Camera in Dollar General Break-In 

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    Weekend Calls Highlight Ongoing Homelessness Crisis in Portsmouth 

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    Cathy Coleman

    Cautious Hope and Harsh Realities: New Details Emerge on Commissioner Cathy Coleman’s Condition 

    Scioto County Commissioners Cancel This Week’s Meeting 

    Robert Horton

    Sudden Twist: Horton Court Dates Scrapped Ahead of Trial 

    ‘A Sign of Hope’: Commissioner Cathy Coleman Shows Small Improvements Amid Ongoing Critical Condition 

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    Scioto County Recorder Gary Jenkins Unveils New Office Website 

    Staggering 236 Recovery Houses in Area — and the Fight for Reform Faces Pushback 

    Cathy Coleman

    Community Urged to Pray For Cathy Coleman as Family Faces Devastating Update 

    Scottie Powell

    Commissioner Scottie Powell on Trans Sanctuary Resolution: “Symbolic, Not Substantive” 

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    Update from the Scioto County Commissioners on Commissioner Cathy Coleman 

    What Did Portsmouth’s LGBTQ+ Sanctuary Resolution Really Say? 

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    Portsmouth Rejects LGBTQ+ Sanctuary City Status in Heated Council Vote 

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    It’s a Miracle! – Scioto County Rallies Around Commissioner Cathy Coleman After Medical Crisis Turnaround 

    Scioto County Rallies in Prayer for Commissioner Cathy Coleman After Tragic Crash 

    Risky Business? City Wants to Sell $4.5 Million in Bonds

    Portsmouth LGBT Sanctuary City Proposal Scrapped – New Resolution Coming

    Portsmouth Council Takes First Step Toward Homelessness Task Force 

    Scioto County Commissioners Cancel Without Explanation 

    Davis Ready for Flying Cars: Scioto Commissioner Eyes Future of Air Mobility at County Airport 

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    Portsmouth City Manager’s Report

    Rehab Housing Boom Sparks Outrage in Scioto County: Residents Demand Answers 

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    Escape to the Hills: A Summer Reading List Set in Appalachia 

    Scioto County Champs: Lady Trojans and Word Wizards Bring Home the Gold 

    “I Held Those Keys Tight” — One Man’s Harrowing Journey from Addiction to Hope 

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    The Best Freshwater Fish To Catch This Summer

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  • Obituaries
    Tina Marie Gollihue

    Tina Marie Gollihue, 61 of Franklin Furnace,

    Nichole Leigh Blanton

    Nichole Leigh Blanton, 41 of Portsmouth

    Deborah Sue Ratliff Bell

    Deborah Sue Ratliff Bell, 66 of Portsmouth

    Brenda K. Bentley

    Brenda K. Bentley 75 of West Portsmouth

    Rex Fitzgerald

    Rex Fitzgerald, 67 of Portsmouth

    Diana Lynn Redden

    Diana Lynn Redden, 57 of Vanceburg

    Richard Lee Biggers jjr

    Richard Lee Biggers, Jr.75 of Wheelersburg

    Ruth Evelyn Burns

    Ruth Evelyn Burns, 83 of Grove City

    Carolyn Sue Martin

    Carolyn Sue Martin, 77 of Portsmouth

    Paul White Wagner, 99 of Wheelersburg

    Barbara Williams

    Lola Rawlins Ferrell, 74, of South Webster

    David Allen Belveal

    David Allen Belveal, 28, of Sciotoville

    Diana Lynn Allen

    Diana Lynn Allen, 69 of New Boston

    David Allen Belveal, 28, of Sciotoville

    Amanda Jo Fuller

    Amanda Jo Fuller, 41 of Piketon

    Thomas Ray Crabtree

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    Ernest Cleve Enz

    Ernest Cleve Enz, 80 of Rarden

    Edward Arnold Roberts

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    Michael Anthony Kapitanovich, 77 of Wheelersburg

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Ladies and Leadership in Ohio

Melissa Martin by Melissa Martin
5 years ago
in Opinion
Ladies and Leadership in Ohio
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Move over men—the women are moving in. Yeah for estrogen! Boo for testosterone! But seriously, Ohio needs more women politicians. And so does Scioto County.

The Ohio House of Representatives showed 28 female lawmakers and 71 male lawmakers in 2019. The largest number of female lawmakers in the chamber’s 215-year history. Shazam!

The Ohio Senate showed seven female lawmakers and 26 male lawmakers in 2019. Girls, roll up your sleeves. There’s work to be done.

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How many female officials in government positions in Ohio? Out of 17,412 elected offices at all levels of government in Ohio, 29 percent of the positions are held by women. According to 2017 data: 36 percent on school boards; 33 percent in villages; 31 percent judicial; 29 percent counties; 25 percent cities; 22 percent townships; 22 percent state. Visit www.columbusceo.com.

Of the 282 county commissioners in Ohio in 2017, only 15 percent are women, according to the 2017 County Commissioners Association of Ohio Roster. Visit www.ccao.org.

“There needs to be a fundamental shift in the way societies view women in government, one that does not see them as mere seat-fillers or stats on a chart, they must be viewed as a vital contributing factor to the betterment of the world.”―Aysha Taryam

Women Supporting Women

A Columbus-based political action committee, the Matriots, is working toward the goal of 50 percent representation by women in Ohio elected offices by 2028. The Matriots Political Action Committee is a voluntary, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization supporting women candidates in Ohio. Visit www.matriotsohio.com.

Ohio Women in Government understands the importance of developing the professional talents of its members and promoting more women to positions of leadership. OWIG is a non-partisan organization giving women working in, interested in, or affected by public policy the opportunity to network, discuss political/policy issues, and experienced speakers and related topics. Visit www.ohiowomeningovernment.com.

Formed from the movement that secured the right to vote for women, the League of Women Voters’ most important efforts continue to be expanding participation and giving a voice to all Americans. We do this at all three levels of government, engaging in both broad educational efforts as well as advocacy. Visit the League of Women Voters in Ohio at www.lwvohio.org.

The Baldwin Wallace Center for Women and Politics of Ohio (CWPO) is a non-partisan public resource that tells the story of women running for public office in Ohio. Provides an overview of women from Ohio running for president, US Congress, the state legislature, the judiciary, and state-wide office. Visit www.bw.edu.

“We’ve chosen the path to equality, please don’t let them turn us around.”—Geraldine Ferraro

Scioto County Female Politicians

In Scioto County (2017 data), the elected females made up 28 percent. Neighboring counties, Pike and Lawrence showed 17 percent. The highest was Portage and Monroe, both with 40 percent. The lowest was Mercer County with 12 percent.

According to WSAZ, Jane Murray, the first female mayor of Portsmouth, Ohio, took office in 2010. She declared, “I found gross negligence and mismanagement and I promised to clean up this government.” When Murray was sworn in, she said she was inheriting a city government that was “in shambles and sinking in a financial quagmire.” After fireworks (not the 4thof July kind) and a city-wide recall election, the new mayor was ousted.

Scioto County residents, are you on board with more ladies in leadership positions? Is Portsmouth ready for another woman mayor or for a female city manager? What courageous females will step up to the plate (not the dinner plate) and run for mayor, city council, commissioner, school board, and other elected offices in Portsmouth and Scioto County?

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Men in southern Ohio need to encourage their wives, daughters, sisters, coworkers, and neighbors to run for elected offices.

“Women belong in all places where decisions are being made.”—Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States

Melissa Martin, Ph.D., is an opinion-editorial columnist. She lives in Scioto County.

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