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Meeting recaps, opinion and analysis of the Headwaters rezoning as new documents come in. This is us talking... the documents themselves, and the coverage, are in The Record, kept deliberately separate.

October 23, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

ISSUE 28 OPPONENTS HAVE HUGE MONEY ADVANTAGE

Talk about David vs. Goliath. Opponents of Grove City’s Issue 28 have amassed more than $237,000 for their campaign to defeat a proposal that would require voter approval of large […]

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October 23, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

POLITICAL EXPERTS OUTSMART THEMSELVES 

Oops. The big-money boys – the supposed political gurus – just outsmarted themselves. And they’ve been caught red-handed, recently filed campaign finance reports show. The revelations involve citizen-initiated issues to […]

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October 18, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

MORE ON DAVID LANGDON

David Langdon is not a household name in the Buckeye state.  But the Cincinnati lawyer is well-known – very well-known – among Ohio’s political insiders. If you’re a consultant who […]

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September 30, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

WE AIN’T IGNORANT RUBES

A recent letter to City Hall from a Texas real estate developer promoting a 310-acre data center in Grove City reveals what these out-of-staters really think of us lowly Midwesterners. […]

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September 25, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DEBATE OVER AI AND DATA CENTERS HEATS UP

(Full Disclosure: The author of In My Opinion lives about half-a-mile from a proposed data center in Grove City. He has friends and family members who live even closer.) Our […]

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September 22, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

IKE STAGE’S BRIDGE-TO-NOWHERE

Grove City’s so-called Bridge-to-Nowhere project took a small step forward when a 611-acre rezoning ordinance was introduced at last night’s (Sept. 21) City Council meeting. The huge tract, across Rt. […]

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September 20, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

IKE’S EGO

Mayor Ike Stage appears obsessed with expansion. Single-family housing subdivisions, condos and apartment complexes are sprouting up everywhere. Zoning codes now allow postage stamp-sized lots. New homes seem to be […]

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September 17, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

DATA CENTER OPPOSITION EMERGED EARLY

(Full disclosure: The author of this commentary lives about half-a-mile from a 310-acre data center being proposed for Grove City. Some of his friends and family members live even closer.) […]

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August 20, 2026 · In My Opinion - by Bob Ruth

LAW DIRECTOR DISAPPOINTS 

Comments by Grove City Law Director Stephen J. Smith last night left little doubt that he is a mouthpiece for Mayor Ike Stage when it comes to tax incentives and […]

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