As 59 other rallies across the nation on the first National Period Day advocated for widespread period product access and an end to the tampon tax, rallygoers in the nation’s capital also demanded Congress address reports of migrant women in detention centers near the U.S.-Mexico border denied period products and bleeding through their clothing.

On a recent Saturday night, the Fat Babes Club of Columbus welcomed attendees with pool floaties and Lizzo tunes. Published for The Lily from The Washington Post

Unregulated body art method on the rise, as evidenced by an increase of sales of at-home tattoo kits and online instructional videos.

There was a time when the Ohio State Fair concert lineup was headlined by the likes of the Jackson 5 and the BeeGees in their prime.

Johnny Cash performed multiple times, including in 1969, when he won two Grammy Awards for his soulful hit “Folsom Prison Blues.”

Most of those acts had a song in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles the same year they took the stage at the fair.

On Wednesday, the first act in this year’s concert series at the fair was Kidz Bop, a group of young performers who cover popular music without inappropriate themes or language. It was visiting for the third year in row.

Artifact hunting is a pastime for many people in rural Ohio. The state is home to the oldest and largest archaeological society in the United States with about 1,900 members, and the reason is simple, Schneider said. Ohio is a major source of flint, which prehistoric Native Americans used to create tools and weapons dating back 14,000 years. The state also has many rivers and streams that flow through it, transporting artifacts.

The “Nerveless Nocks,” the Sarasota, Florida-based stunt family — who claim nine generations in the circus business — are descendants of Swiss Circus Family Nock, Switzerland’s first official circus, established in 1840.

Carla Schorr wanted to do something to make an impact outside the town. Coming from a military family, she knows the hardships troops face when they are deployed overseas: loneliness, sadness, hopelessness. She hoped to curb those negative feelings with “Operation: Letters to Soldiers.”

Matthew Dowling used to cover his face with dark sunglasses and a beard, the epitome of what he called a “big, bad veteran.” He didn’t want people to look at him. He was in his 30s, with a wife and two kids. But despite the 17 medications he was on, he was nearing a decision that too many veterans consider: suicide.

Instead of pesticides and chemicals, Canal Winchester is using a more-natural approach to get rid of pesky mosquitoes for the summer. Members of the city’s urban forestry department released 11,000 fathead minnows into five wetland areas and ponds around the city this week in hopes of decreasing the mosquito count during a particularly wet and hot season.

If Utkarsha Mahadeshwar followed suit of the rest of the girls from her slum community of Dharavi, she would’ve been married by age 13 and had a baby by now. Instead, the 16-year-old is about to start junior college at Ruparel College, one of the top universities in Mumbai.

OU Southern Campus’s equine program is one of five accredited international schools to certify instructors in therapeutic riding, attracting dozens of students to enroll in hopes of pursuing a career that could change someone’s life.

The legislation requires that every Ohio public school educates students on the positive effects of organ donation. It was an amendment added to House Bill 438, which outlines public school appreciation week.

Black people, who make up fewer than 5 percent of Athens County’s population and 9.1 percent of the Appalachian population, have long been overlooked in an impoverished region that is overwhelmingly white.

Ada Adams was refused service at some Uptown restaurants. She was not allowed to complete her student teaching in Athens County. She was unable to join Ohio University social sororities and fraternities.

The bill would make pads and tampons, which are currently considered “luxury” items in Ohio, exempt from sales tax.