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Call & Post — Ohio's largest African American newspaper
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Tom Skladany, Former All-American Ohio State Buckeye, Skladany Printing Center, Westerville
Greg Abbot, Abbott Sign Company, Wilmington
Eric Abroms, Madeira
David Adkins, Newcomerstown
Dianne M. Ahlefeld, Bucyrus
Tony Ahmad, Dublin
Tanya R. Alazaus, Canton
Candice Angus, Cleveland
Suzanne Arnett, Beaver
Terry Arnett, Beaver
Angela Auburn, Butler County
Jeffrey A. Ayers, Esq., Grandview Heights
Rodney Ayers, Mechanicsburg
Roger Baker, FedEx, Westchester
Karina Balarezo, Dublin
Kristie Barlow, Milford
Ashley Barrett, Reynoldsburg
Nick Bartolone, Gahanna
Victoria Barton, East Liverpool
Amanda Baylor, Hamilton County
Eleanor W. Bennett, TKB Partnership, LLC, Hudson
Steven Berger, Old Bag of Nails, Delaware
David Berstein, Plain City
Robert Berryman, Nations Title Agency, Columbus
Zachary Beverly, Columbus
Karla Bevins, Coshocton
Rebecca Bishop, E. Liverpool
John E. Blakely, Jr., Loveland
Tonya Blakely, Loveland
Dennis Bogan, Mason
Matthew Bogan, Mason
Misty Bogan, Mason
Sandra Bogan, Mason
Roxanne Boggs, Pike County
Jodi Booher, Galion
Geraldine Bowers, Cincinnati
MiKella Bramlage, West Chester
William Bramlage, West Chester
Libby Bricker, Cincinnati
Thomas B. Breibach, Breibach & Associates, Hilliard
Chris Brigdon, Northstar Realty, Westerville
Frances L. Brown, Piketon
Frankie Brown, Cincinnati
Michelle Brown, CSR, Cincinnati
Patrick Bruck, Bruck Safe Company, Westerville
Lisa M. Bugbee, Northwood
Dawn Burrington, Eastlake
Jimmy Bush, PME Ohio, Inc., Goshen
Mona Lisa Cahrier, Franklin County
Scott Cahrier, Franklin County
Kathy Campbell, Hamilton County
J. C. Campbell, Cincinnati
Jenna Campbell, Madison County
Terresa Campbell, Milford
Cesar Canaval, Dublin
William R. Carothers, Kelly and Visconsi Associates, LLC, Cleveland
Wanda Carroll, Union County
Mark Caudill, Cincinnati
Adeline Cerovac, Cuyahoga County
Howard E. Cerovac, Jr., C&C Construction Services, Inc., Valley City
Pastor Debra Christensen (Hoover), Delaware
Amy Clark, Hicksville
Jason Clark, Hicksville
Kate Clark, Butler County
Toiya Coffee, Lucas County
Adrianne Cohen, Gahanna
James M. Cole, Bucyrus
Robert Cole, Hamilton County
Barbara Coleman, Toledo
Brenda Collins, Coshocton
Jamee Collins, Middletown
Rebecca Colmenares, Upper Arlington
Elizabeth Conoval, Dublin
Donna Cooper, Crestline
Linda Cooper , Galion
John A. Courter, Cincinnati
Michelle Craigo, West Layayette
Wolfgang Dalichau, M21 Industries, Dayton
Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio, Mahoning County
Mary Jane D’Ambrosio, Youngstown
Alesia D. Davis, Cincinnati
Angel Davis, All Star Signs, Franklin County
Regina Davis, Chillicothe
Walter Davis, Davis Masonry, Columbus
Wendy Davis, Master Maintenance, Columbus
Rosemary Deel, Mt. Gilead
Sheila DeHart, Dollar General, Crawford County
Joshua De La Cruz, Marysville
Todd Dilley, Lexington
David Dixon, Jr., Middletown
Shawna Dodson, Grove City
Kathryn Doytek, Eastlake
Shanna Dowell, Toledo
Christina Dowler, London
John W. Dozier, Clermont County
Steven Dunaway, Oregon
Teresa Duvelius, Maineville
Gidon M. Eldad, R&B Investment Company, Fairfield
Cassie Elfers, 5 Star Cleaning, Bethel
Terri Ellwood, Pleasantville
Steve Epeprson, Jr., M&S Drywall, Goshen
Daniel Espinoza, Franklin County
Angel Evans, Cleveland
Michael Evans, Hamilton
Holly Fair, Lucas County
Kourtni Fair, Toledo
Richard Fair, Toledo
Mary Fantozzi, Ravenna
Wayne Faulkner, Loveland
William Fink, Warren County
Brendan Foreit, Medina County
Mikaela Foreit, Medina County
Hans French, Village Shops LLC, Loveland
DiMeka Fuyua, Toledo
Jeffrey Gallo, Westerville
Rigoberto Garcia, Oregon
Linda A. Gaski, Painesville
Shelley Gaskins, Cincinnati
Mary C. Gibson, Waverly
Paul G. Gibson, Waverly
Jody Gilbert, Rapid Plumbing, Loveland
Cheryl Given, Ashland
Ed Given, Ashland
Laura Gorman, Waverly
Tommy Gorman, Waverly
Carrell Grant, Heath
Kevin Grant, Cincinnati
Kathy L. Graves, Galloway
Shequine Green, Columbus
Misty Greynolds, Goshen
John A. Grippa, Fidelity Mortgage Services, Warren County
Tom Grove, DSA Architects, Hilliard
Amanda Hadaway, Eastlake
Bruce K. Hall, Jr., New Philadelphia
Charles Hamilton, Milford
Bart Hammack, Cincinnati
Bessie Hammond, Morrow County
Gwendolyn Hampton, Cincinnati
Roy Handy, Toledo
Laura Hanson, Union County
J.C. Harbison, Hamilton County
Clarissa Harold, Akron
Zachary Harper, Akron
Steve Harr, Marysville
Hilda Harris, Cincinnati
Rachel Harris, Painesville
Tonya Harris, Cleveland
David E. Hartzell, Kettering
Marlene Hatfield, Frankfort
Richard Hawkins, Mentor
Michael S. Hawthorne, ITM, Coshocton
Julie Heffelfinger, Columbus
James Henderson, Eastlake
Heather Hendren, Ross County
Kathleen Hendren, Ross County
Robert W. Hendren, Ross County
Latasha Hensley, Columbus
Raymond Hensley, Columbus
Brenda Hess, Crestline
Melissa Hess, Mitsubishi, Fayetteville
Dorothy Hightower, Cincinnati
Alana R. Hill, Euclid
Legether Hill, Cincinnati
Roy Hisey, Columbus
Debbie Hiter, Loveland
Jada Hoffman, Coshocton
Michael L. Holder, Canal Winchester
Doug Hollingshead, Commercial Works, Columbus
Kevin Holthaus, Holthaus Signs, Cincinnati
A. Hood, Cincinnati
John Henry Hoodlebrink, Genoa
Sherry Houk, Newark
Matthew Howard, Franklin County
Andrew Hoy, New Albany
Emmart Y. Hoy, III, Columbus
Nguyet Hua, Franklin County
Brenda A. Hughes, Medina
Glendon L. Hughes, Medina
William Hunnell, Delaware
Diane Hurse, Cincinnati
Barbara S. Hylton, Clermont County
Sharon Jasper, GE, Cincinnati
Albert Johnson, III, Akron
Daniel T. Johnson, London
Eunice F. Johnson, London
Sylverster Jones, Jr., Toledo
Belinda Keeble, Lang Financial Group, Inc., Cincinnati
Rodger Kessler, Kessler Sign Company, Zanesville
Chasity Kindle, Cincinnati
Jim Kindt, Cincinnati
Frank Kohstall, Oakwood
John Kohstall, Columbus
Ronald Koss, Broadview Heights
David Kotary, Aspen Insurance Associates, Westerville
Eleanor Kovacs, WIlloughby
Jonathan LaCross, Medina
K.C. LaCross, Medina
Kevin Lake, Springboro
Brandy Lane, Columbus
Ellen Langsford, Lang Financial Group, Cincinnati
Mary Judith Lawrence, Clermont County
Nicole Le, Worthington
Dawn Lemaster, London
George Leshy, Attorney at Law, Columbus
Nick Levine, Summit County
Ruth Lickliter, Madison County
Shawn Lind, Grove City
Janet M. Lino, Lake County
Soloman Lucas, III, Summit County
Beverly Ludwig, Reynoldsburg
Kristen Lytle, Columbus
Latasha MaKempson, Cincinnati
Jennifer Maloney, Ohio Kids & Company, LLC, Dublin
John Maloney, Maloney Metro Properties, Dublin
Tara Mapes, Cincinnati
Jenifer Marsh, Lake County
Brent Martin, Martin Carpet Cleaning, Columbus
John F. Martin, Martin Carpet Cleaning, Columbus
Kelle Masters, Grove City
Steven McAbee, Cincinnati
Kelle McCabe, Galloway
R. McCarty, IO.Q. Receivable Solutions, Franklin County
Robert McCarty, Creditors Legal Alliance, Columbus
Charles McCormack, Milford
Jim McCoy, Coshocton County
Philana McCuler, Cleveland
Richard E. McCure, Pike County
Toni McDonald, Gallipolis
Brenda McKinney, Columbiana County
Scott McKnight, DSA Architects, Worthington
Andy Meyer, Yard Barbers, Inc., Bexley
Jennifer Michels, Fairfield
Adam Miller, Clermont County
Karen L. Miller, Marion
Linda Mink, Batavia
Betty Mitchell, Frankfort
Maria Monriguez, Painesville
Michelle Montgomery, Euclid
LaVerna Morgan, Hamilton County
RoxAnna Mott, Lucas County
Scott Mulkey, G&S Installation, Pickaway County
Mary Murphey, Columbus
H. Myers, Obetz
Richard Nance, Clermont County
Tiffany Nash, Cincinnati
Penny Newland, Mt. Vernon
Rachel Nicholson, Cuyahoga County
Rhenda Noeto, Lorain
Debbie Norton, Liberty Township
Cheryl Painter, Lake County
David B. Pariser, Dana & Pariser Co, LPA, Columbus
Trina Penny, Midland
Jessika Petersen, Columbus
Karen Petruzzi, Galena
Larry Petruzzi, Galena
Larry Petruzzi, Wired to the Max, Columbus
Nancy Petruzzi, Galena
John E. Pettiford, Akron
David A. Phillips, Coshocton County
Angelo Pizarro, Columbus
Gonzolo Pizarro, Upper Arlington
Joe Pizarro, Columbus
Matt Poliak, Medina
Rachael Poole, Motortoys Limo Service, Blue Ash
Shawn Potts, Columbus
Stephanie Porter, Lucas County
Krista Privette, Hamilton County
Angela Protain, Austintown
Nordany Quinones, West Jefferson
Clinteria Randolph, Cincinnati
Drucilla M. Range, Cincinnati
Lenoma Ratliff, Piketon
Allison Ray, Advanced Screen Printing, Gahanna
Matthew Ray, Advanced Digital Graphics, Blacklick
Kyle A. Rayburn, Delaware
Michael Redding, Cincinnati
Jessica Reffitt, Subway, Milford
Amber M. Rebaker, Hilliard
Michael J. Roehm, Cincinnati
Susan Reynolds , MNM Venture, LLC, East Palestine
Ruth Rheinbolt, Toledo
Trish Ridenour, Howard
Jerald Riley, Cincinnati
Lane Risser, Lane & Company, Powell
G. Rizzo, Franklin County
Mary Rizzo, Dublin
Matt Rizzo, Dublin
Brandy Roach, Burger King, Milford
Matthew J. Roberts, Gnoesis Group, LLC, Columbus
Michael Roehm, Cincinnati
Rick Roehrenbeck, Roehrenbeck Electric Inc., Columbus
Salena Rockwood, Willoughby
Rwyatt Rose, E&W Cleaning, Columbus
Barry Rubinstein, Butler County
Richard L. Rudy, DVM, Circleville Veterinary Clinic, Circleville
Thomas Santiago, Dublin
Ricardo Sanz, Mason
Brenda Savely, Willoughby
Stacy Scharf, Chardon
Greg Schenk, The Schenk Company, Inc., Franklin County
Donald Schofield, Franklin County
Juliana Schultz, Columbus
Todd Schuman, Cincinnati
Jennifer Schwartz, Garfield Heights
Krista Seckel, Galion
Daniel See, Columbus
Desiree See, Columbus
Dr. Sudhir Sehgal, Central Ohio Dental, Hilliard
Aaron Sellers, Grove City
S. Sellers, Grove City
Barbara Sexton, Hamilton
Carla Shannon, Columbus
Jamie L. Sharp, Gallia County
Hilary Shaw, Columbus
Robert Shoaf, Columbus
Elizabeth Shockley, Hamilton County
Andrew Shouse, Columbus
Robin Signom, Goshen
Stephen Simon, Mason
Doris Sinclair, Goshen
Deborah Smith, ABS Money Systems, Columbus
Everlorean Smith, Cincinnati
Jeffrey Smith, CPA, Columbus
Leslie D. Smith, Hamilton
Stephanie Smith, Lorain County
Anna Snow, Delaware County
April Sooy, Grafton
Chrystal Sorrell, Baltimore
Lori Spaulding, Columbus
Amanda Spence, Butler County
Theresa Spencer, Sylvania
Dave Spurlock, OKE Windows, Milford
Darlene Staples, Cuyahoga County
Katherine Jean Stebbins, Westminster Thurber, Dublin
Phil Stewart, Ashville
Yvonne Stewart, Cleveland
Candace Straughter, Crawford County
Chris Streitenberger, Chillicothe
Erlene Swihant, Fredericktown
Adrian Szabo, Columbus
Robert J. Tannous, Partner, Porter, Wright, Morris and Arthur LLP, Columbus
Jane Taylor, Stow
Jason Taylor, Lorain
Kent Taylor, Stow
Cotia Tenney, Columbus
Thomas N. Todd, Todd Real Estate, Columbus
Rick Tomblin, Franklin County
Mark D. Trewartha, JTN Commercial Investments, Pickerington
Jennifer Tristan, Toledo
Diane Tussey, Columbus
Venita Tyler, Cincinnati
Heino Vaher, Columbus
Chris Vallette, Columbus
Kathrine Vickers, Walhonding
Richard Vickers, Walhonding
Nicholas L. Vollman, Commercial Leasing Plaza Properties, Inc., Columbus
Eric W. Voss, Budget Door of Cincinnati, Inc., Cincinnati
Charles Walker, Cincinnati
Rosine Walker, Mentor
Michael S. Walter, United Health Care, Powell
Samantha Walton, Lake County
Andrea Ward, Cincinnati
Thelma Watts, Cincinnati
William S. Weiss, Fiber Seal of Central Ohio, Columbus
Charles West, Goshen
Cornisha White, Hamilton County
David L. White, Pike County
Brian Wilking, Cincinnati
James C. Willard, London
Carl Williams, WD Trucking, Loveland
Robert Williams, Cincinnati
William Williams, Next Day Signs, Columbus
Bonnie Williamson, Waverly
Eldon Williamson, Waverly
Jedd-a Williamson, Warsaw
Matt Williamson, Rootstown
Alan Wilson, Meigs County
Christi L. Wilson, Pomeroy
William J. Woeste, Findlay
Don Wong, DW28 Fremont LLC, Sylvania
Wanda Wong, DW28 Fremont LLC, Fremont
Carol Wonner, Columbus
Victoria Yates, Grove City
Jane Zanghi, Painesville
Alan Zeff, Lang Financial Group, Inc., Cincinnati
Esther Zimberg, Discount Tape ‘N Roll, Cleveland
If Issue 5 passes, many Ohioans stand to lose a valuable financial option. And for families struggling to make ends meet, the loss could be devastating. Politicians in Columbus are forcing payday lenders out of business, denying working Ohioans the freedom to manage their own finances. more »
Plain Dealer columnist Morris: Payday lenders offer needed service
“The nation is busy bailing out irresponsible banks and reassuring wealthy depositors. But if the payday lenders disappear, where will the desperate and poor like Baker turn? Who's got their backs?”