Columbus Jewish Foundation Hosts Estate Planning Conference Unique estate, tax, and healthcare planning issues for same-sex or unmarried couples will be the topic of the Columbus Jewish Foundation’s upcoming Legal and Tax Committee lunch meeting to be held at the downtown law offices of Bailey Cavalieri LLC. Attorneys Harlan Louis and Mary Jo Hudson will be the keynote speakers. Despite the growing... 

Lesbian Custody Disputes in Court: Progress and Pitfalls by Carol Ann Fey and LeeAnn M. Massucci On Feb. 28, 2012, Julie Rowell was awarded shared custody of the daughter she raised with her former partner, Julie Smith, for five years since birth, and the parties were ordered to share time. Rowell was ordered to pay half of some of the child’s expenses, including health care and activity fees, and... 

Celebrating 25 years and moving forward! by Mark Corna, King Arts Complex Chairman of the Board All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. – Martin Luther King, Jr. This year, we celebrate 25 years of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Performing & Cultural Arts Complex. In March 1987, we opened our doors with the renovation of... 

Local Celeb Erin by Chris Hayes If ever there was a perfect example of an ally for our community, it’s this month’s local celebrity. Erin McCalla grew up Northeast of our City in the confusingly named Westerville, where she attended and graduated from Westerville North (Go Warriors!) in 2000. From there, our fun-loving celeb ventured Southwest to the beautiful world of Miami University (Go Redskins!... 

Riding for a Cause Karl Koon spearheads Team Buckeye for Cancer Research by Michael Daniels If you live in Columbus and don’t know Karl Koon, or at least know of Karl Koon, you need to get out more. This outstanding, energetic leader has been involved in more fundraising events for more causes than most of us combined. He’s now got a title as tall as he is – he’s the Director of Development... 

Us Court Of Appeals Upholds Federal Disctrict Coutrt Ruling That Proposition 8 Is Unconstitutional On February 7, 2012 the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Perry v. Brown upholding the historic August 2010 decision of the Federal District Court that found Proposition 8 unconstitutional. In an opinion authored by Judge Stephen Reinhardt, the Ninth Circuit concluded... 

“Corporations are people, my friend.” by Jacob Manser Mitt Romney’s comment in August of last year was widely ridiculed, but it turns out he wasn’t all that far from the truth. In fact, part of the very first section of the United States Code reads, “in determining the meaning of any Act of Congress…the words ‘person’ and ‘whoever’ include corporations.” Corporate personhood... 

Laughter is the Best Medicine Benjamin Johnson of Bink Davies by Abbey Marie Miller If laughter is the best medicine, Bink Davies is the Short North’s one-stop-shop for all your health needs. Owner and community member Benjamin Johnson has manifested his love for laughter into a “bitch-slapped modern general store” for Columbus’ gift needs. “There is nothing better than making people... 

Freedom to Marry by Ed Mullen The freedom to marry effort is on the move in Ohio. Last year, I wrote that the road to full marriage equality was a difficult and most likely long one. Over the past few weeks, events in Ohio have made me question that assumption, but other events have reminded me how far we have to go. The recent flurry of activity seems to have begun with a project initiated by Freedom... 

Enchanted Elements: More Than Tarot And Palms Thank you so much for featuring Enchanted Elements in your January issue. As a long time fan of outlook, we appreciate your support of the local community. The article was great, but did omit a very important part of our business; our third partner, Sarah Alley. Sarah is a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who offers counseling in a unique and wonderful way....