Mike Polk Jr. has some thoughts on Ohio's new, old, slogan

Mike Polk Jr. on Ohio's new slogan!
Last week Governor DeWine announced that after months of research and brainstorming to come up with a new state tourism slogan they’ve decided to reintroduce an old favorite that we used from 1984-2001, “Ohio. The Heart Of It All”.
Many of you might not have even been aware that “Heart of it All” ever went away, but it did. Our slogan since 2015 has actually been “Ohio. Find It Here.” It was never really made clear what the “It” was that we were looking for but I guess we must have found it because that slogan is now done-zo, and we’re going back to the heart thing.
Now, coming up with a new state slogan that makes everybody happy can’t be easy. I mean, how do you effectively summarize the philosophy of a diverse state of 12 million people, many with conflicting values?
Well, apparently the key is that just you don’t even try to do that. Instead you bring back a familiar slogan that everyone’s already used to because they’ve been hearing it and seeing it on coffee mugs since Hill Street Blues was on the air.
I’m not saying that returning to “Heart of It All” was a bad move. I’m not saying it’s a bad slogan. And I certainly don’t EVER want to know how much taxpayer money was spent on the outside Marketing Team that pitched our old slogan to us AND sold us on it. Best not to think about it.
I mostly just want to know if any of the suggestions that I formally submitted to the state were even considered or whether the fix was in from the jump. Because frankly, I felt like a few of mine deserved some consideration. In fact, here I’ll share a few and let you be the judge.
Ohio: The First Line Of Defense Against Canada
Ohio: Moving’s A Big Hassle, So Just Keep Living Here
Ohio: Periodic Home of LeBron James
Ohio: Because Your Aunt Lives Here
Ohio: Iowa With A Rock Hall
Ohio: No Longer A Swing State, So The Pressure’s Off
Ohio: Welcome To Cold Florida
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I agree with you Mike.

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Get High in Ohio

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Republican DeWine should not have reverted to "...the Heart of it All." It was the slogan of the disgraced Democrat Dick Celeste's slogan when he was governor.