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Free Press is committed to documenting the people taken by ICE

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested, detained, deported, and/or imprisoned many people that it has unilaterally determined to be undesirables.  At first, they claimed they would deport only criminals, but it has already gone beyond that.  We at the Free Press consider every person who has been sent to the Tecoluca (El Salvador prison), Guantanamo naval base, or detained in other prisons throughout the country to be innocent until proven guilty. We will include students who have been expelled for protesting genocide.  It appears the government will revoke Visa's to get rid of undesirable students.  This article will be updated as long as is necessary.

Familiar tale gracefully blends feminism and fantasy

Feminism has a crucial role to play in modern life, but I sometimes wish it would leave our fairy tales alone. The results of its revisionist meddling are too often unconvincing and unsatisfying.

Remember last year’s Maleficent? It turned an age-old story on its head by revealing that the fairy (Angelina Jolie) who turned a princess into a “Sleeping Beauty” was not evil at all. No, she was merely wronged and misunderstood. Worst of all, we learned that the somnambulant princess could not be awakened by a kiss from the handsome prince, but only by a motherly peck from that same fairy.

How heartwarming. And how utterly unromantic.

Thank goodness Disney’s new live-action version of Cinderella doesn’t wear its feminism on its sleeve. It has nods to modern sensibilities, to be sure, but they’re handled with a lighter touch.

STOP OHIO HOUSE BILL 42

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House Bill 42 would require certain agencies, including school districts, to collect and report data concerning the citizenship or immigration status of persons with whom they come into contact. An amendment requires law enforcement agencies to collect and maintain citizenship status from “those detained” to “those arrested.” It is being heard in the House Government Oversight Committee – calls to our legislators are needed! 

Black and Brown Friday

Celebrate True Thanksgiving Spirit With Bill Cohen’s “Songs of Gratitude"

Bill Cohen and a Thanksgiving display

Friday, November 28, 2025, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Maple Grove Methodist Church, 7 W. Henderson, Columbus.  
Free parking is available in the parking lot just South of the church.  
It’s accessible from Aldrich Road, one street south of Henderson, off of north High Street.  
Walk into the church from the parking lot through the back door.

Despite political turmoil and a divided nation, we have so much to be thankful for. Join Bill Cohen as he sings a unique concert of songs that express gratitude for all that we have.  Playing piano and guitar, Bill will sing songs linked to a wide variety of folks --- John Denver, Bing Crosby, Phil Ochs, Louis Armstrong, and Don McLean.  Even Johnny Appleseed, Jiminy Cricket, and the TV show, “Golden Girls.” 

On several songs, Ann Fisher will add beautiful flute accompaniment, David Maywhoor will add percussion, and Joe Lambert and Joanne Blum will add soothing vocal harmonies. 

We’ll ask for $15 per person donations at the door, but all contributions, large and small, will be welcomed.  

All proceeds will be sent to the International Medical Alliance of Tennessee. 

US Rep. Randy Fine: Muslim enemy # 1

 First, having served in the Ohio Air National Guard for 11 years and previously for nine years with the Air Force Reserve, my heart goes to the two guard members of the West Virginian National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, who were shot yesterday blocks from the White House.

 Right after the shooting, Florida Congressman Randy Fine appeared on every TV network using this tragedy by spewing anti-Muslim hate and to further sow division for political gain. Shamefully, none of the national TV bother to invite a Muslim-American guest to challenge Fines' verbal outlandish attacks on Muslims.

Fine has a long history of publicly insulting Muslims. Here are some examples:

* This week, Zionist Rep. Fine introduced a bill that calls for five-year prison sentences for distributing anti-Israel flyers. He calls this a hate Crime. He is busy defending Israel’s Genocide abroad while attacking American freedoms at Home. He is not a Patriot he is a traitor, because he put the interest of Israel first, second, and third.

Trump Has Gone Too Far With Threats Against Our Former Military Personnel

President Donald Trump threatens to hang military officers who have the audacity to tell their troops not to obey unlawful orders. Trump called them ‘traitors’ and suggested they be locked up.
The president just crossed the Rubicon. Formerly his language was amusing TV banter. Now, after these threats, he has gone way too far.

UNSC 2803: The US-Israeli Scheme to Partition Gaza and Break Palestinian Will

United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 is destined to fail. That failure will come at a price: more Palestinian deaths, extensive destruction, and the expansion of Israeli violence to the West Bank and elsewhere in the Middle East.

 The resolution, passed on November 14, 2025, was a consolation prize to Israel after failing to achieve its ultimate objective from the two-year Gaza genocide: the ethnic cleansing of the population and the complete takeover of the Gaza Strip.

Political Theater

Two women playing volleyball on either side of City Hall

The recent City Council tax dollars giveaway to the Fury Women’s Volleyball team is another ugly example of how decisions are produced inside the secret walls of City Hall.

Your gerrymandered City Council voted 5-4 to approve $500,000 to the for-profit professional sports team – all while the thousands of homeless are living in tents around the city. The most important priority is to support women’s sports and not their actual lives. This was a stupid and selfish decision by your City Council. 

What made it all the more sinister was how your gerrymandered City Council voted: 5-4. They want your reaction to be, “Wow! That was a close decision! It could have gone either way!”

Wrong. Dead wrong.

The 5-4 decision was an example of “political theater” designed to give us the appearance that decisions are not already made before each and every vote.

It’s cooked to recipe by people who are most concerned with their next campaign donation and photo opportunity.

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