08 January 2004
Letters the troops have sent me
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Michael Moore
Dear Friends,

I’ve been thinking a lot about our kids who are in the armed forces serving in Iraq. I’ve received hundreds of letters from our troops in Iraq — and they are telling me something very different from what we...
08 January 2004
Democracy crumbles under cover of darkness
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House Republicans bend rules, press for votes during wee hours to escape the light of accountability.

Never before has the House of Representatives operated in such secrecy:

At 2:54 a.m. on a Friday in...
08 January 2004
Book review: How to dethrone King George
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If you want to get your political juices flowing early this crucial election year, reading George W. Bush vs. The Superpower of Peace by Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis should do the trick.

  The book’s subtitle, How...
08 January 2004
Ohio awaits introduction of medical marijuana bill
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Free Press Staff
Columbus, OH – Switchboards at Ohio legislator’s offices have been lighting up as activists and medical marijuana patients seek to garner support for a pending medical marijuana bill.

The Ohio Medical Marijuana Act,...
08 January 2004
Fitrakis rings the bell on corruption and incompetence in A Schoolhouse Divided
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Jeff Winbush
Newcomers to the city often wonder how exactly did the Columbus Public Schools get so profoundly screwed up? If the Chamber of Commerce wanted to really give people moving into Columbus the truth of why the school system is so bad, they...
08 January 2004
Expert analyzes proposed tire pyrolysis plant
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The Ohio Sierra Club hired expert analyst Alex Sagady of E. Lansing, MI, to review the permit and plant specifications of Universal Purifying Technology (UPT)’s proposed tire pyrolysis plant. The Club has concerns about emissions from...

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