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Jon Husted

How Ohio Officials Responded to Trump Bombing Iran

On Saturday, February 28, while most Americans slept, Donald Trump illegally bombed Iran without congressional approval. At least 100 school children were murdered in the attack. Many others died…

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Jorda McLaughlin

Private Equity is Consuming Columbus

Jordan McLaughlin has lived in Columbus 15 years. He saved up money while renting and made the decision to buy a house. “I put in bids that were well above the asking price, but just kept getting beat by others making all cash offers without any…

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People protesting at Target

Sing Down the Doors at Target

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Fifteen or so of us from the Columbus Mennonite Church and elsewhere gathered yesterday (2-22-2026) at 2:00 p.m. at the Target store at the Graceland Shopping Center in Columbus, Ohio for a "Sing Down the Doors"…

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From Patent to Place

Every February, we rediscover inventors. We share portraits, post quotes, and remind one another of names that were overlooked. For a moment, history expands. Then March arrives.

Granville T. Woods held more than fifty patents related to…

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