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Though a shadow of his former self, frail Johnny Winter can still rock
One of the saddest sights I have ever seen I saw last Friday night at the Newport. My first-ever guitar hero (after Hendrix), Johnny Winter--my beloved, electrifying, hard blues-rocking, beautiful white flaxen-haired, legally blind Texas albino--…
// Opinion
Peeves the pissed off Free Press Butler
I've tried, I really have.
But, as much as I'd like to, I just can't work up any enthusiasm for the Winter Olympics.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a number of the events. I think it's the coverage that's throwing me off.
NBC and its many…
But, as much as I'd like to, I just can't work up any enthusiasm for the Winter Olympics.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoy a number of the events. I think it's the coverage that's throwing me off.
NBC and its many…
// Opinion
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Giraffes, other animals coming to Columbus Zoo
Have you ever asked somebody: ‘Why doesn’t the Columbus Zoo have giraffes?’ Adam Felts bets you have. Because he’s heard from more than a few of you. “We hear it all the time,” said Felts, who is one of the zoo’s curators. “It’s ridiculous how often…
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Income-tax cut would favor well-to-do
An across-the-board cut in rates favored by Governor John Kasich may allow low-income Ohioans to buy a slice of pizza a year, on average. Those in the middle could purchase a cheap pizza maker, while the state’s most affluent taxpayers could use…
// News, Opinion