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Why Increased Fracking Means More Fatal Auto Crashes
States like North Dakota, Texas and Pennsylvania are among those that have experienced the biggest fracking booms in the U.S. They also have reported more auto crashes as a result.
To the supporters of oil and natural gas extraction, correlating…
To the supporters of oil and natural gas extraction, correlating…
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An Open Letter to Tom a Columbus Guitarist
Dear Tom:*
I am writing you this letter on behalf of not just myself, but on behalf of several present and former bandmates and the many people within the local music scene who like and respect you.…
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What Obama Missed About Our Bought, Rigged and Stolen Elections
President Barack Obama has suddenly concluded that the Republicans don’t really like democracy. (http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/12/us/politics/criticizing-gop-obama-says-the-right-to-vote-is-threatened.html?_r=0)
The GOP, he says, is…
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Black teen serves slave owners in coming-of-age tale
After being nearly absent from American multiplexes for decades, slavery has returned at the center of three very different films.
Quentin Tarentino’s Django Unchained (2012) was a bullet-riddled Americanization of the spaghetti western. Steve…
Quentin Tarentino’s Django Unchained (2012) was a bullet-riddled Americanization of the spaghetti western. Steve…
// Opinion