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Immigrants Are Our Neighbors. Isn’t That Enough?
I recall seeing a sign in a yard in my small hometown of around 12,000 residents. “No matter where you are from,” it said, “we’re glad you are our neighbor.”
It was positioned defiantly, facing a Trump sign that had been plunged into the…
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So won’t the real Tiara Ross please stand up, please stand up?
When establishment Democrat Tiara Ross, City Council candidate showed up for the Free Press’s recent candidate forum for the District 7 primary, it came as a mild surprise.
Did she know anti-establishment Democrat Joe Motil is a regular…
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Reel Time with Richard Ades: Tale of love and loneliness set in massage parlor
When you’re living in a foreign land, human connections can be as precious as they are rare. Maybe that’s the message of Constance Tsang’s debut feature film, Blue Sun Palace.
Then again, maybe it’s not. Writer/director Tsang doesn’t…
// Opinion
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Majority of Out of State Contributors and “Prominent” Disreputable Donors
On April 26, 2025 WOSU Public Media reported, “Columbus campaign reports show donations from councilmembers, out-of-state residents.”
When questioned about the majority of his campaign contributors coming from of out-of-state, Columbus City…
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