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Ohio students relentlessly protest higher education destruction act, movement intensifies

Over the span of 24 hours in Ohio, Senate Bill 1 had a marathon eight and a half hour opposition hearing with 800+ opponents, was voted out of committee less than 12 hours later, and then passed in the Ohio Senate hours later. At every…

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A “supermajority” of Central Ohioans demands greater housing density in Columbus’s coolest neighborhoods(?!)

A recent survey conducted by the Affordable Housing Alliance of Central Ohio (AHACO) claims a “supermajority” of residents support more housing in existing neighborhoods. The AHACO, a nonprofit, also stated, “NIMBY [Not In My Backyard] voices may…

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Israel Bonds protestors escorted out of County Executive Chris Ronayne's office

Seven protesters were escorted out of the office of Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Tuesday. They staged a sit-in action to demand Ronayne decline to renew the County's investment in Israel Bonds on March 1st. The protesters…

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Book Review” The Mysterious Mrs. Nixon: The Life and Times of Washington’s Most Private First Lady by Heath Hardage Lee

Patricia Ryan Nixon has been repeatedly described as the most enigmatic of the post-World War II First Ladies. Preternaturally poised, attractively dressed and coiffed, relentlessly cheerful, and an indefatigable campaigner, she appears to have…

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Community
Tue Feb24 12:00 pm
The Green Book in Columbus, by the Columbus Metropolitan Library
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Meeting
Tue Feb24 2:30 pm
WTF is Going On @ The Ohio Statehouse?!
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Tue Feb24 4:00 pm
Worthington Rush Hour Rally