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After years of rejection, the Ohio Coalition to End Qualified Immunity will take the next step seeking to amend Ohio’s constitution
After several years of rejecting the Ohio Coalition To End Qualified Immunity’s (OCTEQI) petition summary, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office on Nov. 25 finally officially accepted their summary of its proposed constitutional amendment seeking to…
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To the cowards who hide behind masks: “We’re more powerful. Because we love each other”
On Saturday afternoon November 23 a spirited group of local Black church congregations and other activists marched through the Short North after last week’s gross and sad display of hate. They wanted the community to know their response was not…
// Opinion
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A Tale of Two Thanksgivings in 2024
A Tale of Two Thanksgivings
With Thanksgiving just over a week away – and initial preparations for the holiday feast already underway in homes across the country – it has perhaps never felt more important to pause, take a breath, and…
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Nazis March in Columbus: Electoral Victories for Trump and the Far Right Embolden Domestic Hate Groups
On Saturday, November 16, a small group of neo-Nazis marched through the Short North, near downtown Columbus, Ohio.
The group chanted vile expressions of racism and white supremacy, including the phrase “Bow down, [N-word…
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