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Letter to the Editor - Finishing the Work of Ohio’s President Ulysses S. Grant

As we approach our Statewide Day of Action on March 28, we believe this perspective on Ohio's own Ulysses S. Grant and the "Right to a Remedy" is vital for your readers in Columbus and beyond. ​

From 1871 to 2026: 
Ending the Era of…

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Franklin County Sheriff must repeal pro-ICE policy

Read the Columbus Dispatch story here or here (behind paywall).

The Columbus Dispatch exposed the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office’s booking policy and how jail officials work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Despite the City…

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Leslie Wexner made his fortune selling underwear – or was it something far more sinister?

Leslie Wexner made his fortune selling underwear. Something most of Central Ohio weirdly took pride in, but now it is unraveling, and it was the Free Press’s Bob Fitrakis who was first to question how an underwear salesman could become one of the…

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Historic Coalition from Washington County Takes Water Fight to Statehouse

Following a series of historic actions on March 4th and 5th, a unified coalition from Washington County held a press conference and delivered a letter to Governor DeWine and the Ohio Legislature asking for a three year moratorium on…

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