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Listening to girl groups with Dr. Bob & Dan-o on Everybody Knows
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan spin songs recorded by all-girl groups from the 1940s, such as the Carter Sisters and Andrews Sisters, through the 50s, 60s and 70s with the Ronettes and Supremes, up to the 80s with Sister Sledge and lots more…
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This law doesn’t protect kids. It punishes them
Dad called them pillow parties.
I was 16 or 17 when he brought it up, once, over dinner. Mom, Dad, my little brother, and I were watching TV. “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was a thing then, and 60 Minutes was asking and telling plenty. It made me…
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Ginther and City Hall Bail Out Cherished Developer with Millions of Taxpayer Dollars
The Columbus Dispatch reported (City finances purchase of Idea Foundry and Gravity Experience Park in Franklinton January 13, 2025) that the City of Columbus has purchased The Idea Foundry and Gravity Experience Park for $7.5 million.…
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What happened at the January 2025 Free Press Second Saturday Salon
Mark Stansbery, Free Press Board member, again did a fabulous job facilitating the first Free Press Second Saturday Cyber Salon in 2025 on January 11.
See Video here.
The theme was “Organizing for the challenges of 2025, from despair…
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