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Freedom was suppressed at Ohio State University

Mahmoud El-Yousseph

About 700 students, faculty, & community members held a 6-hour protest at Ohio State University campus yesterday. Protesters called OSU to divest investments from companies with links to Israel.  The protest ended when nearly 70 police…

// News, Opinion
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Columbus is an “Opportunity City” for a Select Few

Joe Motil

Our sloganeering Mayor Andy Ginther had been spouting off about how Columbus is “America’s Opportunity City” as far back as 2015 when he stated, his "Columbus will be America’s Opportunity City.” In 2018 Ginther told the inaugural cohort of the…

// Opinion
Columbus skyline

Columbus is an “Opportunity City” for a Select Few

Joe Motil

Our sloganeering Mayor Andy Ginther had been spouting off about how Columbus is “America’s Opportunity City” as far back as 2015 when he stated, his "Columbus will be America’s Opportunity City.” In 2018 Ginther told the inaugural cohort of the…

// Opinion
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Rolling Stone writer’s new book exposes dangers of working in Ohio’s gas and oil industry

Save Ohio Parks

Ohio environmental groups and allies are alerting the public about the need to stop fracking methane gas and keep fossil fuels in the ground so to mitigate the worst effects of global warming and climate change.

These groups are promoting…

// Opinion
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