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Book Shelf Analysis: Tariq Ali - Street Fighting Years, Verso

I looked into Tariq Ali because the Rolling Stones wrote Street Fighting Man about Tariq. I felt intrigued why a legendary Rock’n’Roll band wrote a song about a revered Pakistani British Intellectual who opposes Colonialist genocide. I wrote…

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The Price of Privacy

Last summer my wife and I attended an outdoor art festival in Westerville. Lots of people and there were police at all of the entry points. It felt safe.

In the evening as we were walking back to our car we heard a humming sound.

We…

// Opinion
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Math is Difficult

Full disclosure: in high school I was terrible at math.

My mother felt sorry for me and hired a tutor. It was embarrassing, but she loved me and forced me to do it. Unfortunately, now she needs your mayor and City Council to get a math…

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MLK Day Emergency Warming Shelter at Trinity Episcopal Church

Trinity Episcopal Church on Capitol Square will act as an emergency warming shelter on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 from 7:30 am – 7:00 pm.

In honor of Dr. King’s legacy, Trinity will keep its undercroft open to those needing shelter, coffee and…

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