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Stoners’ Lament: Ohio GOP may divert legal recreational marijuana tax revenue to “Cop City”
It would be the ultimate stoner irony and hypocrisy. But according to one police brutality activist, fully legal recreational marijuana could someday pay for Ohio’s “Cop City,” which may be built somewhere in Central Ohio.
“It’s very likely…
// Opinion
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What happened at the January Free Press Salon
The January Free Press Second Saturday Salon was held on January 13 over Zoom.
Listen to the recording here.
Mark Stansbery of the Free Press Board, talked about the salon theme, ending militarism and…
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Former university presidents: Do not blame college professors for decades of failures of administrators, trustees, and legislators, especially your own
Especially in the United States but across the world, we witness a stunning recurrence of an at least 60 year old tradition. University presidents, most loudly former university presidents, publicly blame faculty—most directly tenured professors…
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"A Dark Day": Ohio lawmakers override Gov. DeWine’s veto, move closer to banning healthcare for trans youth
This article originally appeared in the Buckeye Flame
Members of the Ohio House voted 65-28 to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto on Ohio House Bill (HB) 68 Wednesday evening – taking one step closer to banning healthcare for…
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