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We Don’t Have to Choose Between Nuclear Madmen
The announcement by Vladimir Putin over the weekend that Russia will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus marked a further escalation of potentially cataclysmic tensions over the war in neighboring Ukraine. As the Associated Press reported…
Movie Review: Shazam!: Fury of the Gods
"Shazam!: Fury of the Gods" is the sequel to the light-hearted, likable superhero "Shazam!" (the misfit orphan teen that acquired adult superhero powers after visiting a wizard's lair in the original). Asha Angel again plays Billy Batson as the…
Columbus City school students urge DeWine to fund public schools in viral video
In a viral video that has racked up more than half a million views, students from Columbus Alternative High School (CAHS) urged Gov. DeWine and key legislators to deliver on their promise of fairly and fully funding public schools during the 2023…
Busting Myths: Career politician and candidate for re-election
There are both very few and many take-aways from Andy Ginther’s non-State of the City fantasy tale on Tuesday, March 21. Three stand out:
First, Ginther cannot possibly live in the city of Columbus. He knows so little about it. But we…