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Busting Myths: How can a city with no history destroy its history? The Columbus Way
Columbus, Ohio is the United States’ oldest and largest city that lacks both identity and history. By history, I mean a tradition of serious, researched, and documented historical writing by trained professionals, with or without advanced degrees…
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City Council Housing Initiative Co-opts Motil’s Affordable Housing Proposal
City of Columbus mayoral candidate Joe Motil states, “Today’s Columbus City Council press conference previewed their Housing Initiatives. In almost all their points, they all but copied and pasted the proposals that I have been advocating for…
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Recent settler attack in Masafer Yatta, Palestine
I am a citizen of the US currently visiting Palestine. I’m 64 years old. On March 7, myself and another international were attacked by Israeli settlers while standing on the outskirts of the Palestinian village of Tuba in Masafer Yatta. I was hit…
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Crime victims gather at state capitol to applaud public safety wins, call for expanded victim support
Hundreds of crime survivors and families of murdered loved ones from 35 cities across Ohio gathered at the statehouse atrium today, urging lawmakers to expand support for crime victims and make communities safer. Crime survivors were…
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