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Busting Myths - Unsafe at any speed: The Unsafe City—from Mayor to City Council to CPD
The mayor’s, city council’s, and Columbus Police Department’s chiefs’ uninformed, misleading commentaries and mismanagement of public safety would be comic if they were not often deadly.
Much is captured in two current events: the legally…
Nothing stinks worse than a (vinyl chloride) cover-up exposed
Nothing stinks worse than a cover-up that’s been exposed, but then again, Norfolk Southern is donating to each resident of East Palestine a $5 bill for their troubles.
“They’ve offered the town $25,000, or $5/person. The railroad is worth…
Franklin County Board of Elections Certifies Joe Motil for November Mayoral General Election
Former Columbus City Council candidate and long-time community advocate Joe Motil’s Declaration of Candidacy petitions for Mayor of Columbus were certified this afternoon by the Franklin County Board of Elections. Mr. Motil and current…
“The Whole Damn System. . ..”
On Sunday, February 5 at about 4pm, I get a phone call from a friend who has access to police scanners and phone calls. He tells me there’s been an officer-involved shooting and have I heard anything about it?
A few minutes before hand, I’…