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Letter to the Columbus Dispatch 1/25/23: Critical Race Theory is today’s “Willie Horton”
A generation ago, racist politicians invented a mythical “Willie Horton” as a made-up “straw man” to represent their false stereotype of African Americans. They campaigned against this mythical character, using his made-up bad behavior as…
// Opinion
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New state law: Oil and gas industry has fangs out for Ohio state parks and forests
The Oil and Gas Land Management Commission met Wednesday morning to discuss a change to the Ohio Revised Code which will compel state agencies starting April 7 to approve any request from the oil and gas industry for extraction on public land.…
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Appreciating—so to speak--Columbus and Ohio humor, such as they are….
Writing about, and at present attempting to live in Ohio and Columbus is a daily challenge. It is not for the progressive, civil libertarian, fainted-hearted, sanitarian, diverse community members, or the unsteady walker or driver. As my wife and…
// Opinion
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Appreciating—so to speak--Columbus and Ohio humor, such as they are….
Writing about, and at present attempting to live in Ohio and Columbus is a daily challenge. It is not for the progressive, civil libertarian, fainted-hearted, sanitarian, diverse community members, or the unsteady walker or driver. As my wife and…
// Opinion