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Movie Review: Creed III

Creed III is the latest Rocky spin-off franchise installment. Michael B. Jordan, making his directorial debut, continues the legacy as Adonis Creed, the son of legendary boxer Apollo Creed. He is continuing Ryan Coogler's established story. Due…

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Harvey J Graff

Busting Myths - J’accuse: The City of Columbus Division of Public (aka Private) Service

Rather than taking humor again as the genre for this essay, I follow French author Emile Zola’s classic 1898 open letter to the President of France as my model and metaphor. For readers unfamiliar with European history, Zola accused the French…

// Opinion
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Oil drilling

Activists call on oil and gas commission to seek emergency rule regarding extraction on public lands

Environmental activists, after Wednesday’s public meeting (March 1st) of the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission, called on commission members to seek emergency adoption from Gov. Mike DeWine of Proposed Rule 155-1-01, which sets the…

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Joe Motil

Voters Across the Country Want a Mayor Who Will Lead

City of Columbus mayoral candidate Joe Motil states, “Incumbent Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s runoff election loss yesterday is part of a pattern across the country. In one term, she lost the unprecedented diverse backing that elected her four…

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Thu Jul2 4:00 pm
Sunbury Good Trouble Thursdays
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Fri Jul3 6:00 pm
Springfield Stands With Immigrants Rally
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Sat Jul4 9:30 am
Hilliard Pop-Up Protest