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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…
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“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’…
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A Month’s Notice: Why Burkina Faso Ordered French Troops out of the Country
Though it was clear that Burkina Faso was eventually going to follow in the footsteps of Mali and the Central African Republic (CAR), Ouagadougou’s decision to break military ties with France was not as simple as media sound bites want…
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Through Cold and Snow, and Unarmed, People Try to Keep Their Mountain Out of War
When I tell some people that the inhabitants of certain mountains in Montenegro are trying to protect their home from being turned into a giant military training ground by NATO, they inform me that the training ground (which, up until that monent…
// Opinion