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Sold-out UFCW 1059 leadership gets their way as members ratify contract and avoid strike
After voting over the previous three days Kroger members of UFCW 1059 approved and ratified their 4th contract offer with 3,546 “Yes” votes to 3,193 “No” votes.
Kroger 1059 members had previously rejected their new three-year deal three…
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The Supreme Court Rapes America
A supermoon, sun of the night, isn’t always a sure thing. There is no safe trip
Going back
Going limp
Going slack
With the weight of your simple message
that I am just a crack
In that veneer of faith wallpapered over the…
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Joe Motil: Free Press Hero and Community Activist of the Year
The Free Press is pleased to announce that we will honor Joe Motil with our 2022 “Libby” award for Lifetime Achievement in Community Activism. Each year, the board of the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism (CICJ), the nonprofit…
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Citizen Initiative in Columbus and the November 2022 Ballot
In January of this year, a Columbus Charter Review Commission was appointed to review and recommend changes to our city charter that will go on the ballot this November. One of the proposed changes, which came from the City Attorney’s office, was…
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