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ComFest Seeking Applications for 2023 Community Grants Program
The Community Festival (ComFest) is seeking applications for its 2023 Community Grants program. Each year, ComFest invites grant applications to support and sustain innovative programming demonstrating a commitment to ComFest’s principles and…
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Columbus Leadership Promotes the Illusion of the Dream. We need to Wake Up.
I love music and, like I think anyone raised in America, loves a good celebration. It’s important, though, to keep in mind that many of the celebrations we hold come from having overcome extreme adversity. It’s also important to note the…
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What happened at the Free Press January Cyber-Salon
The January 2023 Free Press Salon was held over Zoom on January 14th. This is what happened.
Link to salon video
Mark Stansbery, Free Press Board member, started out the November salon by introducing Pat Marida of the Ohio…
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Busting Myths - Columbus, Ohio: Rude and Crude
Both cause and consequence of Columbus as the “plague city” is City government’s—Council and paid staff including Columbus Police Department—rudeness. In ways that once surprised me, the City’s disrespect, dismissal, and incivility mirror the…
// Opinion