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The Housing Crisis and the Columbus Way

All codependent relationships cause collateral damage. In the case of a failing marriage with children, the parent’s spawn tend to bear the brunt of the damage. In the case of the City of Columbus and big business, our people bear the brunt --…

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Central Ohio Kroger UFCW members send “abysmal” contract back to the bargaining table

Full-time Kroger store employees in Central Ohio who are also members of United Food and Commercial Workers Union 1059 (UFCW) overwhelmingly voted “no” this week to a new three-year contract.

No doubt this is another victory for the…

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John Petric's Comfest Music Review #3: Terrapin Moon

Terrapin Moon came on after the white-hot fireballs known as Electric Orange Peel (should say 'Atomic' Orange Peel). A Grateful Dead cover/tribute band whose version of China Cat Sunflower/I Know You Rider was spot-on, the mournful Rider…

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Police Officers' trials a farce: FOP sent flowers to lead special prosecutor after she fainted in courtroom

The criminal trials against three Columbus police officers for their actions during the 2020 summer protests has, some activists believe, turned farcical and (once again) shows how the Division and its union act in an autonomous and defiant way…

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