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Best 5 LGBTQ Books For Adults You Should Read

This month is Pride Month! To honor LGBTQ authors, artists, creators, and stories, we've compiled a list of books to help you consume more LGBTQ authors, artists, creators, and stories in June and beyond. These 5 finest LGBTQ novels, deal with…

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This November, long lines may loom for Central Ohio voters (if Ohio Republicans get their way)

During the 2020 election, Joseph Enriquez took the most drastic measure most Central Ohioans can imagine. He tried to vote on a Saturday afternoon at the Board of Elections on Morse Road, during an Ohio State football game, hoping that his fellow…

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Harvey J Graff

Franklinton, 1797-2022 and Columbus’ Contradictions, Part 2

Early twenty-first century’s continuing contradictions

With Franklinton’s increasing geographic and structural isolation came population loss: from 36,000 to 26,500 in 1950, 15,000 in 2000, and 8,132 in 2017. Government policies at all…

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OSU the union buster? Wex Workers United say university’s law firm is just that

Columbus is witnessing two labor movements, and while Starbucks United has had success, the other more local of the two, Wex Workers United, says it is in a standoff with its boss, the Ohio State University.

Wex Workers United or “WWU” and…

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