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THE ANSWER TO POVERTY – MORE MONEY
Some great news for a change: the United States hit a record low rate of poverty with a decrease from 9.2% at that level to 7.8%, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure that pretty much counts everything from all governmental aid to wages…
// Opinion
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THE ANSWER TO POVERTY – MORE MONEY
Some great news for a change: the United States hit a record low rate of poverty with a decrease from 9.2% at that level to 7.8%, according to the Supplemental Poverty Measure that pretty much counts everything from all governmental aid to…
// Opinion
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Kroger’s rank-and-file tells corporate your “Last Best and Final offer” still far from good enough
On the Westside of Columbus, Kroger employee “Saundra” arrives at her store at 4am to push an oversized cart as she shops during the next eight hours for others in the community. Since the pandemic, Kroger’s “ClickList” – for those who don’t want…
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Busting Myths: Why I remain in Columbus despite Columbus. . . .
Readers of my Columbus Free Press essays, especially those who live far from the city, ask me why I remain in a city without history, identity, city services, or democratic government; in a neighborhood whose decline is fostered by the City and…
// Opinion