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Redistricting commission

The Ohio Republican Party Has Ruined Ohio

As election season arrives again, all Ohio voters need to do is look around and ask themselves –– have the last few decades of Ohio Republican Party rule been worth it? Has it been worth being an international embarrassment in headlines around…

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Kroger worker and Kroger administrator

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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Sign saying we won't go back

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

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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