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Mayor Ginther, City Council and School Board Members All Share the Blame for the Strike
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and 37-year community advocate who is circulating petitions to run for mayor in the 2023 May primary election states that, “As a [former] school board member, president of City Council and…
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Striking Teachers Garner Community Support First Day of Strike
Columbus teachers are now on strike. In an overwhelming showing of solidarity and determination, 94 percent of members of the Columbus Education Association (CEA), the union that represents over 4,500 teachers and staff of Columbus City schools,…
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Columbus teachers urging public to join them on the picket line
For the first time since 1975, Columbus City School (CCS) teachers over the weekend voted to strike and now the entire nation is paying attention.
On CNN this morning, its bottom-of-the-screen news ticker is telling the story of how…
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Busting Myths – You can’t sue City Hall, can you? But we should educate the public and use the ballot box: That’s the American Way, if not the Columbus Way
There is truth in the old saying that “you can’t sue City Hall”—especially with any likelihood of either winning more than your costs or winning at all. That’s what attorneys who I’ve consulted tell me. This is true despite the fact that the “…
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