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Busting Myths: Is Columbus the corruption capital of a corrupt state? Mismanagement, no management, and corruption in the 2020s
As I continue my search for Columbus’ history and identity, I regularly rediscover the City’s and the city’s willful lack of the foundational elements for a modern city. I return to its absence of typical city reforms toward representative city…
// Opinion
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John Petric's Comfest Music Review #2: Electric Orange Peel band
"This guy cannot sing."
That was my initial impression of the husky hippie guitar player fronting the band who followed The Neil Show!, namely Electric Orange Peel, on the late Friday afternoon white Gazebo Stage.
Soon I thought…
// Opinion
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Be careful what you wish for, as the City and Neighbors 4 More Neighbors push for more urban density
In what arguably is the Midwest’s largest boomtown, City of Columbus leadership and the grassroots effort “Neighbors 4 More Neighbors” have been seeking greater housing density for Columbus’s downtown and nearby neighborhoods, such as the Short…
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Mapfre Sports Park Relocation Continues to be a Waste of City Tax Dollars
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime community advocate who is now circulating petitions to run for Mayor in the 2023 May primary election states,” I have been publicly outspoken about wasting city tax dollars to…
// News