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Adrienne Hood and new Inspector General

Adrienne Hood regarding new Inspector General: “I hope she has the boldness to stand up when necessary”

As Adrienne Hood told the Free Press, “People really haven’t been paying much attention” to what is arguably one of Columbus’s most important leadership decisions in decades. The choice of Jacqueline Hendricks-Moore for first-ever Inspector…

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Smedley Butler Wasn’t Kidding

Smedley Butler is generally left out of U.S. history. If you bring up a guy who prevented a Wall Street coup against FDR, you do real damage to the tale of peaceful respect for government from the beginning of time up through January 6…

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Solar panels on rooftops

Ohio Senate passes bill that could greatly expand rooftop solar

Homeowners who live in homeowner associations and condo associations could soon have the right to install solar panels on their roofs. With a 32 to 1 vote, the Ohio Senate earlier this week passed Senate Bill 61, a bill making it easier to…

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Busting Myths: The other immigrants and diverse American dreams

Today, I tell a story. It is both familiar and out of the ordinary. It focuses on a new friend whose personal and family history merits widespread attention in Columbus, Ohio, and across the nation. The family is second- and third-generation…

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Protest/Rally
Wed Mar18 12:00 pm
Weekly Wednesday Husted and Moreno Protest
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Meeting
Wed Mar18 12:00 pm
Ohio Environmental Council Action Briefing

Ohio Environmental Council

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Community
Wed Mar18 6:30 pm
Knowledge is Power: Rural Revival in Ohio and America