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Busting Myths: Columbus isn’t Cowtown or Silicon Valley Heartland; it’s the lawless, wild-wild-Midwest
Columbus searches in vain for an identity, bouncing ridiculously from Cowtown to Crop Town, Cap City, Arch City, Buckeyeville, Nationwide or Crew City, or Number 14 or 15 (in population rank among U.S. cities). None of those fit the city past or…
// Opinion
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Matzah in Hand, Local Jewish Leaders and Allies Demand Chase Bank ‘Move Their Dough’ From Fossil Fuels
Tuesday, April 19, Jewish leaders from central Ohio along with interfaith and secular allies gathered in front of the Columbus office of Chase Bank to demand that Chase Bank take immediate action to end their investments in polluting fossil fuels…
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Columbus Coalition on Rent Control files petition to seek citizen-led rent stabilization ordinance
A group calling itself the Columbus Coalition on Rent Control filed a petition this week with the city to officially begin a citizen-led ballot initiative which would create a rent control ordinance and establish a new city office named the…
// Opinion
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CAROLYN HARDING ANNOUNCES OHIO STATE REP CAMPAIGN
Today, Community Organizer and Producer/Host of GrassRoot Ohio Radio/Podcast Carolyn Harding is entering the Ohio State Representative race in Ohio, competing for the Democratic nomination for District (TBD, formerly District 18).…
// Opinion