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In Quest for Power, Ohio GOP Shuts Out Democrats, Libertarians and Pretty Much Everyone Else
Back in August, I had the honor of emceeing the Libertarian Party of Ohio’s annual State Conference, held in a hotel banquet hall just north of 270. Unlike previous years, it wasn’t quite a “convention” anymore, because the Libertarians are no…
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ColumbusMediaInsider Mid-Month Edition: Dispatch Editor Falls On His Sword While GOP Riggers Carve Up Ohio
September 15 was a signal day in Ohio politics and journalism.
First, the Republican Rigging Ring proved true all the aspersions I cast about them in my September column ColumbusMediaInsider: The Republican Rigging Ring | ColumbusFreePress…
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Zanesville Teachers Face Off Against School for Fair Contract
Dozens of teachers, support staff, and community members picketed outside of the Zanesville Board of Education (ZEA) meeting on Tuesday, September 14. The teachers’ union in Zanesville has been negotiating for a new contract since July, trying to…
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A National Rite of Passage: Beyond War
A recent New York Times op-ed was perhaps the strangest, most awkward and tentative defense of the military-industrial complex — excuse me, the experiment in democracy called America — I’ve ever encountered, and begs to be addressed.…
// Opinion