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Issue 7’s John Clarke opens up about “personalized” attacks, turf battles over clean energy
This past summer the Ohio Environmental Council (OEC) stated that Issue 7 “is thin on details and short-circuits the city’s ability to mitigate the causes of climate change.”
“Because the city is already moving toward 100% clean…
// Opinion
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Pushing MAGA onto high school students? Columbus police and its union seek spot on Worthington school board
No surprise is how the Columbus Division of Police and its union, the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge #9, are heavy with MAGA.
The Free Press and the community understand why some of our police, if not a majority, are…
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Notes on current politics in Columbus and Ohio: Thoughts in response to questions from my editor
On Columbus City Council
I’ve chosen not to follow the mini-election next week very closely. On the one hand, none of the candidates are compelling to me. None are on the level of the present leading…
// Opinion
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Revenge of the Columbus low-wage worker? Not so fast say the despotic rich
At a Walmart on Columbus’ far westside there are 200 job openings, according to frontline workers there.
On a recent Friday afternoon at an eastside Kroger, only three unautomated checkout lines were open, and its state-controlled liquor…
// Opinion