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Return part of Grandview’s Runaway Bay to everyone by building a public beach
Let’s face it. Columbus needs to be more like Austin.
Both are state capitals and have massive urban public universities. Both are left-leaning oases. Both began to explode in growth during the 1990s, and for the most part remain…
// Opinion
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325 Organizations Propose Climate Solution You’ve Never Heard Of
Yesterday something that has become tiresomely routine happened; I spoke to a college class about the most obvious climate solution, and neither the students nor the professor had ever heard of it. The 325 organizations (and climbing) listed at…
// Opinion
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Columbus' homeless problem
Recently I have become aware of the homeless community in Columbus. The first thing I have observed is the ecological impact. The pictures are of a homeless encampment under I-70 East bound on Central Avenue. Much of the embankment of I-70 East…
// Opinion
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Wanted: Another Bob Dole to Save Voting Rights
From the Salt Lake City Tribune and Common Dreams
Did you know Kansas Republican Senator Bob Dole helped save the Voting Rights Act? It was the 1982 renewal, two years before Dole became Senate Majority Leader, and 14 years…
// News