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Stifling Democracy? One citizen-led initiative makes it on November’s ballot but the other is denied

The citizen-led ProEnergy Ohio ballot initiative is likely making Columbus City Council, the Mayor’s Office and the Columbus Partnership take serious pause. Many believed the initiative was doomed, yet it made it on November’s ballot.…

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New Tax Abatement District is Stopped

Former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime critic of the city’s tax abatement policies declared a victory for the tens of thousands of people in Columbus who have been fed up with being burdened with paying higher property taxes due to…

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Moral Intelligence or Nuclear War

Let’s dance at the border!


One of these days, something will give — the rich, the powerful will suddenly look around cluelessly. What’s happening? Awareness will sweep across the planet: We are one, and life is sacred. This consciousness…

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Provocative billboards open debate to ban Ohio factory “farms”

For the first time, the 25 million animals confined in factory “farms,” together with the U.S. Great Lake contaminated by their waste, will speak directly to Ohioans in a provocative, hard-hitting billboard and social media ad campaign centered…

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