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Stupid Cupid songs on Everybody Knows
Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan know everybody wants a box of chocolates and a long-stemmed rose as they play Stupid Cupid songs.
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Listen live at 11pm Fridays, February 6 and 13, and Mondays at 10am January 9 and 16,…
// Opinion
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Akron: “Ohio Is Home” Digital Billboard Sends Message of Welcome and Love
“Ohio Is Home for All” reads a new, robin's egg blue digital billboard in Akron, featuring faces of people of all races, ages, and ethnicities. According to the Ohio Immigrant Alliance and Elizabeth Zaleski, the billboard’s…
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Reeltime with Richard Ades: Blacks, Jews unite in fight to liberate amusement park
This article first appeared online here.
PBS has just launched Black and Jewish America, a four-week miniseries that examines the political and historical ties between African Americans and Jewish Americans.
For those who want to…
// Opinion
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“Obstructing official business”: A harbinger of things to come if ICE surges into Columbus a second time?
The anti-ICE protestor who was arrested by Columbus police believes an obstructing official business charge was filed separately after the night of the incident.
He’s also been offered a plea deal. Prosecutors will drop the initial charges…
// Opinion