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Can Zerqa Abid save the Westside? MY Project USA is certainly going to try
A 14-year-old former gang member of the “MBKs” or “My Brother’s Keepers,” told his story to the Free Press. He was living in the Hilltop, but now no longer lives near Mound Street because he was taken away from his mother and placed into…
// Opinion
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Activists Paint Tank Tracks to Doors of Weapons Dealers
ANADA – Activists across Canada marked the third anniversary of the Yemen school bus massacre on Monday with protests at weapons manufacturers and government offices, calling on Canada to stop all weapons exports to Saudi Arabia. The Saudi…
// Opinion
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Is Black Lives Matter a hate group? Some Columbus police supervisors would like it to be
The protests in the summer of 2020 after the murder of George Floyd focused attention on the interaction of police and the Black community. Protestors accused Columbus Division of Police officers of multiple use of force violations. Several…
// News
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ColumbusMediaInsider: Dispatch Surrenders Business News Leadership To Rival Business First
Newspapers were once the leaders in covering business news in their communities. The daily Columbus Dispatch just abdicated that title to Columbus Business First, a weekly. Both have active websites.
The Dispatch announced a few months…
// Opinion