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Find out what happened at the May Free Press Cyber-Salon

The May Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon, hosted by Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism Board Member and longtime activist Mark Stansbery, had the theme of Immigrant and Worker Rights.


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The Exercise, a novel by Jef Benedetti - Serial 5

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Isabel entered the restaurant, and Kate and their father, Edgar Smith Wilson, waved her over. He dutifully kissed and hugged both girls, his girls.


“Can you believe, we’ve never been to this place?” Isabel said, placing her cloth…

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Lawsuit To Protect Direct Democracy In Columbus During The Pandemic Dismissed By Court

A lawsuit seeking a temporary suspension of Columbus’ one-year petitioning time limit due to the pandemic was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio on April 14, 2021.  The lawsuit was filed in June 2020 by our group,…

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Violence can be “squashed” say non-profits, but they need more funding and no police interference

The City is giving funding to a handful of violence intervention non-profits, but some say much more is needed. If it were to significantly increase, they believe their outreach can return Columbus to less violent times.


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