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Miriam Vargas is Free: Success Through Sanctuary and Freedom
Miriam Vargas walked into First English Lutheran Church on June 29, 2018 and was sheltered by the church in sanctuary from a deportation order issued by Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
Nearly 1000 days later, on February…
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Miriam Vargas is Free: Success Through Sanctuary and Freedom
Miriam Vargas walked into First English Lutheran Church on June 29, 2018 and was sheltered by the church in sanctuary from a deportation order issued by Immigration, Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
Nearly 1000 days later, on February…
// Opinion
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Historical protester trial underway, Quinlan scheduled to testify Wednesday morning
The federal lawsuit against the Columbus Division of Police’s overly aggressive and war-like response to mostly peaceful protesters is underway this week with People’s Justice Project’s Tammy Fournier Alsaada as lead plaintiff and former Chief…
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Hypocrites on Columbus City Council: Touting the Need for Public Education Yet Continuing to Hand Out Tax Abatements
Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime outspoken critic of Mayor Ginther and City Council’s blanket tax abatement policies, once again blasted them at last night’s City Council meeting for approving of a $1.1 million 10-…
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