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Lawsuit: Columbus, OH Must Take Action to Preserve Direct Democracy During the Pandemic
COLUMBUS, OH: June 17, 2020 - Today a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for Southern Ohio, demanding the immediate suspension of a unique Columbus City Charter provision which places a one year timeline on ballot initiative…
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Time to throw away the “bad apples” still working for Columbus Police
The protesters in our streets have spurred action by our local and state leaders, and it’s long overdue considering the Columbus Division of Police (CDP) officers who have killed our neighbors are still on the force and facing no indictments.
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Jeffrey Epstein: There’s much more to the story
Epstein came to my attention when I was an investigative journalist for one of Columbus, Ohio's alternative newsweeklies, Columbus Alive. Not many people know that the infamous Jeffrey Epstein spent a lot of time in Columbus in the 1990s and…
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Peaceful protesters assaulted by four different biker clubs, police allegedly investigating
“There was nothing that I can tell was improper from that incident,” said Clermont County (Bethel) prosecutor Vince Farris about the sucker punch to the back of the head of a peaceful protester.
Since Sunday, June 14, the small town of…
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