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City Council Views Property Tax Revenues as "Non-Essential"

Joe Motil, former Columbus City Council candidate and longtime outspoken critic of City Hall’s tax abatement policies, testified at this evenings Columbus City Council meeting against the creation of the Grandview Crossing Community…

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Open letter to Gov Dewine, Lt. Gov. Husted, and Dr. Acton from a Concerned Bartender

Gov. Dewine, Lt. Gov. Husted, and Dr. Acton,


First off I want to thank you for your diligent work to keep myself and the rest of the state of Ohio safe during these unprecedented and strange times. When historians look back on this period…

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Greed Kills: Kroger CEO gains huge pay day while cutting employees' "Hero Pay"

Tough times call for tough headlines. We at the Free Press can oblige and rightfully so. 


Kroger is the nation’s largest supermarket chain, and arguably Central Ohio’s most popular grocery store. 


Yet earlier this week,…

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Ohio’s first ICE detainee dies from COVID-19

Ohio’s first Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee died earlier this week from COVID-19 after being detained at the Morrow County Correctional Facility.


Last week the Free Press reported how the jail – an ICE contracted…

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Protest/Rally
Tue May19 4:00 pm
Worthington Rush Hour Rally
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Tue May19 4:30 pm
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Tue May19 6:00 pm
Ax the Tax? What are the Facts?