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Book Review: Loving You, Thinking of You, Don’t Forget to Pray: Letters to My Son in Prison by Jacqueline L. Jackson
It must have been somewhat difficult to grow up as the namesake of one of the most prominent and controversial human rights leader in American history, Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., and his wife, Jacqueline Brown. Yet the younger Jackson…
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What’s Causing the Rise of Homelessness in Central Ohio?
Columbus is booming. The unemployment rate is low, the economy is up. Central Ohio continues to attract new business and our designation as a Smart City means new innovations will be flowing in.
And yet, despite our growth, the number of…
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Freep Heroes - Bill Lyons
Bill Lyons was involved in the passage of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights and the Rights of Nature in Ohio, that passed with 61 percent of the vote this past spring – a first for this type of law protecting an ecosystem in the United States. The…
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Columbus Teachers Endorse Liliana Rivera Baiman for City Council
City Council Candidate Liliana Rivera Baiman announced today that her campaign has received the endorsement of the Columbus Education Association (CEA), the union representing more than 4,000 teachers, librarians, nurses, counselors,…
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