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Is Rap Music Becoming More Progressive?

While the exact origins of rap and hip-hop music are debatable, what was once an underground genre within New York City hit the mainstream in 1979 with the release of “Rapper’s Delight” by The Sugarhill Gang. In the following four decades, rap…

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Mary Jane’s Guide: Did Mitch McConnell Legalize Marijuana?

Poor Mitch. It must be tough being the self-described grim reaper of the U.S. Senate. The ruler who, with a slash of his scythe, can deliver death to gun control, secure elections, criminal justice, Medicare for All and Green New Deal. Under…

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ColumbusMediaInsider: Big Heads Likely To Roll At Channel 10

TEGNA has taken over WBNS-TV from the Wolfe family. Get ready for big heads to roll.


Jerry Revish, the premier TV news anchor in the Columbus market, already announced his impending retirement.


TEGNA paid more than half a billion…

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Ohio Nuclear News

Citizens Rally Over Offsite Contamination at the Portsmouth Nuclear Site


As schools start up across the nation, the Zahn’s Corners Middle School in Piketon, Ohio, remains closed. The reason? Neptunium, a highly…

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Wed Apr1 12:00 pm
Weekly Wednesday Husted and Moreno Protest
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