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In Our Kollege: Collage A Creative Vacation?

This is where I would normally write some sort of introduction to college students that hopefully makes them want to learn about the city they live in.


Used Kids, and Embassy Skateboards to the north. Yao’s Chinese Bistro and Magnolia to…

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Bob Bites Back: City Report on Police Conduct Shows Race is the Issue

Being shot by the police is sadly a leading cause of death for black males in this country, according to an August 2019 study by the Los Angeles Times. During a violent encounter with the police, black males are 2½ times more likely to die than…

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Hot Times Hopes to Shine in 2019 after Last Year’s Rain-Shortened Festival

Hot times, music, and hopefully sunny weather are on their way back to Olde Towne East as the 43rd Annual Hot Times Festival returns, with organizers hopeful for perfect weather after last year’s rain-shortened Festival.


The 43rd Annual…

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Ohio Senate Trespasses on First Amendment

There’s a mantra that Americans are the freest people in the world. The First Amendment guarantees our right to free speech, assembly and redress of grievances. The Republican-dominated Ohio State Senate opposes these basic principles and they…

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Protest/Rally
Wed Apr1 12:00 pm
Columbus Says: Senator Husted, Stop the Circus!
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Wed Apr1 12:00 pm
Weekly Wednesday Husted and Moreno Protest