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Book Review: Tigerland: 1968 - 1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing by Wil Haygood

Nineteen-sixty-eight was the like the runaway carousel in the Alfred Hitchcock movie Strangers on a Train. The Vietnam War, the assassinations of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and United States Senator (D-MA) Robert F. Kennedy within…

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How Music Helps Veterans Cope With PTSD

While modern warfare may consist of a hefty dose of drone strikes and off-site technology, it doesn’t change the fact that post-traumatic stress disorder has been and continues to be a genuine threat to veterans returning from the battlefield.…

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Local teacher gunning for Destroyers’ starting QB job

The resurrected Columbus Destroyers open the season this Saturday night on the road against the Albany Empire (7 pm broadcast on CD102.5), but Destroyers’ head coach Matt Sauk isn’t letting on who will be under center and their starting…

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Congress’ NO BAN Act is Vital Civil Rights Legislation

Cleveland, OH – Ohio Immigrant Alliance welcomes the introduction of the NO BAN Act in Congress. The legislation, authored by Senator Christopher Coons and Representative Judy Chu, would put an end to President Trump’s discriminatory…

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This Weeks Events

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Protest/Rally
Fri Apr3 3:00 pm
Ohio State must drop Wexner's name
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Music
Fri Apr3 6:00 pm
Ace 614 Immigation Solidarity Benefit Show
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Protest/Rally
Sat Apr4 9:30 am
Hilliard Pop-Up Protest