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Privatizing the VA will be a disaster for Ohio's rural vets
James Jones is a 54-year-old disabled Army veteran. After four years of active duty and four in the reserves, Jones says he has a “multitude” of health care problems.
“There’s PTSD, a right arm injury, my right shoulder, chronic rhinitis…
// Opinion
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Queen Mother Ann B. Walker: Columbus Has Lost a Legend, but Her Blueprint Lives On
On Sunday, October 5, 2025, Columbus would learn that afternoon the news that shook its soul: Queen Mother Ann B. Walker — broadcaster, journalist, community matriarch, civil rights trailblazer, and living archive of Black excellence — had joined…
// Opinion
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Banned Books Week - October 5-12
Banned Books Week (October 5–11, 2025) is an opportunity to celebrate literature and a reminder that reading is resistance in our fight for the freedom to learn. Across the country and here in Ohio, school boards and…
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Trump Coin
Unless the law prevails, and in most situations that involve Donald Trump, it doesn’t, there will be a coin issued by the United States Treasury Department with Donald Trump’s face on it.
What what now (I know there are two whats. Don’t…
// Opinion
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