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Beatles Marathon Man

Man of the Year 2018: Joe Peppercorn, purveyor of our annual dozen-hour Beatles Marathon at the Blue Stone, an event of such precise performance by him and his merry band of precision players I could've sworn I was in Liverpool's The Cavern or…

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Huntington Bank does NOT welcome Cannabis Cash

"Anyone who walks into a Huntington [Bank] branch should feel welcomed. … We hold ourselves accountable to the highest ethical standards in how we operate, hire and train colleagues, and interact with the communities we have the privilege of…

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Health Care Policy Breakthrough: Ohio Legislators Hear Public Testimony on “Medicare for All Ohioans”

The “Offense Book of Books” kicks off their publication during three events in January.


Every once in a while something good seemingly falls into your lap. The proponent hearing on HB 440, the Ohio Health Security Act (OHSA) in the House…

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Love flourishes amid racial discrimination in ‘Beale Street’

With Moonlight, his 2016 breakthrough film, writer-director Barry Jenkins defied our expectations. If you knew the Oscar winner was set in a poor Miami neighborhood and that two of its characters were drug dealers, you still weren’t prepared for…

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