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Ohio voter purge could soon go nationwide

As the mid-terms loom, Democrats could regain control of Congress in 2018, and make a move for impeachment of Trump. But will progressive-minded voters be denied their constitutional right to vote, especially minorities? Or what about younger…

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Four Still Dead in Ohio

Back when “tin soldiers and Nixon” were “cutting us down” in 1970, a group of Ohio State University students and campus activists started an underground newspaper in Columbus. Driven mostly by the murder of four students at Kent State – Allison…

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ColumbusMediaInsider: Dave Ignores Whistle, Joe Makes Him Pay

Thanks to State Sen. Joe Schiavoni, the Columbus Dispatch stepped up its coverage of the ECOT scandal on April 24.


"Schiavoni wants criminal probe of ECOT attendance claims" the online headline screamed atop dispatch.com. It did not make…

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The Perilous Nature of Third Parties

As we plow towards Ohio’s primaries this month, the two big parties are predictably gearing up to reward their establishment candidates.


On the Republican side, Ohio’s attorney general Mike Dewine is trying to put the final nail in the…

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