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Excerpts from “Trump Wants to Deport a Children’s Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He ‘Faces Death’”

Asawin Suebsaeng at Rolling Stone is out with a vital article that explains who Ayman Soliman is to his friends, community, and the families at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital — and why the government’s “case” against him isn’t…

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Mayor Ginther

Our City’s General Revenue Fund Should Not Be Used to Subsidize Tax Abatement Recipients

It’s bad enough that the Mayor and Columbus City Council hand out tax abatements as though every Monday is Halloween. Central Ohio leads the state in granting tax breaks to the tune of $5.82 billion. Tax abatements for wealthy developers and…

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Esther

Esther Flores’s recent address to Columbus City Council

President Hardin, esteemed members of City Council, and fellow community members. Thank you for granting me an opportunity to speak before you tonight on harm reduction strategies for a healthier West Side through our compassionate client center…

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Map of mound and statue

Sensationalism shadows ancient Ohio history, for better or for worse

Even the experts get it wrong once in a while.

Erected in 1929, on a ridge over a Maumee River floodplain south of Toledo, is an impressive statue commemorating the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It was the height of summer 1794, and a Native…

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