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Kent documents CPD Chief alleged wrongdoing, calls on city officials to hold Jacobs accountable

After a disturbing pattern of apparent retaliation, neglect and discrimination at the highest level of power within the Columbus Police Department (CPD), State Rep. Bernadine Kennedy Kent (D-Columbus) is calling on Mayor Andrew Ginther and City…

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Barbara Freeman, Human Trafficking

Barbara Freeman, a survivor of human trafficking and the first graduate of Franklin County’s CATCH Court, will celebrate the opening of a sober living home for survivors of human trafficking with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Those who were…

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Columbus International Film & Animation Festival

Friday, March 23

Ohio Shorts, 7-8:45pm, Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St.

Not Quite Midnight Shorts. 9:30-11:30pm, Drexel Theater, 2254 E. Main St.

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7 days in … a Spin

Much of the news generated by those paid to represent us this week came in the form of the executive branch’s revolving door of staff. Some were fired, some were hired, and some are working with a guillotine blade hanging over them. As bad as the…

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