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Wayne National Forest Under Threat from Gas and Oil

Nearly 90 percent of what we know today as the state of Ohio was once old growth hardwood forest. The Appalachian southeastern corner of the state was a particularly diverse bioregion.


During the 18th and 19th centuries European settlers…

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Police Riot at Stonewall Parade

Commentary by Bob Fitrakis


This incident has to be categorized as a vicious, unnecessary unprovoked attack by the police.



It’s commendable that Columbus, as a city, openly embraces and supports Pride and the…

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Jim Crow GOP Steals Another Election As Brain Dead Democrats and Media Say Nothing

The Jim Crow GOP has stolen yet another Congressional election, this time in Georgia.  As always, the media and Democrats are saying nothing about it.


And now the US Supreme Court will allow secretaries of state to completely trash…

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It Doesn't Take a Russian to Hack an American Election

Russia, Russia, Russia!!!   But what about the Americans?


Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has confirmed the Russians hacked into as many as 39 state data bases, and did all they could to affect the electronic vote count that put Donald…

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