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Suspicious Deletion of 100,000 Cruiser Video Files by Columbus Police



The Columbus Police Department has undergone “a significant loss” in dash-camera videos stored from Columbus Police Division traffic stops and call responses, Police Chief Kim Jacobs announced Tuesday. An estimated 100,000 videos…

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People's Climate March

Despite the rain and gloom, several hundred people gathered for the People's Climate March on Saturday, April 29 in downtown Columbus. 

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Easton tax giveaway and Columbus School Board race

In Columbus, the enormous influence of corporate interests and wealthy campaign donors are reflected in the city's policies and initiatives. As a result of these imbalances, many of the city’s residents, particularly those in poor and minority…

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Want to help the Republicans? Impeach Trump

Thousands, possibly millions, of Americans have been calling for President Trump’s impeachment. They want to save the world by making him lose his job. Sadly, it is just a knee-jerk reaction that will do nothing to protect immigrants, end war, or…

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