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Why Elites Forgot the Flint CRISIS

As a journalist, you can often find out more from looking into someone’s eyes than listening to the words out of their mouths.


It might sound corny, but on Tuesday night in Flint, Michigan, where I hosted a town hall discussion for The…

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Tales of the guitar – Chuck Berry’s Gibson ES-350T

It is almost impossible to find a picture of Chuck Berry where he isn’t holding a guitar, typically a Gibson ES-350T or ES-335. Although the 335 is probably more common in the photo vaults, most of records that Berry made during his heyday in the…

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ColumbusMediaInsider: Dispatch Gets Fresh Start. Sheller, Editorial Page Part

The Columbus Dispatch apparently is abandoning its hard-right editorial page slant with the departure of Glenn Sheller, announced March 19. It advertised the vacancy in journalismjobs.com on March 2.


The longtime editorial page editor…

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Republicans Commit Green Suicide

In honor of Earth Day, Ohio Republicans and Donald Trump in the White House have unleashed a two-prong attack to destroy clean air and clean water in the Buckeye State.


Ohio House Republicans destroy renewable energy

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