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Columbus One ID program

Columbus City Council members Stinziano and Brown have been participating in an investigation into the creation of a single Municipal ID for Columbus residents. The importance of this centers on the idea of making an accepted identification card…
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Columbus demands a Sanctuary City for all

Speakers at the Sanctuary City demonstration Monday, March 13 outside Columbus City Hall demaded sanctuary for all: "Immigrants, refugees, Muslims, Mexicans, Asians, Black people and Trans people."  Although it was bitterly cold, several…

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Amy Wickes, Gone too Soon

Everyone who was Amy Wickes Friend on Facebook will remember her iconic pose: one hip thrust out, a big smile on her face as she flashed a peace sign. Amy left us too soon on March 9, 2017. To understand her life, one need only read her important…

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Ohio man arrested at Standing Rock

The last time I wrote, I said that I was on my way home from the DAPL protest at the Sacred Stone Camp in the Standing Rock reservation. Well, I got as far as Jamestown, ND, rented a motel room, and found I simply could not sleep. I was worrying…

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