Columbus Freepress Local News & Events
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Laser uranium enrichment going forward – Dangerous nuclear weapons proliferation risk
Radioactive Nuclear Waste: The August and November issues of The Columbus Free Press had articles about the dangerous nature of the depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUF6) radioactive waste – contaminated with plutonium – at the…
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In Memoriam: The life and legacy of Mr. ‘Rich, Black Thought,’ Jim Robinson (1933-2016)
Jim Robinson earned a journalism degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) and was later hired by F. & R. Lazarus and Company as Urban Affairs Director and as Assistant to the Vice President of Credit Sales Promotion – winning…
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Columbus janitors ratify new union contract, move toward a living wage
It seems that the cleaning companies who employ janitors in Columbus have awakened to a new reality: they are dealing with a fighting union. On December 3 about 750 Columbus janitors ratified a new 3-year contract. Negotiations were concluded…
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The Free Press/DSCO Honors Local Activists
On Monday, December 5 the Free Press and Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio joined with the community to honor local activists at the annual awards event. The event was held at the HUB CDC, a community center and small business…
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