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From symbol to substance, is a new South coming?

“It is time to move the flag from the capitol grounds.” With those words, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley captured the new understanding that came after the brutal murders of nine church members in the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston.

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Sign reading Redflex and Ginther

Ironies abound in Council President Ginther bribery allegations: Ginther turned down citizen campaign finance reforms

Columbus City Council President and Mayoral Candidate Andrew Ginther is seeking to explain away yet another public sector scandal – just as the school data scrubbing scandal he was involved in recedes into the background with the plea…

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Why Democrats Can’t Win

The way our electoral process now stands, electronic voting machines guarantee a Republican victory in 2016.

   No matter what she does, Hillary Clinton—-or any other Democratic nominee—- cannot be elected without a fundamental…

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A Fitting “Life Penalty” for the Charleston Murderer

The cries for the death of the Charleston murderer are already mounting.  
 
But we can do better.  
 
One would expect in this country that the government will seek to kill this twisted young man for his having shot nine…
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