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Will police body cameras usher in a new surveillance regime?
Since the beginning of the recent protest movement around the deaths of multiple unarmed African American men at the hands of police in multiple states there has been a push for police to wear body cameras. In the Tamir Rice and John…
Double Film Review: ‘Violent’ flick focuses on man who hopes to avoid violence and Belgian mom tries to dodge unemployment
There likely have been hundreds of films about men trying to tear themselves away from a life of crime. The scenario invariably involves taking part in one last “job” that goes horribly wrong.
Are you ready for a film about a man who tries…
The waste dump of it all
Thirteen Class II injection wells in Central Ohio sit in the headwaters of the Olentangy River and threaten to contaminate Ohio’s drinking water, warned Dr. Julie Weatherington-Rice, hydrogeologist and soil scientist. The key 2004 and 2010 laws…
NHL All-Star fans learn of Columbus’ bad deal and never-ending Arena debt
A handful of cold, wet protesters stood in the rain outside Nationwide Arena on Sunday afternoon, January 25, urging people to ask the City of Columbus to overturn the bailout of the Arena with their tax money.
The message from the…