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Mavis Staples

Bus Stile Adventures: Mavis Staples at the Jazz and RibFest

I attend downtown’s Jazz And Ribfest for an hour every year. I attend because I absorb legendary musicians in nature. While I’m impressed our city attracts various vendors who’ve won BBQ competitions. they don’t sell anything I eat.

Hip Hop…

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The $30 Million Disconnect

Six weeks into Columbus’s self-declared “Summer of Safety,” the headlines are bloodier than the branding suggests. Two youth-involved mass shootings. A spike in gun seizures from teens. Millions of dollars spent—and still, no public accounting of…

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Excerpts from “Trump Wants to Deport a Children’s Hospital Chaplain to Egypt, Where He ‘Faces Death’”

Asawin Suebsaeng at Rolling Stone is out with a vital article that explains who Ayman Soliman is to his friends, community, and the families at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital — and why the government’s “case” against him isn’t…

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Mayor Ginther

Our City’s General Revenue Fund Should Not Be Used to Subsidize Tax Abatement Recipients

It’s bad enough that the Mayor and Columbus City Council hand out tax abatements as though every Monday is Halloween. Central Ohio leads the state in granting tax breaks to the tune of $5.82 billion. Tax abatements for wealthy developers and…

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