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Bitty and Beau’s Coffee Grand Opening supports workers with disabilities

Bitty & Beau’s Coffee, the groundbreaking North Carolina-based coffee shop dedicated to inclusion and empowerment, is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its newest location in Columbus, Ohio. Founded by Ben and Amy Wright and named…

// Opinion
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Everybody Knows is on Fire!

Dr. Bob Fitrakis and Dan-o Dougan spin tunes that use the word "fire" including Fire and Ice, Fire on the Mountain, Ring of Fire, Girl on Fire, Jump into the Fire, and more!

Listen here

Listen live at 11pm Friday, May 2 and 9…

// Opinion
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With Congress Preparing a “Fiscal Tsunami,” States Can Choose Differently

Tax policy experts and lawmakers have long circled 2025 as a year to prepare for. What makes it so significant?

For one thing, Federal COVID money to states is expiring, straining state budgets at the same time the economy is starting…

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Immigrants Are Our Neighbors. Isn’t That Enough?

I recall seeing a sign in a yard in my small hometown of around 12,000 residents. “No matter where you are from,” it said, “we’re glad you are our neighbor.”

It was positioned defiantly, facing a Trump sign that had been plunged into the…

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