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King and LBJ square off in fascinating historical drama

Selma gives us our first glimpse of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) while he’s preparing to accept the Nobel Peace Prize.


Given our memories of King as the inspirational leader of the Civil Rights Movement, you might expect…

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VA is Producing a Generation of “Legally” Addicted Junkies

There is a mental health epidemic in our midst and it is happening to some of our best people.


While the United States government continues its eternally self-defeating War on Drugs, the Veterans Administration (VA) is producing junkies at…

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Ohio Inspector General Resists Investigating Massive Rigging of Workers’ Compensation Premium Rates

A two-part series in the Sept. and Oct. issues of The Free Press reported on the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) setting employers’ insurance premiums illegally and unfairly for many years. The violations were revealed in the class-…

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Archival footage resurrects African fight for freedom

Next week, Columbus viewers will get the chance to see Selma, a smart and impassioned film about a pivotal moment in America’s Civil Rights Movement.


While they’re waiting, they may want to check out the documentary Concerning Violence, a…

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