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African American football players with red jerseys and tan pants kneeling on one knee in a stadium full of people

25 September 2017

The immensely powerful, deeply moving and historic protests of our nation’s athletes against the absurd rantings of our Great Dictator make one thing...

Politics

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30 August 2017

ColumbusMediaInsider: Press Is More Likely To Scrutinize Unpopular President Like Trump

John K. Hartman

A national business news website, Benzinga.com, recently asked my views on Presidential attempts to muzzle the press. Here is what I told them: “(President...

Editorial

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31 August 2017

What’s the diagnosis for the Ohio Drug Price Relief Act (Issue 2)?

Pete Johnson and Amy Steele

Free Press readers asked us to analyze The Ohio Drug Price Relief Act (Issue 2), the issue that is running so many TV commercials this election...

Music

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23 September 2017

Brian Clash Performs Bruce Springsteen's "Nebraska"

Saturday, Sept 23, 3-6pm
Grandview Theater and Drafthouse, 1247 Grandview Ave.
To celebrate Bruce Springsteen's 68th birthday and the 35th...

People

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30 August 2017

In Memoriam - A Champion for the Homeless - Mary Beittel (1952-2017)

After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Mary Beittel went passed away the morning of Saturday, August 19th. She was loved by many and will be missed...

Geek Speak

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30 August 2017

The DOJ wants your IP

J. J. Ulm

I’ve written before about the importance of practicing good information security habits to the politically-minded who are also Good With Computers, but for...

Arts

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30 August 2017

Hasidic widower given ultimatum: Remarry or lose your son

Richard Ades

Losing your wife is tough enough. Imagine losing your wife and subsequently being told you’re no longer fit to raise your son.

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Protest Reports

16 August 2017

Columbus leftists air differences, stand in solidarity after Charlottesville

Steve Palm-Houser

On August 13, the day after activist Heather Heyer was murdered and many others injured at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, about 500 leftists...

Dining

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30 August 2017

Socially Just Dining: Eden Burger

Eriyah Flynn

Eden Burger’s mission is to “save the f’n world” (go guys go!). They share a building with the south OSU campus area local bar, Village Idiot. Eden Burger...

Action Alerts

Lots of men of color on a boat, one in the foreground looking very distressed

25 September 2017

Act Now to Save the Rohingya

In response to the Burma (Myanmar) government backed genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority in that nation, the Council on American-Islamic Relations...

Human Rights

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31 August 2017

Overdiagnosed

Michael Barr

A conference in Quebec gave me an excuse to escape to our northern border and French Canada for a little summer break. (Part 2 of “Pain” is in the hopper,...