They decided their life’s work was going to be saving other peoples’ lives. But no other group of professionals has had a reckoning during the pandemic as nurses and doctors have. And while they...
11 January 2022
Human Trafficking is the worst kind of atrocity existing in Columbus, our nation, and world. It is a three-linked chain involving coercion, force, and fraud...
10 January 2022
An old political axiom is: "You can't beat somebody with nobody."
An Ohio political axiom is: "It is hard to win the first time around for statewide...
20 January 2022
Readers viewing this essay online may no longer recognize or appreciate how important a city’s daily newspaper is. It contributes to a city’s identity. It...
30 December 2021
2021 began with Trump attacking the Capitol to stop the election verification. Or in the least showing he could get away with murdering police, and...
12 January 2022
We are all grieving. For the loss of simply being able to hug friends and family; to gather at the local watering hole and share a drink with friends, old...
14 January 2022
Let’s Talk Theatre with Julie Whitney-Scott
Julie: Let’s meet Dayvon Nichols from the Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC...
01 January 2022
Imam Mohamed Hassan Adam had been a leader in the Somali Muslim community of Columbus, Ohio and also in the interfaith community of Columbus, Ohio. He had...
22 January 2022
49 years ago today, the Supreme Court recognized the constitutional right to abortion in America.
If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade,...
18 January 2022
They decided their life’s work was going to be saving other peoples’ lives. But no other group of professionals has had a reckoning during the pandemic as...
21 January 2022
There are no statistics that can measure the pain and sorrow of their family members and friends of these victims of violence on both sides of this conflict...
12 January 2022
Someone asked me the other day for advice on collecting the best essays of the past 20 years. I recommended the new collection of Glen Ford’s called ...