Photos of grocery store workers
22 March 2020

UFCW Local 1059, the union representing 18,000 grocery and food distribution workers throughout Ohio, is asking Governor Mike DeWine to designate their members as First Responders during the pandemic.

“We have sent a letter to...

Kerry, Schwartzenegger and Kasich on stage
21 March 2020

Climate change is real, and it has had devastating effects. Antarctica reached record high temperatures in the 60s earlier in 2020. Pakistan reached a record high temperature of 125 degrees in 2019. These are some of the devastating...

Lightbulb
21 March 2020

From Ohio Environmental Council:
The City of Columbus is taking big steps to address the climate crisis. A few weeks ago, Mayor Andrew Ginther announced a plan for the city to achieve 100% renewable energy by 2022,...

People walking in a park
21 March 2020

At the risk of sounding trite, this article focuses on common sense ideas for self-care and using the time that self-quarantine creates. Practicing social distancing and self-quarantine is vital to how the virus spreads and to whom....

Doctor Acton
21 March 2020

The Free Press has been calling for the full legalization of marijuana for half a century – this year marks the paper’s 50th anniversary, by the way, and we will continue to publish. But in no other time does the Free Press...

Governor DeWine
21 March 2020

Dear Governor DeWine and Ohio government officials,

COVID-19 has catapulted us into a crisis. You, rightly, have expressed concern about protecting the peoples’ health, safety and rights. In cancelling the Ohio...

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