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09 July 2019

Wednesday, July 10, 2019, 7:00 – 8:30 PM
Hosted by Columbus DSA.  Educators across the country are rising up against low pay, privatization, and austerity. Former high school teacher Eric Blanc has been on the...

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09 July 2019

One of the best feelings in the world is seeing a hot band in a cozy club playing a show so unforgettably on that you're sure – absolutely sure-fire sure – the best rock'n'roll anywhere on the planet that night is being performed right...

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09 July 2019

In this year’s elections around Athens County, Ohio, there are a number of independent candidates running for office, including several socialists.

McCray Powell (I, Nelsonville) and Ellie Hamrick (I, Athens) are both running for...

Black woman outside at rally holding a sign that says Tax $ for Schools Not for Scabs
09 July 2019

On June 18, members of the Columbus Education Association and community supporters gathered downtown at the STRS Plaza to protest an impending move by the Columbus school board. A block away, the Columbus Board of Education was...

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08 July 2019

My first response from reading JAre (J Rawls + John Robinson’s) Youth Culture Power book was: There Are Social Skills Even For People Who Don’t Teach. The book is written to give educators methods to...

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08 July 2019

Four years ago, the editors of the Columbus Free Press gave me the chance to write a monthly column about the local media as the Columbus Media Insider. Over time, the editors let me write broadly about media and politics....

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