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JL Rascal
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Sensationalism shadows ancient Ohio history, for better or for worse
Even the experts get it wrong once in a while.Erected in 1929, on a ridge over a Maumee River floodplain south of Toledo, is an impressive statue commemorating the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It was the height of summer 1794, and a Native American confederacy made what would amount to one of several…
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Native American “grave robbing” still legal on private property during Ohio’s construction boom
Ohio is one of three states which allows the owners of private property to do as they please with human remains if dug up during construction on their property, according to the Ohio Archeological Council. Couple that with the construction boom across Central Ohio, and Ohio-based Native American…
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Columbus’s 21 area commissions also in powerbrokers’ crosshairs
Similar to local Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and programs, Columbus’s 21 area commissions could someday be shuttered by those in power, several housing advocates and activists told the Free Press.While fundamentally different, DEI offices and area commissions share similar…
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Drone crazy over Columbus
Far west of Columbus past 270, there are homeowners who see drones. In the skies above the prairie, between two massive metro parks, near the Big Darby River, and close to a very guarded scientific research complex that is connected to the Roswell UFO crash. Nearly every night they can be seen. And…