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The Long Strange Tale of House Bill Six

Joe DeMare

It was supposed to be just another round of pork in Columbus. The nuclear power industry, which…

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Columbus City Council falls woefully short in reforming marijuana penalties

Free Press Staff

Ignoring criticism that they weren’t going far enough, Columbus City Council used home-rule…

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Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of President Harry S Truman and Judge J. Waties Waring by Richard Gergel

Marilyn Howard

I tell the students in my African American History Post-Emancipation class that the blinding of…

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Boneheaded Ohio General Assembly finally (Finally!) passes the Hemp Bill

Free Press Staff

Earlier this month it was still looking like Prohibition 1920s for CBD oil and industrial hemp…

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