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Will the Trump/Bannon GOP Steal Virginia…and American Democracy?

Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman

A big chunk of American democracy is riding on Tuesday’s Virginia election.


The outcome…

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Your child has educational rights

Julie Whitney Scott

Dr. Umar Johnson returned to Columbus this past October. Dr. Johnson is a doctor of…

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ColumbusMediaInsider: Dispatch Takes Mandel To Woodshed, Goes Easy On Kasich's Tax $$ Waste

John K. Hartman

The Japanese hedge fund-owned Columbus Dispatch is trying very hard to get back in…

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2017 election upsets? Can Yes We Can beat the machine?

Bob Fitrakis

Columbus is a city where an authoritarian Democratic Party machine holds firm control…

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