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Jeffrey Epstein: There’s much more to the story.

Epstein came to my attention when I was an investigative journalist for one of Columbus, Ohio's alternative newsweeklies, Columbus Alive. Not many people know that the infamous Jeffrey…

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MORPC’s Crystal Ball Central Ohio Population Projections Are Unfounded

The Columbus Dispatch and Columbus Business First have recently published stories (see attached) regarding the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission’s  (MORPC) newest 15-county…

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David Yost

From Columbus to Oklahoma City: A Bipartisan Judicial Rebuke of Politicians Policing Citizens’ Ballot Petitions

For more than a century, the citizen-led ballot initiative has served as democracy’s emergency brake—a constitutional guarantee that when statehouses ignore the public will, voters can take their…

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Amy Acton

Ohio Advocates, Healthcare Workers & Community Leaders Release Open Letter to Dr. Amy Acton

Concerned Ohioans for Intersectional Justice, a statewide coalition of advocates, healthcare and mental health workers, faith leaders, and community organizers, released an open letter to Ohio…

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Ohio Immigrant Alliance Holiday Gift Guide

We are so grateful to the artists, makers, musicians, foodies, and other creative Ohioans who hosted events and contests this year to raise money for our work at the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Read about them and support their businesses!

Today, we launched the 2026 Ohio Immigrant Alliance Holiday Gift Guide. From “Ohio Is Home” and “Abolish ICE” merchandise, stickers, and prints, to books, a Haiti-themed Etsy…

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KBK Foundation’s Black Art Expo: A picture is worth a thousand words

Starting on Friday, November 13, 2026, the King Arts Complex opened its doors to the public as it hosted the KBK Foundation’s Culture: Black Fine Art Expo. Advertised as “a showcase of extraordinary Black Fine Artists from Columbus and beyond”…

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Local activists honored Saturday at Free Press Salon

The event brought us together and gave everyone a sense of community, Free Press Board member Winie Wirth remarked on Saturday, November 14 after the 2026 Free Press Awards Salon. Over sixty community members joined the Free Press to honor three…

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Eric Trump Should Hold His Father to the Same Standard

Last month, Eric Trump, executive vice president of The Trump Organization and son of President Donald Trump, took to X to denounce the "vicious attacks" on Susan Dell, wife of Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell, writing that "people are…

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