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1980 Jeffrey Epstein

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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When Arabs Rush to Condemn Their Own: A Berlin Incident Exposes a Double Standard

I recently came across a powerful account written by a Palestinian author in Berlin. Despite repeated attempts, I have been unable to reach him. His account raises important questions about the…

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Gym’s Paper Trail

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Ohio State leadership exposes desperate need for Wexner endowment

OSU may be heir to billions

Ohio State is dependent on receiving an inheritance from Les Wexner that could be in the billions. 

This is circulating around OSU…

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Keep Comfest Alive

Keep ComFest Alive! For this generation and the next. Become a sustaining member at comfest.com/give.

ComFest started in 1972 at 16th and Waldeck in Columbus, Ohio, when a group of activists wanted to get the word out about what their community organizations had to offer. Many of the organizers were still in jail that weekend, arrested the day before while demonstrating against the war in Vietnam. Now, more than 50 years later, ComFest is one of the longest-running, volunteer-run community festivals in the…

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The Crisis of Western Capitalism

The political and economic developments unfolding across Europe, the United States, and other parts of the world may represent more than a period of political instability or the temporary rejection of particular governments. They raise…

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Bye Bye Bobo

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Solar News This Week - November 8, 2026

Rooftop solar and batteries could save the grid $614 billion

The power industry is spending billions building new plants and power lines for surging demand. But a new analysis from The Brattle Group, notes that a big share of that…

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St. James Christian Center is Where It’s At

Headed by the spry, youthful and dynamic Bishop James DeLaney, the St. James Christian Center is located at 1358 Mt. Vernon Avenue in the historic neighborhood of Bronzeville just a stone’s throw from the OSU’s African American and African…

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