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Published September 27Worker's Voice Coffee & Conversation
Sunday, September 27, 10:30am Kafe Kerouac, 2250 North High St, Columbus, OH Come hang out with other socialists at Kafe Kerouac for a chat about politics!
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Published September 27#281 Zoom Solartopia™ - Grassroots Election Protection Monday, Sept. 28, 2026
Solartopia ™ - Grassroots Election Protection Regularly Monday 5 P.M. ET/ 2 P.M. PT Registration link: https://grassrootsep.org/upcoming-zooms Register once and you can choose one or more occurrences to attend without having to re-register for each meeting. If you are able,…
PRESS RELEASE: Lightning Strike Sparks Attic Fire on Pershing Road
Columbus firefighters faced a challenging attic fire Tuesday morning after arriving at a two-story residence in the 100 block of Pershing Road to find smoke showing from the roofline.
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Published 7 hours agoBlack Policy Matters
Every major election cycle, millions of dollars in civic funding flow into get-out-the-vote (GOTV) organizations, voter mobilization drives, and community outreach coalitions. Yet, despite this massive influx of resources, the numbers on the ground tell a starkly different story:…
City’s third annual Fiscal Budget Guide now available
The City of Columbus’ 2026–2027 Fiscal Budget Guide is now available in both print and online, giving residents an accessible look at how the City’s budget works and how tax dollars and other revenues support services throughout the community.
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Published 9 hours agoWhat Do We Need From Each Other? Work, Dignity & Dreams
Tuesday, September 29, 6-8pm Downtown
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Published 22 hours agoEmpire Psychosis
More and more humans are suffering from empire psychosis. People who can’t go ten minutes without checking their phones, losing hours a day to social media and mindless scrolling. People talking to chatbots, learning about the world from them, learning about life from them,…
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Published 22 hours agoFurryphobia
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Published September 28Travis Michael Swank, 40, was a salesman
Travis Michael Swank, 40, passed away on September 27, 2026, at the Ohio State University-Wexner Medical Center in Columbus. Travis was born November 24, 1985, in Bluffton to Jeff and Kim (Funk) Swank. On February 10, 2012, he married Kayla (Hughes) Swank. Obituaries
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Published September 28How Paxton Will Steal Texas
In 2020, the Attorney General of Texas confessed to stealing the vote for Donald Trump in Texas. “Confess” is the wrong word, I suppose, because on the Steve Bannon podcast, Ken Paxton proudly crowed about his felonious attack on Black voters. It’s unbelievable, but if you watch…
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Published September 28Pollution messes with wings and things
Monday, September 28, 6:30-8pm Roush Hall, Room 114, 27 S. Grove St., Otterbein University, Westerville Speaker: Dr Bennett Grooms, Assistance Professor, Biology and Earth Science. Sponsored by Sustainable Westerville.
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Published September 27Shooting from the Lipp: Bibi out of NY
Watch video here Following the arrest of 100 anti-genociders in the morning, everyone remaining (and arrestees too) march to the UN to protest WarCrim Netanyahu’s address there, which in any case was delivered to the backs of delegates also marching: out.