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Sunday, July 13, 2008
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Congratulations to the Free Press 2008 Awardees!
Current mood:  determined
Category: News and Politics
Special 2008 Free Press Free Speech Award
Benson Wolman, ACLU Attorney, Equal Justice Foundation
2008 Free Press "Libby" Award for Community Activism
Robin Russel, Protect Our Earth's Treasures
Bill Moss Award to Honor an Outstanding African American Activist
Barbara Hightower Blake, Principal, Moler Elementary School
Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio Selma Walker Award for Human Rights Activism
Faye Brings Them
Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio Awards:
Eugene V. Debs/Norman Thomas Award
Pastor Eric Brown, Woodland Christian Church, We Believe
Michael Harrington Award
Marilyn Welker, Simply Living, WCRS Radio
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Friday, January 19, 2007
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The Free Press Salutes
Nathan Runkle and Mercy for Animals
The Free Press is pleased to reort that the central Ohio-based Mercy for Animals was named "Nonprofit of the Year" by VegNews magazine. Runkle, also a Free Press animal rights writer, was cited as an "effective force for change" and VegNews noted that Runkle uses cutting edge, modern design and pro-veg MTVC-style commercials to reach a young audience. Perhaps most significant is that Runkle won this award at the age of 22. Mercy for Animals, along with the Free Press is a member of Community Shares of Mid-Ohio.
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
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Check out the Free Press Multimedia Website
Click the link below:
The Columbus Free Press has been a source for progressive news and commentary in the central Ohio region since 1971. The Free Press Multimedia site is an experiment in on-line content distribution.
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
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RIP Steve Conliff (1949 - 2006)
From Bill Finzel:
"I'm sorry to say that Steve Conliff has just died. He was recently diagnosed with lung cancer & had been hospitalized for pneumonia. That is all that I know at this time, but I will send more information when I have it. Steve was a friend of 26 years. Most of you know that he and his son Byron had recently completed an anthology of the earliest years of the Free Press. Steve is survived by his wife, Sue Bird Conliff, and their two sons, Byron and Leon, and will be missed by his many friends in the activist community."
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Wednesday, April 19, 2006
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Free Press uncovers evidence of ballot tampering in Warren County, Ohio
Category: News and Politics
Greetings,
The following article was just posted to the website of The Free Press
( http://freepress.org ). Check it out today!
Free Press uncovers evidence of ballot tampering in Warren County, Ohio
by Bob Fitrakis and Richard Hayes Phillips
After locking out all media observers and declaring a Level 10 Homeland
Security Alert, the Republican-dominated Warren County, Ohio reported
in the wee hours of the morning on November 3, 2004 -- and gave
George W. Bush a surprising 14,000 vote boost. Two election workers told
the Free Press that the ballots had been diverted to an unauthorized
warehouse where they had been possibly stuffed. That is, punched for
Bush only. Maps were supplied to the Free Press showing the locations
of the warehouse and the Board of Elections.
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2006/1355
In peace...
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The Free Press
http://www.freepress.org
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Monday, April 10, 2006
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Are mainstream churches finally standing up to the GOP’s hateful “Christian” blitzkrieg?
Category: News and Politics
Are mainstream churches finally standing up to the GOPs hateful Christian blitzkrieg?
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
April 9, 2006
Right-wing church movements have been a staple of American
politics since well before the 1692 witch trials at Salem. But only
in the past few decades has the extremist church served as the
grassroots base for a new breed of corporate totalitarianism. That
unholy union has been nowhere more powerful than here in Ohio,
and it has finally provoked a response from the states mainstream churches.
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1916
In peace...
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The Free Press
http://www.freepress.org
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Thursday, April 06, 2006
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Shocking Diebold conflict of interest revelations
Category: News and Politics
Shocking Diebold conflict of interest revelations from Secretary of State further taint Ohio's electoral credibility
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
April 6, 2006
Ohio is reeling with a mixture of outrage and hilarity as Secretary of State J.
Kenneth Blackwell has revealed that he has owned stock in the Diebold
voting machine company, to which Blackwell tried to award unbid contracts
worth millions while allowing its operators to steal Ohio elections. A top
Republican election official also says a Diebold operative told him he made
a $50,000 donation to Blackwell's "political interests."
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1909
In peace...
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Tuesday, April 04, 2006
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The death penalty lets Moussaoui off easy ...
Category: News and Politics
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The following article was just posted to the website of The Free Press
( http://freepress.org ). Check it out today!
The death penalty lets Moussaoui off easy where a "scream
screen" might inflict the ultimate just punishment
by Harvey Wasserman
April 4, 2006
Now that 9/11 defendant Zacarias Moussaoui has been cleared
for the death penalty, the din will rise for his immediate execution.
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/columns/disp lay/7/2006/1345
In peace...
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The Free Press
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Friday, March 31, 2006
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The new face of apartheid: J. Kenneth Hackwell's Ohio
Category: News and Politics
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The following article was just posted to the website of The Free Press
( http://freepress.org ). Check it out today!
The new face of apartheid: J. Kenneth Hackwell's Ohio
by Bob Fitrakis
March 30, 2006
The most unprincipled and opportunistic man in the history of Ohio,
Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell, stands poised to claim the
Republican primary for governor. Blackwell and his far-right theocratic
"rapture-ready" Christian dominionists will doom the Buckeye State
to further despair.
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/columns/display/3/2006/1343
In peace...
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The Free Press
http://www.freepress.org
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Thursday, March 30, 2006
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Is the Mainstream Media finally getting half the rigged voting machine story?
Category: News and Politics
Greetings,
The following article was just posted to the website of The Free Press
( http://freepress.org ). Check it out today!
Is the Mainstream Media finally getting half the rigged voting machine story?
by Bob Fitrakis and Harvey Wasserman
March 29, 2006
The fact that electronic voting machines don't work may finally be sinking
into a segment of the mainstream media. The fact that e-voting machines
can, have been, and will be used to steal elections, continues to go unreported.
Read more:
http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2006/1899
In peace...
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The Free Press
http://www.freepress.org
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