20 July 2002
I am Jewish
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I am Jewish because all of my fathers and mothers before me were Jewish.

I am Jewish because I grew up on the south side of Chicago where even my public school was Jewish.

I am Jewish because my grandfather was oh...
20 July 2002
Venezuelan coup: Made in the U.S.A.
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In contemplating the failed coup of April 11-14 in Venezuela, only one fact presents itself as indisputable: there are so many different versions of "the truth" circulating, that it is doubtful anyone really knows what exactly happened...
20 July 2002
DeWine's Plan Colombia kills democracy in Ohio
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U.S. tax dollars kill in Colombia but Senator Mike DeWine of Ohio doesn't care. His Columbus staff delivered this message on April 30 when they ordered myself and 9 other concerned constituents arrested for requesting a face-to-face...
20 July 2002
So what's a conscientious citizen to do?
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First it was all about drugs - or so we were told. Sen. Mike DeWine helped craft Plan Colombia for the Clinton Administration, and $1.3 billion flowed to Colombia's declared drug war. Two years later President Bush demands more...
18 July 2002
The Supreme Court <i>Rules!</i>
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Free Press Staff
Instead of the usual 5-4 split, the U.S. Supreme Court – in a 6-3 decision – declared it unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded people in the United States. Prior to this ruling, the U.S. was among a handful of “rogue nations” in...
18 July 2002
Free Press Award!
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Free Press Staff
Free Press writers Bob Fitrakis and Marty Yant won a First Place award from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for their coverage of the John Byrd death penalty case in Columbus Alive. They are currently working on a book...

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