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About last Tuesday: Takeaways from the Ohio primaries
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Despite the NCAA ban on ‘hostile’ Native American mascots, Chief Illinewek still reigns at U. Illinois
By Jonathan Foiles Chief Illiniwek, former longtime official mascot of the University of Illinois at [...]
A wind farm on Lake Erie? If only Ohio pols, and some environmental activists, too, would get out of the way.
By Justin Nobel Icebreaker Wind, a promising Lake Erie wind energy project — which would [...]
Blood Is Thicker: An excerpt from ‘Red State Blues: Stories from Midwestern Life on the Left’
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On Tuesday, Ohioans vote on gerrymandering reform; Here, an interactive on what you need to know
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55 Strong: Inside The West Virginia Teachers’ Strike Now Available for Pre-Order
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