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Rooster: The Arnold Plague Returns to Columbus

Ohio State appoints serial plagiarist to speak at spring commencement, Jabrill Peppers didn't murder a man, and more.

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D.J. Byrnes
Mar 01, 2019
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SOMEHOW THE SHRINE TO STEROID ABUSE ISN’T THE MOST PROBLEMATIC STATUE IN COLUMBUS

Columbus politicians love to present the Discovery City as a beacon of progressive values. In reality, the city erected statues for a roided-out Austrian and a murderous Italian pedophile who enslaved indigenous people in the 15th century without ever stepping foot in North…

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