Columbus Firefighter Mark Rine addresses an audience containing both professional firefighters and firefighter recruits on the campus of Central Ohio Technical College in Newark. Rine has given hundreds of such speeches since he was diagnosed with melanoma five years ago. 

Columbus Firefighter Mark Rine addresses an audience containing both professional firefighters and firefighter recruits on the campus of Central Ohio Technical College in Newark. Rine has given hundreds of such speeches since he was diagnosed with melanoma five years ago.&nbsp;

Unmasked brings forward the toll cancer has taken among firefighters. It is killing them in the line of duty at rate higher than any other cause. Some are fighting back and trying to raise awareness while others are still trying to pick up the pieces. These are their stories.

Unmasked | Firefighters and cancer

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Unmasked | Mark Rine gives speech to firefighters

Mark Rine gives speech to firefighters

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss Jen’s upbringing, why democracy is so important, and talk about how gerrymandering affects Ohio.

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Jen Miller, executive director of the League of Women Voters of Ohio on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss Jen’s upbringing, why democracy is so important, and talk about how gerrymandering affects Ohio.

Why democracy is so important and breaking down gerrymandering with Jen Miller

"NIMBYism" and "economic segregation" aren't exactly household terms. They should be.

Understanding those terms and others may lead to solutions to the Columbus area's affordable housing crisis.

Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson talked exclusionary zoning and several other topics with author Richard Kahlenberg for the latest episode of "The Then What Happened" podcast.

Columbus is featured in Kahlenberg's new book "Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See."

"NIMBYism" and "economic segregation" aren't exactly household terms. They should be.
Understanding those terms and others may lead to solutions to the Columbus area's<a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2024/02/21/shelter-board-ceo-addresses-latitude-colonial-village-housing-crises/72660788007/"> affordable housing crisis.</a>
Dispatch Opinion Editor Amelia Robinson talked exclusionary zoning and several other topics with <a href="https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2023/11/28/do-some-columbus-communities-have-snob-zoning-author-to-discuss-it/71665100007/">author Richard Kahlenberg</a> for the latest episode of "The Then What Happened" podcast.
Columbus is featured in Kahlenberg's new book "Excluded: How Snob Zoning, NIMBYism and Class Bias Build the Walls We Don't See."

Is your neighborhood zoned for snobbery?

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss public transportation in Columbus, talk about why affordable housing is so important, and mention what’s being done regarding gun control in the city.

Columbus Dispatch opinion and engagement editor Amelia Robinson speaks with Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin on the latest edition of the Then What Happened podcast. During this episode we discuss public transportation in Columbus, talk about why affordable housing is so important, and mention what’s being done regarding gun control in the city.

Shannon Hardin talks transportation and housing in Columbus

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