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Try this short literary geography quiz and see how many locations you can identify from your reading.

Whether youre traveling far and wide this summer by seeing one or both U.S. coasts, jetting off to a foreign country or remaining exactly where you are, camped out in the comfiest corner of your home, Id wager that a good book would make the destination and time off all the more relaxing.

Rena Shak has been named as director of Columbus Mayor Andew Ginthers new Office of Violence Prevention.

Looking for a book with thrilling plot twists and turns that accentuates art creatively and amusingly? Then take a look at these incredible books similar to The Goldfinch.

Columnist Charita Goshay writes about Ohios recent education flubs -- from Neo-Nazi homeschooling to ECOT to Byshop Sycamore.

During the Jan. 10 meeting, the Columbus Civilian Review Board chair reminded committee chairs to follow Ohios open meetings law.

Metro columnist Theodore Decker started at The Dispatch in 2006 as a police reporter.

A 16-year-old boy was killed on Christmas and a 15-year-old girl on New Years Eve in Columbus. We cannot let such violence slip by unnoticed.

Its easy to get sucked into the minutiae of the holiday season. Headlines from Ohio and around the world reminded us last week what really matters.

Columbus and Ohio are fighting over whether the city has a legal right to enact gun legislation. An expert predicts it wont end well for the city.