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    "byline": "By Zack Plair \u2022 16 hours ago",
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    "excerpt": "Ward 2 Councilman Roderick Smith, center, speaks Tuesday during the Columbus City Council meeting at the Municipal Complex as Ward 1 Councilwoman Ethel Stewart and Ward 3 Councilman Rusty Greene listen. Smith argued the timing of discussions about the Trotter Convention Center usage policy was an effort to keep him from hosting a Thanksgiving luncheon there. Zack Plair/Dispatch Staff",
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