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Courage and Vision of Columbus Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Authorities stand near damaged chairs of the Fire Ball amusement ride after the ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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People watch as authorities respond near the Fire Ball amusement ride after the ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Justin Eckard via AP)

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A person is attended to as authorities respond after the Fire Ball amusement ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin said that some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night. (Justin Eckard via AP)

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Authorities respond near the Fire Ball amusement ride after the ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Justin Eckard via AP)

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A person is attended to as authorities respond after the Fire Ball amusement ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Justin Eckard via AP)

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Authorities stand near the Fire Ball amusement ride after the ride malfunctioned injuring several at the Ohio State Fair, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Some of the victims were thrown from the ride when it malfunctioned Wednesday night, said Columbus Fire Battalion Chief Steve Martin. (Barbara J. Perenic/The Columbus Dispatch via AP)

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FILE – In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Ohio Auditor of State Dave Yost discusses a fiscal tool for cities and counties in Columbus, Ohio. Rollout of the Government Accounting Standards Board's reporting rules for economic development tax breaks has not been without hiccups, with the nonprofit board issuing an April 2017 clarification about tax increment financing, or TIF, districts. Columbus, Ohio, opted not to list TIFs in the city's 2016 financial report, a decision that appeared to comply with guidance issued by Yost. (AP Photo/Julie Carr Smyth, File)

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FILE – This June 22, 2015, file photo provided by the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Police shows the division's official portrait of Columbus, Ohio, police officer Bryan Mason. A Franklin County grand jury voted Friday, May 19, 2017 not to indict officer Bryon Mason in the September 2016 shooting of Tyre King. Police say Mason shot the teen after he pulled a BB gun from his waistband during a foot pursuit. (Columbus Division of Police via AP, File)

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In this Thursday, March 23, 2017 photo, servers Kirk Adams prepares a food order behind the counter, where cold beer is kept in coolers at a Ricker's convenience store in Columbus, Ind. (Jenna Watson/The Indianapolis Star via AP)

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Somali refugees Layla Muali, left, and Hawo Jamile, right, wipe away tears during an interview at the Community Refugee & Immigration Services offices, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. Somali refugees in Ohio continue their wait for overseas relatives amid uncertainty created by the proposed White House travel ban and new court decisions blocking that ban. Columbus has the country's largest percentage of Somali refugees(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Somalian refugee Sahah Salem, 20, listens as she translates for her mother during an interview at the Community Refugee & Immigration Services officers, Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Columbus, Ohio. "She is the father and the mother, because our father even is not here," Salem says of her mother who did not wish to be photographed. "So she's been playing the father role at the same time as the mother role." Somali refugees in Ohio continue their wait for overseas relatives amid uncertainty created by the proposed White House travel ban and new court decisions blocking that ban. Columbus has the country's largest percentage of Somali refugees (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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Team Foligno goalie Marc-Andre Fleury of the Pittsburgh Penguins can't stop a shot by Team Toews' Rick Nash (61) of the New York Rangers during the second period of the NHL All-Star hockey game in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015.(AP Photo/Bruce Bennett)