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Former biz reporter sues Columbus Dispatch

When does a former business reporter sue his former newspaper? When he feels as if he was fired because of his battle against cancer.

That’s the situation at the Columbus Dispatch in Ohio, where a former biz writer, Phil Porter, is suing the paper, claiming that it fired him because of his mounting medical claims, not his alleged plagiarism.

The story can be read here. Go to the second item.

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