President Clinton protesters

A group of protestors demonstrates with posters of President Bill Clinton wearing a Pinocchio nose and the phrase "Lip Service" ca. 1993, possibly during Gay Pride parade in Columbus, Ohio. Other signs read "Moral coward," Talk is cheap," "Heartbreak and promises," or have messages in French and Spanish. The signs and protest may refer to Clinton's involvement with the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, a reversal on his promise to lift the ban on military service by gay Americans. The Columbus Free Press began as a bi-weekly publication in Columbus, Ohio, in 1970. An underground newspaper, it replaced the Ohio State University publication The People, Yes. The earliest known issue of the newspaper appeared on January 4, 1971. The newspaper underwent a series of name changes over the decades, with titles including the Columbus Free Press & Cowtown Times (1972-1976), the Columbus Freepress (1976-1992) and The Free Press (1992-1995). The paper, which covered many liberal and progressive causes, was an alternative to mainstream news sources in central Ohio with the slogan “The Other Side of the News.” In 1995, the paper ceased publication briefly before reemerging as a website in early 1996, and returning as a print publication under the Free Press title in the form of a quarterly journal in 1998. Published under various frequencies during the first part of the 21st century, the Free Press again became a nonprofit monthly publication in 2017 with both a print and web presence, published by the Columbus Institute for Contemporary Journalism and operated by a volunteer staff and board