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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Residents with stories about Cleveland Public Power shutoffs or bills urged to attend public meeting on October 10th

    by Jacie Jones (Plain Press, October 2019)           Have you experienced electricity shutoffs or had trouble paying your bills with Cleveland Public Power (CPP)? Many Clevelanders are reporting electric shutoffs without receiving adequate notice, without being offered a reasonable payment plan, or have had their electric shut off despite a medical necessity. End Poverty NOW Cleveland,…

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    October 2, 2019

  • NOBLE would like to hear about your experience with the Ohio Benefits System

    (Plain Press, October 2019)           Have you had any issues applying for Medicaid, food stamps or cash assistance? Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE), an organization that focuses on state budget issues as it relates to health and human services with the hopes of improving the system, has created a survey to better understand the…

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    October 2, 2019

  • In Memory Father Lucjan Stokowski March 27, 1951- August 10, 2019

    (Plain Press, October 2019)  The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland reported that vespers were held at St. John Cantius Church on August 19th for Father Lucjan Stokowski, age 68, who died on August 10th. Father Stokowski served as pastor of St. John Cantius Church. Stokowski came to Cleveland from Poland in 1980. He served at St.…

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    October 2, 2019

  • Assembling aid packages to ship to the Bahamas

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    October 2, 2019

  • Ordination Rev. Richard James Hinkelman on Sunday, September 15, 2019.

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    October 2, 2019

  • Catholic Students for Peace and Justice Climate Strike for Our Common Home

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    October 2, 2019

  • Ice Cream Social Celebrating 150 years of the Ursuline Sisters serving as teachers at both Malachi School and Urban Community School

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    October 2, 2019

  • St. Rocco Italian Festival

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    October 2, 2019

  • Odell Beckham Jr.’s latest Nike shoes “Air Max 720 ‘Young King of the People’ release on W. 25th at Xhibition

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    October 2, 2019

  • St. John Cantius Polish Festival

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    October 2, 2019

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