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  • Ukrainian Museum-Archives in Tremont strives to save the ancient art of Pysanky

    by Debbie Sadlon (Plain Press, April 2018)       Throughout the Lenten season every year, the Ukrainian Museum- Archives, located at 1202 Kenilworth Avenue in Tremont, offers Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshops. At each workshop, students learn the ancient Ukrainian art of pysanka. According to a pamphlet from the Museum gift shop, pysanka is an intricately decorated…

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  • St. Patrick’s Day at St. Colman

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  • May 8thPrimary Election features a variety of contests and some issues

      (Plain Press, April 2018)       Early voting for the May 8thPrimary Election will begin on April 10th, 2018. If you are not yet registered to vote, the deadline to register and still vote in the primary election is April 9th. You can register at a local library, a public high school, an Ohio Bureau…

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  • Legal Aid to pick up some services as Cleveland Tenants Organization closes

    Legal Aid to pick up some services as Cleveland Tenants Organization closes (Plain Press, April 2018)       Due to declining financial support, the Cleveland Tenants Organization (CTO) ceased operations in February. CTO served the Cleveland community providing tenant and landlord education and advocacy for affordable, fair and quality rental housing since its founding in 1975.…

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  • Programs aimed to prevent violence against women toreceive Cuyahoga County support

      Programs aimed to prevent violence against women toreceive Cuyahoga County support (Plain Press, April 2018)       The Cuyahoga County Department of Public Safety and Justice Services (PSJS) obtained a grant award from the Ohio Department of Public Safety and Justice Services/Office of Criminal Justice Services in the amount of $490,537.68 for the STOP Violence Against Women…

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  • Four ways parents can help their children deal with stress

    Four ways parents can help their children deal with stress (Plain Press, April 2018)Adults often complain they are “stressed out.” Increasingly, statistics show, American children are stressed out as well, and the effects on their health, emotional state, and cognitive ability can be significant. It’s well-documented that adult stress can lead to serious illnesses. But many…

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  • #MeToo: hashtag leads to social movement and to the beginnings of social change

    #MeToo: hashtag leads to social movement and to the beginnings of social change To the Editor: (Plain Press, April 2018)       Worldwide, one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Violence against women and girls is embedded in cultural and societal norms. Women are and always have been paralyzed by fear…

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  • April 2018 Plain Press Community Board

    COMMUNITY BOARD APRIL 2018 The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and resources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. Printing for it is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. ART TOURS WALKABOUTTREMONT is held every second Friday from 6 to 10 pm. For…

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  • April 2018 Issue of the Plain Press

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  • Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization celebrates annual meeting

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2018)     Speaking at the Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) annual meeting, Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone stressed the importance the neighborhood organization places on economic and racial equity, and affordable housing. Over 300 people gathered at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School cafeteria on February 22,…

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