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  • Education advocate urges a change in national and state educational policy

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013)  At the January meeting of the Cleveland Education Committee, Jan Resseger, Minister for Public Education and Witness for the United Church of Christ Justice and Witness Ministries, spoke of the folly of a national educational policy geared toward test based accountability without demanding investments to provide quality education…

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  • Plans call for new Max Hayes to open in Fall of 2015

    Plans call for new Max Hayes to open in Fall of 2015 by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013) Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) officials and Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone hosted a community meeting on December 10th in the Max Hayes High School cafeteria to announce the plans and construction schedule for the new…

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  • Tails From the City Volunteers

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, January 19, 2013; Tails From the City’s cat shelter, Near West Side of Cleveland: Volunteers Peter Massaro and Ann Damon take care of the cats in the cages in the front room of the shelter.

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  • Rescued cat: Davina

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, January 19, 2013; Tails From the City’s cat shelter, Near West Side of Cleveland: Davina, one of the original 106 cats rescued from a hoarding situation on the Near West Side, comes to the front of her cage to check out visitors to the shelter.

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  • Cat in the Window

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, January 19, 2013; Tails From the City’s cat shelter, Near West Side of Cleveland: Hershey, a cat socialized enough to roam free, sits atop a pillow by an upstairs window.

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  • Tails From The City provides safe haven for rescued cats on the Near West Side

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013) On October 5, 2011 at about 3 p.m. in the afternoon, Mike Traut says he learned of a Cleveland Health Department bust of a hoarding situation involving 106 cats. Traut says he and a number of volunteers came together to rescue all 106 cats. They rented a house…

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  • Cudell Improvement 2013 Safety Award

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January, 16, 2013; Cudell Improvement’s 38th Annual Meeting, Brennan’s Party Center, 13000 Triskett Road: Birgit Hilliard of Cudell Improvement and Michael McDonald of Safe-16 accept a Safety Award on behalf of the Security Camera Initiative.

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  • Cudell Improvement celebrates 38th annual meeting

    (Plain Press, February 2013) One hundred and twenty residents and stakeholders from the Cudell Improvement service area gathered at Brennan’s Party Center on January 16th for the organization’s 38th annual meeting. They were welcomed to the meeting by Cudell Improvement Executive Director Anita Brindza and Cudell Improvement Board President Daniel Berry. The meeting featured newly…

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  • 2013 Cudell Improvement Service Awards

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January, 16, 2013; Cudell Improvement’s 38th Annual Meeting, Brennan’s Party Center, 13000 Triskett Road: Linda Collins and Tom Hoover of the 98 Great Homes Model Block received Service Awards for their volunteer work in the neighborhood.

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  • Citizens need chance to dialogue with Board of Education

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013) Citizens trying to get a fair hearing for their concerns at the Cleveland Board of Education, often leave the Board of Education meeting wondering if the board members were even paying attention. The Cleveland Board of Education meetings are an exercise in frustration for citizens. The Cleveland Municipal…

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