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NOACA releases Air Quality Trends Report
On April 11th the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) issued its latest Air Quality Trends Report for the Northeast Ohio region. The report summarizes regional air quality data and analyzes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles on the region’s roads. The document can be found on NOACA’s website: https://www.noaca.org/regional-planning/air-quality-planning/air-quality-trends-reports NOACA issues yearly reports to present…
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Post-pandemic changes to Medicaid may impact coverage
by Tonya Sams The COVID pandemic caused numerous aspects of our lives to change. This included changes to Medicaid. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of people nationwide including those with low incomes, disabilities, children, senior citizens, and pregnant women. The federal government created the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which allowed those who…
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Letters to the Editor
Reader advocates for an entertainment tax To the Editor: This letter is in response to the article by Bruce Checefsky in the April issue of the Plain Press titled “Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus opposes public funding for Browns Stadium.” One of the most disturbing facts about our capitalist nation is the misappropriation of…
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Corrections
An article in the April 2023 Plain Press by Chuck Hoven titled Development at W. 11th and Fairfield rushed while issues raised at block club go unresolved incorrectly stated that Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) has a financial stake in the project at W. 11th and Fairfield. TWDC has no financial stake in the project.…
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Primary Election
May 2nd Election Information In Ward 14 Precinct I, there is a Special Election by Petition for a Local Liquor Option for Sunday Sales. A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday by Dunlap Partners, LLC an applicant…
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Photos
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 20, 2023; Community Culture Night with Darice Polo, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Darice Polo, a professor at Kent State School of Art, shares slides and videos of her artwork with area residents. Polo showed slides and videos of her drawings of events taken from her family’s photos, family…
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April 2023 Community Board
ARTS ART HOUSE’S NEXT FAMILY OPEN STUDIO will be on Saturday, April 17 from 1-3 p.m.This a free, family-friendly workshop occurs on the third Saturday of every month (unless there is a holiday). Children of all ages are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Be sure to read our policies page before you…
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Woman finds recovery in Cleveland
PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER HALSTEAD Wednesday, March 22, 2023; Edna House for Women, 2007 W. 65th; Jennifer Halstead, an alumna of the drug recovery program at Edna House, standing next to the sign of the residential building. Women reside at the Edna House for six months regardless of their ability to pay where they become…
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In Memory – George Hrbek
We’ll See You on The Frontlines, George PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In Memory of George Hrbek: June 20, 1931- February 19, 2023. by Molly Martin (April 2023, Plain Press) I can hardly believe that George Hrbek is gone, but if I find him somewhere, I know it’ll be on the frontlines of social…
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