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  • Talk of the Town Community Conversation at Franklin Circle Christian Church

    Talk of the Town Community Conversation at Franklin Circle Christian Church by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, April 2020)    Providing affordable housing is a critical need as real estate development expansion continues in neighborhoods once considered low to moderate income like Ohio City and Tremont. To address the issue, Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) hosted the first…

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  • Reader weighs in with objections to coverage of Metanoia Project Shelter at Denison Avenue United Church of Christ

    Reader weighs in with objections to coverage of Metanoia Project Shelter at Denison Avenue United Church of Christ To the Editor: (Plain Press, April 2020) Re: February 2020 Plain Press article by Bruce Checefsky titled “Neighbors and homeless advocates defend Denison Avenue United Church of Christ’s offering of hospitality to the homeless” To all, I…

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  • Cleveland Teachers Union elects new president

    Cleveland Teachers Union elects new president (Plain Press, April 2020)   Cleveland Teachers Union members elected Shari Obrenski as their new president on March 13, 2020. Seventeen other officers won seats on the 24-member Executive Board in the week-long biennial election.    President Obrenski is only the second woman to hold the position of president…

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  • Ohioans Urge Public Officials to Break Their Silence on COVID-19 Racism

    Ohioans Urge Public Officials to Break Their Silence on COVID-19 Racism 1,350+ Ohio Organizations, Individuals, and Elected Officials Call on Ohio Leaders to Speak Out Against Rise in Anti-Chinese and Anti-Asian Racism To the Editor: (Plain Press, April 2020)   A diverse coalition of 149 Ohio organizations and over 1,200 individual Ohioans, including 20 elected officials, signed…

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  • Ohio Board of Education presents awards to Clark and Dunbar schools

    Ohio Board of Education presents awards to Clark and Dunbar schools (Plain Press, April 2020) CMSD NEWS BUREAU: The Ohio Board of Education has presented Clark PreK-8 School with two awards – one for earning an overall grade of A on its most recent state report card and another for showing significant achievement while educating…

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  • A Letter from the Director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health

    A Letter from the Director of the Cleveland Department of Public Health To the editor: Dear Cleveland Residents and Visitors: (Plain Press, April 2020) As you are all aware, the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread across the globe and throughout the U.S., including in Ohio. On March 14th, 2020, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson announced…

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  • April 2020 Community Board

    April 2020 Community Board The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and resources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. The cost of printing the Community Board is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. ARTS VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT HONORING OHIO’S WOMEN VETERANS, I Am…

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  • April 2020 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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  • 2020 Plain Press Community Guide

       2020 Plain Press Community Guide EMERGENCY NUMBERS Bellefaire JBC Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline http://www.saveCLEkids.org……….….. 570-8010 Cuyahoga County 24/7 Crisis Hotline   ….……623-6888 Crisis Text: 4HOPE to 741741 Fire • Police • Medical………………………………………….911 Poison Control Center……………..…….1-800-222-1222 RTA Police………………………………………. 566-5163 United Way First Call for Help …..436-2000 ……or…..211   ABUSE Adult Abuse Hotline (Cuyahoga…

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  • March 2020 Community Board

    March 2020 Community Board 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. ARTS/MUSIC/THEATRE RACIAL EQUITY & INCLUSION FILM SERIES AT CAPITOL THEATRE: Series begins with Queen…

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