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  • Cleveland City Council approves creation of the Cleveland Housing Investment Fund

      (Plain Press November 2024) At its September 30th meeting, Cleveland City Council passed legislation to create a $100 million Cleveland Housing Investment Fund. The 16 members in attendance voted unanimously to approve the fund proposed by Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration.   A statement from Cleveland City Council about the legislation says that the fund…

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  • SNAP recipients urged to protect their benefits

       (Plain Press November 2024) Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Matt Damschroder is urging Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to act now to protect those benefits. The warning comes as SNAP recipients across the country continue to fall victim to fraud schemes such as skimming.    “Criminals continue…

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  • What’s on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Election?

    (Plain Press November 2024) Six pairs of candidates are running for President and Vice President (Vote for not more than 1 pair) Jill Stein & Anita Rios (Other party candidate) Donald J. Trump & JD Vance (Republican) Richard Duncan & Mitchell Preston Bupp (nonparty candidate) Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz (Democratic) Chase Oliver &…

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  • Cleveland leaders ignore their people

    by Roldo Bartimole      (Plain Press November 2024) Where are the political activists? Where are the Citizens?      Cleveland needs them badly.      The city has sunk into a silent obedience of acquiescence. Voters are in hiding. Leaders hide from them.      This is a serious problem.      A prognosis for a dead city.     …

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  • Legal Aid’s Low Income Taxpayer Clinic can help resolve tax issues

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press November 2024) Receiving a notification from the IRS can cause anxiety and fear. These feelings can be magnified when someone cannot afford an attorney to resolve their tax issues.  The Legal Aid Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) can help taxpayers with their tax problems for free.      The LITC…

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  • “When Birds Attack”: new documentary airs on local TV

    PHOTO PRODUCED BY CHATGPT SOFTWARE    (Plain Press November 2024) Birds are generally not scary. It seems to most that the only thing to fear of birds beside the “Bird Flu” is parking your car under a tree. Unless one has seen the Alfred Hitchcock motion picture “The Birds,” it would be difficult to convince someone to…

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  • November 2024 full issue – PDF

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  • CLEVELAND LEADERS IGNORE THEIR PEOPLE

    CLEVELAND LEADERS IGNORE THEIR PEOPLE By Roldo Bartimole Where are the political activists? Where are the Citizens? Cleveland needs them badly. The city has sunk into a silent obedience of acquiescence. Voters are in hiding. Leaders hide from them. This is a serious problem. A prognosis for a dead city. The past is always with…

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  • Neighborhood residents protest proposed gas station

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: Christine Ferges’ sign says, “People over cars”. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: (L-R) Nikki Hudson (Rear), Gloria Still, and Sunny…

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  • Changes in federal law require new reporting for small business owners

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press October 2024) A federal law that only affected large corporations will now impact small business owners. The Corporate Transparency Act will now require all business entities, no matter the size, to report their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI). The BOI are the names of those who own or control at…

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