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  • WalletHub study says Cleveland is 5th most stressed city in the country

    (Plain Press, September 2016) If you are feeling stressed living in the City of Cleveland, perhaps there is a reason. A recent study by WalletHub measured the 150 largest cities in the United States across five key dimensions – work related stress, money related stress, family related stress, health and safety related stress and coping…

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  • Cleveland as an Occupied City as Republican National Convention comes to town

    by Randy Cunningham (Plain Press, July 2016) Cleveland is a city holding its breath.  From July 18th through the 21st, Cleveland will be an occupied city.  It will be occupied by the convention of a Republican Party that has built its power over the past four decades by stepping on cities such as Cleveland. It…

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  • Clevelanders for Public Transit applauds maintenance of critical bus routes and reduced Paratransit fare increase

    Rider organization calls on RTA Board, and all levels of government to develop a long term plan for sustainable public transportation (Plain Press, July 2016) On June 7, 2016, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) voted to reduce service and increase fares due to a $7 million budget shortfall. Clevelanders for Public Transit applauds…

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  • Councilman McCormack makes first trip to Board of Zoning Appeals

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Kerry McCormack, chosen by outgoing Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman as his successor in Cleveland City Council, attended his first Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting as a City Council Representative on April 11th at Cleveland City Hall. Two cases from Ward 3 were up before the Board of Zoning Appeals…

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  • Disparity in four-year graduation rate exists within the Cleveland schools

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2016) In January, Ohio Department of Education released four-year graduation rates for students in the Class of 2014 who started ninth grade in 2011 and graduated by 2014. While the Cleveland Metropolitan School District increased its overall graduation rate there remains a big gap between the district’s top six…

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  • Cleveland native earns Senior Sailor of the Year serving at Naval Air Force Atlantic

    by Mr. Rick Burke, Navy Office of Community Outreach (Plain Press, February 2016) Petty Officer 1st Class Jasmine Fletcher from Cleveland, Ohio, serving with Commander, Naval Air Force, Atlantic (CNAL), earned Senior Sailor of the Year for 2015. Fletcher is an alumni of Max Hayes High School on the Near West Side of Cleveland. The…

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  • Self Defense Corner

    by D. L. White (Plain Press, February 2016) Open up a newspaper, or your search engine, and the news is laced with violence and destruction. Walking into a restaurant, school, or waking up can make anyone apprehensive about the days’ events. What can be done about your day to day safety? Guns, stun guns, mace,…

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  • Cleveland Community Police Commission asks Monitoring Team’s help in “reset” of proposed City Charter provisions

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2016) At the December 17, 2015 meeting of the Cleveland Community Police Commission (CCPC) held at West Side Community House, 9300 Lorain Avenue, members of the Monitoring Team, charged with overseeing compliance with the consent decree between the City of Cleveland and the Justice Department, talked to the commission…

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  • Protest highlights restrictions on free speech at Cleveland City Hall

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2016) On December 7th about 40 protesters from The Committee for Social Justice and other civil rights groups gathered on the steps of Cleveland City Hall, prior to the evening City Council Meeting, to protest the “Cleveland Atrocity”, the involvement of 13 Cleveland Police Officers in firing the 137…

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  • Men Who Wish to Change reach out to Cleveland families of street violence victims

    Plain Press, December 2015 Men Who Wish to Change, a group of prisoners in the Trumbull Correctional Camp, a state prison in Trumbull County, used their resources and contacts in Cleveland and Akron to host a condolence dinner for families of street violence victims. Men Who Wish to Change founder Rawn Nash recruited his Godmother,…

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