Plain Press

  • November 2016 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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  • Citizens offer input to proposed changes in the Cleveland Police Department’s use of force policy

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October, 2016) Over one hundred people gathered at Urban Community School, on September 20th, to offer input to proposed changes in the Use of Force Policy from the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team. Residents were given a handout with a brief summary of current use of force policy and the proposed…

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  • Poverty growth in Cleveland neighborhoods continues

    CHILD POVERTY GROWS IN ALL NEIGHBORHOODS SERVED BY PLAIN PRESS by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October, 2016)       Despite the many community development projects in Cleveland neighborhoods, the poverty rate in Cleveland was estimated to be higher in 2012 than it was in the year 2000. The 2000 Census listed the poverty rate in Cleveland at…

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  • Tackling poverty is the most effective way to improve performance of students in Cleveland schools

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2016)          The End Poverty Now! march was by far the largest demonstration in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention. The marchers brought their message before the national media to draw attention to a critical issue. The message should also be heeded here in Cleveland. Census bureau data published…

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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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