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PROMISES BROKEN: Property taxes promised in 1990 could have been a game changer for Cleveland
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014) Cuyahoga County voters are pondering a decision about the 20-year extension of a sin tax on spirituous liquor, beer, wine, cider, and cigarettes estimated to raise between $13 and $15 million per year to pay for repairs and upgrades at the three large sports facilities downtown. The discussion to…
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Residents seek explanation of sudden resignation of Commander Keith Sulzer
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014)Over 150 area residents came to the Second District Police Community Relations Committee on April 8th hoping to learn the reasons behind the sudden resignation of Second District Commander Keith Sulzer on March 24th. Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin D. Williams gave a brief outline of the conversation he…
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Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance’s Opening Day Protest March
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Friday, April 4th, 2014; W. 25th and Detroit Avenue, Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance’s Opening Day Protest March: Philip Yenyo, Executive Director of the American Indian Movement of Ohio, speaks to Members of the Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance and their supporters as they begin…
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Councilman Jay Westbrook reflects upon over three decades of service
by Joe Narkin (Plain Press, March 2014) Recently retired Councilman Jay Westbrook would like to be remembered as a public servant whose efforts have been “all about community.” For over three decades, beginning with his election to Cleveland City Council in 1979 and continuing up until his retirement at the end of 2013, his primary…
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Trouble on Division Avenue
To the editor: ROBBERIES HAVE SKYROCKETED on Division Avenue – West 25th Street area, two streets north of Detroit Avenue — since last fall. Outsiders, as well as new Lakeview Estates residents transferred in from closed down east side estates, have turned the relatively quiet street into a robbery zone. On February 20, 2014, CMHA’s…
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Activists call for new War on Poverty
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January 8th; Rally for New War on Poverty, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Avenue: Poverty Warrior Rowena Ventura with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry’s Advocacy Director Reverend Tony Minor. Ventura rose from a coffin symbolizing the resurrection of the War on Poverty. Activists call for new War on Poverty by Chuck Hoven…
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Stop the War on Our Children Now!!!
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January 8th; Rally for New War on Poverty, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Avenue: As part of a call to renew the War on Poverty, Greg Coleridge urges us to “Stop the War on Our Children Now!!! Education 4 All. Invest in Our Future.”
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Civic Commons Community Conversation offers citizens insight into City and County budgets
PHOTOS BY CHUCK HOVEN (Top Photo) Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Civic Commons at the Bier Markt, 1948 W. 25th Street, Conversation about Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Budgets: (L-R) Cleveland Tenants Organization Executive Director Angela Shuckahosee, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley, and Civic Commons Ideastream’s Andrew Samtoy. (Bottom Photo) Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Civic Commons at…
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Property tax exempt hospitals urged to “chip in” to support Cleveland Schools
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2014) As part of a National Day of Action to Reclaim the Promise of Public Education, the Cleveland Teachers Union joined with Common Good Ohio to host a meeting on December 9th in downtown Cleveland to call for the creation of a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) program…
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Max Hayes students visit Air Products & Chemicals
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, October 4, 2013; Max Hayes students tour Air Products & Chemicals’ plant on Quigley Road as part of Manufacturing Day: Site Manager Charlie Dawson talks to students about the company and career opportunities in manufacturing.
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