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  • San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams

    San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro encourages youth to work hard to achieve their dreams by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2013) Speaking to a large crowd at the at the Convención Hispana 2013 at St. Ignatius High School on October 19th, Keynote Speaker Julian Castro, the mayor of San Antonio, Texas, took the opportunity to…

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  • Remember to Vote: General Election, Tuesday November 5, 2013

    (Plain Press, November 2013) The November 5th General Election Ballot includes races for Cleveland Municipal Court, the Cleveland Mayor’s race and Cleveland City Council races. Voters will also be asked to weigh in on levies for Health and Human Services, the Cleveland Public Library, the Cleveland Metroparks and the Port Authority. There will also be…

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  • Ward 14 Candidate Forums – link

    Residents organize candidate forums in Ward 14 (Plain Press, September 2013) Ward 14 resident Gloria Ferris could not find any evidence there were any candidate forums planned in new Ward 14 prior to the primary election on September 10th – so she began to organize. Ferris called upon other block club leaders and they planned…

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  • Cleveland City Council Ward 3 Candidate Survey

    Plain Press Candidate Survey Cleveland City Council – Ward 3 –Primary Election, September 10, 2013 Please introduce yourself to Plain Press readers and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward 3.  (Please limit…

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  • Plain Press – Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Primary Candidate Survey

    Plain Press, September 2013 Plain Press Cleveland City Council Ward 14 Candidate Survey –Primary Election – September 10, 2013   Please introduce yourself to Plain Press readers and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative…

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  • Citizens need chance to dialogue with Board of Education

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2013) Citizens trying to get a fair hearing for their concerns at the Cleveland Board of Education, often leave the Board of Education meeting wondering if the board members were even paying attention. The Cleveland Board of Education meetings are an exercise in frustration for citizens. The Cleveland Municipal…

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  • John Marshall Demolition: Investigate City Hall

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN   Thursday, January 23, 2013; John Marshall High School demolition site, 3952 W. 140th Street: Wearing a gas mask, Satinder P. S. Puri stands in front of the site where cranes are demolishing the historic high school building. P.S. Puri seeks an investigation of Council President Martin Sweeney and Cleveland Mayor…

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  • Parent group presents its plan at Board of Education meeting

    Parent group presents its plan at Board of Education meeting by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2012) Parents of children in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented their own educational plan to the Cleveland Board of Education at its September 25th Business Meeting at Tremont Montessori School. The plan titled Speaking Out of School: Parent…

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  • Letter to the Editor

    CMSD Levy Endorsed by Ohio City, Inc. and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization To the editor: (Plain Press, October 2012) The Near West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway are experiencing incredible development and investment.  Market Square and Gordon Square are thriving commercial districts and new and rehabilitated housing is booming as more…

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  • The Cleveland Modern American Hostel

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, September 12, 2012; Grand Opening, The Cleveland Modern American Hostel, 2090 W. 25th Street: Mark Raymond, the proprietor of the Cleveland Hostel, his father Widd Raymond and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson chat on the rooftop patio of the hostel.

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