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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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  • 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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