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  • Welcome House seeks funding for home for developmentally disabled youth aging out of foster care

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2014) Welcome House, which purchased the Cuyahoga County Archives buildings at W. 29th and Franklin, hopes to use the main building, the Rhodes House, to provide housing and support services for twenty-four developmentally disabled young adults who are aging out of foster care. Welcome House Executive Director Tony Thomas…

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  • July 2014 Issue of the Plain Press

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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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  • Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates weigh in on critical needs

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014)Five of six Democrats competing in the primary election on May 6th to be their party’s candidate in the General Election for Cuyahoga County Executive attended a Candidates’ Night held by a coalition of health care, housing and human services organizations. The organizations asked candidates to respond to questions…

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  • Issue 7 Sin Tax called “absurdity of absurdities”

    To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2014) This issue is the absurdity of absurdities.  Let me get this straight: the purpose of the Sin Tax is to gouge those who purchase alcohol and cigarettes not because anyone is trying to discourage consumption but rather so the County can use that money to pay for sports…

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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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  • Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools

    Cleveland leaders need to explore other options to secure funds for the schools by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, September 2012) The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are making an all out effort to pass a 15-mill school levy this November. This represents a 50% increase in the amount of property tax…

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