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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Cleveland Primary Election set for September 12 – early voting begins August 15th

    (Plain Press, August 2017)   The City of Cleveland will have a primary election on September 12th.  Early voting begins on August 15th. To get an absentee ballot application you can contact the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections at: www.443vote.com or by calling 216-443-3298. Citizens, age 18 and older by the general election date (November 7,…

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    August 22, 2017

  • Election 2016 results — turnout varies widely in precincts in Plain Press service area

    Election 2016 results – turnout varies widely in precincts in Plain Press service area (Plain Press, December 2016) Voters approved all three issues on the ballot in Cleveland this November. Of the three issues, the half percent hike in the payroll tax won by the smallest margin winning 51.36% to 48.64%, with 64,439 yes votes…

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    December 19, 2016

  • Election 2016: Information available to see in advance “What’s On the Ballot”

    (Plain Press, October, 2016)       With early voting beginning in Ohio on October 12th, area residents may be ready to check out what is on the ballot. Candidates for president and vice president of the United States are at the top of the ballot this year. There are five sets of presidential and vice presidential candidates…

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    October 12, 2016

  • October 2016 Plain Press – PDF

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    October 1, 2016

  • Board of Zoning Appeals allows Detroit & W. 65th business plans to go forward on condition that owners sign parking agreements

    (Plain Press, September 2016)   At the City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals hearing on August 22, Board members had some reservations about allowing variances for two businesses at W. 65th and Detroit asking relief from parking requirements. Board Member Carol Johnson said Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization needs to get a copy of its…

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    September 20, 2016

  • ACLU of Ohio and the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections offer registration and voting guidance

    (Plain Press, September 2016)   The upcoming November election promises to have a whole array of local and national issues and candidates for voters to weigh in on. Those wishing to vote who have questions about registration or voting can find answers at both the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Cuyahoga County Board…

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    September 20, 2016

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