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Repairers of the Beach won’t stay silent any more
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, September 14, 2026; Repairers of the Breach’s Moral Monday Protest, Cleveland Public Square: Repairers of the Breach member Tim Walters urges Clevelanders concerned about moral issues to come out and vote in the November election. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, September 14, 2026; Repairers of the Breach’s Moral Monday Protest,…
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Thousands face losing Medicaid coverage
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press October 2026) “Many changes are coming down the pike,” said Christy Nicholls at the Cuyahoga Job and Family Services Long Term Care Forum last month, referring to changes under United States Congress’ House Resolution (HR) 1, also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). “We are taking…
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Medicaid and SNAP recipients now required to meet work requirements
by Che Gadison (Plain Press October 2026) If you are a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient, or an adult on Medicaid, beginning January 1 you are REQUIRED to meet work requirements to maintain your benefits. Both applicants and recipients MUST meet eligibility requirements through a combination of at least 20 hours per week…
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Door-to-door combat: Precinct Captains’ ground war on voting
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press September 2026) To spread fear among voters, President Trump said in May that he would “do anything necessary to make sure we have honest elections; we have to have honest elections.” Given the president’s threat, National Guard troops, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, or unauthorized private militia, could…
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Proposed Medicaid work-requirement rules explained
(Plain Press September 2026) The following article was drafted by Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality based on analysis that was published by Families U.S.A. and is designed for everyday residents, families, caregivers, seniors, and community leaders. The article explains—in clear, accessible language—how the new proposed Medicaid work‑requirement rules would operate alongside H.R. 1.…
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Repairers of the Breach works to redeem the heart and soul of our country and city
(Plain Press September 2026) Repairers of the Breach is a national organization building a movement rooted in a framework that uplifts our deepest moral, religious, and constitutional values to redeem the heart and soul of our country. We are working for social change and to organize and mobilize around a moral policy agenda that…
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Reader expresses concern about plutonium pit production Draft PEIS:
To the editor: (Plain Press August 2026)I am writing as a concerned citizen in opposition to the draft Pit PEIS (Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement) and to the rushed plutonium pit program it was written to support. This document is incomplete, lacks full consideration of all the impacts of the push for new weapons, and…
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Legal Aid may be able to help with reasonable accommodations at court
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press August 2026) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against based on their disabilities at work, school, and other public and private places, including courts. The first thing that people should know before heading to court is how the law defines a…
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FBI used to deter lawful participation in democratic process
by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press July 2026) United States Representative Shontel Brown, a Democrat who represents Ohio’s 11th District, wrote in a letter to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel and Special Agent in Charge of the Cleveland Office Joshua J. DelManzo, following the raid targeting the Ohio Organizing Collective (OOC), that…
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