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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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Writer responds to June letter to the editor:
To the editor: (Plain Press July 2026) In response to Angela Shuckahosee’s letter to the editor in the June issue of the Plain Press titled “Democratic Party Central Committee member reacts to Plain Press primary election coverage,” I would like to point out that Democratic Party Chairman David Brock was given an opportunity to be…
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Community Letter to the Plain Press leadership
To: Plain Press Managing Editor Charles E. Hoven; Editor Deborah Rose Sadlon; Reporter Bruce Checefsky; and Board of Trustees members; Keith Brown, Peggy Davenport, David Gamble, Dr. Leo Jeffres, Joe Narkin and Helen K. Smith. (Plain Press July 2026) We the undersignedare: residents of the Near West Side/Ohio City area; or people involved with the Democratic…
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Reader seeks answers from Old Brooklyn Development Corporation
To the editor: (Plain Press July 2026) There is an extensive ‘commentary’ about the relocation of the Historical Sosiety Of Old Brooklyn museum in the current (Summer 2026) Old Brooklyn News, which is the publication vehicle for the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation. This corporation is the owner of the corner where the museum…
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Open letter from Plain Pres Editor Debbie Sadlon
Dear Readers, (Plain Press June 2026) I am the Editor of the Plain Press and have been for probably the last 30 years. This might be a good time in the history of the Plain Press, to explain the Plain Press Editorial Policy to the community. According to our By-Laws, the Editorial position…
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Democratic Party Central Committee representative reacts to Plain Press primary election coverage
To the editor: (Plain Press June 2026) I am writing in response to Bruce Checefsky’s article published in the May 2026 Plain Press titled “Pre-Primary Endorsements Unfairly Influence Election Results”. I have lived in the City of Cleveland for the past 24 years minus a brief stint in Denver. During this time, I…
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Resident concerned about Fire Station Number 23: Open Letter to Cleveland City Council
Dear Council Members, (Plain Press June 2026) As a resident of the Cudell/Clifton-Baltic/Edgewater neighborhood, I was highly disappointed to learn that the ‘Municipal Services & Properties Committee’ blocked the ability for Mayor Bibb’s office to enforce ’eminent domain’ to acquire 10022 Madison Avenue (corner of Madison & West Boulevard, located within bordering Wards 11 & 12).…
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Disappointed by City Club sponsored event at the Happy Dog
To the editor: Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Plain Press, (Plain Press May 2026) Peace be with you. I thank brother BRUCE CHECEFSKY and the Plain Press for the article “Happy Dog hosts City Club forum on recent ICE escalations” which I read in the March 2026 edition. I expected a…
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Department of Energy urged to maintain safety standards for radiation protection
To the editor: (Plain Press April 2026) This is what I posted on the Department of Energy’s comment page after a dozen rewrites, on the Categorical (Safety) Exclusions for new reactors: President Trump’s Executive Order 14300 prompting the Categorical Exclusion for Advanced Nuclear Reactors calls for abandoning the Linear No Threshold (LNT) standard for radiation…
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Americans urged to call for modernization and humanization of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act
To the editor: (Plain Press April 2026) Most Americans believe that, after seven years, their financial “permanent record” is purged. Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), this is true for late payments and bankruptcies- but it’s a myth for your career. Payroll data-miners like Equifax’s The Work Number maintain indefinite records of…