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Southside resident fears losing longtime family home
To the editor: (January 2019, Plain Press) My family has made Tremont/or the Southside our home for over 100 years. We have had 17 family members born from this home. This is our generational home. My parents, my mother being the eldest, had the birthright of living in the vacant apartment when they were…
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Resident criticizes article on Cudell former director as one sided
To the editor: (December 2018, Plain Press) As an instructor of journalism at Kent State University and Cuyahoga Community College, I am appalled that your newspaper shunned journalistic ethics to run what was essentially a rant by Anita Brindza, retired director of Cudell Improvement Inc., in your October 2018 edition (“Former executive director of Cudell Improvement…
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Call for financial accounting and summary of accomplishments for Cudell Improvement
To the editor: (December 2018, Plain Press) I am writing regarding Victoria Shea’s October article about Anita Brindza and the Cudell-Detroit Shoreway Strategic Alliance. I am a longtime resident of the Cudell Improvement service area and a-25-year dues-paying member of that organization. I have participated in neighborhood initiatives and volunteer efforts for nearly thirty years. As…
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Questioning Councilman McCormack’s response to Market Square Park shooting
To the Editor (Plain Press, November 2018)In early October, two members of our near west side community were victims of a crime when they were shot during an argument at Market Square Park. These two people live, work, and volunteer in our community and support their families and friends in our community. You would not know that…
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Homeowner comments on property values in her neighborhood that have gone down
To the Editor: (Plain Press, October 2018) I read with interest the article Chuck Hoven wrote regarding the newly appraised home values in Cuyahoga County. Unlike the Tremont area where property values spiked in an inconsistent manner, the property values from my home and in my general neighborhood have gone down. This seems like it is…
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Property tax increases alarm Lincoln Heights Block Club residents- an appeal to Cuyahoga County and City representatives for relief
Property tax increases alarm Lincoln Heights Block Club residents- an appeal to Cuyahoga County and City representatives for relief To the editor: Letter to Cuyahoga County Council and Cleveland City Council Dear President Brady, Councilwomen Conwell, Councilman McCormack, Other Distinguished Members of Cuyahoga and Cleveland Councils : (Plain Press, September 2018) I have spent…
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#MeToo: hashtag leads to social movement and to the beginnings of social change
#MeToo: hashtag leads to social movement and to the beginnings of social change To the Editor: (Plain Press, April 2018) Worldwide, one in three women experiences physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. Violence against women and girls is embedded in cultural and societal norms. Women are and always have been paralyzed by fear…
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Reader urges compassion and support for refugee families
To the editor: (Plain Press, February 2018) Your October 2017 edition printed an article, titled International Village Festival features storytelling, food and entertainment, about Esther Ngembe speaking at the International Village Festival. I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Ngembe, last year, and hearing her families’ story. It is the part of a refugees’ life…
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