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  • Cleveland leaders ignore their people

    by Roldo Bartimole      (Plain Press November 2024) Where are the political activists? Where are the Citizens?      Cleveland needs them badly.      The city has sunk into a silent obedience of acquiescence. Voters are in hiding. Leaders hide from them.      This is a serious problem.      A prognosis for a dead city.     …

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  • 2017 – A terrible year for democracy here

    by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, January 2018)                      As we slide toward the end of 2017 it’s hard to see this as a year of progress or advancement. Quite the opposite. Yes, Cleveland elected the familiar, if not exciting, Frank Jackson for a record four-year, fourth term. A Cleveland caretaker mayor. Not the first nor…

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