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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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Hiking across the Southern Buckeye trail
by Erik Ault (Plain Press September 2026) I crossed into Ohio at Belpre on the American Discovery Trail (ADT), finally leaving behind West Virginia. The people of West Virginia were friendly to me from the moment I entered the state officially at Green Spring until the very end at Parkersburg. Many of the towns…
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First Energy profits whether your lights are on or not
THE PERVERSE INCENTIVES BUILT INTO OUR GRID by Tristan Rader (Plain Press September 2026) FirstEnergy profits whether your lights are on or not. That is the fundamental problem with the way we regulate electric utilities in Ohio. For families across Northeast Ohio, power outages are not an abstract policy problem. They mean spoiled…
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Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ website offers information on registering and voting
(Plain Press September 2026) Citizens, age 18 or older by election day (November 3, 2026), are eligible to vote in the General Election once they are registered to vote. The deadline to register to vote in the General Election is October 5, 2026. To register to vote, to check to see if you…
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Plans for a shared use path from Edgewater Park to West Boulevard Cudell Rapid station resurrected
STATE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING SPURS NEW EFFORT PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, June 26, 2026; Site of proposed shared use path at Lake Avenue and West Boulevard: (L-R) Ward 12 Cleveland City Council Representative Tanmay Shah, District 13 State Representative Tristan Rader, and Ward 11 Cleveland City Council Representative Nikki Hudson mount bicycles as they…
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St. Ignatius hosts discussion on criminal justice reform
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, March 3, 2026; Hummer Theatre in the Breen Center for Performing Arts at St. Ignatius High School, 2008 W. 30th Street: Dr. Brian Lovins, President of Justice System Partners, talks about how criminal and juvenile justice systems can be come more equitable, effective and humane. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain…
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Ohio hemp law designed to ramp up incarceration rates for private prison industry
by Daryl Davis (Plain Press January 2026) Governor Michael DeWine and the Ohio Republican majority in the legislature have attacked the hemp industry in Ohio with legislation that will re-criminalize hemp products such as hemp beverages, gummies, chocolates and vapes and place additional restrictions on recreational marijuana use. Promoting this legislation looks like a…
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Public school funding under attack by Ohio lawmakers
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, December 12, 2025; Tremont Montessori School building, 2409 W. 10th Street: The Tremont School building is one of the school buildings that the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has decided to close as part of its Building Brighter Futures plan. The Montessori school in the building now will move to be…
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