Plain Press

  • 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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  • Dream Neighborhood plans moving forward

    by Tony Bango (Plain Press, August 2015) The Dream Neighborhood is a project spearheaded by Councilman Joe Cimperman in collaboration with Councilmen Matt Zone, Brian Cummins, and the Stockyard, Clark-Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office. This project is geared towards providing safe and affordable housing, social support, and economic opportunities for new refugees entering the…

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  • Newspaper, Connecting Cleveland, helps Nepali-speaking Bhutanese community to connect in Greater Cleveland and around the world

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2014) In January of 2014, six Lincoln West High School students collaborated to publish the first edition of Connecting Cleveland, a newspaper serving the Nepali-Speaking Bhutanese community in Greater Cleveland and beyond. Hari Kumar Dahal, an eleventh grade student at Lincoln West at the time the first issue was…

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