Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. Every week you can find a new edition of #FreeSpeech in the News — a collection of related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century that’s making the news. You’ll also find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
Occupation: Retired educator. Neighborhood where you live: Bedford Tell us a bit about yourself: A year after we were married, my wife Lynn and I moved into our "starter home" in Bedford, which is now just the right size for the two of us. We have three grown children, living in Twinsburg, Las...
read onMonday, December 02, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Jackson State becomes 6th...
Monday, November 25, 2019
City Club CEO Dan Moulthrop was the 2019 recipient of The Cleveland Jewish News Civic Leadership Award, presented as part of their 18 Difference Makers Celebration. This is adapted from the remarks he delivered at that event. This work that we do at the City Club is so often at the place where disagreement and contention...
Monday, November 25, 2019
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Sacramento elementary school violated...
Monday, November 25, 2019
Event Sales and Planning Manager The City Club of Cleveland is one of Cleveland’s and the nation’s civic treasures. With more than a century of service convening vital conversations in service to a stronger community and a stronger democracy, the City Club produces more than 120 public events every year with political and business leaders, visiting...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
by Damian Radcliffe, Caroline S. Chambers Professor in Journalism, University of Oregon With the polarization of America’s media and politics reaching a fever pitch, many news consumers – “worn out by a fog of political news,” as a recent New York Times feature put it – are responding by tuning out altogether. Media distrust, which has intensified...
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