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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
“Friends of Goodwill, be dissatisfied with your work until every handicapped and unfortunate person in your community has an opportunity to develop to his fullest usefulness and enjoy a maximum of abundant living.” — Dr. Edgar J. Helms, 1941 As our country heads into 2016, a year to be filled with political excitement, debate,...
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Update (1/19/16, 1:08 p.m.): Former Governor Ted Strickland, candidate for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, has declined our invitation to debate. Update (1/18/16, 11:25 a.m.): Former State Rep. Matt Dolan has agreed to participate in the 24th State Senate District GOP primary debate. Update (1/18/16 11:00 a.m.): At this point nearly all candidates invited have agreed to...
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Did you miss last night's book discussion at the Happy Dog? Here's the full list of 2015 book recommendations from Cal Zunt, of the Notable Books Council of the American Library Association, and Karen R. Long, Manager, Anisfield-Wolf Book Award. Karen R. Long's Recommendations: Fiction: The Book of Aron by Jim Shepard Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh...
Monday, January 11, 2016
Is there likely to be a brokered convention for the Republicans in 2016? It’s too early to say. The media have paid a great deal of attention to polling data based on various sets of respondents – likely voters, registered primary voters, previous caucus participants (e.g. in Iowa), and others. Although poll results appear relatively...
Thursday, January 07, 2016
This blog post is a response from Cleveland City Council President Kevin J. Kelley to a prior blog post by Angie Schmitt entitled "What Would It Take To Fix Cleveland's Roads." I am very disappointed that I cannot attend [January 8th's forum]. The topic is very timely, and we should never stop talking about...
Monday, January 04, 2016
It’s the New Year, and that means there’s just a few months left until pothole season in Northeast Ohio. This spring -- depending on the weather -- promises to be worse than last year. Consternation over the condition of Cleveland’s streets – that is, terrible – is one thing that unites northeast Ohioans from all...
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