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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
After an August show in which WTAM radio personality Mike Trivisonno railed against the hazards of the toxic algae bloom in Lake Erie's western basin, one of our experts phoned in to talk more about causes and long-term solutions. Frank Greenland, the Director of Watershed Programs who oversees the Environmental Services staff responsible for monitoring local algal...
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By all measures, our most recent fiscal year was a great one. If you came to a forum between July '14 and June '15, you know that already. Even if you only heard one forum on the radio or watched the YouTube while hanging out on Facebook, you were a part of it. And by...
Thursday, October 01, 2015
In less than a couple of weeks, the speaker on our stage will be someone who has publicly expressed a degree of skepticism regarding climate science and anthropogenic climate change. We've received a fair bit of pushback from members of The City Club and the broader community about this. It's a great opportunity to explain...
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Last week marked the beginning of fall in Cleveland—the season of sweaters, pumpkin-flavored everything and of course, City Club debates. This November, Ohio voters can decide on the legalization of marijuana for medical and recreational use—but it’s not that simple. The Ohio Marijuana Legalization Initiative, known as Issue 3, has gotten a lot of attention in...
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Imagine you've got a reasonably successful healthcare institution, and you're approached by one of your patients, a foreign national of some financial and political means, with the idea that you open a new hospital in his country, 7,000 miles away. How does one even begin to figure out how that will work? That's a rough...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015
When we've been spreading the word about Jen Bricker's upcoming appearance at the City Club, we've continually found that describing her as "aerialist and acrobat" doesn't quite cut it. In the world of journalism, it's referred to as "burying the lede." Here's the thing--Jen Bricker was born without legs. Her story is incredible. It's been...
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