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Crime Hits Home Feb. 15, 2024
To know my Aunt Maggie is to adore her. She is a 92-year-old retired nurse who lives in Cleveland. ... Read More
'Segregation' Is a Deliberate Act May. 12, 2023
Getting words right can clear up a lot of confusion about politics and public policy. Example: "segr... Read More
From Alan Freed to President Garfield in Cleveland's Lakeview Cemetery Jul. 04, 2020
By Steve Bergsman The Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame is located in Cleveland mostly because of a man who... Read More
Shhh, White People, Listen Jun. 05, 2020
One morning earlier this week, my friend Kate and I were walking through our Cleveland neighborhood ... Read More
A Cleveland Bee Heard Round the World May. 30, 2018
When May and June meet, it's spelling season. What's more American than a spelling bee? Not even bas... Read More
Well, Good for Michelle Wolf, Anyway May. 02, 2018
Things are happening at warp speed these days, and maybe you've already moved on from comedian Miche... Read More
Once Falsely Incarcerated, Now a Police Academy Graduate Nov. 01, 2017
In the fall of 2001, Michael Green walked out of prison after serving 13 years for a crime he did no... Read More
All Rise, or Not, for the United States of Football Sep. 13, 2017
Once again, we've got a lot going on in my hometown of Cleveland that's attracting national attentio... Read More
Let's Not Mirror Trump Jul. 20, 2017
In early 2006, the City Club of Cleveland invited President George W. Bush to speak. At the time, th... Read More
Perhaps You Remember Tamir Rice May. 31, 2017
Well, that's it then. That's it for Tamir Rice. Finally — 2 1/2 years after the 12-year-old bl... Read More
Here We Are, on the Brink of What Comes Next Dec. 28, 2016
For 45 minutes on Christmas Eve, I watched love, in all of its diversity, play out in front of me. T... Read More
Free Speech and Political Conventions Jul. 28, 2016
This summer, we have all witnessed the heavy hand of government intervening in the freedom of speech... Read More
RNC Message: Be Very Afraid Jul. 20, 2016
My first up-close glimpse into the enduring power of political fearmongering came through a two-way ... Read More
Our New National Motto: Shelter in Place! Jul. 19, 2016
Political conventions are supposed to be about controlled hysteria. Thousands of people cram into a ... Read More
Here Comes Trump Jul. 13, 2016
For weeks now, many of us who live in Cleveland have been fielding questions about how safe we feel ... Read More
Cleveland Gears up for a Test America Must Not Fail Jun. 29, 2016
Having played reluctant host to mass civil disturbances less than two years ago, St. Louisans should... Read More
Here In Cleveland, You Gotta Respect the Scars Jun. 22, 2016
We all have things we try to avoid in life. My top three are large sports crowds (frightening), long... Read More
Cleveland Police Union Chief's Rhetoric Is a Growing Danger Apr. 27, 2016
There is a stain darkening the city of Cleveland, and it is threatening to leach so many good intent... Read More
Will Trump Be Swindled in Cleveland, Too? Apr. 12, 2016
In the race for the Republican nomination, Donald Trump would seem to be in the catbird seat. He has... Read More
Can the GOP Get Together in Cleveland? Apr. 08, 2016
After winning only six delegates in Wisconsin, and with Ted Cruz poaching delegates in states he has... Read More
