By Greg Moore WHAT’S AT STAKE this Nov. 8? Beginning Oct. 12, voters may cast ballots during the early vote period that will end on Election Day, Nov. 8. Voters in Cuyahoga County will be casting votes for the 18th, 21st, 23rd, and 24th state senate districts. What the Commission Does Every 10 years after […]
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Minority Businesses: Become Eligible For Government and Corporate Contracts
By Raland (cq) Hatchett, President and CEO RH Professional Services RH Professional Services provide strategic, balanced, and objective business and corporate management consulting services to save businesses time and money. RH partners with corporate management to improve their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, stakeholder engagement, and social impact. Raland consulting company is a full service […]
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Has the Internet Made Life Better or Worse?
By Kayla Blake and Jeremiah Al-Jeleel Technology and the internet have helped our society in unimaginable ways. Innovation has made life exponentially easier for us. For example, we now have information at our fingertips and can learn virtually anything a lot easier. However, as with everything else in life, the internet can have its drawbacks. For […]
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TCO Kids Korner – October 2022
By Trish Johnson A big thank you to the readers and staff members of The Cleveland Observer for showing your continued support by submitting original artwork created by your family members! We are very excited about the response to our column, however, WE NEED MORE PICTURES! Go through your files, folders, cabinets, and drawers and dig up […]
Posted inLaw/Legislation
Protection Orders Keep Domestic Violence Survivors Safe
By Tonya Sams Survivors of domestic violence may need to take extra precautions after leaving their abusers. Filing a civil protection order (CPO) is one way that they can protect themselves. A CPO can be filed with the Domestic Relations Court or Common Pleas Court. Victims can do this on their own (called pro se) […]
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Five Things to Know About Who’s Really Cycling In and Out of Cleveland’s Courts
By Wesley Lowery and Ilica Mahajan, The Marshall Project As part of our ongoing “Testify” series, The Marshall Project scraped years of court documents to understand what happens in Cuyahoga County courts. Our newest analysis examines who cycles repeatedly in and out of courtrooms, prisons and jails, and why. Here’s what we found: The majority […]
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Staffing concerns at Cleveland Public Power; officials debate lead-abatement funding
Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Assignment Editor, Signal Cleveland Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of October 17, 2022 Officials disagree on use of lead-safe funds; zoning map changed Oct. 18 – Development, Planning and […]
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Committees discuss police co-responder expansion; lead-safe funds approved
Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Assignment Editor, Signal Cleveland Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of October 24, 2022 Committees discuss expansion of co-responder program Oct. 26 – Joint Committees: Safety / Health, Human Services […]
Posted inPolitics
Beyond Registration: Getting Out The Vote
By Kellie Morris The right to vote is said to be one of the cornerstones of the American way of life and a privilege, but many forego the opportunity each election day. Even after taking the time to register to vote, as is a requirement in all states except North Dakota, the actual number of […]
Posted inFaith
Voting: It’s About Freedom!
An editorial by Larry Frazier Some people take freedom for granted because on the surface they have never been denied anything in life. They live their lives from day to day with no thought of American history, much less African-American history. But “freedom” is defined as: not being forcibly bound or confined by anyone or […]