By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell Pests Destroy Property and Terrorize Residents In Cleveland’s East Side The City of Cleveland and City Council held their annual city budget discussions last month, debating, reconciling, and then finalizing their decisions on how they believe the city’s money would best be spent. One recurring topic was the issue of groundhogs and […]
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Ren Brumfield on Cleveland’s Recycling Renaissance
By Erin Randel, Circular Cleveland Ambassador Ren Brumfield works for City Hall, but he does not work at City Hall. He’s helming the rebirth of Cleveland’s Residential Recycling Program from a green-tinted office in the Carr Center, a municipal garage and vehicle maintenance facility at the southeast corner of Carnegie and E. 55th. It is […]
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The Disparity of Younger Voters
By Kayla Blake One of the things that I noticed was that there were a lot of older voters and very few young people. There is a severe lack of political voices among those who are younger. In November, 2021, Cleveland had a mayoral election. On election day, I worked at the polls at Daniel […]
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Celebrating Black Excellence
By Jeremiah Al-Jeleel Black history should be celebrated every day. We as a people have contributed a lot to society. We contribute so much that some people don’t even consider that the most common household items originated from black inventors. For example, the dryer; most people would consider the creator of the dryer to be […]
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Legal Partnerships Bring Free Legal Aid to Health Care Settings
By Tonya Sams The more you know the better decisions you can make for yourself. When you go to the doctor, you probably expect to get answers about health concerns and guidance on how to best care for your body. But have you ever considered that to get to the root of a problem, you […]
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Act Like A Man! (Part 15)
By Melvin Twigg Mason Of all the woes that could be mentioned about the male of our species, one of the most prevalent is the lack of leaders and role models, both in the church and in the family. Author R. Kent Hughes takes a closer look at the causes and solutions to this phenomenon […]
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Inflation is Real! $300 More a Month
By Ron Calhoun Consumer prices rose 7.9% in February compared with a year ago according to the U.S. Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor The Economics Daily on March 15, 2022, confirms and lists several other consumer index increases. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.8 percent in February on a […]
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Make Your 52 Weekends A Year Count!
By Sheila Ferguson What if you made just one third of your weekends a mini vacation? Do you work week after week to the point that you are tired or overwhelmed by the weekend? Most of us reserve the weekend to complete household chores and sleep in. Others are obligated to family, various groups, or […]
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Issue 24: Major Hurdle Passed as Judge Approves Consent Decree Modifications
By Yugan Sakthi This is part of an ongoing series of monthly articles about the implementation of Issue 24 and how you can become involved in the fight for our public safety. Read last months update on theclevelandobserver.com or in last month’s issue of the paper. March saw an important step forward in the new […]
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Ohio Black Women Leaders Celebrate Historic Confirmation of Judge Jackson To The Supreme Court
Columbus, OH — Following Judge Jackson’s confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, despite baseless attacks from the Republicans who hope to oversee judicial confirmations as members of the U.S. Senate, Ohio Black women leaders released the following statements in response: “With the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, our country is one step closer to […]