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Cleveland Police hiring practices are ‘alarming’ and ‘disturbing,’ Feds say
By Mark Puente This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team focused on the Greater Cleveland area’s criminal …
Animal farm, and where do all those property taxes go?
$4055 per $100,000 of home value each year? That’s a lot of property tax money.  Double the highest major city.  That is a lot of …
Let’s talk about failing schools
Let’s talk about Failing Schools I don’t know about you, but I for one am sick of hearing the anti-public school candidates, Drake, Lynn, Reinnert …
Dew Diligence Podcast: Strange Bedfellows
Dustin Russell Dustin Russell is a rare thing in Cleveland Heights. He's a Republican. He is on the GOP central committee and ran against Rep …
Dew Diligence Podcast: Meet the mayoral candidates
Three candidates are running for the first popularly elected mayor in Cleveland Heights. All three will compete in a primary election on Tuesday, Sept. 14. …

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Cleveland Police hiring practices are ‘alarming’ and ‘disturbing,’ Feds say
By Mark Puente This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team focused on the Greater Cleveland area’s criminal …
Animal farm, and where do all those property taxes go?
$4055 per $100,000 of home value each year? That’s a lot of property tax money.  Double the highest major city.  That is a lot of …
Let’s talk about failing schools
Let’s talk about Failing Schools I don’t know about you, but I for one am sick of hearing the anti-public school candidates, Drake, Lynn, Reinnert …