Actor/director/producer George Clooney plans to produce a docuseries about the sexual abuse scandal that has dogged Ohio State University for decades, according to the Hollywood.
Posted By Sam Allard on Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:47 AM Local activist and Black Lives Matter organizer Aisia Jones has announced her candidacy for Cleveland City Council in Ward 8. Jones, who says her campaign will be built on transparency and the pursuit of opportunity for all Clevelanders, will challenge longtime incumbent Mike Polensek in an area that includes Collinwood. Cleveland needs new, fresh leadership as we continue to face serious issues in our city, our homes, our communities from education to health and public safety,” Jones said in a statement provided to the media. “Cleveland cannot fully and effectively tackle these issues until we have full transparency of our Cleveland leaders and until Clevelanders are able to openly engage in the process of building a better city, something the current leadership at City Hall does not allow.”
Posted By Sam Allard on Fri, Feb 19, 2021 at 12:08 PM click to enlarge Clevelanders for Public Transit rally (7/23/2018). Ohio State Reps. Mike Skindell and Terrence Upchurch have introduced legislation to increase state funding for public transit to $150 million annually. The bill arrives only days after Gov. Mike DeWine proposed cutting such funding to only $7 million, which would represent a 90% decrease from the current funding level of $70 million. Lakewood s Skindell said he was discouraged by DeWine s proposed cuts, and said that the Governor didn t seem to understand the importance of public transit for working people across Ohio. Our legislation today recognizes that we need to create a transportation system that addresses Ohio’s changing demographics and transportation preferences, links people to jobs and traini