Some time last year Google, which owns this site, made some changes that suddenly made it more difficult to post content here. I could no longer simply write a story in Word, then copy and past...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/03/a-new-home-for-new-era.html
BY MARTY SCHLADEN Pictured is Ohio's congressional delegation as it has looked after the 2012, '14, '16, '18 and '20 elections. Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Tuesday said they...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/02/ohio-leaders-say-they-want-more.html
BY R. T. ANDREWS There are no off-years in politics. It’s a big mistake to think the long intervals between presidential elections are not every bit as consequential as the one day when we ...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/02/politics-has-no-off-season.html
FROM THE PULPIT TO THE PUBLIC SQUARE MARVIN A. MCMICKLE, PH.D. Will we still be the UNITED States of America after the threat of COVID 19 has passed? We have not seemed UNITED when centuri...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/commentary-will-our-union-be-victim-of.html
BY NATHAN E. PAIGE Catch a live stream performance of the Gaetano Jazz Quintet this Sunday on the BOP STOP’s Facebook page. GAETANO’S JAZZ QUINTET LIVE STREAM AT BOP STOP – JANUARY 3...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/nates-northcoast-notes-power-of-music.html
BY SUSAN TEBBEN Marko Geber/Getty Images. As COVID-19 vaccine distribution slowly but surely continues in the state, minority populations still represent a small percentage of those that have...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/health-covid-19-vaccine-strides-toward.html
FOR YEARS, PORTMAN NAVIGATED THE SHIFTING POLITICAL CLIMATE. NOW HE WANTS OUT. BY TYLER BUCHANAN Sen. Rob Portman, R-OH Rob Portman of Ohio will not be seeking reelection to the U.S. Senat...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/ohio-politics-rob-portman-has-had-enough.html
By Tyler Buchanan Members of the Economic Recovery Task Force are seen at a virtual meeting in April. A state representative wants to see the Ohio General Assembly allow for virtual committ...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/ohio-politics-state-rep-again-calls-for.html
BY NATHAN E. PAIGE “How It Feels To Be Free” the latest PBS “American Masters” documentary, features clockwise from top left, Lena Horne, Cicely Tyson, Pam Grier, Nina Simone, Abbey...
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BY TYLER BUCHANAN State Reps. Thomas West, D-Canton, and Adam Miller, D-Columbus Just two weeks after Gov. Mike DeWine reluctantly signed a so-called “Stand Your Ground” bill into law, tw...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/ohio-politics-dem-lawmakers-want-newly.html
BY DAVID NIVEN It was a tiny detail in another devastating story of police use of force. Seeking comment from the Columbus police officer involved in the most recent killing of a civilian, th...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/op-ed-police-should-be-part-of.html
BY RACHEL DISSELL Cleveland’s Slavic Village neighborhood has seen an increase in new HIV diagnoses since 2015, according to state health officials. A project there aims to learn more abou...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/health-slavic-village-effort-takes-hiv.html
BY JAKE ZUCKERMAN Armed men stand outside the Ohio Capitol Jan. 17. A cohort of armed men stood at the Statehouse steps calling for unity yesterday. A conspiracy theorist with a megaphon...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/ohio-politics-non-violent-heavily-armed.html
CUYAHOGA POLITICS TODAY BY R. T. ANDREWS Martin Sweeney at Cuyahoga County Democratic Party District 3 Executive Committee Meeting on Zoom Former Cleveland city council president Martin J...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/cpt-breaking-news-marty-sweeney-to-join.html
BY NATHAN E. PAIGE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S MLK DAY PROGRAM: BECOMING A BELOVED COMMUNITY (JANUARY 18) Monday, January 18 at 6PM, local poets Honey Bell Bey and Orlando Watson pay homa...
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2022 ELECTIONS FOR STATE EXECUTIVE OFFICES WILL PROVIDE DAUNTING EARLY TEST FOR PARTY'S FIRST WOMAN CHAIR BY TYLER BUCHANAN Elizabeth Walters, president of the Summit County Council, was elec...
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REGARDLESS OF OUTCOME, STATE’S ELECTED BLACK OFFICIALS NEED TO FIND WAYS TO INCREASE INFLUENCE BY R.T. ANDREWS The Ohio Democratic Party’s executive committee will meet virtually tonight...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/politics-ohio-dems-to-pick-new-leader.html
CALLS FOR PANEL TO INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF VOTER FRAUD BY MARTY SCHLADEN Ohio U.S. Sen. Rob Portman with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Ohio Se...
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By J. Burner Crew The local economy has been disrupted at best and devastated at worst over the past year. If you are an employee in the hospitality or restaurant business life has changed...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/real-money-how-to-get-ready-for-post.html
BY NATHAN E. PAIGE Staff and faculty of the Cleveland Music Settlement will perform during the MLK Jr. Memorial Concert, Sunday, January 17. MLK MEMORIAL CONCERT LIVESTREAM AT BOP STOP...
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NOW MORE THAN EVER, A STRATEGIC AND TACTICAL REVIEW CAN ASSESS THE PAST TO IMPROVE THE FUTURE By Jinida Dorsey & Julius C. Dorsey, Jr. Whether you’re operating a B2B, B2C or non-profit, ...
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Medical staff tend to a COVID-19 patient. Courtesy of University Hospitals By Susan Tebben A state program to help those who can’t afford to bury their loved ones might see more action ...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2021/01/indigent-burial-program-may-see-more.html
Cuyahoga County Democratic Party executive director Ryan Puente has stepped down after two and a half years on the job. Puente, who announced the move simultaneously via Twitter and Facebo...
http://rtandrews.blogspot.com/2020/12/cuyahoga-county-democratic-party-losing.html
CUYAHOGA POLITICS TODAY FUDGE DEPARTURE MUST BE WAKE UP CALL FOR 11TH DISTRICT’S BLACK CIVIC LEADERS — PART III BY R. T. ANDREWS THE GALE FORCE ENTRY OF FORMER STATE SENATOR NINA TURNE...
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CUYAHOGA POLITICS TODAY CANDIDATE’S RETURN HOME WILL RAISE DISTRICT’S PROFILE, HEIGHTEN THE STAKES BY R.T. ANDREWS Nina Turner announcing from her home in Cleveland's Lee-Harvar...
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