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  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:22 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:22:25 GMT
    This community's collective shock over the recent events on Seymour Avenue is only beginning to wear off. Over the course of a week, we've gone from disbelief to celebration to reflection. We welcomed
    This community's collective shock over the recent events on Seymour Avenue is only beginning to wear off. Over the course of a week, we've gone from disbelief to celebration to reflection. We welcomed

  • Wednesday, May 15 2013 5:18 PM EDT2013-05-15 21:18:06 GMT
    It's become a popular sport in Cleveland recently to bash the police. How could they not have found those three women held hostage for ten years? It's a debate fueled largely by the drive-by national
    It's become a popular sport in Cleveland recently to bash the police.

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 4:25 PM EDT2013-05-09 20:25:13 GMT
    The city of Cleveland has fallen in love with Hollywood and as you know...love is blind.
    The city of Cleveland has fallen in love with Hollywood and as you know...love is blind.

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 4:15 PM EDT2013-05-09 20:15:07 GMT
    Two recent revelations involving our tax dollars---are taxing our patience.
    Two recent revelations involving our tax dollars---are taxing our patience. 

  • Wednesday, May 1 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-05-01 20:49:44 GMT
    The city of Cleveland has fallen in love with Hollywood and as you know...love is blind.
    The city of Cleveland has fallen in love with Hollywood and as you know...love is blind. 

  • Wednesday, May 1 2013 4:43 PM EDT2013-05-01 20:43:39 GMT
    Nine months ago truck stop tycoon Jimmy Haslam rode into our town on a white horse with a promise to save our floundering football team. How quickly things have changed.  Now, Haslam is fighting for the
    Nine months ago truck stop tycoon Jimmy Haslam rode into our town on a white horse with a promise to save our floundering football team. How quickly things have changed.  

  • Thursday, April 18 2013 5:09 PM EDT2013-04-18 21:09:30 GMT
    Just recently, we tried to light a fire under the folks involved in re-inventing Cleveland's Public Square. A lot of us have grown increasingly frustrated…You know…With the endless proposals and empty
    Just recently, we tried to light a fire under the folks involved in re-inventing Cleveland's Public Square. 

  • Thursday, April 18 2013 4:52 PM EDT2013-04-18 20:52:26 GMT
    It doesn't matter who ends up responsible for the bombing at the Boston Marathon or what their politics is… the result is the same…an act of terror meant to frighten us, dishearten us, and rob us of yet more of our freedoms.
    It doesn't matter who ends up responsible for the bombing at the Boston Marathon or what their politics is… the result is the same…an act of terror meant to frighten us, dishearten us, and rob us of yet more of our freedoms.

  • Wednesday, April 10 2013 4:56 PM EDT2013-04-10 20:56:45 GMT
    Recently, much has been said about the significant investment Indians' ownership made this off season to bolster our team for this season and years to come.
    Recently, much has been said about the significant investment Indians' ownership made this off season to bolster our team for this season and years to come.

  • Wednesday, April 10 2013 4:47 PM EDT2013-04-10 20:47:12 GMT
    I am Dave Johnson from the Cleveland Convention Center and The Global Center For Health Innovation.
    I am Dave Johnson from the Cleveland Convention Center and The Global Center For Health Innovation.

  • Wednesday, April 3 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-04-03 21:23:28 GMT
    The Strongsville teachers' strike is in its fifth week and is now testing the nerves of even passive observers. This week the teachers offered to go back to work if the school board would accept binding
    The Strongsville teachers' strike is in its fifth week and is now testing the nerves of even passive observers.

  • Wednesday, April 3 2013 5:10 PM EDT2013-04-03 21:10:43 GMT
    Be honest now. When was the last time you set foot on Cleveland's Public Square? Chances are it's been awhile, so let me paint you a picture. As the front door to the city's downtown, the square has
    Be honest now. When was the last time you set foot on Cleveland's Public Square? Chances are it's been awhile, so let me paint you a picture.

  • Wednesday, March 27 2013 4:49 PM EDT2013-03-27 20:49:34 GMT
    Cleveland is a city of almost 400,000 people. But the plan to re-configure the city's ward map was engineered almost entirely by just one man: City Council President Martin Sweeney. The ward make-over
    The plan to re-configure the city's ward map was engineered almost entirely by just one man.

  • Wednesday, March 27 2013 4:44 PM EDT2013-03-27 20:44:17 GMT
    Well, it should come as no surprise that Cleveland's Annual Labor Day Air Show is now the victim of the dreaded federal budget cuts known as "the sequester". The feds have grounded the air force thunderbirds
    Well, it should come as no surprise that Cleveland's Annual Labor Day Air Show is now the victim of the dreaded federal budget cuts known as "the sequester". 

  • Wednesday, March 20 2013 4:40 PM EDT2013-03-20 20:40:05 GMT
    This week, two football players from Steubenville, Ohio were found guilty in juvenile court for raping another classmate while she was drunk.
    This week, two football players from Steubenville, Ohio were found guilty in juvenile court for raping another classmate while she was drunk.

  • Wednesday, March 20 2013 4:26 PM EDT2013-03-20 20:26:34 GMT
    Teachers in Strongsville have been on strike now for nearly a month. There has been no progress in negotiations and tensions are running high. Now that they've missed a paycheck, some teachers have grown
    Teachers in Strongsville have been on strike now for nearly a month.  There has been no progress in negotiations and tensions are running high.

  • Wednesday, March 13 2013 5:23 PM EDT2013-03-13 21:23:43 GMT
    I am Auxiliary Bishop Roger Gries of the Diocese of Cleveland. Since becoming a bishop nearly a dozen years ago, I have seen the diocese go through some very trying times. As I move through the diocese
    I am Auxiliary Bishop Roger Gries of the Diocese of Cleveland.

    Since becoming a bishop nearly a dozen years ago, I have seen the diocese go through some very trying times.  

  • Wednesday, March 13 2013 5:16 PM EDT2013-03-13 21:16:57 GMT
    I am Tony Coyne, Chairman of the Group Planning Commission. Great cities have great public spaces. In their day the mall and public square were shining examples. We are in the process of transforming
    I am Tony Coyne, Chairman of the Group Planning Commission.

    Great cities have great public spaces. In their day the mall and public square were shining examples.  

  • Wednesday, March 6 2013 5:31 PM EST2013-03-06 22:31:12 GMT
    Well, the news concerning the Juvenile Justice Center in Cleveland just keeps getting worse. The latest bombshell -- the county plans to plow yet another million in tax dollars into the "Taj Mahal" at
    Well, the news concerning the Juvenile Justice Center in Cleveland just keeps getting worse.

  • Wednesday, March 6 2013 5:26 PM EST2013-03-06 22:26:20 GMT
    In the movie "The Wizard of Oz," a homesick Dorothy claims "There's no place like home." But this is Cleveland, not Kansas. And Cleveland Police Sergeant Dean Graziolli will need to do more than click
    In the movie "The Wizard of Oz," a homesick Dorothy claims "There's no place like home."

  • Wednesday, February 27 2013 4:26 PM EST2013-02-27 21:26:58 GMT
    Six years ago, the auto industry was on a road to disaster. Bleeding cash and shedding jobs faster than you can say "auto bailout." But just when we thought it was stuck in reverse, the auto business
    Six years ago, the auto industry was on a road to disaster.  Bleeding cash and shedding jobs faster than you can say "auto bailout."

  • Wednesday, February 27 2013 4:15 PM EST2013-02-27 21:15:05 GMT
    I am Susan Junkins responding to Bill Applegate's cell phone legislation editorial. If you are on Ohio roads, you have either been a victim or near-victim of a driver who is on the phone or otherwise
    If you are on Ohio roads, you have either been a victim or near-victim of a driver who is on the phone or otherwise distracted.

  • Wednesday, February 20 2013 4:30 PM EST2013-02-20 21:30:08 GMT
    I am Cindy Jones responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on the Amish beard cutting. In my opinion, Sam Mullet's sentence was not overly punitive and should not be compared to a rape sentence. Sam
    I am Cindy Jones responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on the Amish beard cutting.

  • Wednesday, February 20 2013 4:17 PM EST2013-02-20 21:17:53 GMT
    Cleveland is poised next week to ban the holding of your cell phone while driving. Fines would start at one hundred dollars plus court costs. The bill has been introduced by Councilman Zach Reed who says
    Cleveland is poised next week to ban the holding of your cell phone while driving. Fines would start at one hundred dollars plus court costs.

  • Wednesday, February 13 2013 4:51 PM EST2013-02-13 21:51:08 GMT
    I am Melissa Decaro responding to Bill Applegates's privatizing the West Side Market editorial. The West Side Market is important to the people of Cleveland. One hundred small business owners occupy
    In my opinion, privatizing the market won't necessarily make things better.

  • Wednesday, February 13 2013 4:31 PM EST2013-02-13 21:31:51 GMT
    The average sentence for rape in the United States is about six years in jail. And so it might seem overly punitive for the courts recently to have sentenced Amish sect leader Sam Mullet to fifteen years
    It might seem overly punitive for the courts recently to have sentenced Amish sect leader Sam Mullet to fifteen years for ordering his followers to cut off the beards of some of his Amish enemies.

  • Wednesday, February 6 2013 4:46 PM EST2013-02-06 21:46:24 GMT
    I am Cathy Lombardo responding to Bill Applegate's criticism of freedom of speech editorial. I am amazed at the unwillingness of people today to take an unbiased look at what is happening to our personal
    I am Cathy Lombardo responding to Bill Applegate's criticism of freedom of speech editorial.

  • Wednesday, February 6 2013 4:19 PM EST2013-02-06 21:19:13 GMT
    The venerable west side market is cleaning up from a fire, which while small, is costing the city of Cleveland hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair. What caused the fire or where the security guard
    The venerable west side market is cleaning up from a fire, which while small, is costing the city of Cleveland hundreds of thousands of dollars to repair. What caused the fire or where the security guard

  • Wednesday, January 30 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-01-30 22:49:12 GMT
    Well, this is a tough week to be a Browns fan. Not only will the team's players be sitting at home watching the Super Bowl like the rest of us -- the team they replaced, the Baltimore Ravens will be on
    Well, this is a tough week to be a Browns fan.  Not only will the team's players be sitting at home watching the Super Bowl like the rest of us -- the team they replaced, the Baltimore Ravens will be on the field, competing for the ultimate sports trophy.

  • Wednesday, January 30 2013 5:39 PM EST2013-01-30 22:39:47 GMT
    This has been an active season for politically inflammatory speech. Not surprising really in this age of highly partisan politics. But while our First Amendment guarantees free speech, there are those
    This has been an active season for politically inflammatory speech. Not surprising really in this age of highly partisan politics. But while our First Amendment guarantees free speech, there are those who believe in limitations on that freedom in the name of political correctness.

  • Wednesday, January 23 2013 6:07 PM EST2013-01-23 23:07:02 GMT
    May be hard to believe, but back in the 1800's Cleveland City Council had 50 members. Today, only 19 members. Still, it is larger than necessary, and more than we can afford. In this incredibly shrinking
    May be hard to believe, but back in the 1800's Cleveland City Council had 50 members. Today, only 19 members. Still, it is larger than necessary, and more than we can afford.

  • Wednesday, January 23 2013 6:02 PM EST2013-01-23 23:02:27 GMT
    Just a few days ago, a Cleveland Police officer was shot during a neighborhood search for a suspect. Thankfully, his police armor intercepted the bullet and saved his life. The incident reminds us just
    Just a few days ago, a Cleveland Police officer was shot during a neighborhood search for a suspect. Thankfully, his police armor intercepted the bullet and saved his life.

  • Thursday, January 17 2013 6:00 PM EST2013-01-17 23:00:12 GMT
    Professional bicycling star Lance Armstrong was back on the front pages this week after confessing, sort of, to Oprah Winfrey that he did indeed use performance-enhancing drugs to help him win cycling
    Professional bicycling star Lance Armstrong was back on the front pages this week after confessing, sort of, to Oprah Winfrey that he did indeed use performance-enhancing drugs to help him win cycling competitions.

  • Wednesday, January 16 2013 5:45 PM EST2013-01-16 22:45:50 GMT
    My name is Tim Ali, councilman in Middleburg Heights responding to Bill Applegate's "double dipping" editorial. "Double dipping" is wrong and is hurting our economy. Politicians have created a loophole
    "Double dipping" is wrong and is hurting our economy.  Politicians have created a loophole to be able to retire, collect a public pension and get "rehired" at the same job and collect a public paycheck.

  • Wednesday, January 9 2013 6:09 PM EST2013-01-09 23:09:01 GMT
    It used to be, when someone mentioned the city of Steubenville, you thought of aging smokestacks along the Ohio river. Not anymore. The sleepy little town has been rocked by a rape scandal that has divided
    It used to be, when someone mentioned the city of Steubenville, you thought of aging smokestacks along the Ohio river. Not anymore. The sleepy little town has been rocked by a rape scandal that has divided the community and is making national news.

  • Wednesday, January 9 2013 6:03 PM EST2013-01-09 23:03:04 GMT
    Just weeks ago, Ken Johnson resigned from his long-held city council seat. Not retiring to travel the globe or sharpen his golf game. No, the 65 year old lawmaker quit to collect his pension and then
    Just weeks ago, Ken Johnson resigned from his long-held city council seat. Not retiring to travel the globe or sharpen his golf game.

  • Thursday, January 3 2013 5:56 PM EST2013-01-03 22:56:53 GMT
    The carousel that has been the Cleveland Browns during the past decade continues to go round and round with the painted ponies going up and down. On New Year's Eve, yet another Browns coach bit the dust
    The carousel that has been the Cleveland Browns during the past decade continues to go round and round with the painted ponies going up and down.

  • Thursday, January 3 2013 5:49 PM EST2013-01-03 22:49:29 GMT
    As Washington grappled with how to keep our nation from going over the fiscal cliff, a local community is facing its own plunge into an economic abyss. East Cleveland has been treading water for decades.
    As Washington grappled with how to keep our nation from going over the fiscal cliff, a local community is facing its own plunge into an economic abyss.

  • Wednesday, December 26 2012 7:19 PM EST2012-12-27 00:19:48 GMT
    And, now some more from the year-end mailbag. Last year, we talked about the Puppy Mill Law. Debbie from Strongsville wrote to say, "I want to commend you for a concise, complete and compassionate review
    And, now some more from the year-end mailbag. Last year, we talked about the Puppy Mill Law. 

    Debbie from Strongsville wrote to say, "I want to commend you for a concise, complete and compassionate review of this bill. Thank you for bringing this important matter to the public's attention." 

  • Wednesday, December 26 2012 7:12 PM EST2012-12-27 00:12:01 GMT
    All right boys and girls, it's time to gather around the tree. Santa's about to spread some holiday cheer to the politicians, newsmakers and movers and shakers from the year gone by. For our public servants
    All right boys and girls, it's time to gather around the tree. Santa's about to spread some holiday cheer to the politicians, newsmakers and movers and shakers from the year gone by.

  • Wednesday, December 19 2012 5:25 PM EST2012-12-19 22:25:48 GMT
    Hello, I am John Butchko, Pastor at Westlake United Methodist Church. The poet Carl Sandburg says, "The birth of a child is God's opinion that life should go on." The birth of a child is the heart of
    Hello, I am John Butchko, Pastor at Westlake United Methodist Church.

  • Wednesday, December 19 2012 5:17 PM EST2012-12-19 22:17:44 GMT
    My name is Mary Solomon. I am a Pediatric Sports Medicine Physician at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. I have been invited to speak on the recent bill, House Bill 143, the Concussion Law. The legislation
    My name is Mary Solomon. I am a Pediatric Sports Medicine Physician at Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital. I have been invited to speak on the recent bill, House Bill 143, the Concussion Law.

  • Wednesday, December 12 2012 8:13 PM EST2012-12-13 01:13:59 GMT
    Well, how appropriate.  A member of our largely dysfunctional state legislature wants to pass a bill restricting the use of erectile dysfunction drugs.
    Well, how appropriate.  A member of our largely dysfunctional state legislature wants to pass a bill restricting the use of erectile dysfunction drugs.

  • Wednesday, December 12 2012 5:05 PM EST2012-12-12 22:05:27 GMT
    Well, the list is out again and this year it includes the late Donna Summer, queen of disco. 
    Well, the list is out again and this year it includes the late Donna Summer, queen of disco.  Yes, the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame has a very loose definition of rock and that creates the criticism for the selection committee.

  • Thursday, December 6 2012 9:17 AM EST2012-12-06 14:17:13 GMT
    Every community should want to support its police force … and we do. But the preliminary investigation into what happened last week following a high-speed chase involving Cleveland cops is unsettling
    Every community should want to support its police force … and we do. But the preliminary investigation into what happened last week following a high-speed chase involving Cleveland cops is unsettling

  • Wednesday, December 5 2012 5:18 PM EST2012-12-05 22:18:02 GMT
    On the surface, these two stories seem similar. In New York, a wealthy businessman poses as a secret Santa, passing out one hundred dollar bills to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Meanwhile back home,
    On the surface, these two stories seem similar. In New York, a wealthy businessman poses as a secret Santa, passing out one hundred dollar bills to the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Meanwhile back home,

  • Wednesday, November 28 2012 6:26 PM EST2012-11-28 23:26:48 GMT
    Hello, my name is Ingrid Nelson responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about puppy mills. I
    Hello, my name is Ingrid Nelson responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about puppy mills.

  • Wednesday, November 28 2012 6:16 PM EST2012-11-28 23:16:58 GMT
    Well, it was national news earlier this month when a Cleveland municipal judge sentenced a local woman to stand on a street corner with a sign proclaiming her as an idiot.
    Well, it was national news earlier this month when a Cleveland municipal judge sentenced a local woman to stand on a street corner with a sign proclaiming her as an idiot for driving on the sidewalk to avoid a school bus.

  • Tuesday, November 20 2012 9:05 PM EST2012-11-21 02:05:09 GMT
    Hello, my name is Jeffrey Strauss responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about the demise of the Plain Dealer. Are you kidding me? Cleveland's lone newspaper not being delivered to my doorstop each
    Hello, my name is Jeffrey Strauss responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about the demise of the Plain Dealer.

    Are you kidding me? 

  • Tuesday, November 20 2012 9:03 PM EST2012-11-21 02:03:09 GMT
    A dog may well be man's best friend, but man does not always return the sentiment. Here in Ohio, for example, the state has failed for decades to protect future pets from greedy puppy mill operators.
    A dog may well be man's best friend, but man does not always return the sentiment.  Here in Ohio, for example, the state has failed for decades to protect future pets from greedy puppy mill operators.

  • Wednesday, November 14 2012 5:40 PM EST2012-11-14 22:40:04 GMT
    We normally don't stick our nose in our competitor's business. Running a TV station keeps us busy enough, but when it concerns the very livelihood of an institution as important as the Plain Dealer, well
    We normally don't stick our nose in our competitor's business.  Running a TV station keeps us busy enough, but when it concerns the very livelihood of an institution as important as the Plain Dealer, well we feel compelled to speak up.

  • Wednesday, November 14 2012 5:34 PM EST2012-11-14 22:34:26 GMT
    Cuyahoga County is working on a budget and County Executive Ed Fitzgerald, who is anxious to offset cuts in state spending, wants to stick his hand in the cookie jar. The cookie jar is the county reserve
    Cuyahoga County is working on a budget and County Executive Ed Fitzgerald, who is anxious to offset cuts in state spending, wants to stick his hand in the cookie jar.  

  • Wednesday, November 7 2012 7:11 PM EST2012-11-08 00:11:12 GMT
    President Barack Obama's re-election victory this week was, in many ways, a more impressive triumph than his historic first election in 2008. Think about it. The country is in a deep economic malaise
    President Barack Obama's re-election victory this week was, in many ways, a more impressive triumph than his historic first election in 2008.  Think about it.  

  • Wednesday, November 7 2012 7:01 PM EST2012-11-08 00:01:55 GMT
    You've got to feel for the folks living along the east coast. They lost power - and in many cases, their homes to Hurricane Sandy. Many remain without power and heat even today. Well, we got a taste
    You've got to feel for the folks living along the east coast.  They lost power - and in many cases, their homes to Hurricane Sandy.  Many remain without power and heat even today.

  • Wednesday, October 31 2012 8:00 PM EDT2012-11-01 00:00:01 GMT
    As Mayor of Cleveland, I am urging you to vote for Issue 107, the first school operating levy in Cleveland in 16 years. The vote on Issue 107 is the most important one for an entire generation of Cleveland
    As Mayor of Cleveland, I am urging you to vote for Issue 107, the first school operating levy in Cleveland in 16 years.  The vote on Issue 107 is the most important one for an entire generation of Cleveland children.

  • Wednesday, October 24 2012 5:26 PM EDT2012-10-24 21:26:06 GMT
    "Scouts Honor" is more than a catch-phrase. They're two words that symbolize what it means to be a boy scout. Now comes word that, for decades, over a thousand scout leaders -- including some here in
    "Scouts Honor" is more than a catch-phrase.  They're two words that symbolize what it means to be a boy scout.

  • Wednesday, October 24 2012 5:21 PM EDT2012-10-24 21:21:53 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think. And you always do. I recently talked about this year's presidential campaign and how
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you always do.

  • Wednesday, October 17 2012 6:57 PM EDT2012-10-17 22:57:02 GMT
    Has there ever been any NFL franchise anywhere more beleaguered than the Cleveland Browns over the last decade? And now after years of turmoil and failure comes a new chapter. What will it bring as truck
    Has there ever been any NFL franchise anywhere more beleaguered than the Cleveland Browns over the last decade?  And now after years of turmoil and failure comes a new chapter.  What will it bring as truck stop billionaire Jimmy Haslam takes over the team?

  • Wednesday, October 17 2012 6:50 PM EDT2012-10-17 22:50:31 GMT
    The RTA has been servicing Cleveland riders for 38 years. And it's safe to say, it has never had a day like the one it had last week. First, a 16-year old boy waltzed into an unsecured bus garage in
    The RTA has been servicing Cleveland riders for 38 years.  And it's safe to say, it has never had a day like the one it had last week.

  • Thursday, October 11 2012 2:07 PM EDT2012-10-11 18:07:17 GMT
    Well, if you and I ran our family budgets like most free-spending government agencies do theirs, we'd end our days holding a tin cup on public square.
    Well, if you and I ran our family budgets like most free-spending government agencies do theirs, we'd end our days holding a tin cup on public square.

  • Wednesday, October 10 2012 6:50 PM EDT2012-10-10 22:50:40 GMT
    As a resident of the great state of Ohio, it is nice to be appreciated for our unique status in these United States of America. And like many of you, I can't wait for that "appreciation" to stop. I'm
    As a resident of the great state of Ohio, it is nice to be appreciated for our unique status in these United States of America.  And like many of you, I can't wait for that "appreciation" to stop.  

  • Tuesday, October 2 2012 5:41 PM EDT2012-10-02 21:41:56 GMT
    Hi, I am Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed. Since 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled – four times – the way public schools are funded is unconstitutional. And since 1997, four governors have kicked
    Hi, I am Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed.

    Since 1997, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled – four times – the way public schools are funded is unconstitutional. And since 1997, four governors have kicked that can down the road.  

  • Tuesday, October 2 2012 5:38 PM EDT2012-10-02 21:38:21 GMT
    I am Marc Kotora, Vice President of Gallucci's. A bipartisan commission on federal election reform, led by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker, concluded that our
    I am Marc Kotora, Vice President of Gallucci's.  

    A bipartisan commission on federal election reform, led by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker, concluded that our "electoral system cannot inspire public confidence if no safeguards exist to deter and detect fraud or to confirm the identity of voters." 

  • Thursday, September 27 2012 7:12 PM EDT2012-09-27 23:12:16 GMT
    Positively Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission CEO David Gilbert weighs in on Cleveland's status as a comeback city.
    Positively Cleveland and Greater Cleveland Sports Commission CEO David Gilbert weighs in on Cleveland's status as a comeback city.

  • Thursday, September 27 2012 3:16 PM EDT2012-09-27 19:16:15 GMT
    Well, it was just a matter of time before the nfl's gamble to use replacement referees would blow up in its face. The controversial last second Seattle touchdown capped off a weekend with countless questionable
    Well, it was just a matter of time before the NFL's gamble to use replacement referees would blow up in its face.  The controversial last second Seattle touchdown capped off a weekend with countless questionable and missed calls.  That got both sides talking.

  • Wednesday, September 19 2012 7:37 PM EDT2012-09-19 23:37:43 GMT
    Fifteen years ago, Cleveland was widely celebrated as the "Comeback City"-- a dying town revitalized -- re-inventing itself with a rock hall, new sports venues and a renewed spirit. Well, we all know
    Fifteen years ago, Cleveland was widely celebrated as the "Comeback City"--  a dying town revitalized -- re-inventing itself with a rock hall, new sports venues and a renewed spirit.

  • Wednesday, September 12 2012 5:06 PM EDT2012-09-12 21:06:49 GMT
    Long after the new Browns win a Superbowl, we'll still be debating the legacy of the old Browns and its owner, Art Modell, who died last week.  But, as time passes and memories fade, the unbridled furor
    Long after the new Browns win a Superbowl, we'll still be debating the legacy of the old Browns and its owner, Art Modell, who died last week.  But, as time passes and memories fade, the unbridled furor over Modell's move to Baltimore will surely subside.

  • Wednesday, September 12 2012 5:02 PM EDT2012-09-12 21:02:03 GMT
    My name is Michael Kernicki and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about the political conventions. We the people should not be responsible for paying to sponsor three days of the biggest
    My name is Michael Kernicki and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about the political conventions.

    We the people should not be responsible for paying to sponsor three days of the biggest "love yourself" gatherings for both parties.

  • Wednesday, September 5 2012 7:31 PM EDT2012-09-05 23:31:34 GMT
    National political conventions are not what they used to be.  No longer are there any smoke-filled rooms where party power brokers meet to pick the next presidential candidate.  Those decisions are made
    National political conventions are not what they used to be.  No longer are there any smoke-filled rooms where party power brokers meet to pick the next presidential candidate.

  • Wednesday, September 5 2012 7:03 PM EDT2012-09-05 23:03:22 GMT
    Jimmy Dimora is dining on prison cuisine and his cohorts in crime, Frank Russo and J. Kevin Kelly are checking out the menu.  Are we watching the beginning of the end of the federal corruption investigation?
    Jimmy Dimora is dining on prison cuisine and his cohorts in crime, Frank Russo and J. Kevin Kelly are checking out the menu.  Are we watching the beginning of the end of the federal corruption investigation?  Well, maybe not.

  • Wednesday, August 29 2012 10:28 AM EDT2012-08-29 14:28:35 GMT
    Politicians of all stripes seem to do what's good for politicians, not necessarily what's good for the people they represent. And case in point is how they draw electoral districts after each census.
    Politicians of all stripes seem to do what's good for politicians, not necessarily what's good for the people they represent.

  • Wednesday, August 29 2012 10:14 AM EDT2012-08-29 14:14:08 GMT
    As summer comes to a close – how's your front lawn looking these days?  Probably parched and done for the year, thanks to a summer drought and constant water rate hikes. So, it's especially disturbing
    As summer comes to a close – how's your front lawn looking these days?  Probably parched and done for the year, thanks to a summer drought and constant water rate hikes.

  • Thursday, August 23 2012 5:25 PM EDT2012-08-23 21:25:53 GMT
    It's a local story that made international headlines. And, at first glance, rightfully so.  Who wouldn't be outraged by a report of three dogs mercilessly tied to railroad tracks in the Tremont neighborhood,
    It's a local story that made international headlines. And, at first glance, rightfully so.  Who wouldn't be outraged by a report of three dogs mercilessly tied to railroad tracks in the Tremont neighborhood, in the path of an oncoming train?

  • Thursday, August 23 2012 5:23 PM EDT2012-08-23 21:23:14 GMT
    Well, this is the time of the year when people take to the open roads for their summer vacations.   As kids we would see how many different license plates we could spot.  There was Florida, the "Sunshine
    Well, this is the time of the year when people take to the open roads for their summer vacations.   As kids we would see how many different license plates we could spot.

  • Wednesday, August 15 2012 6:00 PM EDT2012-08-15 22:00:56 GMT
    When Ohio Senator Rob Portman was thought to be Mitt Romney's ideal pick for the vice presidential nomination, the talk was about whether he could help deliver Ohio for the republicans in November.   Well
    When Ohio Senator Rob Portman was thought to be Mitt Romney's ideal pick for the vice presidential nomination, the talk was about whether he could help deliver Ohio for the republicans in November.

  • Wednesday, August 15 2012 5:57 PM EDT2012-08-15 21:57:22 GMT
    Maybe it's just me, but it seems criminals are getting bolder by the minute around here in the city of Cleveland and in the supposedly safe suburbs as well.  You know, in just a weeks time, four visitors
    Maybe it's just me, but it seems criminals are getting bolder by the minute around here in the city of Cleveland and in the supposedly safe suburbs as well.

  • Wednesday, August 8 2012 7:13 PM EDT2012-08-08 23:13:32 GMT
    Well, it started again this week when the Indians losing streak reached 10 games. Fire the manager, fire the GM, we need a new owner like the Browns! The Indians are last in baseball attendance -- at slightly
    Well, it started again this week when the Indians losing streak reached 10 games. Fire the manager, fire the GM, we need a new owner like the Browns!

  • Wednesday, August 8 2012 7:07 PM EDT2012-08-08 23:07:51 GMT
    Members of Congress, democrats mostly, are demanding that GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney release more than just two years of his income tax returns. But in a shameless display of hypocrisy, these
    Members of Congress, democrats mostly, are demanding that GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney release more than just two years of his income tax returns.

  • Thursday, August 2 2012 4:15 PM EDT2012-08-02 20:15:37 GMT
    The Cleveland Browns are going through yet another shake-up…only this time it might be the best thing to happen to the team since it was bought by the Learner family back in 1998.   News out of Berea
    The Cleveland Browns are going through yet another shake-up…only this time it might be the best thing to happen to the team since it was bought by the Lerner family in 1998.

  • Wednesday, August 1 2012 6:49 PM EDT2012-08-01 22:49:04 GMT
    Jimmy Dimora's new home is a prison in North Carolina. Gone is the swimming pool and the tiki hut. Gone is the outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Gone are the free trips, the free meals, and the prostitutes.
    Jimmy Dimora's new home is a prison in North Carolina. Gone is the swimming pool and the tiki hut. Gone is the outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven. Gone are the free trips, the free meals, and the prostitutes. All paid for with bribes.

  • Wednesday, July 25 2012 6:51 PM EDT2012-07-25 22:51:53 GMT
    Well, voters in Cleveland have filed petitions to put those despised traffic cameras on the November ballot. Unfortunately, these voters reside in Cleveland, Texas…not Cleveland, Ohio. But those voters
    Well, voters in Cleveland have filed petitions to put those despised traffic cameras on the November ballot.

  • Wednesday, July 25 2012 6:45 PM EDT2012-07-25 22:45:18 GMT
    The Cleveland School District is going to ask voters this November to approve an almost fifty percent hike in school taxes---an average increase for most households of about $295 dollars a year. And all
    The Cleveland School District is going to ask voters this November to approve an almost fifty percent hike in school taxes---an average increase for most households of about $295 dollars a year.  And all we can say is: good luck with that. 

  • Wednesday, July 18 2012 8:43 PM EDT2012-07-19 00:43:06 GMT
    The independent investigation of what went wrong at Penn State in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal is a disturbing report.

     
    The independent investigation of what went wrong at Penn State in the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal is a disturbing report. Up and down the chain of command at the university, there was a widespread cover-up, all of it done in the name of protecting Penn State's football team and its legendary coach Joe Paterno.

  • Wednesday, July 18 2012 8:28 PM EDT2012-07-19 00:28:00 GMT
    For over six months now, 19 Action News Reporter Ed Gallek has been all over the payroll scandal at the Cleveland Fire Department.
    For over six months now, 19 Action News Reporter Ed Gallek has been all over the payroll scandal at the Cleveland Fire Department.

  • Wednesday, July 11 2012 5:23 PM EDT2012-07-11 21:23:11 GMT
    It may be Cleveland's most unpopular activity, the car trip every two-years to do the E-Check. The argument is that we need the E-Check

     
    It may be Cleveland's most unpopular activity, the car trip every two-years to do the E-Check. The argument is that we need the E-Check to cut emissions or else we will face stiff federal environmental fines.

  • Wednesday, July 11 2012 5:19 PM EDT2012-07-11 21:19:57 GMT
    In what is shaping up as one of the nastiest presidential campaigns in memory there is at least one new tactic in use that ought to be prohibited.
    In what is shaping up as one of the nastiest presidential campaigns in memory there is at least one new tactic in use that ought to be prohibited.

  • Tuesday, July 3 2012 5:33 PM EDT2012-07-03 21:33:49 GMT
    Hello, I am Mayor Frank Jackson.  Education is the key to our success.
    Hello, I am Mayor Frank Jackson.  Education is the key to our success.

  • Tuesday, July 3 2012 5:29 PM EDT2012-07-03 21:29:38 GMT
    The arguments are simply defined. President Obama says he took office with an economy that was on life support and that he has made progress… but he needs more time.
    The arguments are simply defined. President Obama says he took office with an economy that was on life support and that he has made progress… but he needs more time. Now, his challenger, Mitt Romney, says he has had enough time already and that we have out-of-control spending with no results.

  • Wednesday, June 27 2012 6:19 PM EDT2012-06-27 22:19:20 GMT
    Hi, my name is Rich Garber responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial Blaming the Money. Can elections be bought? Of course they can.  Yes, ideas count for something, but the forces behind Wisconsin
    Hi, my name is Rich Garber responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial Blaming the Money.

    Can elections be bought? Of course they can.

  • Wednesday, June 27 2012 6:17 PM EDT2012-06-27 22:17:50 GMT
    The U.S. Supreme court handed down a split decision this week gutting most of Arizona's tough new immigration law but upholding what supporters called the "Heart" of the law.
    The U.S. Supreme court handed down a split decision this week gutting most of Arizona's tough new immigration law but upholding what supporters called the "Heart" of the law.

  • Wednesday, June 20 2012 5:18 PM EDT2012-06-20 21:18:35 GMT
    President Obama needs to answer a lot of questions about his newly announced immigration policy but there is a right way and a wrong way for reporters to ask those questions.   Neil Munro, a reporter
    President Obama needs to answer a lot of questions about his newly announced immigration policy but there is a right way and a wrong way for reporters to ask those questions.

  • Wednesday, June 20 2012 5:14 PM EDT2012-06-20 21:14:33 GMT
    Former New York Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens was acquitted this week on charges that he lied to Congress about using steroids.  It was the second big profile loss for federal prosecutors in weeks.  The
    Former New York Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens was acquitted this week on charges that he lied to Congress about using steroids.  It was the second big profile loss for federal prosecutors in weeks.

  • Wednesday, June 13 2012 4:02 PM EDT2012-06-13 20:02:25 GMT
    It's not unusual for politicians to blame their election losses on anything other than themselves and their message.
    It's not unusual for politicians to blame their election losses on anything other than themselves and their message.

  • Wednesday, June 6 2012 6:39 PM EDT2012-06-06 22:39:14 GMT
    The Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, is a dilettante billionaire who is swiftly becoming America's number one nanny.
    The Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, is a dilettante billionaire who is swiftly becoming America's number one nanny.

  • Wednesday, June 6 2012 6:35 PM EDT2012-06-06 22:35:04 GMT
    Like the first shots of the Revolutionary War at Lexington in 1775, the recall election this week in Wisconsin represents the opening skirmish in an ideological struggle that won't be decided until general election
    Like the first shots of the Revolutionary War at Lexington in 1775, the recall election this week in Wisconsin represents the opening skirmish in an ideological struggle that won't be decided until general election day in November.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 6:06 PM EDT2012-05-23 22:06:11 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our Editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think. And you always do. I recently talked about the court ruling that would allow strip searches
    Well, every time we air one of our Editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you always do.

  • Wednesday, May 23 2012 5:26 PM EDT2012-05-23 21:26:31 GMT
    The Catholic Church in the United States ramped up its fight against the Obama Administration's Health Care Plan this week by filing dozens of lawsuits. The suits, filed in 12 Federal District Courts,
    The Catholic Church in the United States ramped up its fight against the Obama Administration's Health Care Plan this week by filing dozens of lawsuits.

  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 6:12 PM EDT2012-05-09 22:12:33 GMT
    Editorial
    Preparing for Mondays opening of the Horseshoe Casino in downtown Cleveland -- city workers have been busy spiffing up the area around Public Square.

  • Wednesday, May 9 2012 6:02 PM EDT2012-05-09 22:02:12 GMT
    Editorial
    My name is Kay Lemon responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial regarding making the 12th grade matter.

  • Wednesday, May 2 2012 4:51 PM EDT2012-05-02 20:51:33 GMT
    Editorial
    The arrest of five men accused of plotting to blow up a bridge over the Cuyahoga Valley ought to send a sobering message to those who think that the so-called occupy movement is comprised of well-meaning citizens struggling for social equality.

  • Wednesday, May 2 2012 4:47 PM EDT2012-05-02 20:47:08 GMT
    editorial
    If you can remember what it was like in your senior year of high school or if you watched your kids cruise through the 12th grade, you know that nothing much happens in that final year in high school and…that's a shame.

  • Wednesday, April 25 2012 7:17 PM EDT2012-04-25 23:17:43 GMT
    My name is Ray Herzog responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial regarding the Buffet Rule gimmick. When our nations senators, representatives, and the administration talk about legislation, like the Buffet
    My name is Ray Herzog responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial regarding the Buffet Rule gimmick.

  • Wednesday, April 25 2012 6:26 PM EDT2012-04-25 22:26:29 GMT
    In this tough political year Republicans lunged at the opportunity to connect the Obama Administration with the recent scandal involving the general services administration. You may have seen the videos
    In this tough political year Republicans lunged at the opportunity to connect the Obama Administration with the recent scandal involving the general services administration.  You may have seen the videos showing GSA employees enjoying outrageously expensive junkets and parties all at the expense of taxpayers.  

  • Wednesday, April 18 2012 6:17 PM EDT2012-04-18 22:17:03 GMT
    The near economic collapse of the nation took place four years ago right in the middle of the 2008 presidential campaign.  The candidates played politics with the crisis back then and now- in the middle of another presidential campaign and with the economy still not strong - they are playing politics with the issue again.

  • Wednesday, April 18 2012 5:56 PM EDT2012-04-18 21:56:41 GMT
    I am Linda Gracey responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial on the Supreme Court's recent decision on strip searches.       

  • Wednesday, April 11 2012 9:15 PM EDT2012-04-12 01:15:20 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you do.

  • Wednesday, April 11 2012 9:13 PM EDT2012-04-12 01:13:53 GMT
    In the post 9/11 era, we are growing accustomed to having little pieces of our liberty chipped away.

  • Wednesday, March 28 2012 6:24 PM EDT2012-03-28 22:24:54 GMT
    Next up on the list of items rapidly becoming obsolete in today's digital world is the landline telephone. And now, for some of us, it seems not so long ago that there were party lines and the phone itself weighed about ten pounds.  

  • Wednesday, March 28 2012 5:57 PM EDT2012-03-28 21:57:00 GMT
    I'm Mayor Gary Starr of Middleburg Heights responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about Congressman Dennis Kucinich.  

  • Wednesday, March 21 2012 3:48 PM EDT2012-03-21 19:48:18 GMT
    Of all of our freedoms none is more precious than the first amendment - the freedom of speech, of religion, and the freedom to petition the government for redress of grievances.

  • Thursday, March 15 2012 8:51 AM EDT2012-03-15 12:51:28 GMT
    My name is Maralee Koval responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about the price of gasoline where references were made about the Keystone XL pipeline.

  • Wednesday, March 14 2012 6:54 PM EDT2012-03-14 22:54:03 GMT
    The almost mythical political career of Dennis Kucinich came to at least a temporary end this past election day and  he has himself mostly to blame.

  • Wednesday, March 7 2012 6:41 PM EST2012-03-07 23:41:15 GMT
    The drums of war are beating loudly along the Potomac these days as the Obama Administration, responding to pressure from Israel, has ramped-up the rhetoric against Iran.

  • Wednesday, February 29 2012 5:55 PM EST2012-02-29 22:55:46 GMT
    The horrendous shootings at Chardon High School will undoubtedly scar that community for years to come.

  • Wednesday, February 29 2012 5:52 PM EST2012-02-29 22:52:50 GMT
    Well, here we go again with rapidly rising gasoline prices. In Los Angeles, some gas stations are already charging five bucks a gallon and experts say that the all-time national average record of $4.11 will be broken this summer.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-22 23:14:41 GMT
    Well, it's hard to believe it's been so long ago but the nation celebrated the 50th Anniversary this week of John Glenn's historic flight into orbit. Regrettably, the 90-year old former astronaut, U.S. Senator and Ohio's favorite son is not happy with the current state of America's space program and he is right to be concerned.

  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 6:07 PM EST2012-02-22 23:07:41 GMT
    My name is Linda Gracey responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial regarding the contraception controversy.

  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 4:46 PM EST2012-02-15 21:46:13 GMT
    The Catholic church and other denominations are calling the Obama administration's contraception mandates a war on religion.

  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-02-08 22:16:22 GMT
    My name is Ryan Conklin responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial regarding the movie The Grey.

  • Wednesday, February 1 2012 6:08 PM EST2012-02-01 23:08:59 GMT
    Of all the activist organizations patrolling the nanny-state these days, few can get more annoying or absurd than the animal rights activists - led by PETA - the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

  • Wednesday, February 1 2012 6:08 PM EST2012-02-01 23:08:18 GMT
    My name is Therese Pohorence responding to Bill Applegate's editorial regarding the republican primary and our political process.

  • Thursday, January 26 2012 4:04 PM EST2012-01-26 21:04:44 GMT
    Presidential candidate Mitt Romney finally got around to releasing his federal tax returns this week---and the pundits and his political opponents pounced.

  • Thursday, January 26 2012 3:25 PM EST2012-01-26 20:25:49 GMT
    Since we are beginning a new year, I wanted to clear out last year's editorial mailbag and get ready for a new year. So, here are few more comments I wanted to pass along to you.

  • Wednesday, January 11 2012 4:53 PM EST2012-01-11 21:53:52 GMT
    Watching the Republican candidates for the presidential nomination savage one another in the early primaries is a little surreal----because you know that when the dust settles and comes time for the convention, they will all be hugging and high-fiving each other like giddy schoolboys heading off to the senior prom.

  • Wednesday, January 4 2012 5:16 PM EST2012-01-04 22:16:59 GMT
    Faced with tougher new sanctions by the United States and the European union over its nuclear ambitions, Iran has responded now with a display of militant bravado.

  • Wednesday, January 4 2012 5:12 PM EST2012-01-04 22:12:34 GMT
    Every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you always do.

  • Wednesday, December 21 2011 5:54 PM EST2011-12-21 22:54:12 GMT
    My name is Lakesha Smith responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about removing the over-weight eight-year old from his home.

  • Wednesday, December 21 2011 5:52 PM EST2011-12-21 22:52:18 GMT
    I am Chris Silvia responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about cheering Tim Tebow.

  • Wednesday, December 14 2011 5:26 PM EST2011-12-14 22:26:34 GMT
    If you are a football fan you know that Tim Tebow, the unconventional quarterback of the Denver Bronco's, has spent this season not only pulling rabbits out of his hat on the field---but also fending off a storm of criticism about his outward displays of religious devotion.

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 6:04 PM EST2011-11-30 23:04:47 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience to write and let us know what you think and you always do.

  • Wednesday, November 30 2011 6:00 PM EST2011-11-30 23:00:51 GMT
    The intervention by big brother in the lives of supposedly free, law-abiding citizens has never seemed more brazen than the recent action by Cuyahoga County case workers to snatch an eight-year old Cleveland Heights boy from his family because he is overweight.

  • Wednesday, November 23 2011 5:34 PM EST2011-11-23 22:34:43 GMT
    Given the events of the last couple of years in Cuyahoga County government, no one should have been surprised to learn that theft and corruption has so permeated the system it has even reached right down into Cleveland Fire Stations.

  • Friday, November 18 2011 12:25 PM EST2011-11-18 17:25:01 GMT
    When it comes to politics, you can be assured of the fact that some things never change.

  • Friday, November 18 2011 12:23 PM EST2011-11-18 17:23:56 GMT

    Cuyahoga County Executive Ed Fitzgerald is a former Mayor of Lakewood so I guess it's no surprise why the current Lakewood Mayor and its city council have agreed to the county's much heralded anti-poaching agreement.

  • Thursday, November 10 2011 5:13 PM EST2011-11-10 22:13:45 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you do.

  • Wednesday, November 2 2011 5:58 PM EDT2011-11-02 21:58:59 GMT
    If Issue 2, the measure to limit the bargaining rights of public employee unions, goes down to defeat at the polls next Tuesday, state republicans and Governor Kasich will have only themselves to blame.

  • Wednesday, November 2 2011 5:54 PM EDT2011-11-02 21:54:03 GMT
    My name is Alyce Turner and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Occupy Wall Street Editorial.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 6:57 PM EDT2011-10-26 22:57:30 GMT
    It's hard to understand in these tough economic times why any government entity would go out of its way to discourage commerce. But that's exactly what's been going on in Medina Township where local officials continue to hassle Bill Doraty over his balloons.

  • Wednesday, October 26 2011 6:37 PM EDT2011-10-26 22:37:14 GMT
    My name is Audrey Wood and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial on Occupy Wall Street.

  • Wednesday, October 19 2011 6:14 PM EDT2011-10-19 22:14:58 GMT
    A recent poll shows that a majority of Americans support that Occupy Wall Street demonstration in New York.

  • Wednesday, October 19 2011 6:10 PM EDT2011-10-19 22:10:30 GMT
    My name is Anthony Giardini and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial on the Occupy Wall Street movement. 

  • Wednesday, October 12 2011 8:13 PM EDT2011-10-13 00:13:09 GMT
    We could have hoped, I guess, that the role of religious bigotry in American presidential campaigns was retired back in 1960 with the election of a catholic, John F. Kennedy but alas it appears as though we haven't progressed as far as we might wish. 

  • Wednesday, October 12 2011 5:42 PM EDT2011-10-12 21:42:58 GMT
    Those of us of a certain age can be forgiven for seeing the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York as - in Yogi Berra's immortal words - "Déjà-vu all over again".

  • Wednesday, September 28 2011 5:21 PM EDT2011-09-28 21:21:02 GMT
    My name is Christine Newman and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about President Obama raising taxes. 

  • Wednesday, September 21 2011 5:47 PM EDT2011-09-21 21:47:20 GMT
    My name is Mel Machuca and I am responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about President Obama's $400 billion jobs plan.

  • Wednesday, September 21 2011 5:42 PM EDT2011-09-21 21:42:40 GMT
    I must have been out to lunch on the day that it happened but sometime in the past few years it became fashionable for a large number of people to demand an increase in taxes.

  • Wednesday, September 14 2011 6:42 PM EDT2011-09-14 22:42:05 GMT
    It's hard to understand why the United States government thinks it's O. K. these days to allow itself to be insulted, disrespected and otherwise pushed around by tin horn dictators like Khadafy in Libya, Chavez in Venezuela and, of course, Ahmadinejad in Iran.

  • Wednesday, September 14 2011 6:29 PM EDT2011-09-14 22:29:19 GMT
    It is becoming abundantly obvious that President Obama's $400 billion jobs program is more about getting him re-elected than it is about creating jobs. 

  • Wednesday, September 7 2011 4:20 PM EDT2011-09-07 20:20:36 GMT
    On this the tenth anniversary week of the attacks on 9/11 the commemorations will stretch the breadth of the country.

  • Wednesday, August 31 2011 4:53 PM EDT2011-08-31 20:53:38 GMT
    With all of the challenges, both economic and social, that confront northeastern Ohio Mayor Frank Jackson believes that windmills in Lake Erie ought to be a priority. 

  • Wednesday, August 31 2011 4:32 PM EDT2011-08-31 20:32:50 GMT
    Well, every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think.  And you do.

  • Wednesday, August 17 2011 4:46 PM EDT2011-08-17 20:46:02 GMT
    Serial killer Anthony Sowell was sentenced last week to die for his crimes---the horrific killings of eleven women he had lured to his house of horrors on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland.

  • Wednesday, August 17 2011 4:33 PM EDT2011-08-17 20:33:17 GMT
    My name is Anthony Panza and I am responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about the debt ceiling battle in congress.

  • Wednesday, August 10 2011 4:11 PM EDT2011-08-10 20:11:42 GMT
    Well, it's not often that you will find me in support of President Obama.  But I can't help but agree with the administration's condemnation this week of the downgrading of U.S. Credit by Standard and Poor's.

  • Wednesday, August 10 2011 3:56 PM EDT2011-08-10 19:56:49 GMT
    I am Lawanda Atterberry responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about teacher's unions fighting to overturn Senate Bill 5.

  • Wednesday, August 3 2011 5:04 PM EDT2011-08-03 21:04:08 GMT
    President Obama is trying to take as much credit as he can for the settlement over the debt ceiling but the fact is that he and Congressional Democrats are the big losers in this whole affair. And, they have only themselves to blame. 

  • Wednesday, August 3 2011 5:02 PM EDT2011-08-03 21:02:32 GMT
    I am Jack Murphy responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about teacher's unions fighting to overturn Senate Bill 5.

  • Thursday, July 28 2011 5:01 PM EDT2011-07-28 21:01:14 GMT
    Senate Bill 5 is the controversial new Ohio law passed this year which restricts the collective bargaining rights of public employees. 

  • Thursday, July 28 2011 4:53 PM EDT2011-07-28 20:53:44 GMT
    Well every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think. And you do.

  • Wednesday, July 20 2011 4:07 PM EDT2011-07-20 21:07:22 GMT
    When the curtain finally falls on the political Kabuki Theater that has been the democratic and republican debate over raising the debt ceiling, one thing will be certain… nothing will have been done to substantially reduce the nation's debt.

  • Wednesday, July 20 2011 3:55 PM EDT2011-07-20 20:55:02 GMT
    I am Charles King responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about Flash Mobs.

  • Wednesday, July 6 2011 6:27 PM EDT2011-07-06 23:27:49 GMT
    The recent decision by the Cleveland Heights City Council to slap a curfew on its Cedar-Lee and Coventry Village neighborhoods was the right course of action regardless of complaints by some civil rights groups. 

  • Wednesday, July 6 2011 5:42 PM EDT2011-07-06 22:42:42 GMT
    I am David Lockard responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about "Merit Pay" for Cleveland teachers.  

  • Wednesday, June 29 2011 7:05 PM EDT2011-06-30 00:05:44 GMT
    What's going on in Greece, the world's oldest democracy, offers a disturbing view into what lies in store for other western nations including the United States if we fail to rein in big government spending. 

  • Wednesday, June 29 2011 7:01 PM EDT2011-06-30 00:01:45 GMT
    I am Rebecca Shinko responding to Bill Applegate's Editorial about merit pay for Cleveland teachers.   

  • Wednesday, June 29 2011 3:48 PM EDT2011-06-29 20:48:30 GMT
    Environmental activists were successful sometime ago in forcing the federal government to destroy the efficiency of toilets and shower heads in the name of water conservation.

  • Wednesday, June 22 2011 5:11 PM EDT2011-06-22 22:11:27 GMT
    I am Taylor Brown responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about CFL light bulbs.

  • Wednesday, June 22 2011 5:09 PM EDT2011-06-22 22:09:41 GMT
    It isn't often in these days of partisan politics that you see a public official stray from the party line to do the right thing.  But that's exactly what Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has done by asking State Lawmakers to adopt a merit pay plan for school teachers and to remove job seniority as a factor in determining layoffs.

  • Wednesday, June 15 2011 4:37 PM EDT2011-06-15 21:37:23 GMT
    I am Don Stalzer responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about NCAA Hypocrisy.

  • Wednesday, June 8 2011 6:18 PM EDT2011-06-08 23:18:07 GMT
    It's hard to believe that New York Representative Anthony Weiner can salvage his career after admitting that he lied to cover-up a lengthy behavior of sending lewd photos and messages to women on the Internet but don't think for a moment that he won't try. 

  • Wednesday, June 8 2011 6:13 PM EDT2011-06-08 23:13:24 GMT

    I am Simon Ostrach responding to Bill Applegate's editorial about NCAA Hypocrisy.

  • Wednesday, June 1 2011 6:52 PM EDT2011-06-01 23:52:14 GMT
    The once great Ohio State football program is in disarray.

  • Wednesday, June 1 2011 6:50 PM EDT2011-06-01 23:50:28 GMT
    Well every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think. And you do.

  • Wednesday, May 25 2011 5:24 PM EDT2011-05-25 22:24:00 GMT
    Well, it seems like years and years have passed since voters in Ohio approved the construction of those four casinos in the state and now, with construction only just begun on the Cleveland casino, everything has been halted for who knows how long because of a wild goose chase by Governor John Kasich.

  • Wednesday, May 25 2011 5:22 PM EDT2011-05-25 22:22:56 GMT
    What is it with our peripatetic west side Congressman Dennis Kucinich? I mean, clearly he has that "watch me make a fool of myself again and again" gene.

  • Wednesday, May 18 2011 3:38 PM EDT2011-05-18 20:38:52 GMT
    Hi, I am Tony Myles responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on Osama Sleeps With The Fishes.

  • Wednesday, May 11 2011 5:10 PM EDT2011-05-11 22:10:50 GMT
    Both supporters and opponents of the president were unanimous in praising his decision to launch the raid that killed Osama bin Laden---but his most ardent followers on the left had to be swallowing hard when they learned that the intelligence that led to bin Laden undoubtedly came from water-boarding detainees.

  • Wednesday, May 11 2011 4:56 PM EDT2011-05-11 21:56:06 GMT
    I am Donna Atkins responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on Political Mumbo Jumbo.

  • Wednesday, May 4 2011 7:52 PM EDT2011-05-05 00:52:07 GMT
    Osama bin Laden sleeps with the fishes. Finally, after all this time the mythical monster is nothing more than six feet, four inches of carrion for the hungry of the deep.

  • Wednesday, April 27 2011 9:18 PM EDT2011-04-28 02:18:44 GMT
    I am Donna Ladd responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on the federal spending on education.

  • Wednesday, April 27 2011 7:33 PM EDT2011-04-28 00:33:45 GMT
    Ask anyone who has ever tried to do business in Cleveland and you will hear a horror story of bureaucratic mumbo jumbo and endless delays often involving the political circus that is our city council.

  • Wednesday, April 20 2011 7:21 PM EDT2011-04-21 00:21:34 GMT
    The battle lines are drawn between the President and the Republican-controlled House of Representatives over how best to address the deficit.

  • Wednesday, April 20 2011 7:17 PM EDT2011-04-21 00:17:55 GMT
    I am Lindsay Falk responding to Bill Applegate's editorial on the federal spending of education.

  • Friday, April 15 2011 6:43 PM EDT2011-04-15 23:43:16 GMT
    The United States spends more money on education than virtually every other country in the world, more than we spend even on defense.

  • Monday, April 11 2011 6:59 PM EDT2011-04-11 23:59:28 GMT
    In places like New York City and most of California, the nanny state is alive and well with local ordinances popping up like posies aimed at protecting us from ourselves.

  • Wednesday, April 6 2011 5:53 PM EDT2011-04-06 22:53:50 GMT
    The timing by the White House was exquisite. On the very day that President Obama formally announced his campaign for re-election his attorney general removed a potentially thorny political obstacle which almost certainly would have been an issue in the campaign.

  • Thursday, March 31 2011 5:45 PM EDT2011-03-31 22:45:15 GMT
    Every time we air one of our editorials we ask you, the audience, to write and let us know what you think and you do.

  • Wednesday, March 30 2011 8:27 PM EDT2011-03-31 01:27:35 GMT
    President Obama went before the American people on Monday in a belated attempt to explain what we are doing in Libya.

  • Thursday, March 24 2011 6:52 AM EDT2011-03-24 10:52:10 GMT
    I'm Senator Sherrod Brown responding to Bill Applegate's editorial. When it comes to greenhouse gas, we must address climate change, but do it in a way that invests in Ohio manufacturing jobs.

  • Wednesday, March 16 2011 6:56 PM EDT2011-03-16 22:56:01 GMT
    A move by some members of Congress to cut federal funding for national public radio picked up steam in the past week following yet another scandal - this one involving the head of NPR's fund-raising arm who was caught making disparaging remarks about republicans to men posing as potential donors.

  • Thursday, March 10 2011 12:30 PM EST2011-03-10 17:30:40 GMT
    Hello, my name is Reggie Zeigler. I'm responding to Bill Applegate's recent editorial about the president's plan to give stimulus money to replace our current transit system with new high-speed trains.

  • Wednesday, March 9 2011 5:47 PM EST2011-03-09 22:47:44 GMT
    Well sometimes the tendency of our politicians to do whatever is politically expedient works to our benefit.

  • Wednesday, March 2 2011 7:22 PM EST2011-03-03 00:22:43 GMT
    Hello, my name is Steve Lyons. This is in response to Bill Applegate's recent editorial.   

  • Saturday, February 26 2011 6:30 PM EST2011-02-26 23:30:57 GMT
    What is it with President Obama and trains? Despite mounting criticism about the feasibility of his plan, the president is pressing ahead to spend some $53 billion on passenger trains and so called high-speed rail projects over the next six years.

  • Thursday, February 24 2011 7:34 PM EST2011-02-25 00:34:34 GMT
    The scene at the state capitol in Madison, Wisconsin this past week - as thousands of union workers protested a plan to cut their benefits - looked a lot like what we saw in the streets of Athens, Greece last year when workers there accustomed to years of socialism objected to similar cuts designed to save that country from bankruptcy.

  • Thursday, February 17 2011 5:15 PM EST2011-02-17 22:15:44 GMT
    I'm Josh Helman, fellow citizen and social work grad student at Cleveland State University.
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