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Cloud of Suspicionnew
The mayor's special prosecutor botches her most important case.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-05-2007 |
Politics
Devil's Advocatenew
A well-intentioned predator law perverts justice.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
12-01-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Blacklashnew
Ken Blackwell could be Ohio's first black governor -- if only blacks could stand him.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-27-2006 |
Politics
Thy Neighbor's Wifenew
When a jealous husband and a suspicious congregation discover a pastor's secret affair, all hell breaks loose.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
06-26-2006 |
Religion
Tags: religion
The $60 Million Pyramidnew
A politically wired law firm in Ohio is accused of enabling a massive investment scam.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
04-24-2006 |
Politics
Love and Hatenew
An interracial couple and a racist cop -- you know this will go bad.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
02-06-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Blue Curtain Of Silencenew
A dead kid, a cop's troubling past and a possible cover-up.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-30-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bad Mushroom Trip Ends in Youth's Deathnew
A young man announced his impending death on the Internet before he was shot by police.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
09-13-2005 |
Science
Touched by an Angelnew
Two Cleveland brothers created the world's best-selling poster -- of Farrah Fawcett's gleaming teeth, windblown hair, red bathing suit, and her nipple. But the business almost destroyed them.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
08-09-2005 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Ohio Firm Sues Manager for Breach of Loyaltynew
The president of an Ohio hydraulic-pump firm thought it odd that a South African company planned to build a similar plant nearby and then found out that his special-project manager had been feeding company information to the rival.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
07-12-2005 |
Business & Labor
Discrimination Settlement Yields Little to Complainantnew
Darnay Cheeks was awarded $30,000 after Ford Motor Company agreed to settle regarding his complaint that it discriminated against blacks on a promotion test.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
03-22-2005 |
Race & Class
Black Newspapers Cry Racismnew
Across the country, black newspapers are crying discrimination because two companies -- Kohl's Department Stores and T-Mobile Wireless -- don't spend enough money with ... black newspapers.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-12-2005 |
Media
Cop-Union Boss Goes Down Swingingnew
Bob Beck, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association, plans to retire at the end of this year, but first he wants to defeat Mayor Jane Campbell and amend the city charter to kill off two-thirds of City Council seats -- payback for the layoff of 250 cops.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-12-2005 |
Politics
The Voting Story Ohio's Secretary of State Didn't Want You to Readnew
In the months leading up to the Nov. 2 election, Ken Blackwell, Ohio's Republican secretary of state, did all he could to suppress the vote, ensure chaos and limit media scrutiny. Four Scene reporters covered the weirdness in Cleveland and Akron.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus, Kevin Hoffman, Chris Maag and Rebecca Meiser |
11-11-2004 |
Politics
Flush With Government Cash, the Virgin Movement Goes Pronew
At 28, Susannah Petrie is a professional virgin, promoting abstinence before marriage to schoolchildren for the nonprofit Operation Keepsake. Detractors complain that the state is using tax money to promote a religious tenet under the guise of public health.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
11-08-2004 |
Sex
