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The Divine Mysterynew
The sick and desperate crave Issam Nemeh's touch. And they don't ask any questions.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
06-02-2005 |
Science
Smucker's Denied Crustless-Sandwich Supremacynew
Regan Quaal remembers well the day he received a letter from the J.M. Smucker Company demanding that he stop peddling his peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches -- the ones with the crusts cut off. Smucker's, the letter read, already owned the U.S. patent for crustless sandwiches.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
04-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Expose Ends in Legal Tussle Over Lionnew
Al Guart, a New York Post reporter, set out to show how easy it was to buy exotic animals in Ohio. The story generated a custody battle over a lion.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
04-19-2005 |
Animal Issues
The Stylist Will See You Nownew
A longtime Cleveland social worker turned hair stylist tries to get her clients to open up about their problems.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
12-06-2004 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
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
A Rich Girl Runs for Congressnew
When Capri Cafaro declared her candidacy 10 months ago, she was considered too young and too inexperienced to challenge the four Democratic veterans also running for the congressional seat in Ohio's 14th District. Shifting tactics for voters young and old, she won in a landslide.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
10-22-2004 |
Politics
Rent-a-Renoir: Oberlin Students Borrow Masterpiecesnew
Every year since 1940, Oberlin College students have been able to take home one or two of the campus museum's rentable paintings for a semester. All that's required is a five-dollar bill, a student ID and a lot of tenacity.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-27-2004 |
Art
Bill Clinton, Rock Star: Days Before Surgery, He Packs In Fansnew
Readers who still love Clinton stood in line all night at a Barnes & Noble in Ohio, waiting for an autograph, a handshake and a hug.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-07-2004 |
Politics
Cleveland Fusion Proves Playing Football Is Not Just for Mennew
The rough-and-tumble sport of football appeals to enough women that the National Women's Football League has grown from two teams to 37 since its first season in 2000. Posters that feature defensive backs wearing sports bras and lace-up spandex pants are drawing more men to the games.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
05-24-2004 |
Sports
