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Southern Mannew

How will Jimmy Haslam, a Republican plutocrat fare, in blue-collar Cleveland?
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
08-08-2012 |
Politics
Poll: Ohioans Feeling Less Crappy About Their Livesnew

It's been a tough four years for folks in Ohio. Jim Tressel went down, Casey Anthony may or may not have made the Buckeye state her home, jobs have been hard to come by, and Ohio is neck-and-neck with Florida in everyone's favorite game, Ohio or Florida?
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
05-10-2012 |
Politics
Tags: Ohio
Mo' Money, Mo' Justicenew
Justice Maureen O'Connor says campaign money doesn't affect her rulings. Her record says otherwise.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
03-21-2008 |
Politics
Joe Cimperman Hopes to Tear Down Dennis Kucinichnew
Eight years ago, downtown Councilman Joe Cimperman was determined to get Kucinich's portrait hung in City Hall. Since then, Cimperman's come to believe that the man he so admired is gone.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
02-29-2008 |
Politics
Dennis Kucinich, the King of Spinnew

How he remade himself from race-baiting bomb-thrower to liberal sweetheart.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
12-07-2007 |
Politics
A Renegade Reformer Lets Power Go to His Headnew
As soon as Judge John Plough took his seat on the Kent Municipal Court, he began making massive changes -- changes that would quickly earn him national headlines.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
11-09-2007 |
Politics
CBS Catches Ohio Congresswoman Blowing $2 Millionnew
Stephanie Tubbs Jones secured a $2 million earmark so Sherwin-Williams could begin development of a bacteria-killing paint, despite no evidence that it's possible.
Cleveland Scene |
Staff |
10-19-2007 |
Politics
King Cuyahoganew
Jimmy Dimora gets fat while his county starves.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
02-02-2007 |
Politics
Cloud of Suspicionnew
The mayor's special prosecutor botches her most important case.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
01-05-2007 |
Politics
Elf-in-Chiefnew
Is another Kucinich vanity project in store?
Cleveland Scene |
First Punch |
12-18-2006 |
Politics
Blacklashnew
Ken Blackwell could be Ohio's first black governor -- if only blacks could stand him.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
10-27-2006 |
Politics
The Face of Incompetencenew
To understand why Cleveland government is so bad, start with the mayor's brother.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-16-2006 |
Politics
Meet the Revolutionnew
The anarchists are going to rise up, one of these days.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
09-25-2006 |
Politics
Up In Smokenew
People in Madison, Ohio love their councilman -- even if he is a drug dealer.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
08-14-2006 |
Politics
Missing: $1.5 Billionnew
If the Cleveland school district knows where your money went, it isn't saying.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-26-2006 |
Politics