AltWeeklies Wire
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
Emily's Lawnew
In Ohio, insurers bought the right to take victims' injury settlements -- for $400,000.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-23-2006 |
Business & Labor
Discarded Heroesnew
Washington sends them off to war -- and screws them upon return.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
01-23-2006 |
War
The Prisoner and the Millionairenew
A convicted child molester finds an unlikely ally in an eccentric playboy with his own sordid secret.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
01-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Targeting Wal-Martnew
While other businesses have accepted defeat by the world's largest retailer, Target is proving itself the Hannibal of discount shopping. In North Olmsted, Ohio, it's going toe-to-toe with the reigning champ.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
12-28-2005 |
Business & Labor
A Teacher Suspected of Preying on Students Disappearsnew
A teacher at a Cleveland high school has been charged with sexual battery, but he never showed up for his arraignment.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
12-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Angel Montanez, Michael Gonzalez
Selling Kabbalahnew
An Orthodox rabbi wants to bring mysticism to the masses, but other rabbis say his new book on the Kabbalah may reveal secrets not meant for the outside world.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
12-20-2005 |
Religion
On Pills and Needlesnew
The Drug Enforcement Administration, which is cracking down on abuse of painkillers, has accused an Ohio doctor of blazing a trail of death, addiction and fraud.
Cleveland Scene |
Josh Mound |
12-14-2005 |
Science
Mortgage Company Breaks Trust With Amish Familiesnew
World Home Lending has lured several Amish families in Ohio into mortgage loans they claim they didn't understand. But when two men in the community warned others to be cautious, the company sued them for slander.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
11-09-2005 |
Business & Labor
System Failurenew
New tales of teachers being paddled and foot fetishists being promoted emerge from a troubled charter school in Ohio.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
10-18-2005 |
Education
Kent State Professor Killed by U.S. Soldier in Iraqnew
A single shot rang out on a highway in Baghdad, killing Salah Jmor, an international business professor working as a consultant in Iraq.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-22-2005 |
War
Sex Thiefnew
Over 25 years and six dropped rape cases, Hy Doan has perfected the art of stealing sex.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
09-22-2005 |
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
Divorce Ends in Loss of a Coffee Companynew
When she was getting divorced, Angela Caruso hired a lawyer to protect her coffee company. Instead, she claims, he helped his father take it over.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-09-2005 |
Business & Labor
