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Race, Discipline, and My Two Biracial Sons
As new data appears about the disparity of discipline based upon race and gender, Cornelius Walker wonders how the perception of race will affect his two sons. Race plays a strange role in my...
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Why You Are Wrong to Hate Lebron
Critics say he’s not tough enough. Clevelanders hate him because he left. They’re wrong. To kick off the college basketball season, I wrote a piece about the danger of idolizing coaches. In honor of...
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How to Pretend You’re from Cleveland
Interested in mingling inconspicuously with the natives from the Mistake by the Lake? Bridget Callahan’s got some can’t-miss tips for you. First of all, yes, I know, why would anyone want to...
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Rove Hack: The Anonymous Conspiracy
Did hacker group Anonymous foil Karl Rove’s evil election-stealing plan? Greg Olear offers evidence that this conspiracy theory may be true. WHEN FORMING theories of conspiracy, as I’ve written...
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The Nature of the Nectar
Do men find their first drink more memorable than women? Having a kid come back from active duty means you double up on holidays for a while. We celebrated both his birthday and Easter last Sunday....
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Cleveland Officers Recount Finding Missing Women (Video)
Amanda Berry, a woman missing for 10 years, and two other women were rescued on May 6 by Cleveland officers; watch their emotional recounting of the rescue. Responding to a 911 call on May 6,...
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Ghettotainment: Charles Ramsey and the Rise of Racial Tourism
Nico Lang wonders if the real reason we’re interested in Charles Ramsey is not because he’s a hero, but rather because he confirms our stereotype of the “hilarious Black neighbor.” Have you heard of...
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A Reel Education: What My Father Taught Me at the Movies
I’ve learned the most from my dad when we’re sitting in the dark with our mouths closed, my head on his shoulder as the opening credits flicker into place. — My father and I are serious about...
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LeBron James is Walkin’ the Walk
Liam Day explains why so many NBA fans just can’t help but hate the Miami Heat’s superstar. LeBron James has done it again. For the second year in a row his Miami Heat are NBA Champions. And he has a...
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What You Learn When Teaching For America
Teach for America corp member Martin Byrne discovers his true potential with the help of 40 Cleveland students. — “When you join Teach for America, you teach for America!” – Wesley Byrne If a...
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So . . . This Happened. Three Things in Sports (Dec. 15, 2014 Edition)
Our weekly Monday sports round-up features three-time ‘So . . .This Happened’ Featuree Odell Beckham Jr., Johnny Manziel being shown the money (but not how he imagined) in his starting debut, and a...
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So . . . This Happened: Three Things in Sports (Jan. 19, 2015 Edition)
Our Monday sports round-up features the epic Green Bay collapse in Seattle, New England pasting the not-ready-for-their-closeup-yet Colts, and King James hating on his coach. ♦♦♦ 1. The Epic Green...
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The Decision II: The Torment is LeBron
Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James will probably resign with his hometown team, but as the city will tell you, nothing is guaranteed in the Cleveland. — It was February 6, 2013 and an especially...
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Five New Year’s Resolutions For The Political Media
Here’s how the political media can do better in 2016. Another year has come and gone, and like everyone else our political media was far from perfect in 2015. This isn’t anyone’s fault, after all...
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Delegates Meet Destiny in Cleveland
Embed from Getty Images After Brexit, we know that current voter outrage can produce shocking results. Here’s hoping then, that RNC delegates vote their conscience in Cleveland, and dump Trump. — On...
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Why Every City Should be Cleveland
Embed from Getty Images Every sports town should take a page out of the Cleveland playbook for who they are at heart – believers. — As confetti filtered streets are slowly swept and Cuyahoga County...
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DOJ’s Police Reports Disconnected from Fatal Incidents
More atrocious than what was actually stated in the Department of Justice’s report on the Baltimore Police Department – confirmed within the document were the suspicions that black citizens, maligned...
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Returning an Adopted Child: A True Story
An Ohio family “returned” their adopted son after nine years. Brent Almond takes issue with that. — I had seen the headlines about a couple “returning” their adopted son after nine years, and I had...
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How Josh Gordon Finally Got it Right
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published on December 22, 2018, when Josh Gordon took his leave from the NFL. It was not the first time we wrote about Josh Gordon and his struggles. Back in...
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What Your Life as a Global Expat Means for Your Children
“So, where are you from?” This innocuous question isn’t easy for everyone to answer. My birth country is England, but I’m definitely not British, and only after we moved to Spain did my earliest...
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