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Friday, December 9th, 2011After the automatic recount on Monday, December 5, it became official: I won a seat on City Council. It was a close race – basically a three-way tie between Phyllis Evans, Jeff Coryell and me, with Dennis Wilcox firmly in first place. Phyllis came in second, and I was third – good enough to win. [...]
House Proud! State Board Approves Shaker Farm
Saturday, November 5th, 2011It’s another well deserved tribute to the excellent quality of so many residences in Cleveland Heights. On Friday, November 1, I attended a meeting in Columbus of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board, which was considering, among others, the application I wrote and assembled with help from neighbors and Cleveland Heights experts proposing the [...]
Candidates Forum
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011A recording of the candidates forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters and FutureHeights on October 6 is now available. View video from the forum online at http://vimeo.com/30564868. All candidates for Cleveland Heights City Council were present and participated, so this is a good chance for you to make comparisons. I was the first [...]
If you wish to vote by mail
Friday, October 7th, 2011The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections wants to make sure voters know that ballot applications are no longer automatically mailed to voters. You, as a voter, are accustomed to receiving an application in the mail, but now you must request your ballot application. You must obtain and return a Vote by Mail ballot application if [...]
Get Your Mary Dunbar Yard Sign
Thursday, September 29th, 2011Yard signs are popping up all over town. To request your “Elect Mary Dunbar, City Council” yard sign, click on “Volunteer” above, fill in the electronic form, and check the yard sign box. Your sign will soon be delivered free of charge to your home and inserted in your front yard. Certain placement restrictions apply, [...]
Officially on the Ballot
Monday, September 12th, 2011Friday morning, September 9, I turned in 31 partial petitions with 516 signatures at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (BOE). I only needed 282 signatures but was advised to have lots of extras since the BOE no longer does pre-checks before the deadline, and that means there is no second chance. When I turned [...]
Presentation on September 27
Sunday, September 4th, 2011Come to the Lee Road Library at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, September 27, for a public meeting about a new historic district for Cleveland Heights – the Shaker Farm Historic District. The meeting will feature a presentation by a representative from the Ohio Historic Preservation Office on what becoming listed as an historic district on [...]
Collected Works
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011There’s so much to do in a campaign for Cleveland Heights City Council that it’s hard to find time to blog. While I’m looking for that time, click on “Read the full story” for a list a articles I’ve written over the past three years for the Heights Observer. I am now gathering new ideas [...]
Party to Raise Funds for the Dunbar Campaign
Thursday, August 4th, 2011You missed the fundraiser on August 11 to help elect Mary Dunbar to Cleveland Heights City Council, but it’s not too late to make a donation or get involved. Just click on the Donate button on the menu bar above to learn how to make a contribution. Click on the Volunteer button for a list [...]
Why Bicycles Matter
Monday, August 1st, 2011Let’s be honest: I have found that the Cleveland Heights Bicycle Coalition could be a full-time job, because there’s so much to do to encourage and facilitate bicycling in our city! Fortunately, lots of people embrace this cause and want to help.
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