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Mary Rose Oakar, pioneering Ohio congresswoman, dies at 85
by Sabrina Eaton, Cleveland.com
September 14, 2025
The Cleveland Democrat served eight terms, championed women’s economic rights and secured $400 million for breast cancer research during her congressional career.
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Sewer District recommends removing Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights
by Steven Litt 7/23/25, Ideastream
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will soon recommend removal of the Lower Lake Dam in Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights, resulting in the draining of Lower Lake, replacing the lake bed with 17 acres of park land.
100 Years of Historic Firsts at CLE
(Cleveland Hopkins International Airport)
by Paul Soprano, July 1, 2025
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The Reverse Demolition of the Guardians of Traffic
by Pamela Dorazio Dean, Director, Italian American Museum of Cleveland
The 43-foot-tall statues, masterfully carved by Italian immigrants and now the namesake of Cleveland’s MLB team, once faced demolition — but the official behind the plan met his downfall instead.
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https://orderisda.org/culture/old-school/the-reverse-demolition-of-the-guardians-of-traffic/
Early Shakerite archive is now on line thanks to
This memorial was in the Shakerite, November 11, 1929. Dr. Kerruish’s bio is here
She was a physician, activist, a mother active in education and greatly revered in the community
by Grant Segall May 8, 2025
One hundred years ago, a pioneering librarian opened a new flagship for the pioneering Cleveland Public Library.
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When Joan Campbell invited the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to speak at her all-white church in the Cleveland suburbs in 1965, she had no idea of the furor it would cause.
Bomb threats were made to her family’s spacious home in Shaker Heights, where Ms. Campbell was a full-time wife and mother. Some members of Heights Christian Church, where she worshiped, refused to let Dr. King cross its threshold.
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“During a visit by King to Cleveland, he met briefly with Rev. Campbell and mentioned offhand that he had never been invited to speak at a mostly White church in the area. She suggested he come to the Heights Christian Church, where she was part of the congregation.”