Think the latest Browns debate was ugly? It was tame by 1996 standards, Cleveland.com Jan 3, 2026

Michael White, who was Cleveland’s mayor at the time, takes a tour of the Browns lakefront stadium in 1999. To White’s right is project director Diane Downing.Gus Chan, The Plain Dealer

Think the latest Browns debate was ugly? It was tame by 1996 standards.
History doesn’t repeat, but it rhymes, especially when it involves the mayor, City Council and the Cleveland Browns.
by Sean McDonnell, Cleveland.com
January 3, 2026
https://www.cleveland.com/news/2026/01/think-the-latest-browns-debate-was-ugly-it-was-tame-by-1996-standards.html

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