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Friday, November 13, 2009

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Newsmaker: Rep. Betty Sutton, D-13. The Barberton native is serving her second term in the US House of Representatives. She recently was among the slim majority that approved a health care reform measure, sending the debate to the Senate. She was also the chief sponsor of the Cash for Clunkers program that spurred more than half-a-million Americans to buy new cars.

Roundtable: Henry Gomez, reporter, The Plain Dealer; Patrick Shepherd, founder, Cleveland Stonewall Democrats; Laura Johnston, reporter, The Plain Dealer.

Medical Mart—What Next? Plans for a convention center/medical mart keep changing. The county’s business partner, MMPI, this week abandoned plans to renovate Public Hall and make it part of the complex. MMPI also pointed to Mall C as the most likely site for the Medical Mart as negotiations for another parcel of land stalled.

Consultant Points to Potential Savings: A private consultant is recommending substantial reorganization of city operations and fee hikes to offset a projected deficit next year. The report, prepared for Mayor Frank Jackson calls for consolidating some departments, charging fees for trash pickup, and closing some recreation centers. Jackson’s financial planners say business as usual will result in a deficit as high as $50-million next year.

Transgender Rights: Cleveland City Council is being asked to extend the same legal protections now afforded gay and lesbian people to transgender citizens. The group Ask Cleveland submitted the request this week in the form of hundreds of signed postcards. Cleveland is one of the few cities in the nation with a domestic partner registry which allows people in non-traditional relationships to formally declare their alliance.

Berlin Wall Anniversary: Ceremonies in Germany and elsewhere marked 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. The concrete and barbed wire barrier, built in 1961, encompassed socialist East Berlin and for a quarter-century prevented the free flow of people from east to west. Its destruction was soon followed by the reunification of Germany and the fall of the Soviet Union.

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