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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Joe Cimperman hopes to tear down his former hero, Dennis Kucinich
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Beat Down
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Everybody Hates Mike
The peril of coaching an icon.
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How Progressive insurance lost what made it progressive
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (22)
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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How Progressive insurance lost what made it progressive (17)
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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Rubber-Made
Latex trumps leather at gay-guy garbfest.
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Bernie's Back
Beloved Browns QB moves the Gladiators into their new home.
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Big MAC Attack
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Car-Studded Event
Superstars' rides join the latest makes and models at the Auto Show.
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It's Greek to Her
Noted researcher patterns first novel after ancient tragi-romance.
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At South by Southwest, nothing says alt-country like booze and beards at the New West day party
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Reader: Progressive is "young" because it whacks all the veterans
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Practice being Irish by getting hammered in Parma. Huh?
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R.E.M. at SXSW: A lapsed fan's notes
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Plan of attack for St. Pat's
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Recent Articles By Cris Glaser
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West Side Stories
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The Pipes Are Calling
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Wheels on Reels
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Plug Into Austin's Power
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Holy Moses!
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National Features
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Phoenix New Times
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"Why I'm No Longer a Brain-Dead Liberal"
An election-season essay from one of America's greatest playwrights.
By David Mamet
When the 3 Blonde Moms comedy show rolls into town this weekend, one member of the Los Angeles-based group will feel at home. Joanie Fagan plans to celebrate Mother’s Day with her Cleveland-born husband, their daughter, and his very large family. “He’s one of six kids,” says Fagan. “And all the kids have kids.”
But Fagan and fellow funnygals Helen Keaney and Maryellen Hooper don’t need a special day to pay tribute to Mom. They do it every time they’re onstage. During their stand-up routine, each plays a role: Keaney is the neighborhood hottie who’s married to a felon, Hooper represents all the “earth mothers” who put up with accident-prone hubbies, and Fagan is “the Stepford wife on way too many lattes.” “We’re the real Desperate Housewives,” says Fagan, who played Optimists’ Club president Faith on The Drew Carey Show. “It’s your typical suburban story that every woman can relate to -- because they are one of us, and they know what we’re talking about. They laugh with us as a stress release.”
Fagan says tour stops give her the opportunity to bond with mothers across the country. “When every mom becomes a mom, it’s a constant, immediate bonding,” she says. “We’ve all been through the same things, and we’re doing the best that we can. Having a sense of humor also helps.”
Thu., May 10, 8 p.m.; May 11-12, 7:30 & 10:15 p.m.; Sun., May 13, 3 & 7:30 p.m.
