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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Trolls are often faceless provocateurs who exist to inflame, distort, or muddle the narrative of topics that capture their attention. Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood has been a target of trolls for years. |
A frequent troll argument is the notion that people with the economic means to leave the neighborhood have long since left and have never returned. The trolls are at their busiest whenever a headline paints the neighborhood in a negative light. |
Jim Jagger, a lifelong Collinwood resident and owner of a successful home inspection business, could live most anywhere he wanted. He suspects there will be an onslaught of fresh trolling in the wake of negative news coverage of Collinwood this week. He said it makes him sad and angry. It also makes him defiant. |
Closing arguments in the closely-watched capital murder trial of Joseph McAlpin are expected Monday. McAlpin is on trial for the murders of Michael Kuznik and Trina Tomola, who were shot to death at their Collinwood car dealership two years ago this week. The trial has been a spectacle with McAlpin, who has no legal tr... |
The cameras will be rolling in the courtroom, and the trolls will undoubtedly again declare open season on Collinwood. Jagger has a simple response. |
“A lot of people talk about Collinwood who don’t know Collinwood. They either left or they were never here. Regardless, the strength of Collinwood is its people. We know our neighbors. I know that might sound like a canned answer, but the neighborhood’s strength is its resiliency and its diversity. We are an accepting ... |
I met Jagger for the first time Friday morning at ironically-named Six Shooter Coffee, a coffee house and small-batch roaster on Waterloo Avenue. He was the kind of unassuming and unelected community leader I had been searching for when I called my friend Michael Jenovic, a Bratenahl police officer and retired Cuyahoga... |
“You won’t find a better booster of Collinwood, its people and its potential,” Jenovich told me. He was correct. |
Jagger came to our coffee house meeting with a list in his hand categorizing dozens of things he loves about the neighborhood. He said he wanted people to know that Collinwood is more than a community that runs along the lake, contains multiple beach clubs, hosts a popular state park, and has an abundance of solid and ... |
“Our summer concert series is probably the strongest indication of how we, as a neighborhood, come together and enjoy each other. I would invite people to come and see what we’ve created. Anyone who loves free good music that’s performed in a beautiful setting next to the lake should consider spending an evening with u... |
The Eastshore Park Club Summer Concert Series, which Jagger has helped organize for nearly 15 years, is geared toward creating a sense of community and fostering neighborly relations. The concerts, which are held every Thursday in June through August, often draw upward of a 1,000 people. In recent years, food trucks an... |
This is the kind of stuff that doesn’t make headlines. But, it matters. |
Jagger, 72, graduated from St. Joseph High School before it merged with Villa Angela. He graduated from Western Reserve University with a double degree in political science and geology before Western Reserve became known as Case Western Reserve University. And as a very young man, he waited tables at a Cleveland Height... |
In other words, Jagger has been around. He knows Cleveland well and most of Northeast Ohio for that matter. He said his home inspection company has been hired to work on some of the most expensive residential properties in Northeast Ohio over the past 30 years. Jagger knows if a house has good bones, in the same way he... |
“I think Collinwood’s future is bright. People should come and see for themselves,” said Jagger. |
MARK COLVIN: The ABC has obtained evidence that an Australian company allegedly bribed the president of Nauru and his justice minister. |
A Gold Coast-based company, Getax, allegedly made the corrupt payments to president Baron Waqa, justice minister David Adeang and other MPs. |
Leaked emails show that Mr Adeang, who's widely seen as Nauru's most powerful politician, suggested that the company should take over what remains of the island's phosphate business. |
The case is now the subject of an investigation by the Australian Federal Police, as Alex McDonald reports. |
ALEX MCDONALD: He may not be president of the tiny pacific nation, but everyone on Nauru knows that David Adeang calls the shots. |
SPRENT DABWIDO: He's basically running the place. You'll see that most of the portfolios he's always choosing will be those portfolios that are bringing money. |
ALEX MCDONALD: Former president Sprent Dabwido is one of five opposition MPs suspended from parliament for criticising the government. |
He describes Nauru under David Adeang as a place where basic rights such as freedom of speech have been stripped away, and corruption is rife. |
SPRENT DABWIDO: In the past, crooks steal at night, but these days, these crooks, this government, they steal at night, they steal at the daytime, at lunchtime, breakfast. |
ALEX MCDONALD: Leaked emails show when David Adeang was in opposition, he received a $10,000 a month from the Australian phosphate company Getax. |
In one email, David Adeang suggests Getax could take over the island's publically-owned phosphate business. |
DAVID ADEANG EMAIL (voiceover): It will not be easy. |
ALEX MCDONALD: Mr Adeang writes to Getax director Amit Gupta in 2009. |
DAVID ADEANG EMAIL (voiceover): As a business, in the long term, it may be ideal. |
ALEX MCDONALD: The leaked emails reveal that David Adeang solicited a further $650,000 for himself and other corrupt politicians, including the current president Baron Waqa. |
SPRENT DABWIDO: The only national asset we have that's worth protecting, he was offering to be sold so he could get some $50,000-70,000 for campaigning. |
ALEX MCDONALD: After years of political instability, David Adeang and his supporters took power in 2013. |
Nauru's police commissioner, former AFP officer Richard Britten, was sacked a month later. |
The ABC has discovered he'd been investigating the bribery allegations. The timing, according to the island's former magistrate Peter Law, was suspicious. |
PETER LAW: I was aware that an investigation was going to be conducted by the commissioner, the previous commissioner Richard Britten. He had let that pass just socially to me that he was investigating corruption. |
ALEX MCDONALD: After Richard Britten was sacked, dozens of other foreign officials were either removed from the island, had their visas cancelled or resigned. |
Those who criticise the government now face the threat of seven years' jail. Nauru's government has even banned Facebook. |
GEOFFREY EAMES: Activities in Nauru are lurching very close to a denial of democracy. I think it's a very unfortunate situation. |
ALEX MCDONALD: The island's former chief justice Geoffrey Eames is another casualty of the government in Nauru. |
GEOFFREY EAMES: Australia and all Australians should be extremely concerned if any pacific island nation disavows the rule of law and lurches towards a dictatorship. We've got a very strong interest in ensuring that the Pacific is a stable region. |
If Australia sees that what is happening in Nauru is in fact a denial of the rule of law to its citizens, then Australia has got a very great financial interest as well as social interest in ensuring that that situation doesn't remain. |
ALEX MCDONALD: The bribery allegations are being examined by the Australian Federal Police. |
A Nauru government spokesman denied the president accepted bribes from Getax or anyone else. He also claimed there'd been no crackdown on free speech in Nauru. |
But Sprent Dabwido fears he could be punished for speaking out. |
He's also concerned that Australia - which gives the country more than $25 million in aid each year, plus tens of millions to host its regional processing centre - will remain silent. |
SPRENT DABWIDO: The Australian Government have their ears very close to the ground in Nauru. The Australian Government will start really knowing that they're dealing with a dictator. |
MARK COLVIN: Former president Sprent Dabwido ending Alex McDonald's report. |
The event, on Friday at the InterContinental Miami hotel, comes at a particularly tense moment in American immigration history. |
Just days after Trump was sworn in as president, he signed several immigration-related executive orders including one that put an immediate halt to the admission into the United States of refugees and travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Khan harshly critic... |
Early Sunday, after a judge blocked the ban, a federal appeals court denied the Justice Department’s request for an immediate reinstatement. |
“Donald Trump’s race to violate constitutional principles and fundamental American values by targeting Muslims and immigrants is of tremendous concern,” Khan said in a statement. |
At the AI Justice event in Miami, Khan will receive America’s Immigrant Spirit Award, which “celebrates the extraordinary contributions of immigrants to the United States,” according to an AI Justice statement. |
Pacheco will receive the Holly Skolnick Human Rights Award for her “unwavering courage as a DREAMer and immigrant rights leader,” according to the statement. |
“Both Mr. Khan and Ms. Pacheco have used their voice to empower the voiceless in the face of adversity and continue to inspire people around the country as they uphold the ideals on which the U.S. was founded,” the statement said. |
Jeffrey Toobin, a best-selling author, staff writer at The New Yorker and CNN senior legal analyst, will deliver the keynote address. |
Cristina Pereyra-Alvarez, a former 11th Judicial Circuit judge, will serve as mistress of ceremonies. Hundreds are expected to attend, including many of South Florida community leaders. |
Since 1996, AI Justice has provided free legal services to 100,000 immigrants from all over the world. |
ATLANTA—Police say former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones was attacked during a run-in with a facility-service employee at the airport in Atlanta. |
Atlanta Police spokesman Jarius Daugherty says Jones confronted ABM Industries employee Frank Ragin after Ragin made a “gesture” toward the football player Tuesday night at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Police say words were exchanged before Ragin struck Jones with a closed fist, causing a cut to Jo... |
Cellphone video footage shows that Jones and Ragin traded several punches with each other. Jones ultimately knocked Ragin down to the ground with a punch to the face then hit the employee one more time before a man broke up the fight. |
Daugherty says that at some point during the fight, Ragin ended up hitting a woman who was with Jones, injuring her hand. He says Ragin was the aggressor and Jones defended himself. |
Jones and his friend declined medical treatment. |
Ragin was arrested on two counts of battery and taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries. |
Jones, a one-time Pro Bowler, spent eight seasons with the Bengals. He’s also played for the Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys. |
Even though police determined Jones wasn’t at fault, the NFL veteran has had other off-the-field issues. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanour charge after his confrontation last year with hotel security personnel and an obscenity-filled tirade against arresting police officers. |
Police said Jones kicked and used head-butting as he was arrested for allegedly assaulting a hotel employee. The NFL suspended Jones for one game for a violation of its personal conduct policy. |
BILLY DAVIES wants a meeting with the Nottingham Forest board, but has decided to stay with the Midlands club. |
Billy Davies is faced with another season in the Championship after Nottingham Forest lost their play-off semi-final against Blackpool. |
Davies, who has heavily questioned his directors this season, said: "I am not considering my future or reviewing my position but I will be sitting down with the board in the next week or two. |
"Clearly things need to be discussed. It was a massive disappointment to lose the way we did but I'm still contracted to this club and we have made big strides in 12 months." |
Check out the latest area high school baseball and softball standings plus Tuesday's games. |
Tuesday’s games – Abilene Wylie at Aledo; Abilene Cooper at WFHS; Northwest at Rider. |
Friday’s results – Aledo 1, WFHS 0; Abilene Cooper 3, Rider 2 (10). |
Saturday’s results – Aledo 7, Trinity 2; Denison 6, Rider 5; Lubbock Christian 6, Abilene Wylie 2. |
Tuesday’s games – Hirschi at Graham; Burkburnett at Iowa Park. |
Friday’s results – Graham 14, Hirschi 0; Iowa Park 14, Burkburnett 1. |
Saturday’s results – Graham 6, Stephenville 4; Vernon 2-9, Stamford 6-1. |
Tuesday’s games – Boyd at Jacksboro; Brenckenridge at Paradise; Millsap at Brock; Peaster at Tolar. |
Friday’s results – Breckenridge 11, Jacksboro 0; Brock 1, Paradise 0; Peaster d. Millsap; Boyd 9, Tolar 1. |
Tuesday’s games – Henrietta at Bowie; Childress at Holliday; City View at Nocona. |
Friday’s results – Bowie 12, City View 0; Childress 11, Nocona 1; Holliday 8, Henrietta 3 (9). |
Tuesday’s games – Petrolia at Archer City; Olney at Electra; Seymour at Quanah; Windthorst vs. Benbrook in Graham (non-district). |
Friday’s results – Archer City 14, Quanah 2; Electra 16, Northside 11; Olney 17, Seymour 13; Windthorst 14, Petrolia 0. |
Friday’s results – Rider 8, WFHS 2; Abilene Wylie 6, Abilene Cooper 5; Aledo 16, Nolan Catholic 0. |
Tuesday’s game – Burkburnett at Iowa Park. |
Friday’s results – Graham 16-17, Hirschi 0-0; Burkburnett 4, Iowa Park 3. |
Tuesday’s games – Jacksboro at Boyd; Paradise at Breckenridge; Brock at Millsap; Tolar at Peaster. |
Friday’s results – Jacksboro 5, Breckenridge 0; Boyd 23, Tolar 13; Brock 11, Paradise 1; Peaster 15, Millsap 0. |
Friday’s results – City View 10, Bowie 0; Childress 18, Nocona 8; Henrietta 7, Holliday 1. |
Tuesday’s games – Archer City at Windthorst; Electra at Olney; Petrolia at Seymour; Quanah at Northside. |
Friday’s results – Petrolia 17, Olney 2; Archer City 17-19, Seymour 0-0; Windthorst 19, Quanah 0. |
CORVALLIS — Benton County officials have banned displays of wild and exotic animals such as those often found in circuses. |
The Gazette-Times reports that commissioners held a second reading this week of the ordinance banning animal acts after they had voted unanimously in favor of the measure last month. |
The measure aims to prevent the exploitation of exotic circus animals like elephants, tigers and lions, but it also prohibits acts featuring animals found locally like wolves, raccoons and skunks. |
The ordinance exempts some types of animal exhibitors, including filmmakers, educational institutions and animal care providers. |
The ban takes effect in January. |
The hardest part about buying furniture from Ikea is not constructing it. It's making sure it’s going to look good in your home. The truth is, most of us are not equipped with the trained eye of an interior designer, which can lead to some regrettable purchases. That’s where Ikea’s new catalog app comes in handy. Using... |
The way it works is this: Customers flip through the print catalog, and when they come across a plus symbol on a page, they hover their phone or tablet over it until a screen pops up asking them to scan the images on the page. At that point users will see the bonus features, which could be a 360-degree view of a room, ... |
>They place the physical catalog in the spot where they envision their new love seat. |
There are only around 100 products available for the 3-D augmented reality option, which in the grand scheme of a 300-plus page catalog doesn’t amount to much. But the furniture that was chosen—generally larger centerpieces like sofas and chairs—make a lot of sense as the primary options. When customers find the piece ... |
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