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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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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (14)
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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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Sour Notes (434)
Underneath its glossy exterior, the Cleveland Orchestra has a dark side. His name is William Preucil.
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Crazy Talk
Miranda Lambert is a lot like any other girl with a soft spot for guns and setting exes on fire.
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The Bravery's New World
New-wave revivalists discover the power of three-chord guitar rock.
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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Keep on Truckin'
Jason Isbell finds life after the Drive-By Truckers.
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It took them 10 years, but the Sadies finally craft a country-rock classic
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Akron mom embezzles $12,000 from PTA
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Dispatch: Either Derek Anderson gets roster bonus in '09, or Quinn fans celebrate
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Cleveland's power brokers take a turn at high fashion
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Sound of Ideas Host Dan Moulthrop steals our idea, raises money for cancer
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Review: Nellie McKay seduces the crowd at Nighttown
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Recent Articles By D.X. Ferris
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Years after he gave up on rock music, Bob Mould plugs back in
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Beer, BBQ, industry schmoozing: Rounding up SXSW 2008’s local delegates
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A bunch of metal guys start a management company
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The Gutter Twins
With Great Northern. Wednesday, March 12, at the Beachland Ballroom.
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The White Tie Affair
Opening for Secondhand Serenade, with Making April and Automatic Loveletter. 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, $12 (all ages). Agora Ballroom, 5000 Euclid Ave., 216-241-5555.
National Features
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Houston Press
"It Was Like an Armageddon Movie"
For days after Hurricane Rita, a Texas prison was hell on earth.
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SF Weekly
The Candidate
Our columnist knows Ralph Nader's running mate all too well.
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The Pitch
How Not To Be a Rap Star
First of all, lay off the Ecstasy.
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Village Voice
Project Runaway
What becomes a gossip columnist most?
By Michael Musto
Like the pseudo-Amish ECW wrestler Roadkill, Hostile Omish have a questionable gimmick, but the Cleveland alt-rock quartet will wear you down, even if they have to rise before dawn and work at it all day.
As the World Churns unloads a barrage of borderline-funny gags that run the gamut from simplistic to juvenile. "Subway (the Parody)" tells the story of ordering a sub. Along the way, it makes a detour through Cake's "The Distance" and on to the chorus: "He's making a sandwich/He's going for cheese." It's a groaner, but it's the best sammitch-shop jam you'll hear this year.
As for the anti-weed number "Prick" -- it contains some winning social commentary: "You think you're pretty hot/We all know you're not . . . You're nothing but a prick." If the disc doesn't make you snort at least once, you are some kind of prick.
