Chris Maag, Author at Cleveland Scene

System Failure

Teachers paddled. Foot fetishists promoted. The worst school in Ohio just keeps getting weirder.

It could be the worst school in Northeast Ohio. And you’re paying for it.

A tale of strange medicine, cops in ski masks, and Ohio’s out-of-control war against natural health.

Ohio’s pedophile priests have Bishop Pilla in their corner.

A failed campaign shows Ohio’s Democratic Party in all its glorious suckitude.

After a massive blackout and a near nuclear meltdown, FirstEnergy is up to its old tricks.

A lawsuit threatens to pierce Dick Jacobs’ veil of secrecy.

An expensive government program was doomed from the start. Jim Petro’s just the last to know.

Through secret deals, banks and car dealers are ripping you off — with the legislature’s blessing.

Introducing Marc Brown, the odd genius behind Norton Furniture.

When you’re a “he” who wants to become a “she,” a small-town firehouse is a nasty place to be.

Critics say Ferris Kleem gets extra pay for sloppy work. Lately he seems determined to prove them right.