Martin Kuz, Author at Cleveland Scene

Bless Me Father

In life, Father Don Rooney was loved by thousands. In death, he became an ugly caricature of the Catholic Church.

His name muddied by scandal, Benny Bonanno tries to scrub himself clean.

The feds say Dave Takach was a player in one of Cleveland’s largest pot rings. For a big-time dealer, he’s not what you’d expect.

A Pentecostal pastor wants to boot a Catholic church from a Collinwood theater.

Either the feds are too inept, or they just don’t want to know what roils beneath Uniontown.

Universal health care, a concept left for dead, twitches back to life.

Ivan Sawchyn filed so many lawsuits, even the courts got sick of him.

John Lucas has his team in rehab, but they just can’t escape their addiction to losing.

Family and friends can’t believe a 10-year-old committed suicide.

From Cold Warrior to nuclear waste custodian: RMI’s 40-year legacy of devouring public funds

No one cared about Ansell workers before 9-11. Now patriotism might just save their factory.

Foster parents Hal and Billie Elston, scorned and spurned, quietly refuse to abandon their home or their work.