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Endorsement roundup
Statewide issues
Cuyahoga County
MAYORS
Bedford Heights: Fletcher
Berger
Berea: Cyril Kleem
Brooklyn: Kathleen Pucci
Chagrin Falls: William A.
Tomko
Euclid: Kirsten Holzheimer Gail
Highland Heights: Scott E.
Coleman
Highland Hills: Frank Young
Independence: Anthony L.
Togliatti
Lakewood: Michael P. Summers
Maple Heights: Annette M.
Blackwell
Mayeld Village: Brenda Tedeschi Bodnar
Parma: Timothy J. DeGeeter
Seven Hills: Richard
DellAquila
South Euclid: Georgine Welo
ISSUES
Lorain County
MAYORS
Avon Lake: Gregory J. Zilka
Elyria: Holly C. Brinda
Lorain: Chase M. Ritenauer
North Ridgeville: G. David
Gillock
Portage County
MAYORS
Streetsboro: Glenn M. Broska
Tallmadge: David G. Kline
Summit County
MUNICIPAL JUDGES
Bedford: Michelle Paris
Elizabeth Sullivan
Opinion Director,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Andrea Hogben
President,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
George Rodrigue
Editor,
Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Chris Quinn
Vice President of Content,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Kevin OBrien
Deputy Editorial Page Editor,
Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Sharon Broussard
Editorial Writer,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Christopher Evans
Editorial Writer,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Peter Krouse
Editorial Writer,
Northeast Ohio Media Group
Thomas Suddes
Editorial Writer
Ted Diadiun
Editorial Writer
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Mark Naymik |
MAYORS
Akron: Dan Horrigan
George Rodrigue |
Editorial
mnaymik@cleveland.com
Maple Heights: This dying suburb is losing a political personality in Mayor Jeffrey Lansky, who
is not running for re-election. Two
candidates want to replace him:
business owner Annette Blackwell
and Councilman Bill Brownlee.
While Brownlees grandstanding and self-righteous air would
make him an entertaining mayor,
Blackwells experience and quiet
demeanor make her the right
choice.
Brownlee, who is working harder than Blackwell on the campaign trial, also has a penchant
for suing the city. Earlier this
year, Brownlee correctly pointed
out that the city had been violating open records laws by failing
to keep proper minutes of meetings. But he and another resident
decided to sue the city rather than
broker a correction and leave it at
that.
Next week, the council is expected to vote on settling the suit
for $22,000, according to city records. Nearly all the money will
go the attorneys who filed the
case on behalf of Brownlee and
the resident, who could pocket a
few hundred bucks each. In a city
that cant afford to pick up leaves