Cleve. Plain Dealer Rep Calls Bloggers 'Pipsqueaks,' Wants to Embargo

July 10th, 2009 1:41 AM
Something must be in the water at the Cleveland Plain Dealer.In the past couple of weeks, longtime columnist Connie Schultz, who happens to be married to U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown, has come out in favor of changing copyright law to "save newspapers" (the relevant columns are here and here). Its Readers' Representative has also jumped on board.This hostility towards blogs and bloggers is not a…

Imam Ahmed Alzaree Resigns from Islamic Center of Cleveland

October 29th, 2007 4:24 PM
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer's David Briggs, quoted in entirety for fair use and discussion purposes -- the news and the preceding posts explain it all:New Cleveland imam quits before he startsImam Ahmed Alzaree announced Monday, three days before he was to start work as the spiritual leader of the Islamic Center of Cleveland, that he was resigning.Alzaree said allegations by bloggers that he…