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Fugitive Goes Hipster to Hide Identity

So what do you do if you are a Solon resident wanted on federal weapons charges? How about hightail it to Mexico and grow yourself one mean stache. What do you not do? Keep your Ohio license plate. Nice try though, fella.

Still Can’t Get Enough Politics?

Well then we’ve got a debate for you. Steven LaTourette and Lewis R. Katz will be going at it at the City Club today. You can even watch that shit live on the INTERNET. Information super highway indeed! It starts at 12:30 and I can’t think of a better way to spend your lunch hour, unless of course you have a six-pack. Here’s the story, and here’s the page where you can watch the debate.

Cleveland: Always Aiming To Piss Off Feds

The Downtown Inner Belt isn’t meeting safety standards, which leaves a two options. One would be to eliminate some midtown exits, like Carnegie and Prospect, while the other would be to lower the speed limit to 40 mph and install signals on entrance ramps. The problem with the first is that it could hurt businesses located at those exits, the problem with the second is that local radio stations would have to stop playing “Can’t Drive 55,” because it would cause mass speeding problems. Don’t worry too much; they’ve got profesors working on this.

Pervs Find Way to Videotape Legally

I hope that lured you in. The real story here is that videothevote.org, a website started by film maker Ian Inaba who made a documentary about the disenfranchisement of black voters in Florida in 2000 and in Ohio in 2004, will have about 50 Ohio residents filming different polling locations and then reporting back to the website to show everyone else the problems. These should include long lines, unopened stations, an affluence of camel toe, and sausage parties. These are the things we care about.

The Plain Dealer Plays Catch Up Yet Again

We’re pretty sure The Plain Dealer didn’t even know what hip-hop was until ’96 or so, and now they’ve caught up to the grind. This includes a detailed (I am not kidding) description of the dance, which the author of the article also refers to as freaking (I really, really wish I was kidding). I’ve already said too much. Just read it.

Just A Little More Politics

Check out the Scene’s take on the election, sure it is a little less harsh on the eyes, but the jokes sound like they were written by a high school student whose only knowledge of politics comes from his parents’ dinner conversations. And honsetly, what does it say for your publication if your election coverage is in comic format?

Today’s WTF?

Bernie Kosar is pulling a stint on America’s Most Wanted. Get it all.

New Movie!

That’s right, Andy has dipped into the archives yet again to bring us another cinematic gem, or at least a quick laugh. Check it out here.