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Only the Best of the Best Make it in Cleveland Politics

A Cleveland City Council seat was left vacant when Councilwoman Patricia Britt became the Council Clerk. Six candidates have already sprung up to run for the position, but they’re not exactly your typical Councilperson material. One has been convicted of murder, a factor that actually bans him from holding office, another pleaded guilty to forgery and stealing from a federal agency, yet another was brought up on drug charges, and one is thinking about filing for bankruptcy. Cream of the crop, eh? For voters it will be a question of past versus present, or maybe of how all these people ended up running for the same position. The PD has the full story.

He Should Have Sent it to Dear Abby

You’re in prison awaiting trial for a number of robberies you committed across three counties in Ohio. What do you do? Maybe talk to your lawyer about a plan, file for a plea bargain, read some books, lift some weights, write a letter to a friend about robbing and murdering possible witnesses and how to clean up afterwards. Well, for Richard Delaney that last one seemed like the best course of action. Unfortunately Delaney’s letter was read before even being sent out (is that legal?) and now the dude has conspiring to commit aggravated murder charges on top of everything else. Delaney is apparently going to try the “as a goof” defense. Good luck, fella.

Get Your Film On

Okay, so we’re a little behind, but the Cleveland International Film Festival opened on March 6th. You can get info about films, times, tickets, etc. right here. And WCPN recently interviewed Bill Gentzler, the artistic director of the festival who spends much of his time in dark rooms across the world. You can listen to that interview here.

Quick Scraps

It’s official, Progressive has ruined the Indians home field, but don’t worry cause Ohio now has their own Ikea, and The Cavs still know what the fans want, replacement tickets for Saturday night’s hard to get to game.