Roldo - who steadfastly champions Jim Rokakis - now, finally concedes that he is part of the local problem. Published in this month's Plain Press, but first posted at Have Coffee:
http://havecoffeewillwrite.com/?p=58853 [1]
"Bought off by the same old names to rule Cleveland for decades. The powers to keep Cleveland colonized. See Sam Allard’s piece [2] about the same old names buying City Hall for corporate Cleveland.
And this doesn’t account yet for donors to the mayor’s campaign.
Government purchasers.
Hell the same old names from the 1980s-1990s: Ratners, Carneys (they go back to the ’60s if not ’50s… the major league team owners, the developers, the familiar law firms, the DeGeranimos, the Council ticket long-term punchers—John Zayac and Mary Anne Sharkey and even friendly Jim Rokakis, who should know better—who does know better."
Links:
[1] http://havecoffeewillwrite.com/?p=58853
[2] https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/kevin-kelleys-community-chest/Content?oid=13049277