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Identity theft among top tax time scams Gray Foxx’s to hold fashion show Kid’sKid’s Corner Corner SPORTS MENU TIPS The Gray Foxx will present a senior fashion Tax season is underway in Ohio and across Quincy Harris, who is 11 show on Saturday, October 31 at St. Luke’s Manor, 11311 years old and a 6th grader at St. Domi- the nation with 1099 and W-2 forms already land- Shaker Blvd. (in the auditorium) from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Cavs Beat Mavs A Healthier nic’s School, recently won the James ing in mailboxes. The Internal Revenue Service has event is to benefit Domestic Violence and Child Advocacy In Pre-Season Game Mac’n Cheese Is Tasty Toney Boxing Tournament in Ann Ar- Center and tickets are $10.00 each. For information and also issued its annual list of the most common tax- bor, Michigan in the 110 pound novice to purchase tickets, call 216-229-2420. Hattie Dunn Cal- related scams, called the Dirty Dozen. At the top division. Quincy, who is dedicated to vin, who is one of the coordinators for the fashion show, boxing, is trained by his father, Rodney of the list is identity theft followed by potential tax views the event in the following light “They are just like See Page 6 See Page 7 at 65th Street fine aged wine... they just get better with time!” Harris Gym. swindles pitched by phone and email. VOL. 36 No. 37 Tuesday, October 20, 2015 - Friday, October 23, 2015 Daily ASTSIDISSUED FRIDAY EW FREEE SERVING: LARCHMERE - WOODLAND, SHAKERE SQUARE, BUCKEYE, N WOODLAND, MT. PLEASANT, SFREE LEE & AVALON, HARVARD - LEE, MILES - UNION, UNIVERSITY CIRCLE AREA, READ ON - WRITE ON WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, VILLAGES OF NORTH RANDALL, HIGHLAND HILLS AND CITY OF EAST CLEVELAND READ ON - WRITE ON “COVERING THE NEWS TODAY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW” McGinty using youth as ‘scapegoat’ in police killing By PAT WHITE of the car. There were no finger prints of any of the young men Attorney Michael Cheselka in the car on the gun. Hill, who has filed a motion asking Cuyahoga McGinty alleges was the shooter, County Common Pleas Judge Jo- had no gun reside on his hands. seph D. Russo to dismiss charges for Bullets found at the scene did not murder and manslaughter against match the gun found in the car. Devonta Hill, 23, who is charged McGinty charged Hill with the murder of his friend, Ken- with murder, felonious assault, neth Smith, despite a federal jury involuntary manslaughter, fail- finding that Cleveland Police Offi- ure to comply with order, signal cer Roger Jones was responsible for of police officer, aggravated riot, Smith’s death in a civil suit which discharging of firearm on or near prohibited premises, and tamper- awarded the family $5.5 million dol- Utilicon Construction workers began resurfacing Woodland Avenue ing with evidence. lars. between E. 89th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in July with a May According to Cheselka, Hill’s trial is set for Jan- 2016 completion date for the $4,609,440.00 project. Traffic will be maintained Smith McGinty uary 11, 2016. McGinty is using Hill as a “scape- Smith, an unarmed 20 year lice officer, Jones, at Prospect Road with one lane in either direction during construction. Cheselka is requesting goat” to avoid charging Jones with old aspiring singer, who was shot in and E. 9th Street on March of 2012. that the court answer why Hill Smith’s death. the head by off-duty Cleveland po- According to court docu- CEO Gordon will seek renewal of levy was charged with a murder that ments, three witnesses in a car stopped CMSD District CEO Eric woes of the district, Gordon’s sal- occurred after he was already in at the same traffic light said they saw Gordon told the school board in a ary will increase from $227,700 police custody, and he is asking Smith with his hands up when Jones recent meeting that the district will to $239,200, and he will receive ENDORSEMENTS why Jones was not charged in fired the single shot which killed him need to ask voters next November bonuses tied to increases in the connection with Smith’s death. Voters encouraged to vote for Issue 8 instantly. McGinty sent a letter to renew the 2012 levy which will graduation rate, attendance, parent EAST SIDE DAILY NEWS encourages all voters in Smith’s autopsy, which was expire in 2016. engagement and third-grade read- Cuyahoga County to vote for Issue 8 on Tuesday, November 3. to Cleveland Police Chief Calvin recently confirmed by the Cuyahoga Williams on April 17, 2014 in Voters were told in 2012 ing proficiency and a simultane- Issue 8 is an existing renewable levy with no tax increase County Medical Examiner’s Office, which he wrote that Jones “he- that if a massive four-year, 1.5 mill ous increase in enrollment in high- which continues to benefit Arts and Culture in Cuyahoga County. shows that Smith was killed by a single roically took action to protect the tax that brought an additional $60 performing schools and a decrease Arts and Culture drives the economy as well as improves the educa- bullet to his brain that went from his safety of the citizens of Cleve- million a year into the district did in the number of failing schools. tional performance of children, while attracting tourists, residents, left temple and lodged in his brain. land.” not pass that teachers would be Since his tenure, the and businesses. It is also a source of pride. This indicates that Smith was shot in an A federal jury disagreed laid off and the district would lose Cleveland Schools have contin- The passage of Issue 8 will grow the economy in the county upward direction at point blank range with McGinty’s findings. The sports and music programs. ued receiving falling grades in as well as create thousands of jobs and encourage visitors to the to his left temple, and this directly con- eight-person jury deliberated for Gordon said that without all categories on the state report county. It will also have an impact of billions of tourism dollars be- tradicts how Jones reported that Smith more than two hours before it the renewal, the district will have card. ing brought into the county. was killed while reaching down into found that Jones violated Smith’s to find $33 million in savings over In April, according to the The Arts and Culture renewal levy has made Cuyahoga the car from the passenger’s seat for a Fourth Amendment rights. The four years to avoid having a bud- accountability board, the Cleve- County one of the top public funders of Arts and Culture in the coun- weapon. city is appealing the verdict. get deficit. land schools failed to collect $8.5 The tragedy of Smith’s death try and has been one of the most successful initiatives in the com- As Hill’s case winds Gordon added that with- million in federal rebates. is compounded by McGinty charging munity’s history. through the county’s judicial sys- out the renewal, he is projecting a The CMSD has a running Hill rather than Jones for the crime. tem for the past four years, he is More than $125 million invested into the county’s Arts and $250 million deficit by the 2019- countdown on its website of 382 Following Smith’s death, a working and registering for col- Culture sector, including grants for operating and project support for 20 school year. days until voters decide on Issue gun was found on the center console lege classes. Despite the financial 108 to renew the levy. museums and cultural institutions, small community theaters, non- profit galleries, and nature centers. The renewal levy will provide 1,200 grants to more than 300 arts, cultural, educational, and community organizations and Angela Davis to speak at college 2,300 programs in unique locations in the county, and 1.4 mil- Angela Y. Davis, inter- Think Tank 2015 opens gEvents.html. lion annual educational experiences for kids, including more than nationally known for her work to with a screening of the film, Find- More information is 18,000 annual field trips. combat oppression in the United ing the Gold Within, on Thursday, available on the website or by EAST SIDE DAILY NEWS encourages all voters in States and abroad, will deliver the Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. in Strosacker calling the institute at 216-368- Cuyahoga County to vote for Issue 8. keynote lecture and participate in Auditorium. One of the students 7568. a moderated dialogue for Case featured in the documentary is The Social Justice In- Western Reserve University So- now a CWRU student. He will stitute at CWRU aims to pro- cial Justice Institute’s third bien- participate in a Q&A following vide a space for promoting and Gasoline prices jump in area nial Think Tank—“Educating for the screening. supporting social justice-related Northeast Ohio gas the national average from moving Struggle: Social Justice, Empathy All events are free and research, scholarship and teach- prices have increased eight cents, dramatically higher. and Social Transformation.” open to the public. Donations ing; for building trust with and are welcome. Registration is re- improving our community and according to AAA East Central’s Before the end of the Davis, the Distinguished quested and can be made online society; for growing social Fuel Gauge report. The national year, drivers could still see the Professor Emerita of History of through the Social Justice Insti- change leaders; and for promot- average is $2.31.