by Steve Love | Oct 28, 2021 | Blog
Former Akron Deputy Mayor Dorothy Jackson wore many hats and put on many faces during the course of a life that ended on the cusp of 88 years. She could separate the chaff from the wheat but had trouble differentiating between the two Akron mayors for whom she worked....
by Steve Love | Oct 26, 2021 | Blog
In the 1950s, small-town newspapers that practiced community journalism seemed not only larger than life but also life itself to us paperboys who delivered them. Readers and advertisers and most of those who ended up on its pages valued newspapers. They were part and...
by Steve Love | Oct 23, 2021 | Blog
The plot of the Cleveland Browns’ season thickened with revelations surrounding their 17-14 victory over the Denver Broncos at FirstEnergy Stadium. Some of the revelations occurred on the field. One could be observed stalking the sideline. And the most important may...
by Steve Love | Oct 19, 2021 | Blog
When I began the Mayfield Memorandum project this season, it seemed as if there would be countless opportunities to expand the focus from Baker Mayfield himself to those who made significant contributions to his and the Cleveland Brown’s success. And why not? The team...
by Steve Love | Oct 16, 2021 | Blog
When I wrote Football, Fast Friends, and Small Towns: A Memoir Straight from a Broken Oklahoma Heart, I omitted a word from the title—journalism. I wasn’t trying to deceive readers but in these days of deep distrust and even hatred for the news media, it seemed the...
