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ROLDO BARTIMOLE began reporting about Cleveland in 1965, when he signed on as a Plain Dealer general assignment reporter.  He left conventional journalism in 1968, after a year stint at the Wall Street Journal, to start Point of View, a small newsletter of Cleveland political content.  The newsletter ended publication after 32 years, in 2000.  He has written for various alternatives and occasionally for  national publications.  Although Roldo doesn't believe in seeking journalism awards, he's proud to be a 1991 recipient of the Shafeek Nader Trust's second annual Joe Calloway Award for Civic Courage.  Some of Roldo's past work is available on the Cleveland State University Memory site which can be searched online by clicking here.  

   


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11/19/08... Loss of Ed Hauser, Cleveland's Death Rattle & Dan T. Moore
10/29/08... Rock Hall of Fame... Blundering Mayor Jackson & City Council
10/22/08... Resist the Urge to Vote for Nader...
10/15/08... Leadership - Know Enough to Criticize It?
10/15/08... Ruth Emmer and Al Stern
09/10/08... PD's Biased Choice of Sutherland Over Lawson Jones
and It Was a Meaningless "Public Meeting"
08/13/08... A Story Not Available at Our Bought Newsmedia
08/12/08... Fannie Lewis - A Cleveland Original and a Treasure
07/09/08... Lerners and Their Money... ah, Our Money
07/02/08... Jacobs, Ratners Get Reductions on 20-Year Loans Made by City at Zero Interest Rate
06/18/08... Predictable Downsizing at Plain Dealer
06/11/08... From Carl Stokes to Barack Obama
06/04/08... Get Plain Dealer Off Its High Horse on County Reform
05/28/08... Downtown Jobs Fight Not as Simple as PD Describes
05/21/08... Developers Allowed to Decide Cleveland's Future
05/07/08... Has The Burden Become Too Heavy?
04/18/08... County Commissioner Hagan's Record Leaves Taxpayers Naked
(With Editorial Cartoon by Ralph Solonitz)
04/09/08... Plain Dealer Can't Tell Truth on Medical Mart Deal
04/02/08... 1968 - The Year That Changed It All
(With Editorial Cartoon by Ralph Solonitz)
03/05/08... Hagan, Dimora Comedy Act Makes for Tragedy
and Why Did Cleveland State University Have to Pay for Debate?
02/27/08... Cimperman is Doing Corporate Work
(With Editorial Cartoon by Ralph Solonitz)
02/20/08... Cuyahoga County Disaster Number One
02/18/08... Was Plain Dealer Editorial Written with Straight Face?
and Joe Cimperman - The Delivery Boy for Developers
02/13/08... Can We Give You Anything Else?
01/30/08... Critic Bashes Roldo, Supports Dick Jacobs
and Plain Dealer Localized a Bobby Fischer Story
and Dennis Eckart Too Conflicted as Political Commentator
01/23/08... Name Doesn't Matter, $56 Million Dollars Does
and WKYC's Donovan Shills for Browns and
Kucinich Tests the Fates Again and County Deal Doesn't Inspire
01/16/08... A Rich History of Cleveland's Community Activism
and 2007 County Bed Tax Breaks the Revenue Record
and My How the Money Rolls In - and Out
01/09/08... Banshee1 of Lakewood, Don't Cry for Dick Jacobs
and
County Commissioner Tim Hagan Again Puts Taxpayers in Bind
12/26/07... Disgraced Visitors Bureau Fed $100 Million by Cuyahoga County
and "Passion for Justice" Tells History of Legal Aid for Poor
12/19/07... Is This Forest City's Bow-Out & Mayor Frank Jackson's Cash Cow?
12/05/07... Does Dick Jacobs Deserve This Honor?
11/28/07... The Audaciousness of Dennis Kucinich
11/14/07... How Much Can Community Stand as Corporatized Pols Nurture Elite?
11/07/07... A Blogger Treated as a Reporter by Plain Dealer
and A Strong Insurgency Provided Carl Stokes a Lift
10/13/07... Can't You Peasants Ever Be Satisfied?
10/03/07... A Most Undeserved Honor
09/24/07... Reporters Snooze to Avoid Displeasure of Bosses
and Jackson Loser in Sweeney-Lipovan Dispute
09/05/07... County Spending Us to Poor House,
Corporate Journalism Thrives at Plain Dealer
and Reducing Cleveland City Council
08/22/07... Take From Poor, Give to the Rich
08/08/07... Should Hagan Have Recused Himself from Vote?  (Medical Mart)
08/01/07... Suckered Before, Why Not Again (Medical Mart Sound Familiar?)
07/25/07... 'Sicko' Shames and Plain Dealer Embarrasses and Ratner Handouts
07/18/07... Fast Food Journalism at the Pee Dee and Squaring Lake Erie
07/11/07... George Forbes, Misdemeanor Culprit
and
Cleveland Plus, Plus and Plus
07/04/07... Plan for Medical Mart, Convention Center
and
The Score on Politicians & Business vs. Public
and
NFL Has Bernie Parrish on its Trail
06/29/07... Back-Stabber Tim Hagan at it Again, Wants New Tax
06/20/07... No Will in Cleveland to Solve its Real Problems
06/14/07... Cleveland Cavaliers Take Over News Media
06/06/07... A History Lesson for New Plain Dealer Editor Susan Goldberg...
The Cleveland Press - Death by Greed
05/23/07... PD Editor Doug Clifton Departs with Mixed Record
05/16/07... Local County Dems Hire Republican Petro, Cincy Firm
and
Bothered... Ain't Nothing Going to Change

and
A Campaign Plan Gone Awry... Jane Campbell & The Avenue
04/18/07... Plain Dealer's Bias Flagrant in Tax Abatement Editorial
04/11/07... More Sam Miller, George Forbes, Tim Hagan... City of Absurdities?
and
PD Gives Back of Hand to Its Architecture Critic Steven Litt
04/04/07... Helpful Sam Miller
03/07/07... Cleveland Abatement Policy Benefits Wealthy Most
02/01/07... Bikes Get More Attention Than People
and
Tim Hagan and Gateway Bonds - 2007 Payment

and
Tax Freeloaders Yell Loudly... We Need More!
and
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's Boilerplate
01/24/07... At The City Club of Cleveland:  Comments as a Panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists' "The Future of News Media" Event... "Troubled Newspapers Flounder"
01/05/07... When the Cleveland Press Really Died
12/20/06... C'mon Home, Dennis Kucinich
and
Toledo Blade Links Sen. Voinovich to Tom Noe
and
When Will We Do Something About America's Insurgency?
12/13/06... Trouble Signs in Cleveland, and Foundation Power!
12/06/06... Crain's Cleveland Business Publisher Brian Tucker and I Agree!
11/16/06... Post-Election:
Democrats Here Front for Wealthy Interests
and
Mayor Frank Jackson Doesn't Sound Credible
and
Smokers... Head for the County Line
10/25/06... Issue 3... Politicians, Elites Use Children to Sell a Swindle
and
On the Arts Cigarette Tax, Issue 18
and
Kucinich Still Problem for Plain Dealer; Run Again for President?
10/18/06... Cleveland's New Platinum World at The Q... The Beat Goes On
09/27/06... Newspapers Show Editorial Wallop of Political TV Ads
09/20/06... Ohio Ballot Issue 3...  Lose & Lose, Not "Learn & Earn"
09/07/06... No! To Cigarette Tax for Arts
and
$30 Million Dollars to Further Screw Up a Cavs Game
and
Republican 2008 Convention Belongs in Tampa
08/09/06... New PD Publisher Terrance Egger Speaks at City Club
08/02/06... Frank Jackson & The Message He Sent at Granddaughter's Trial
and
Plain Dealer Causes a Stir - Will That Be the End?
07/19/06... Pony Up Again for Dick Jacobs (Chagrin Highlands Big Box)
07/07/06... Quick, Give Me $250,000 ("Why" Comes Later)
and
To Poach or Not To Poach?
06/28/06... Selling Selves Out Might Not be a Bad Ken Blackwell Idea
06/22/06... A Shallow Plan for Public Square
06/14/06... LeBron & Ratner & Bye, Bye Cleveland
and
Can There be Any Reprieve from Our Elites?
06/09/06... Cleveland 1981 to 2006... Bad Brock
05/24/06... New Plain Dealer Publisher Terrance Egger Ain't Poor No More
05/03/06... The Flats Deal is a Disgrace and a Fannie Lewis Comment
04/26/06... Cavs Need Luxury to Practice, Urban Renewal Starving the Beast
04/26/06... Kucinich is Worth a Million Plain Dealer Editorials
04/19/06... Go Where the Money Is - Cleveland Clinic & University Hospitals
and a very short commentary...
Whatever Happended to Alex Machaskee?
04/12/06... Selective Shakedowns, but Shakedowns Nonetheless
04/05/06... No School Levy While Some Pay No Property Taxes
plus a short commentary...
Convention Facilities Commission on Vacation
03/29/06... Can There Really be an Abatement Debate?
03/13/06... Cleveland Mayor Jackson Goes Slowly... That's Not Bad
02/19/06... Experts Play the Public Cheap with Bogus Sales Pitches 
02/08/06... An Alternative to United Way... Community Shares
02/01/06... Tax Scam Team Poised, MLK's Cleveland Connection Ignored 
01/26/06... Peter Lewis Page One, Robert Woodworth Fast Arrival at PD 
01/19/06... PD Publisher Machaskee Leaves Record of Mediocrity, Failure 
01/11/06... Convention Center Sales Tax in the Works 
01/11/06... Mayor Jackson's First Move Made with Perfection 
12/28/05... Ione Biggs... A Quiet But Determined Voice for Peace 
12/28/05... Smokers Light Up Less and Less, Sin Tax Tells 
12/21/05... Bloggers... Too Much Competition for Dick Feagler?
12/14/05... Charity Inc... Are Charities Solutions or Evasions? 
12/07/05... Is Mayor-Elect Frank Jackson Buckling?
12/07/05... Is Cleveland City Council Obsolete?
11/23/05... Bloggers... The New Ingredient in Civic Discourse
11/16/05... New Mayor... What Can We Expect from Frank Jackson?
11/02/05... "Believe in Cleveland"
11/02/05... Ann Chudner, Citizen
10/12/05... Dispirited City Acts Dispiritedly... Guess Why
09/21/05... Near Comatose Cleveland Not Helped by The Plain Dealer
(plus a Short comment on Forest City's Convention Center)
09/14/05... Killing Government by Strangulation...
Old Republican Strategy & Only Thing Bush Has Done Well
08/24/05... Former Cleveland Mayor Michael White's Neck
on The Plain Dealer's Chop List Now
08/24/05... Memo to Chris Ronayne, re: OfficeMax...
Give Until it Hurts, and Then Give Some More
08/17/05... 40 Years Ago, Plain Dealer Missed the Boat:
Robert Manry & Tinkerbelle
08/10/05... What If...
07/27/05... Convention Fever, Doug Clifton and An Election
07/13/05... Publish or Perish?  The Plain Dealer Does Neither
06/29/05... Nonprofit Leaders Find Charity Profitable
06/22/05... PD Disses Heywood Sanders, Critic of Convention Centers
06/22/05... Politicians Been Veery Veery Good: Jacobs and Miller-Ratner
06/15/05... Wolstein PR in The Flats:
Plain Dealer from the Bottom of the Deck
06/08/05... And Now to the Surreal and the Absurd:
Has the Plain Dealer Forgotten that George Forbes Has a Past?
06/08/05... Ed Rybka:  A Good Reason Not to Cut Cleveland City Council
05/11/05... "Is Anyone Else Getting Bored with Roldo's Endless
 Attacks on Gateway?"
04/20/05... Charity: Smart Guys Take But Make Believe They're Giving
04/06/05... Gateway Wants to Tap Taxpayers for More Bucks
04/06/05... Convention Facilities Authority: No Faking this Month
04/06/05... Connie Schultz: No Argument Here
03/18/05... Sen. Voinovich Proves Money Talks - Big Time,
The Cleveland Mayoral Campaign - A Question,
Corrections to 03/11/05
03/11/05... Convention Facilities Authority:
Fake Authority, Fake Meetings, Faked Out Public
03/11/05... Whacking Mayor Campbell Becomes Media Sport
03/11/05... Plain Dealer Knee-Jerk Attitude on Wal-Mart Predictable
03/04/05... Argument: Big Projects Don't Produce Big Enough Paybacks
02/23/05... Liberal Press?  My Experience Says...
02/09/05... News Media Unlikely to Tell You
02/09/05... Mayor Campbell Needs to Jettison Re-Election Plans
01/28/05... The Rich Enjoy a Gilded "Gilded Age" With Bush
01/19/05... Awaken Citizens, the Pickpockets are Coming Again
01/19/05... The Shrinking "News" Paper
01/05/05... Run, Rokakis, Run
12/17/04... Convention Center Authority Wants Privacy
12/08/04... Frank Jackson for Mayor?
12/08/04... Ideastream Combines WCPN and WVIZ
12/08/04... Art Helps the Economy Again at Channel 19
12/08/04... Convention Center Study
10/27/04... Voting for Kerry Because This Election is Too Important
10/27/04... The Plain Dealer's "Endorsement" of Bush
10/20/04... Does The Plain Dealer Favor Bush or Kerry?
Or Does Machaskee Cast Only Vote?
10/06/04... TV News Couldn't Resist a Naked Body - Tom Coyne's
08/09/04... Ralph Locher: A Dose of 1960s History,
Or Why Cleveland Mayors are Expendable
07/21/04... The Plain Dealer and Its Love Affair with Voinovich


 


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