Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Cleveland makes a comeback...
...years ago Cleveland was a national joke. The combative antics of 32-year-old Mayor Dennis Kucinich had outraged nearly every segment of the population, and the citizens were trying to have him recalled. The president and five members of the city council were indict ed for accepting bribes from carnival operators. The school board president was arrested for baring his bottom in public...
...Cleveland is making a comeback...
During the past year, convention business has flourished, school desegregation has proceeded peacefully, and a modest construction boom has begun. For the first time in years, the Cleveland Browns even had a shot at the Super Bowl. Most impressive of all, the city last month finally dug itself out of default...
...principal architect of Cleveland's renaissance is George Voinovich, 44, the Republican former Lieutenant Governor who defeated Kucinich in last year's mayoral election. Voinovich began by patching up relations with the Cleveland business community. He persuaded major firms to donate the services of their top auditors and executives for more than four months to analyze the city's books and management problems. By April, Cleveland had balanced its budget. Voinovich persuaded local banks to refinance $10.5 million in defaulted notes last month, and in effect to loan the city another $25.7 million - both at a fire...