UFO Abducts Cow on Video!?!

  I don’t even care if this is a hoax. It’s damn funny.

Public Enemy # 1: Bill Mason

Did the Independent shame the Plain Dealer into finally taking action on Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason? Days following The Independent’s publication of an article on patronage within the prosecutor’s office, which the Plain Dealer was too afraid to publish, the paper released a story about Bill Mason’s attempt to influence a sitting judge’s decision [...]

Kathie Lee Disses Ohio Bigfoot Hunters

  Apparently, on the eighth hour of the Today Show sometime last week, Kathie Lee Gifford did a short segment on the search for Bigfoot, during which one well-known Ohio tracker was interviewed. I know it was a slow news week, but the only Kathie Lee/Bigfoot video I want to see is the one where [...]

Coast Guard Vs. UFO over Lake Erie!

  This is an oldie but a goodie. According to Richard Dolan’s book, UFO’s and the National Security State, the Coast Guard was alerted to a giant UFO that appeared to be breaking apart an ice pack on Lake Erie, near Eastland, Ohio, in 1988. From the report: That day, a Coast Guard representative [said] [...]

Jonesin for Jamaica in the CLE

  Though Carlos Jones and The PLUS Band fans have had ample opportunities during the summer and fall to catch a show, their upcoming gig at the House of Blues Dec. 20 is their last chance to get down to some Carlos before the summer—unless they’re planning a trip to Jamaica.             The PLUS Band [...]

Peanuts Interviews David Mauk

  Best known for his work years ago with the rock band Champion, keyboardist David Mauk moved to Las Vegas five years ago and started a second musical career doing ambient/electronica music. With his first solo disc, “12 Months,” now available, it was time to play catch up with Mauk and see how it all ties into [...]

When to let the cops in.

  Many of us have taken at least one Government class in High School and have studied a bit of the Constitution.  However, few schools offer a class in law, and so we graduate without an understanding of what protections the law affords us when dealing with the police or the court system. Most police [...]

Seven Pines, Week 11

Nina Turner fallout: A Who’s Who.

  George Forbes has crawled out of his hole, Aunt Jemima is serving pancakes to State Senator Nina Turner, and the entire political landscape of Cuyahoga County is heading to battle stations. Who doesn’t love Issue 6!   From 1973 to 1989, George Forbes was the circus act known as City Council President. And as [...]

LA Times scooping Cleveland news

  The Independent has learned that the LA Times is writing an expose on Nehst Studios, the Cleveland-based film company with ties to Al Ratner and imprisoned crook Bernie Madoff.               In August, we reported on Nehst Studios’ strange involvement with the Cleveland Film Commission and the Ohio Department of Development [Nehst of Vultures]. [...]