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Ygal Kaufman

@gentleentry

squamp. Journalist for Ideastream Public Media. no explanations about retweets because it’s not 2008.

 Cleveland, OH
Joined August 2013
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Conor@condormorris14 Jun 2025
Good afternoon! @gentleentry and I will be covering the 'No Kings' protest today in Cleveland, but we're also keeping an eye out on how other protests are going in Northeast Ohio. If are at one today, let us know how it goes!
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Hey, sports fans! Were you — or someone you know — at Ten Cent Beer Night, the Miracle of Richfield or another historic moment in Northeast Ohio sports? Remember the Cathedral Latin-Holy Name Charity Game of 1946? Were you a Cleveland Stokers or Pipers fan? Share your memories!
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Lucy May@LucyMayCincy18 Apr 2025
How an Ohioan became the 'luckiest' game show contestant ever - via @gentleentry wvxu.org/2025-04-18/how-an-o…

How an Ohioan became the 'luckiest' game show contestant ever

Michael Larson, from Southwest Ohio, made history in 1984 when he won over $110,000 on the daytime game show, Press Your Luck. A new movie in theaters tells the tale.

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East Cleveland's interim mayor says there's a way through city's 'dark patch' ideastream.org/government-po…
East Cleveland's interim mayor says there's a way through city's 'dark patch'

East Cleveland's interim mayor says there's a way through city's 'dark patch'

Sandra Morgan is seeking to pass a budget, expand the police department, conduct forensic audits of city government and avoid bankruptcy.

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Waiting for summer for an outdoor dip? A Chagrin Falls woman is not ideastream.org/soi-section/2…
Waiting for summer for an outdoor dip? A Chagrin Falls woman is not

Waiting for summer for an outdoor dip? A Chagrin Falls woman is not

Claire Hilbers, 46, of Chagrin Falls does regular polar plunges and competed in the sixth International Ice Swimming Association World Championships in Molveno, Italy in January.

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Conor@condormorris7 Mar 2025
Why are so many adults in Cleveland, and beyond, struggling with low literacy? I talked to folks who said they were failed by the education system, and how they're trying to recover now as adults: ideastream.org/education/202…

Why are so many adults struggling with low literacy in Cleveland and beyond?

The number of adults scoring at the lowest level of literacy and numeracy in the U.S. has increased in recent years, and Cleveland in particular struggles with high rates of adults struggling on that...

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Cleveland TV legend 'Big Chuck' Schodowski dies at 90 ideastream.org/arts-culture/…
Cleveland TV legend 'Big Chuck' Schodowski dies at 90

Cleveland TV legend 'Big Chuck' Schodowski dies at 90

The longtime Hinckley resident spent more then five decades making Northeast Ohio laugh.

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Cleveland's sandwich? Say hello to the Polish Boy ideastream.org/community/202…
Cleveland's sandwich? Say hello to the Polish Boy

Cleveland's sandwich? Say hello to the Polish Boy

While not the city's "official" sandwich, the Polish Boy may be the closest thing the city has to a signature food item. It owes its history to Black barbecue chefs and Polish immigrants bringing the...

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A bookstore and a redevelopment plan lead the charge to revive Cleveland's dying Galleria mall ideastream.org/community/202…
A bookstore and a redevelopment plan lead the charge to revive Cleveland's dying Galleria mall

A bookstore and a redevelopment plan lead the charge to revive Cleveland's dying Galleria mall

Holiday season is upon us, but Downtown Cleveland's Galleria mall is mostly empty. Developers hope renovations will revitalize the once-bustling building.

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Katy McAfee@katyjmcafee3 Dec 2024
About six years ago I heard a story about Todmorden, a small English town that grows edible plants on random bits of city land and it blew my mind. I recently learned Austin has a similar concept just east of I-35. Story here ⬇️ kut.org/energy-environment/2…

Austin has an edible food forest open to everyone — and it's getting bigger

Festival Beach Food Forest is in the early stages of expanding its edible garden from less than an acre to 3.5 acres. Organizers hope to plant hundreds more fruit trees, vegetables, herbs and...

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'I don't give up on my neighborhood': Euclid residents work to combat gun violence ideastream.org/health/2024-1…

'I don't give up on my neighborhood': Euclid residents work to combat gun violence

The Euclid Hope Task Force and Case Western Reserve University began an effort to develop community-led solutions to the rise in youth gun violence in the East Side suburb of Cleveland.

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some great pictures from my partner-in-crime tonight, @gentleentry. results are slowly trickling in. hoots and hollers when good news for the GOP comes across the screen:
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Sarah Donaldson (@SarahEDon) profile pictureSarah Donaldson@SarahEDon6 Nov 2024
🗳️☑️🧵 good Election Night, y’all! i’m in Westlake, where Bernie Moreno staff and voters are slowly filtering in. both Lt. Gov. Jon Husted and AG Dave Yost are scheduled to show later. polls close very soon—at 7:30 p.m.
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Folks starting to trickle in now at the Knight Stage in Downtown Akron for the watch party for Congresswoman Emilia Sykes & the Summit County Democratic Party. @AbigailBottar is at Kevin Coughlin’s event in Cuyahoga Falls. We’ll have coverage for @Ideastream! Tune in!
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Can political campaign button sales predict an election? These history buffs think so ideastream.org/government-po…

Can political campaign button sales predict an election? These history buffs think so

The American Political Items Collectors gather in Canton annually. This year collectors weighted in on the upcoming election.

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Akron woodcut artist Meryl Engler carves artistic wave to Havana Biennial ideastream.org/arts-culture/…

Akron woodcut artist Meryl Engler carves artistic wave to Havana Biennial

Akron-based artist Meryl Engler was a part of a select group of Ohio artists to travel to Cuba earlier this year for an artistic residency with the 2024 Havana Biennial.

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Conor@condormorris22 Oct 2024
Cleveland school district has thousands of empty seats and it says it needs to cut back even if a levy passes. Should it close schools? A deep dive from me today: ideastream.org/education/202…
With thousands of empty seats and budget challenges, should CMSD close schools?

With thousands of empty seats and budget challenges, should CMSD close schools?

Years of declining enrollment have left the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, and urban districts like it across the country, with challenging questions about what the "right size" is for them.

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Guardians deliver another thriller in ALCS Game 4, but lose to Yankees ideastream.org/sports/2024-1…

Guardians deliver another thriller in ALCS Game 4, but lose to Yankees

The Cleveland Guardians overcame a four run deficit to tie the game, but lost to the Yankees in the ninth inning. Down three games to one, the Guardians are now one game from elimination as Game 5,...

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Cleveland Guardians win thrilling, pivotal ALCS Game 3 ideastream.org/sports/2024-1…
Cleveland Guardians win thrilling, pivotal ALCS Game 3

Cleveland Guardians win thrilling, pivotal ALCS Game 3

The Guardians finally got the pitching they needed from a starter, plus a miraculous late home run, in order to take the Yankees into the 10th inning and ultimately a win.

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BREAKING FROM CLEVELAND CITY HALL: The Haslam Sports Group (owners of the Browns) are officially moving the team from Downtown Cleveland to Brook Park. More to come. @Ideastream
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Lane Thomas lifts Guardians over Tigers in thrilling Game 5 to advance to ALCS ideastream.org/sports/2024-1…

Lane Thomas lifts Guardians over Tigers in thrilling Game 5 to advance to ALCS

The Cleveland Guardians had trouble with Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal at first, but broke out behind a Lane Thomas grand slam to advance to the ALCS.

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