rtatrain.jpgRTA needs another $254 million to keep its buses, trains, tracks and stations in good repair.(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has $254 million in unfunded projects that are needed to restore all corners of its bus and rail network to good condition.The stark math of the shortfall was set forth Tuesday as RTA trustees approved the agency's 2016 budget for infrastructure investments and took a five-year look at its needs through 2020.RTA has identified federal, state and local sources for $338 million in...…rtatrain.jpgRTA needs another $254 million to keep its buses, trains, tracks and stations in good repair.(Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer)CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has $254 million in unfunded projects that are needed to restore all corners of its bus and rail network to good condition.The stark math of the shortfall was set forth Tuesday as RTA trustees approved the agency's 2016 budget for infrastructure investments and took a five-year look at its needs through 2020.RTA has identified federal, state and local sources for $338 million in...WW…

NEW!168sharesMore than 190 years ago, Sir Robert Peel and his command staff penned nine guiding principles for London's first modern police force. They've become known as "Peel's principles" and are still widely studied and referenced in police literature today. Though the principles were written in different times, we wondered, do people think they still apply today?Click through the principles in the slideshow and let us know what you think.As for Peel, he went on to found England's Conservative Party and twice serve as Prime Minister, as well.Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerDon't...…NEW!168sharesMore than 190 years ago, Sir Robert Peel and his command staff penned nine guiding principles for London's first modern police force. They've become known as "Peel's principles" and are still widely studied and referenced in police literature today. Though the principles were written in different times, we wondered, do people think they still apply today?Click through the principles in the slideshow and let us know what you think.As for Peel, he went on to found England's Conservative Party and twice serve as Prime Minister, as well.Rachel Dissell, The Plain DealerDon't...WW…

NEW!This profile was originally published in The Plain Dealer on March 14, 2004.Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia learned early in life that he had to be more than just ordinary.He had to be something special, something super.Something big enough to lift his mom and dad out of their depression after losing their two youngest children in accidents 14 months apart.It was bad enough that 8-year-old Jeff had lost his little brother, who was also his best friend, and his sister. Now he was losing his parents, too.Mom would lock herself in her room and cry. Dad, the big, strapping Mexican with the...…NEW!This profile was originally published in The Plain Dealer on March 14, 2004.Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia learned early in life that he had to be more than just ordinary.He had to be something special, something super.Something big enough to lift his mom and dad out of their depression after losing their two youngest children in accidents 14 months apart.It was bad enough that 8-year-old Jeff had lost his little brother, who was also his best friend, and his sister. Now he was losing his parents, too.Mom would lock herself in her room and cry. Dad, the big, strapping Mexican with the...WW…

NEW!ballot.jpgTaking a photo of your ballot before you cast appears to be illegal in Ohio. Courts have overturned other more explicit bans on so-called ballot selfies.(David I. Andersen, The Plain Dealer, File, 2004)Cleveland, Ohio - Before you post that vote photo or a smiling selfie of you and your ballot, One that carries at least the possibility of time behind bars.However, while sharing your ballot - whether on social media or otherwise -  is technically illegal, authorities say they won't will be scouring Twitter for #ballotselfie posts in order to snag scofflaws.That is, unless...…NEW!ballot.jpgTaking a photo of your ballot before you cast appears to be illegal in Ohio. Courts have overturned other more explicit bans on so-called ballot selfies.(David I. Andersen, The Plain Dealer, File, 2004)Cleveland, Ohio - Before you post that vote photo or a smiling selfie of you and your ballot, One that carries at least the possibility of time behind bars.However, while sharing your ballot - whether on social media or otherwise -  is technically illegal, authorities say they won't will be scouring Twitter for #ballotselfie posts in order to snag scofflaws.That is, unless...WW…