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Here’s how local pressure washing powerhouse Pristine Clean turned a mythological creature into a metaphor for solving one of Northeast Ohio’s biggest problems for homeowners

Although the mythological Kraken goes back to a 12th century Norwegian legend (perhaps rooted in sightings of giant squid)—the sea monster has been recently popularized in comic books and in the 1981 movie Clash of the Titans, when it appears as a pet of Poseidon. Zeus orders the creature to destroy Argos to punish Acrisius, the king of...

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A Final Thought: Cleveland’s Calling

My wife and I met in 1982 while attending Columbus College in our hometown of Columbus, Georgia. The school is now called Columbus State University, but back then we called it UCLA—the University of Columbus ’Longside the Airport. One of my wife’s college friends was a Jewish girl named Rosie who impressed me because she was so...

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The Gutter Boys’ exclusive Valor Gutter Guard system includes many advantages

Northeast Ohio’s The Gutter Boys just experienced one of their biggest Augusts ever. That’s because summer storms were more common than usual, including 4 inches of rain in a single day in parts of the region. “When it rains, it pours,” says company founder Anthony Alberino. “When homeowners see water overflowing their gutters, they...

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A Final Thought: Facebook Memories

I gave up Facebook in May of 2020. We were still reeling from the Covid lockdown and my Facebook feed was filled with misinformation and vitriol. In addition, the Democrats were about to hold their convention to choose a presidential candidate to run against Donald Trump, and my friends on the left and right were fighting like children in a...

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Cover your gutters before fall

I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but I sure have. The leaves are beginning to show slight color and many are already turning brown and falling. Last weekend I raked a half a Hefty bag of leaves from my fire pit area. And it’s only August. “Fall is definitely on its way and so are clogged gutters,” says Anthony Alberino, founder...

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