About 25 former Plain Dealer employees (and one working guy) gathered at the new Emperor's Palace (where the old Shanghai used to be) on Rockwell Ave. for lunch and conversation Friday, Jan. 25, 2012. It was a cold and snowy day but the place was hot with talk and gossip and worry about whether/when The PD will go to a 3-day publication. The new restaurant is pretty spiffy and big. The next lunch will be in three months. JoAnn Pallant and Janet Beigle French do the organizing.
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| John Coyne, John Soeder, Kathy Shaw. Coyne was a business and police reporter and took the 2006 buyout. Soeder left recently as pop music critic and is now at Cleveland State and writing a book about Jane Scott. Kathy was a copy aide and a police reporter. |
Former sports columnist Bob Dolgan and former state editor Stu Abbey.
Former art critic Helen Cullinan and former music/dance critic Wilma Salisbury.
Tom Gaumer, Andy Juniewicz and Joel Downey, who is still working -- now in layout. Andy went to work for Mayor Dennis Kucinich nearly 35 years ago. Gaumer ended his long career as the computer assisted reporting editor. These days he's either an elf on the Polar Express or a docent at the zoo.
Next to Joel is Doris Vargo who worked at the Cleveland News and PD.
That's Lori Onder, former business department secretary, on the left, former roving state reporter Richard Ellers, and former food editor Janet Beigle French and her husband.
Dogan, Coyne, Abbey, Gaumer, Downey, Mr. French and JoAnn Pallant
Former secretary Ruth Zander and former book secretary JoAnn Pallant
Looking at some old photos: Kathy Shaw, Bob McAuley, and Andy Juniewicz
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