Mansfield Frazier

Mansfield Frazier is a native Clevelander and former newspaper editor. His regular column can be seen on CoolCleveland.com. An avid gardener, he resides in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland with his wife, Brenda, and their two dogs, Zaida and Ginger.

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True Life

Chelsea Behind Bars

When I was locked up, I didn’t see transgender inmates treated badly.

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Hey, Whitey

They Tried to Make Me Snitch, Too

The Boston mobster was found guilty, but the seedy relationship between cops and informants lives on.

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Behind Bars

Castro’s Prison Fantasy

His victim complex will only get worse in the clink, writes Mansfield Frazier.

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Rust Belt

Three Strikes for Cleveland?

The discovery of another serial killer lurking in Ohio’s second-largest city sounds all too familiar.

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On Trial

The Trayvon Circus Begins

As opening statements kick off in the trial of George Zimmerman, the media is poised to pounce on every sordid detail. Mansfield Frazier on the coming blow to race relations in the U.S.

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Chelsea Behind Bars

They Tried to Make Me Snitch, Too

Castro’s Prison Fantasy

Three Strikes for Cleveland?

The Trayvon Circus Begins

Mayors Can’t Smoke Crack!

The Saddest Reality Stars

Does Castro Have to Die?

The Corner of Revenge & Rage

Miracle in…Cleveland?