Archive for May 29th, 2007
Schilling Fans 10 As Red Sox Top Tribe
RED SOX 5, INDIANS 3 JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) – Curt Schilling struck out 10 to rebound from his worst start of the season, and Kevin Youkilis hit a stand-up inside-the-park homer Monday night to help the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Youkilis hit a high [...]
Hughes hole to fill
Guard doubtful for Game 4; Gibson may see more floor time CLEVELAND — Cavaliers point guard Larry Hughes could not have played if Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals had been Monday. Being on the floor at Quicken Loans Arena tonight at 8 o’clock against the Detroit Pistons doesn’t look too promising, either. “Right [...]
Bonds keeping stuff?
Ben Walker The Associated Press NEW YORK — As Barry Bonds nears his record 756th home run, he’s stockpiling quite a collection of souvenirs — bats, balls, helmets and spikes, pieces of baseball history perfectly suited for the Hall of Fame. Whether he’ll donate any of them to Cooperstown, however, is in doubt. “I’m not [...]
Foreign sport hits home
Elyria Catholic falls in love with rugged, addictive game Dane Szente had every intention of savoring the ease of spring last year. Coming off the rigors of football and wrestling, a change of pace might have been nice. Kick back in the warm weather, maybe lift some weights, hang with friends. But it was in [...]
Districts worried ballot issue creates school inequality
COLUMBUS — Supporters of a proposed ballot issue that aims to fix Ohio’s unconstitutional school funding system are getting mixed reactions from the state’s 614 public districts. A coalition of teachers unions and other education groups pushing the measure took some heat at a recent presentation to school board officials in Worthington, a wealthier suburb [...]
Candy-colored meth worries school officials
COLUMBUS — School and law enforcement officials are sounding an alarm for teachers and parents that a pink, strawberry-flavored variety of crystal methamphetamine could wind up in area schools. That version of the highly addictive drug has not been seen in central Ohio yet, but law enforcement experts say the fact it could be confused [...]
Parents upset over same-sex school plans
CLEVELAND — The city school superintendent is running into neighborhood opposition to a proposal to create several all-boy and all-girl schools. The proposal by schools Chief Executive Eugene Sanders was welcomed in February, but the details, including which schools might be affected, have generated opposition from some parents. Sanders wants to set up all-boy and [...]
U.S., Iran break silence
Steven R. Hurst and Qassim Abdul-Zahra Associated Press Writers BAGHDAD — The United States and Iran broke a 27-year diplomatic freeze Monday with a four-hour meeting about Iraqi security. The American envoy said there was broad policy agreement but that Iran must stop arming and financing militants who are attacking U.S. and Iraqi forces. Iranian [...]
Hot line gets 200 smoking ban calls per day
Enforcers of Ohio’s new smoking ban have heard about 200 complaints a day accusing business of allowing people to light up or leaving out ashtrays. The complaints, which have been mostly against bars, have been coming into the Ohio Department of Health’s toll-free hot line since May 3, when the ban started against smoking a [...]
College president, grads say farewell
Nancy Dye presides over last Oberlin commencement OBERLIN — As hundreds of graduating seniors received diplomas and bid a fond farewell to Oberlin College, outgoing President Nancy Schrom Dye did the same. Monday’s ceremony held on the lush green grasses of Tappan Square — an ideal setting for the college’s first officially “eco-friendly” commencement — [...]
Officials want state to help lure Hollywood to Ohio
James Hannah The Associated Press State development officials and moviemaking groups want more action when it comes to persuading filmmakers to shoot in Ohio. After the state eliminated the Ohio Film Commission in 2002 to save money, the Development Department is trying to establish a state film office that would help market shooting locations from [...]
TV networks try to build buzz with creative ads
David Bauder The Associated Press NEW YORK — Some of the most creative thinking in television these days has nothing to do with comedy or drama. It’s about the commercials. Fueled by a growing sense of desperation, networks are inserting games, quizzes and mini-dramas into commercial breaks. They’re incorporating more product pitches into programming. Two [...]
John B. Brooks Jr.
John B. Brooks Jr., 63, of LaGrange, died Saturday at his home, following a sudden illness. He was born December 19, 1943 in Cleveland and was a LaGrange resident for 15 years. Mr. Brooks worked for Key Corp. in Cleveland for 33 years, retiring in 1999 as senior vice-president of the trust dept. He was [...]
Milton Joseph Buswell
Milton Joseph Buswell, 87, of Elyria, passed away Monday, May 28, 2007 at The Hospital for Orthopedic & Specialty Services in Amherst following a sudden illness. He was born January 31, 1920 in Elyria where he was raised and graduated from Elyria High School in 1938. Elyria has been his home all his life. Milton [...]
Lenora Alice Crites
Lenora Alice Crites, 92, of Kendallville, Indiana, died Saturday, May 26, 2007 at Lutheran Hospital, Ft. Wayne, Indiana after a short illness. Mrs. Crites was born May 9, 1915 in Brunswick, the daughter of the late, William C. and Ruby R. (Dake) Bonner. She had lived in Elyria, Sullivan and the New London areas for [...]
Regina C. Warren
Regina C. Warren (nee Weber), 99, of North Ridgeville, died Sunday morning, May 27, 2007 at the Northridge Health Center, North Ridgeville. She was born in Lorain, on January 25, 1908. She was a lifelong resident of Lorain County, having moved from Lorain to Elyria Township in 1954 and then to North Ridgeville in 2000. [...]
Indictment: Doctor moved millions of pills
Terry Kinney The Associated Press CINCINNATI — A Chicago doctor and two Kentucky woman who ran pain clinics in southern Ohio distributed millions of highly addictive pills that may have led to more than a dozen deaths, according to a federal indictment. The mother of one man who died says there’s no doubt in her [...]