Lorain/Elyria, OH
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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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” [...]