Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for June 11th, 2007
Forget the Alamo
Cavaliers crushed,leave Texas down 0-2
SAN ANTONIO — If the Cavaliers were lucky, no one was watching. In a mostly pathetic display that no doubt caused millions of viewers nationwide to switch to the series finale of “The Sopranos,” the Cavaliers got whacked 103-92 by the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night [...]
Brutal start leaves Cavs searching
Terry Pluto Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — If only the Cleveland Cavaliers could have a do-over, especially for the first quarter. That’s because the Cavs made a terrific comeback, outscoring San Antonio 30-14 in the fourth period Sunday night. That was enough to get the Spurs shaking in their boots. Still, [...]
C.C. shines; bats fall flat
REDS 1, INDIANS 0
Sheldon Ocker Associated Press CINCINNATI — The story should have been about C.C. Sabathia, who delivered nine shutout innings. Instead, the overriding theme of Sunday’s game at Great American Ball Park was the Cleveland Indians’ inability to score even once against the pitching staff with [...]
Survey shows support for school-funding fix
CLEVELAND — Nearly two-thirds of Ohioans support a proposed ballot issue that aims to fix Ohio’s unconstitutional school funding system, according to a survey. A survey by Baldwin-Wallace College’s Public Interest Research Center, conducted March 26 to April 12, found that 48 percent of Ohio adults supported the measure, [...]
Councilman wants to ban memorials for street crimes
CLEVELAND — A city councilman fears that violence is glorified by sidewalk memorials to street criminals who are killed. Councilman Kevin Conwell said street corner shrines, which sometimes include candles, balloons and stuffed animals, often glorify criminals and stigmatize neighborhoods. He plans to introduce legislation in the fall to ban or [...]
Internet sex offenders get light sentences
CINCINNATI — Some people convicted in Internet sex stings get little or no jail time, reflecting a legal debate about what to do with online predators who are caught soliciting police posing as teens, a newspaper reported Sunday. Critics say the stings produce victimless crimes because police end up nabbing online [...]
This club does good reading justice
ELYRIA — Behind the closed doors of a jury room in the county Justice Center, where the fates of accused thieves and killers are decided, another kind of discussion is taking place. Gathered around the jury table are two judges, a few staff attorneys, some secretaries and court reporters discussing Ralph Ellison’s [...]
Children - Heely Thyselves
Footwear keeps younger set gliding along, but there are concerns about its safety
ELYRIA — Certainly, you’ve seen this around town. One moment, a kid is walking, then — with the blink of an eye — he’s gliding. It’s just the latest craze called “heeling.” The trendy wheeled sneakers that allow such a [...]
Blast traps soldiers under debris
Charles Hanley The Associated Press MAHMOUDIYA, Iraq — With a thunderous rumble and cloud of dust and smoke, an apparent suicide vehicle bomb brought down a section of highway bridge south of Baghdad on Sunday, wounding several U.S. soldiers guarding the crossing and blocking traffic on Iraq’s main north-south artery. There [...]
Man sets himself on fire, dies of burns
VERMILION — A North Royalton man distraught over his divorce died after setting himself on fire Saturday night. Vermilion police responded to the 3300 block of Cooper Foster Road in Vermilion to assist a man who was apparently trapped inside a burning vehicle at 8:45 p.m. When they arrived, they found [...]