Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for February 25th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS — Hillary in Lorain on Tuesday
Sen. Hillary Clinton will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday at Lorain Admiral King High School.
Clinton, D-N.Y., is locked in a fierce primary battle for the Democratic presidential nomination with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Obama visted National Gypsum in Lorain on Sunday and met with workers after a tour of the plant.
The event, scheduled for [...]
BREAKING NEWS — Police: Robbery leads to fatal crash
LORAIN – A car crash killed a man and left another man in a coma Sunday night when their Ford Focus sped from the scene of an attempted robbery, flipped and hit a house, Lorain police said.
The dead man’s identity remains a mystery to officers today, said Lorain police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere.
Benjamin Bellisario, 32, of [...]
Obama talks jobs in Lorain
LORAIN — Lorain County has been hit hard by America’s economic downturn and Barack Obama knows it.
The presidential hopeful visited the National Gypsum wallboard plant in Lorain on Sunday morning to speak to about 100 employees, their families and local officials about the struggling economy and the need to invest in American jobs.
After a plant [...]
ELECTION 2008 ANALYSIS: Candidates talk big, but funding plans is a challenge
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama promises $4,000 credits to help pay college tuition. Hillary Rodham Clinton backs $25 billion for home heating subsidies. And
John McCain wants to not only extend President Bush’s tax cuts, but eliminate the alternative minimum tax at a cost of about $2 trillion over 10 years. Then there’s reality. [...]
Ralph Nader taking another shot at presidency
WASHINGTON — Ralph Nader on Sunday announced a fresh bid for the White House, criticizing the top contenders as too close to big business and dismissing the possibility that his third-party candidacy could tip the election to Republicans.
The longtime consumer advocate is still loathed by many Democrats who accuse him of costing [...]
Raul Castro takes control
HAVANA — Raul Castro stepped from behind the shadow of his older brother Fidel and into the presidency on Sunday, but if anyone had hoped a change in Cuba might lead to political reform, the new government gave little sign of it.
Key new members include generals who have spent their lives preparing [...]
Group seeks reform of inmate DNA testing
COLUMBUS — A group seeking to fix problems in Ohio’s DNA testing program for inmates who claim they are innocent has recommended that lawmakers establish statewide standards for preserving crime-scene evidence and put police crime labs under greater oversight.
The recommendations are included in a 42-page proposal submitted to Gov. Ted Strickland last [...]
“I’ll do anything to sell this house”
The idea seemed simple enough.
Buy a foreclosed home through a sheriff’s sale at a below-market price; fix it up and then resell it making a small profit. It’s called flipping.
Gary Cahill of Elyria knew the plan wouldn’t net him millions, but he and his wife, Janice, were eager to start a new hobby.
But that was [...]
State putting damper on whistle blowing
COLUMBUS — Top-level insiders in Gov. Ted Strickland’s administration have been hush-hush about policy discussions, and a form they have to sign reminding them that they can be fired for any reason helps explain why.
The administration’s unclassified employees — those managers, senior policy advisers, division heads and others devoid of job protections [...]
Doc accused of exchanging drugs for sex cuts plea deal
CLEVELAND — A doctor accused of illegally providing pain medication to patients in exchange for sex has pleaded guilty to charges of drug trafficking and corrupting another with drugs, prosecutors said.
The plea agreement reached Friday allows Dr. Herbert Medoff, 73, of Brecksville, to avoid being labeled a sexual predator. Prosecutors dropped three [...]