Archive for March 4th, 2008
PRIMARY 2008: Kucinich winning challenge to Congressional seat in early results
COLUMBUS — Dennis Kucinich, the liberal Ohio politician who made two failed White House campaigns, fought Tuesday in the Democratic primary to keep his seat against the toughest, best-financed challenger in his 12-year congressional career. Although the presidential primary commanded most of the nation’s attention, Kucinich’s race was the best known congressional contest on ballots [...]
PRIMARY 2008: Clinton wins Ohio
Multiple news organizations are reporting Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has won the Ohio Democratic primary over rival Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. With about 60 percent of the vote counted, Lorain County overwhelmingly went to Clinton.
School closings
The bad weather is already taking its toll on classes for Wednesday. In Lorain County, Avon Lake City Schools have announced the district will be closed. In Cuyahoga County, Bay Village, Fairview, Lakewood, North Olmsted and Rocky River school districts are all closed Wednesday.
Motorists told to stay off roads as snow, ice blankets region
A wintery mix of icy rain and snow has road crews scrambling to keep the highways clear tonight. “Everybody’s working at full capacity,” said Dispatcher Elizabeth Hyer of the Elyria post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. Slick conditions sent a number of vehicles into ditches, but there were no serious accidents reported by 9 p.m., [...]
PRIMARY 2008: Clinton wins Rhode Island
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodman Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Rhode Island.
PRIMARY 2008: Huckabee expected to drop out
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned Mike Huckabee will drop out of the presidential race shortly.
PRIMARY 2008: McCain clinches nomination
WASHINGTON — John McCain has clinched the Republican presidential nomination, according to The Associated Press delegate count.
PRIMARY 2008: Ballots collected by drivers on four-wheelers
With winter weather continuing to batter Lorain County tonight, the county Board of Elections has begun sending drivers in four-wheel-drive vehicles to collect ballots from polling places. Marilyn Jacobcik, deputy director of the Board of Elections, said some poll workers also were driving the ballots to the board offices, where the results are being tabulated, [...]
PRIMARY 2008: At a glance
President Dem – Primary 106 of 11,238 precincts – 1 percent Hillary Clinton 18,539 – 59 percent Barack Obama 12,128 – 39 percent John Edwards 607 – 2 percent President Delegate-at-Large GOP – Primary 82 of 11,238 precincts – 1 percent x-John McCain 14,118 – 63 percent Mike Huckabee 5,768 – 26 percent Ron [...]
PRIMARY 2008: Polls to stay open until 9 p.m. in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — The chairman of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections says a federal judge has ordered the board to keep 15 precincts in Cleveland open until 9 p.m.
PRIMARY 2008: Suit filed to extend voting
COLUMBUS — The secretary of state’s office says Barack Obama’s campaign has filed a federal lawsuit to get a voting extension in Franklin and Cuyahoga counties, alleging a shortage of ballots.
PRIMARY 2008: Clinton does well among white men, Obama gets black backing, according to exit poll
COLUMBUS — Hillary Rodham Clinton won the support of white men in Ohio’s Democratic primary on Tuesday, reversing a trend that cost her in the three most recent primaries, an Associated Press exit poll found. Her rival Barack Obama held an overwhelming advantage among blacks, who appeared to be turning out in proportionately greater numbers [...]
PRIMARY 2008: Polls to stay open until 9 p.m. in Sandusky County
COLUMBUS — Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner has asked a judge to hold open the polls in Sandusky County until 9 p.m. The northwest Ohio county ran out of paper ballots, forcing election workers to turn away 300 to 400 people. Brunner said she’s received several reports of ballots running low because a larger-than-expected number [...]
PRIMARY 2008: McCain wins Ohio
COLUMBUS — U.S. Sen. John McCain has won Ohio’s Republican presidential primary, handily beating former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee and moving closer to clinching the nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton is battling to keep her own presidential campaign alive as the state’s primary election concludes.
PRIMARY 2008: Obama, McCain win Dem, GOP primaries in Vermont
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in the Vermont primary Tuesday night, and the two Democratic rivals dueled in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island in their riveting race for the party’s presidential nomination. John McCain reached out for the Republican delegates needed to secure his triumph after a decade’s struggle. The Vermont victory [...]
PRIMARY 2008: Independents a big part of the Democratic primary electorate
Early exit polls show independents are a sizable chunk of the electorate in presidential primaries in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont. In all those states except Rhode Island, Tuesday’s primaries were “open,” meaning all voters could choose which party’s contest to vote in. In Rhode Island, only registered independents could choose between parties. The [...]
Weather becoming a factor?
Traffic in and out of area polling stations is at a crawl as stinging, icy rain pelts the county. Supporters for both Democratic presidential candidates were easy to find early in the day, but fans of Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York are becoming harder to find as the weather turns increasingly nasty. People [...]
It could get bad outside, real bad
An ice storm could be brewing just to the west of Lorain County and the National Weather Service is warning it might hit hard by mid-evening – if temperatures drop low enough. A winter weather advisory is in effect through midnight as a miserable swirl of half-ice, half-rain moves over the entire northern half of [...]
Clinton and Obama in dead heat here
With more than five hours left until polls close, Lorain County voters seem to be keeping Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in a dead heat. In unscientific exit polling, an even number of voters so far have told The Chronicle that they support each senator. Mary Phillips, 47, of Lorain, was one [...]
Gas station robbery suspect arrested
A woman wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station was arrested Monday at the Nord Center, Lorain police Detective Dennis Moskal said. Bobbie Stottlemire, 38, of Lorain, surrendered to police without a fight and was charged with aggravated robbery, Moskal said. “I think she wanted to get off the streets. She [...]
Who gets your vote? Be part of our poll
Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama? John McCain or Mike Huckabee? Who did you vote for? Tell Managing Editor Patti Ewald at pattiewald.blogspot.com
Girls basketball: Admiral King’s Cheryl Bansek named AP co-coach of the year in Division I
Lorain Admiral King’s Cheryl Bansek, in just the second year of what she calls her dream job, has been named Ohio’s Division I girls basketball co-coach of the year by The Associated Press. Bansek, a 1985 Admiral King graduate, shared the honor with Mary Anne Grimes of top-ranked Dublin Coffman. Coffman (25-1) suffered its only [...]
A dazzling Arena Football League debut: Cleveland Gladiators’ offensive onslaught wows fans, slays Dragons
CLEVELAND — The game began with a bang. Then there was another, and yet another. The Arena Football League has brought its high-scoring product to Cleveland and the Gladiators kicked off their inaugural season at Quicken Loans Arena with a 61-48 victory over the New York Dragons. “We came in and got a win in [...]
Healing powers? LeBron James’ inspired play keeps Cavaliers winning despite all the team’s injuries
INDEPENDENCE — Given their current state, it’s fitting the Cavaliers practice at a facility called Cleveland Clinic Courts. Right now, Mike Brown’s injury-ravaged and revamped team is holding things together with Band-Aids, gauze and mounds of athletic tape. “I don’t know how we’ve been able to stay above water, but we’ve been playing great basketball,” [...]
Hitting not a problem for Indians’ Ben Francisco, but playing time is
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — All Ben Francisco does is hit. Unfortunately for the 26-year-old outfielder, all he’s going to do this year with the Indians is sit — and wait — for an opportunity to play. With four outfielders — Grady Sizemore, Franklin Gutierrez, David Dellucci and Jason Michaels — assured of making the roster, [...]