Archive for March 24th, 2008
Pastor shot in head returns to pulpit, speaks about accused son
WELLINGTON — Only truly evil men with the blackest of hearts could have beaten Jesus and crucified him 2,000 years ago, the Rev. Mark Petric said Sunday in his Easter sermon at New Life Assembly of God. After the service, he said he felt the same way about his wife’s murder. “You can’t do something [...]
Lorain has high hopes for park’s second year
LORAIN — Just a year after the Pipe Yard made its debut, the start of a second, more profitable season is around the corner. STEVE MANHEIM / CHRONICLE Lorain officials expect a profitable year for the Pipe Yard in its second season of hosting games. The field was never meant to be a moneymaker for [...]
Voinovich returns to familiar ground under Democratic rule
COLUMBUS — Within four days in January 2007, U.S. Sen. George Voinovich went from working with fellow Republicans in the Senate and Ohio Statehouse to working with the Democrats who were sworn in as Ohio’s junior senator and governor. The change presented a challenge for Voinovich, but he’s had to work with Democrats during most [...]
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Davidson’s Curry leads upset of Georgetown
RALEIGH, N.C. — Stephen Curry looked tired. His soft, feathery shot was clanging off the rim. The slender, baby-faced sophomore seemed to be just another in a long line of stars bottled up by Georgetown’s ferocious defense. Davidson’s run was certainly over. A good season was coming to a fitting end against one of college [...]
Fr. Libero Ballestrazzi
Fr. Libero Ballestrazzi CSJ, 92, died Sunday March 23, 2008 at Avon Oaks Nursing Home, Avon. He was a priest with the Congregation of St. Joseph. Funeral Arrangements will be announced by Misencik Funeral Home, Avon.
State has fewer baby doctors since insurance caps
COLUMBUS — When Bobbie Cameron became pregnant with her third child, she reluctantly chose a new doctor to oversee her care. Her longtime physician had dropped out of the birthing business because of soaring malpractice insurance rates. Cameron’s daughter, Avery, was born in February 2007. The experience just wasn’t the same. “We had to go [...]
U.S. death toll in war reaches 4,000
BAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed four U.S. soldiers in Baghdad on Sunday, the military said, pushing the overall American death toll in the five-year war to at least 4,000. The grim milestone came on a day when at least 61 people were killed across the country. Rockets and mortars pounded the U.S.-protected Green Zone, [...]
Men’s NCAA Tournament: Sweet 16 provides top teams, good story lines
All the top seeds made it through. So did a couple of the country’s top freshmen. Stanford’s coach will be back on the sidelines. Duke will watch the rest of the tournament from the couch. George Mason is gone, but three double-digit seeds with George Mason-like dreams remain. After Sunday’s games, there are only 16 [...]
State cuts sex offender treatment
AKRON — The state has stopped paying for counseling services for paroled sex offenders because of budget constraints, a move that leaves many offenders without the ability to pay for much-needed therapy, critics say. The decision by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction means there are high-risk sex offenders going unchecked, said Dr. James [...]
Avon/Avon Lake Notebook: March 24, 2008
Sign up for footballHey kids, strap on those pads and helmets. The Avon Youth Football Association will add third- and fourth-grade teams to its tackle football program this year. Those grade levels will get their own league, competing separately from the fifth- and sixth-graders. For information or to volunteer for the 2008 season, call Brian [...]
Indians acquire lefty reliever, could be the end for Fultz
LAKELAND, Fla. — In a move that could spell doom for reliever Aaron Fultz, the Indians claimed left-hander Craig Breslow off outright waivers from the Red Sox on Sunday. Breslow, 27, spent all of last season at the Triple-A level, where he went 2-3 with a 4.06 ERA in 49 games for Pawtucket. But he [...]
Landmark train station needs renovations
CINCINNATI — The city’s Union Terminal, a 75-year-old landmark that was one of the last grand train stations built in the U.S., has enjoyed a rebirth as a museum center but needs $120 million in renovations, officials said. The building’s bold Art Deco style and enormous half-dome — the largest in the world before it [...]
Operation Patriotism seeks items for troops
AVON LAKE — Two local businesswomen have started a civic organization to collect donations for Ohio troops serving in Iraq. Operation Patriotism hopes to fill at least 200 boxes by April 4 with everything from food to soap to games for shipment to the Middle East in time for the Fourth of July. “We are [...]
How far will the economy sink?
NEW YORK — For months, Americans have been subjected to a sort of economic water torture — a maddening drip of bad news about jobs, gas prices, sagging home values, creeping inflation, the slouching dollar and a stock market in bumpy descent. Then came Bear Stearns. One of the five largest U.S. investment banks nearly [...]