Lorain/Elyria, OH
Archive for September 28th, 2008
‘Beanie’ Wells has big game in return and Pryor has another big day as Ohio State rolls over Minnesota in Big Ten opener
COLUMBUS — With Chris “Beanie” Wells missing Ohio State’s last three games, there were questions. When Wells fumbled the ball during the Buckeyes’ second drive of the game Saturday, there were more questions. When Wells [...]
Ohio State notes: Tressel says Boeckman still in picture at QB
COLUMBUS — Todd Boeckman was on the field more than he was last week, but it’s becoming increasingly evident that the senior’s grasp on the starting quarterback job is gone. For the second straight game, freshman phenom Terrelle Pryor was under center for the first snap, while Boeckman, who led Ohio [...]
Dan Coughlin: Here comes another Browns quarterback change
As the great philosopher Yogi Berra said, “It’s deja vu all over again.” That’s where Derek Anderson stands, on the threshhold of repeating history. A year ago Anderson won the Browns quarterback job in the identical manner he likely will lose it today. A year [...]
Cincy could again be key to Anderson’s fate as Browns QB
CINCINNATI — Derek Anderson has been the starting quarterback for a little more than a year, but his career has already turned twice versus the Bengals. If it doesn’t turn again today in the Battle of Bumbling Ohio, Anderson will likely find himself back on the [...]
Browns vs. Bengals: Breaking down the game
MARQUEE MATCHUP
Chad Ocho Cinco vs. Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald
The name in the newspaper has changed, but Bengals receiver Chad Ocho Cinco is still the same talented Chad Johnson who has killed the Browns for years. Ocho Cinco — he officially changed his name, but continues to wear a No. 85 Johnson jersey [...]
State wants federal help to force cleanup at fire site
ELYRIA — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is seeking the assistance of the federal EPA to clean up the asbestos-contaminated former General Industries site because the owner has not told the state what his plan for the site entails.
The debris site — remnants of a July 3 fire that ripped through the [...]
Paul Newman dies at age 83
WESTPORT, Conn. — Paul Newman never much cared for what he once called the “rubbish” of Hollywood, choosing to live in a quiet community on the opposite corner of the U.S. map, staying with his wife of many years and — long after he became bored with acting — pursuing his dual passions of philanthropy [...]
D.C. mayor talks at Oberlin College
OBERLIN — Adrian Fenty, the mayor of Washington, D.C., stood Saturday night at the same Finney Chapel podium where former speaker of the House of Representatives Newt Gingrich had lectured Wednesday.
Like Gingrich, Fenty was at Oberlin College to stump for a presidential candidate.
But where Gingrich’s superstar name recognition filled 1,200 seats, [...]
Local company helps secure troop safety
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — Bud Leinenger said the eyebolt and ring assemblies his company manufactures may not be as glamorous as armor plate or weapons.
Still, Military Products Group Inc.’s rugged tiedowns play a crucial role in combat zones, on military bases and aboard cargo planes.
The 2.5- to 6-pound units secure supplies and [...]
School board changes meeting time
LORAIN — The time and location of the next Lorain Board of Education meeting have been changed due to a scheduling conflict. The meeting will be 5 p.m. Oct. 8 at the Charleston Administration Building on Pole Avenue.