Archive for November 17th, 2008
Citigroup to shed another 53,000 jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Citigroup Inc. is shedding approximately 53,000 more employees in the coming quarters as the banking giant struggles to steady itself after suffering massive losses from deteriorating debt. The New York-based bank, which has already reduced its assets by about 20 percent since the first quarter of the year, also plans to [...]
State board to propose $1 billion more aid for schools
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state school board is working on a plan that would boost state aid to Ohio’s public schools by an estimated $1 billion a year. State Board of Education leaders also say school districts wouldn’t have to rely so much on local tax revenue and wouldn’t have to ask voters for [...]
Route 57 work finished … for now
You know that nightmare of a driving experience known as Route 57? Well, guess what? The barrels are coming down. That’s right: The Shelly Co., which has been revamping the pitted highway all summer, is pulling up stakes for the year and won’t be back to finish its work until the weather breaks. The work [...]
Motorsports: Edwards wins ninth race, but Johnson wraps up third straight Cup title
HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus never slowed down enough to consider what a record-tying third consecutive championship would mean to their legacy. Don’t count on them doing it now. After tying Cale Yarborough’s 30-year mark as the only driver with three straight championships, Johnson and his crew chief were already thinking about [...]
Browns: Weather should be similar, but team in different place this time against Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The snapshot looked like one that would be cherished for years. Derek Anderson sliding headfirst through inches of fresh snow to celebrate an 8-0 win over the Bills. The Browns had survived a blizzard, the playoffs were around the corner and Anderson had established himself as the starting quarterback. But the [...]
Browns: Tonight’s game
WHERE: Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, N.Y. TIME: 8:30 RECORDS: Browns 3-6; Bills 5-4 LAST WEEK: Browns lost to Broncos 34-30; Bills lost to Patriots 20-10 SERIES: Browns lead 8-5 in regular season, 1-0 in playoffs SERIES AT BUFFALO: Browns lead 3-2 LAST MEETING: Browns won 8-0 on Dec. 12 in Cleveland COACHES: Romeo Crennel [...]
Dan Coughlin: Indians great Feller was deprived of Cy Young glory
With Cliff Lee and CC Sabathia putting up consecutive Cy Young Award seasons, we are reminded how long it’s been since the Indians have had dominant pitchers. The only other Indians pitcher to win the honor was Gaylord Perry in 1972. Keep in mind, however, baseball did not start handing out the Cy Young Award [...]
Ohio State: Assistant coach Daniels still on the sideline
COLUMBUS — When the cancer from his kidney tumor spread to his liver and lungs, doctors told Joe Daniels that he probably wouldn’t live past Christmas. Daniels, the Ohio State football team’s quarterbacks coach, asked his family and friends to leave his hospital room that day in June 2006 — he wanted to speak [...]
Have you seen this fugitive?
James Varga — 50 years old — 5 feet, 9 inches tall — 180 pounds Authorities are searching this week for James Varga, who allegedly swindled more than $15,000 from a victim after making promises that he knew he was not going to follow through on. Deputy U.S. Marshal David Siler said the investigation revealed [...]
Auto bailout faces tough fight
WASHINGTON — Hardline opponents of an auto industry bailout branded the industry a “dinosaur” whose “day of reckoning” is near, while Democrats pledged Sunday to do their best to get Detroit a slice of the $700 billion Wall Street rescue in this week’s lame-duck session of Congress. The companies are seeking $25 billion from the [...]
A driver (and Chronicle reader) with a sharp memory foils crime
ELYRIA — Give Pizza Hut delivery driver Kevin Landis credit. He’s no easy target. When he got a delivery order for the 800 block of Longson Avenue at 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning, he remembered a story in The Chronicle-Telegram about a robbery and carjacking involving another pizza driver on the same block. As it turns [...]
Fugitive of the week caught early
ELYRIA — An Elyria man who allegedly fired shots in the Westway Gardens housing complex last month was arrested two days before he was set to be featured by the U.S. Marshal’s Office as Fugitive of the Week. Authorities had been searching for Alverno Howse Jr., 18, in connection with an Oct. 13 shooting in [...]
Worst-in-U.S. health level no biggie for W.Va. town
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — As a portly woman plodded ahead of him on the sidewalk, the obese mayor of America’s fattest and unhealthiest city explained why health is not a big local issue. “It doesn’t come up,” said David Felinton, 5-foot-9 and 233 pounds, as he walked toward City Hall one recent morning. “We’ve got a [...]
Local teachers turn to Web donors to pay for extras
Budget cuts and layoffs are hitting education as hard as any other area, with schools requiring student fees for sports teams or textbooks. In some schools, even desks and pencils are scarce. But around the country, teachers are thrilled to find boxes full of pencils, novels, terrariums and musical instruments delivered by Donors Choose, an [...]
Blotter: Nov. 17, 2008
Lorain police Thursday, Nov. 13 1:53 p.m. – 2200 block E. 42nd St., theft of sound mixer machine reported at Lorain Southview High School. Friday, Nov. 14 2:27 a.m. – Biggy’s Pizza Shop, Oberlin Ave., a man used a pipe to smash a window. 8:27 a.m. – 3200 block Dayton Ave., a woman said her [...]
Roundup: Nov. 17, 2008
Christmas in the Barn arts and craft bazaar AVON — The 34th annual Christmas in the Barn Arts and Crafts Bazaar will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 6 at Avon United Methodist Church, 37711 Detroit Road, Avon. More than 50 exhibitors will display their creations in both the barn and the church gathering [...]
NBA roundup: Shaq ejected in Suns’ victory
Amare Stoudemire had 29 points and 11 rebounds on his 26th birthday and the host Phoenix Suns overcame Shaquille O’Neal’s second-quarter ejection to beat the Detroit Pistons 104-69 Sunday. Steve Nash, back from a one-game suspension for his part in a skirmish with several Houston Rockets on Wednesday night, added 17 points and seven assists [...]
Winds ease, but more forced to flee fires
DIAMOND BAR, Calif. — More residents of Southern California were urged to leave their homes Sunday despite calming winds that allowed a major aerial attack on wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and blanketed the region in smoke. Fires burned in Los Angeles County, to the east in Riverside and Orange counties, and to [...]
Iraq government OKs security pact with U.S.
BAGHDAD — Iraq’s Cabinet overwhelmingly approved a security pact with the United States on Sunday, ending prolonged negotiations to allow American forces to remain for three more years in the country they first occupied in 2003. The deal detailing the conditions of the U.S. presence still needs parliamentary approval, and lawmakers could vote as soon [...]
NFL roundup: Eagles, Bengals play to first tie since 2002
Donovan McNabb fumbled and threw three interceptions in regulation, and nearly had another pass picked off in overtime Sunday in Cincinnati as the Eagles and Bengals played to a 13-13 tie, the NFL’s first in six years. It was the first tied game in the NFL since Nov. 10, 2002, when the Falcons and Steelers [...]
Whatever: ‘Meh` makes it into 2009 dictionary
LONDON — At least someone is excited about “meh.” The expression of indifference or boredom has gained a place in the Collins English Dictionary after generating a surprising amount of enthusiasm among lexicographers. Publisher HarperCollins announced today the word had been chosen from terms suggested by the public for inclusion in the dictionary’s 30th anniversary [...]
College basketball: No. 6 MSU rolls by Idaho
Chris Allen scored a career-high 21 points Sunday to lead sixth-ranked Michigan State over visiting Idaho, 100-62. Michigan State’s Raymar Morgan also scored 21 points, Kalin Lucas had 13 points and nine assists and Goran Suton added 10 points. Mac Hopson had 13 points and Brandon Wiley scored 10 for the Vandals (1-1). No. 8 [...]
Ohio lawmakers investigate why National City was denied bailout funds
CLEVELAND — Ohio lawmakers are demanding more information about National City’s sale to PNC Financial Services Group. They want to know why National City’s application for federal bailout funds was rejected and why PNC used part of its bailout dollars to purchase the ailing Cleveland-based bank. Lawmakers say the sale is an example of the [...]
Rivals unite to change smoking ban
COLUMBUS — Groups that once fought on opposite sides of a proposed statewide smoking ban have united to oppose proposed changes to that ban. Restaurant owners and anti-smoking groups, including the American Cancer Society, are fighting legislation in the Ohio House and Senate that would permit loopholes in the ban. A Senate bill would allow [...]
George J. Kress
George J. "Shires" Kress, 89, of Lorain, died on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at Community Health Partners HSC-West, after a brief illness. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced tomorrow. The Dovin Funeral Home, 2701 Elyria Avenue, Lorain, is handling arrangements.