Meshel leads bold Ohio budget overhaul in 1980-81 plan
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee under Sen. Harry Meshel approves a sweeping biennial budget that reshapes state law. It tightens legislative oversight, shifts agency structures, and funds education while cutting DNR spending. Critics call it cavalier and secretive.
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Thinking Out Loud About Parties and Social Comfort
A humorous reflection on party nerves and social graces. The author cites a survey that Americans fear public speaking most, then riffs on handshakes, smells, lingering anxieties, and the pressure to smile. A proposed pact to reduce discomfort ends the piece.
Remember bike safety in Norwalk streets
A Norwalk reader urges parents to review local bicycle safety rules after a June 14 picture showed two seven year olds riding double on a bicycle. The letter stresses that under fourteen may not ride in the street and double riding is prohibited, urging safer reproductions.
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Letters to Forum Readers Voice in The Reflector
The Reflector invites signed letters to the Readers Forum with writer’s address and telephone for verification. Submissions should be brief, under 300 words, original, and not used for thank you notes.
Chessevord by THOMAS JOSEPH
Daily cryptogram page features a puzzle titled Chessevord by Thomas Joseph with a long list of cryptic clues across and down, plus a sample cryptoquote and the standard newspaper masthead from Norwalk Ohio. The page includes pricing and distribution details as well as an 1830s publication lineage.
Dear Abby Readers On Slobs And Wills
A reader asks Abby about laying ground rules for visiting in laws who are messy slobs and whether to confront them. Other letters share tips on prompting relatives to update wills and estate planning. A promotion for Abby’s advice booklet follows.
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