Taxpayers pay price for Ross airport consulting push
Editorial criticizes Commissioner Michael Ross for causing an $8,000 county bill after pushing Squire Sanders to research Navian Aircraft LLC without a formal resolution. While noting no illegality, the piece urges new rules governing consultant use to prevent further taxpayer funds from being spent on ambitious initiatives lacking broad support.
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Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
Michael Ross
James Cordes
Ross
Cordes
Board of Commissioners
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
Navian Aircraft LLC
Gerald Innes
Navion
Milosevic arrested in Belgrade amid charges and questions
Slobodan Milosevic has been jailed in Belgrade amid reports of intoxication and a pistol incident as Serbian authorities detain him to face domestic charges. The move follows Western pressure to send him to The Hague for crimes against humanity, with Serbia's leaders weighing future steps and U S support tied to the outcome.
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Kosovo
Milosevic
United Nations War Crimes Tribunal
Hague
Vojislav Kostunica
Belgrade
Kostunica
Zoran Djindjic
Colin Powell
U.S
West
Macedonia
Bosnia
San Diego Union-Tribune
Avon Lake town hall for mayoral candidates planned
Avon Lake student Scott Dayton organizes a 7 p.m. April 11 town hall at Avon Lake High School cafeteria to let students and parents hear mayoral candidates. Each candidate gets three minutes opening, three prepared questions, then up to five audience questions with one minute answers.
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Avon Lake
Avon Lake High School
Chronicle-Telegram announces new emails for letters to editor
The Chronicle-Telegram shares a new email for letters to the editor edletters ohio.net. It also lists mailing options to Editorial Page Editor Box 4010 Elyria 44036 or fax to 329-7282 with instructions to include signature full address and telephone number and that letters are subject to editing for brevity accuracy and clarity.
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Nat Hentoff on free speech and college reactions to Horowitz ad
Nat Hentoff argues that college students and faculty often suppress dissent over Horowitz's reparations advertisement, weakening First Amendment principles. He cites Brown Berkeley Harvard Columbia and Wisconsin cases, condemns thefts and silencing, and urges brave professors and students to defend free press and open debate.
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Daily Californian
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Crimson
New York
Columbia Spectator
Leon Botstein
Bard College
Lege
Michael Kent Curtis
Duke University Press
University of Wisconsin
Badger Herald
John Nichols
Capitol Times
Madison
Wis
Nichols
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William Brennan
Supreme Court
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