Taxes Too High Too Low A Local Tax Views Panel
Local economists and readers discuss tax rates amid a wide range of views. In Elyria and Oberlin perspectives span from high bracket discontent to support for basic services and education, with calls for flexible taxes tied to national needs and a push for less military spending. Hervey Gittier's column appears on Mondays.
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Harry Wilber
WOBL
Elyria
Emory Swank
Cambodia
Oberlin
Terry Shilling
Shilling
Jim Zinser
Oberlin College
Hirsch Kasper
Europe
Kasper
Special ed funds fall short for Ohio needs
In Columbus, officials say President Clinton's 2000 budget fails to provide enough federal money for Ohio special education. Local districts struggle as state and local funding combine to cover about 230,000 handicapped students, with federal contributions near 120 million this year. A Columbus legislator criticizes the plan as insufficient and burdensome.
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Columbus
Clinton
Ohio
John Herner
Ohio Department of Educa
Tion
Columbus Dispatch
Midview Senior Wins Cleveland Graphic Arts Scholarship
Midview High School senior Heather Grimm became the district’s first recipient of the Graphic Arts Council of Cleveland scholarship, a $4,000 renewable award based on financial need, artistic skill, interview, essay, and grades. She plans to attend Kent State University to pursue visual communications and design.
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Grafton
Heather Grimm
Midview High School
Midview
Graphic Arts Council of Cleveland
Heather
Law Road
Grafton Township
Yarmouth Road
Kent State University
Cleveland Area
Lorain County
Joe Filipiak
EPA defensive on cancer probe in Marion Ohio
The EPA faces skepticism as investigators probe a spike in leukemia among Marion residents. Jeff Steers defends transparency amid claims of hidden documents and whistle-blower silencing while tests for arsenic chromium lead and radiation continue and fields are cordoned off.
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Columbus
Jeff Steers
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Marion
Steers
EPA
Bowling Green
Cancer score in Marion raises leukemia concerns at River Valley
Questioning higher leukemia cases among women over 60 in Marion County and River Valley High School graduates. EPA scientists say soil contaminants exist but not linked to illness. arsenic removed near schools and barrels containing chromium and lead disposed of. Investigations since 1997 aim to finish tests and cleanup in coming years with EPA oversight.
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Marion County
River Valley High School
Marion
River Valley
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Canoe tips leave three rescued on Black River in Elyria
Firefighters rescued Erica Gadomski, 40, and her eight year old daughter Kelsey Rose after their canoe tipped on the Black River Sunday. Peter Rose, 42, swam to shore and sought help. The island refuge stood near Cherry Ridge Golf Course, 1211 West View.
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Elyria
Sunday
Black River
Erica Gadomski
Peter Rose
Lakewood
Kelsey Rose
Gadomski
Kelsey
Rose
Cherry Ridge Golf Course
West
North Olmsted Seeks Fourth Grade Test Gains
North Olmsted district shows weaknesses in fourth grade proficiency, meeting only 12 of 18 state standards on the district report card last week. It sits in the continuous improvement category, with only 12 of 611 districts rated effective. Assistant Superintendent urges focus on the fourth-grade tests despite ninth grade gains.
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North Olmsted
Parents accused of distorting cancer risk in Marion
Kent Krumanaker recalls his daughter's leukemia and cites rising distrust of government as parents in Marion express anger over what they call manipulation of cancer risk. Kim Krumanaker, 34, recovers after two bone marrow grafts. neighbor Jamie Cummings, 27, faced the same illness.
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Marion
Kent Krumanaker
Krumanaker
Kim
Bill and
Linnea Cummings
Jamie
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U.S
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Yale
Princeton
England
Oxford
Cambridge
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Deborah Pryce
Gene Krebs
Chronicle
Glenn Landers
Sierra Club
US Army Corps of Engineers
Marton
US Epa
Ohio Epa
Marion Public Library
Chronicle-Telegram
N.olmsted
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