Elyria weighs 0.5 percent tax renewal to fund city services
Elyria officials urge renewing a 0.5 percent income tax to keep police and fire protection and city services, planning a low profile campaign ahead of May 4 election. If not renewed, services would face cuts. levy expires July 1999 and may return on ballot. A campaign fund aims to raise 3k to 5k with employee support and a fundraiser ticket drive.
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Elyria
Safety Service
Timothy Coey
Lotko
McFrederick
Job opportunities numerous for minority teachers
Dayton is a focal point in Ohio’s push to recruit minority teachers as districts face a shortage. Oscar Robinson, due to graduate in June with credentials to teach, joins a growing pool of graduates who can expect offers from urban and suburban districts. Leaders note low salaries and retention issues, while districts like Columbus plan to hire hundreds and share strategies with universities and community groups to expand the minority teaching pipeline.
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Dayton
Oscar Robinson
Robinson
Ohio
Columbus
Xenia
Judy Hennessey
Hennessey
Reg Weaver
National Education Association
Washington, D.C
Weaver
Jackie Palmer
Dayton City
Palmer
David Weekley
West Carrollton
Antioch
McGregor
Central State University
Yellow Springs
Court clerks tighten safeguards after Franklin theft charge
Columbus AP reports clerks of court state wide are adding controls after Franklin County clerk Jesse Odds was arrested for $381 theft from juvenile traffic fines. Hamilton County official Tom Gould says procedures were reviewed and restricted who can void receipts. Prosecutor Ron O'Brien notes unaccounted funds and a pattern dating to 1992 with voided receipts and altered tapes. Odds, 49, pleaded not guilty and faces one theft count.
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Columbus
Franklin County
Tom Gould
Hamilton County
Gould
Jesse Odds
Oddi
Ron O'Brien
O’brien
Odds
University plans blast center at Toledo campus
The University of Toledo engineering department plans a new Intentional Blast Mitigation Research Center to study protective measures for buildings against intentional blasts. Professor Naser Mostaghel outlined projects including a Membrane System to Mitigate Blast Effects to keep walls intact by redistributing blast pressure, with four faculty teams across engineering law business and arts and sciences.
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Toledo
University of Toledo
Naser Mostaghel
Mostaghel
U.S
Marcy Kaptur
D-Toledo
Collectors revisit postmark museum in Bellevue
BELLEVUE AP A tiny museum hosts a vast collection of about 500 000 postmarks from across the United States. The Museum of the Postmark Collectors Club in Bellevue hosts 1 200 members and draws enthusiasts to catalog and sort postmarks from dozens of states. The Willet Thompson collection alone fills 600 albums with postmarked envelopes and other marks.
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Bellevue
Museum of the Postmark Collectors Club
Vick Steward
Peoria, II
Toledo
America
Willet-Thompson
Howard Thompson
New Hampshire
Lawrence Willet
Ontario
Steward
Crook
Colo
Midnight
Miss
Darling and Wampum
Pennsylvania
Bivalve
Vineland
Cortland
Ohio
Greenfield
Ind
Ida
Mich
Igo
Calif
Opp, Ala
Lum, Mich
Kaw, Okla
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Jeff Stackt
Chronicle-Telegram
Michael Lotko
Roger McFrederick
Ted Pileski
Steve Manheim
Ken Smith
University
Chronicle
Terri Lanham
North Ridgeville
Vermilion
Liberty Ford
Wobl 1320-Am
Brandan Jewelers
Kristen
Jerry
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