Lorain County Mental Health levy renewal urged
The Lorain County Board of Mental Health seeks renewal of its 1.2 mill operating levy. The Chronicle Telegram urges approval of Issue 3, noting the levy will not raise tax bills and funds about 40 percent of the board’s budget for services by six agencies including Walter G Nord Community Mental Health Center and a Lorain hospital eight bed crisis unit.
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Local mental health board success cited in Lorain County levy vote
UVES an Issue 3 assigns a nurse and caseworker to assess troubled individuals who may be treated at home, at a crisis center in Lorain, or at a state hospital when violence threatens. The Center for Children and Youth Services provides therapists to stabilize families and keep youths at home, with extreme cases sent to Berea Children's Home.
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Prague’s Velvet Revolution Links Music and Freedom
An Anderson-Dale Van Atta column profiles Vaclav Havel in Prague linking the era’s spirit to 1960s rock. It describes Lennon Wall graffiti, the Plastic People of the Universe underground, and Charter 77, arguing music sustained resistance and shaped Havel’s transition from dissident to president. It notes the Velvet Revolution drew on 60s nonconformism while stressing rebuilding the nation. It also mentions a separate Bush-era political forecast about federal judicial appointments.
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New hope on adoptions not Bush
A column argues one million American couples want to adopt but face shortages. It cites foreign and foster-care adoptions as growing options, critiques Bush policy delays, notes tax deduction gaps, and highlights grassroots efforts like California’s Family Connections aiding hundreds of adoptions and listing resources for prospective parents.
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AIDS survivors and volunteers share hopes in Chronicle letters
Jan Duerk of North Ridgeville writes that she survived AIDS four years ago and urges repentance for salvation. Jean Body McCasson of Avon Lake thanks chronicle readers for support as Erie Shore Gad-abouts face a new director. Muriel C. Staab of Elyria recalls needing a driver and praises Senior Citizens Association staff for prompt service.
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Rhubarb and Reflections on Shakespeare and Newsrooms
A columnist muses on education misfires and memory gaps about graduation, recalls teachers Miss York and Chester Meinke, and defends journalism’s sensationalism while recounting a rhubarb plant gift from a reader. The piece blends literary quotes with personal anecdote and a plea to take heart amid societal indifference.
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