Striking Elyria home workers plan Saturday solidarity rally
Elyria United Methodist Home employees on the picket line for over a month will rally at 9 36 am Saturday at Third and Court Streets. Local 47 of the SEIU and other unions will be represented as they push for reinstatement of strikers opposed by permanent hires and ongoing negotiations with federal mediator John Wines.
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Roosevelt Boone
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United Steelworkers
Cleveland ordered to pay for airport PCB cleanup
The Ohio EPA says Cleveland must finance cleanup of PCB contaminated sites at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport after hazardous wastes were dumped there. Officials cited a burning oil pit used in fire training and noted missing permits. The city faces additional site reviews amid unshared information between federal and state investigators.
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Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Richard Shank
Shank
U.S
Richard Sabli
Ohio
Department of Justice
Beater to beauty inspires North Olmsted car show
North Olmsted firefighter Carl Shantz transformed a 1956 Chevy from a rusted beater into a prized classic now valued around 4500. He and fellow firefighters organize Cruise-In 88 a benefit car show May 18 at Denny’s with a rain date May 25 to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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Carl Shantz
Schantz
Denny’s
Lorain Read
New York group seeks Centel takeover by proxy vote
An investor group led by Asher B. Edelman launches a campaign to win three of Centel Corp's ten board seats as a path to selling Centel or its units. Shares traded around 48, with asset value estimates from 60 to over 80 a share. The plan faces significant regulatory hurdles due to Centel being a utility holding company with electric, gas, and telecom units.
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New York
Asher B. Edelman
Centel Corp
Central Telephone
Lindemann/Edleman Group
Centel
Edelman
Metro Mobile Cts Inc
Edelman Group
John P. Frazee
Public Utility Holding Act
Taxpayers group urges rejection of Oberlin emergency levy
The Lorain County Taxpayers League recommends voting down a 7.95 mill five year emergency levy for Oberlin City Schools. Chairman Hector Orama notes higher taxes hit owners of larger lots and rents absorb the cost for many residents. Despite acknowledging real financial problems, members praise board efforts to cut costs and seek annexation and zoning for three developments to boost funding.
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Lorain County
Taxpayers’ League
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Dukakis Candidate Daughter to Campaign in Lorain County
Andrea Dukakis, daughter of Michael Dukakis, will campaign in Lorain County on Saturday. She will appear at Oberlin College at noon, attend an Amyers dedication at 2:30 p.m., and join a Pride Block Party around 3:15 p.m. Jonathan Jackson will speak at Mount Zion Baptist Church at 6 p.m. The event is open to the public with no admission.
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Michael Dukakis
Jesse Jackson
Lorain County
Andrea Dukakis
Oberlin College
Amyers
Lorain
Jonathan Jackson
Mount Zion Baptist Church
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