Paul Facinelli's Musings on Crime Summits and Tiger Woods
A columnist reflects on the juvenile crime summit in Columbus with educators and officials, critiques the phrase no problem, laments sampler behavior in stores, and weighs Tiger Woods Masters success against racial framing. Facinelli invites readers to marvel at Woods’ play while urging focus on individual achievement.
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Columbus
Ohio
Himalayas
Solomon Times 10
Tiger Woods
Woods
Dennis Rodman
Ohio considers grading public schools with performance goals
Governor George Voinovich backs a grade card for public schools as part of a new funding plan. Task force members discuss tying spending to performance, using test scores and attendance to set standards. Schools failing standards could face state intervention or reputational consequences.
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Columbus
George Voinovich
Voinovich
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Task Force
John Augenblick
Augenblick
Guthrie
New Elyria Plaza Planned Near North Ridgeville
Westlake developer Carnegie Management proposes a 138 acre site at Route 57 and Chestnut Ridge Road to build three anchors a movie theater and a pharmacy. The project includes adjacent residential development and would reuse Meijer land once tied to a 1994 superstore plan. Residents and officials expect regional shopping access and competition with Elyria and North Olmsted malls.
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North Ridgeville
Westlake
Elyria City Line
Chestnut Ridge Road
Darrell Gerhart
R Ist Ward
Council
Building and Lands Committee
Carnegie Management and Development Co
Carnegie
Elyria
Rustam Khouri
Carnegie Management
Devel
Opment Company
Khouri
Meijer Inc
Meijer
Avon mayor seeks full time post after re election bid
Avon mayor James Smith announces candidacy for a four year full time term in November. He says the shift from part time to full time is needed as Avon grows and aims to finish projects while addressing flooding and expanding park land. Smith plans to remain partly in his Avon Lake barbershop and cut hair part time.
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AVGN
James Smith
Avon
Smith
Avon Lake
Lorain County
City Hall
Oberlin High Eyes Raised Graduation Credits
Oberlin High School may raise graduation requirements to include more science math social studies and arts. Superintendent James Gray, whose contract was approved, urged the board at a New Russia Township forum to consider higher standards. He warned of a financial impact if the plan passes.
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New Russia
Oberlin High School
James Gray
Gray
New Russia Township
Cheaper Oak Point wins 4-1 Lorain vote
A Lorain City Council Streets panel backs a cheaper Oak Point Road repair plan by a 4-1 vote while Oak Point Road residents push for a still lower cost. Residents bring in their own engineer to dispute City Engineer Ray Henry and target Councilwoman Kathy Tavenner during heated testimony. The committee then forwards a resolution of necessity to full Council.
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Lorain
Oak Point Road
Ray Henry
Sonal
Henry
Kathy Tavenner
Fth
Tavenner
Belinda Zabrecky
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Robin
Kopp
Gerhart
Midway Mall
Great Northern Mall
North Olmsted
Deanna Hill
Oberlin High
Oak Point
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