Editorial urges openness in Grafton prison contract
The Chronicle-Telegram calls for releasing the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction prison contract details with Civigenics of Massachusetts. It argues secrecy is illegal after the award and urges public input on a project that will affect Grafton as a major employer and risk source.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Grafton
Ohio
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Department
Joe Andrews
CiviGenics
Massachusetts
Andrews
Yogi Berra
Cleveland Browns
Politics cloud the Lake Shore railroad reopening plan
The letter argues that partisan politics stall the Lake Shore West Virginia Railroad project tied to the Route 58 Turnpike exit in Amherst. It notes editorials criticizing the plan, warns added county commissioners will worsen the dispute, and highlights a proposed 400 acre Sheffield Village industrial park as a reason to reopen the line near East River Road. The writer, a six and a half year member of the Lake Shore Railway Association, urges politics be kept out of the proposal.
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Sam
Lake Shore West Virginia
Amherst
Lorain County
Sheffield Village
East River Road
Detroit Road
Lake Shore Railway Association
Route 58 Turnpike settlement and rail line plans evolve
The text urges settling the Route 58 Turnpike dispute before 2000 and supports using the southern Lake Shore West Virginia Railroad segment for an excursion rail line if full reopening to Lorain is blocked. It also calls preserving the Oberlin Freight Station at Wellington. It details Elyria water rate hikes taking effect July 2000 and 2001, noting impacts for typical households.
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Lake Shore West Virginia
Lorain
Oberlin
Wellington
Letters to the Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes edits for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full home address and telephone number and deliver by mail to Editorial Page Editor Elyria Ohio box 4010 or by fax or email.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Ohio
Court redefines good to allow gays in Boy Scouts
Cal Thomas argues the New Jersey Supreme Court erred in ruling the Boy Scouts must admit homosexuals as a public entity. He warns redefining good leads to arbitrary standards and moral decline, contrasting with the Scouts' long-standing emphasis on character, faith, and discipline.
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Boy Scouts
New Jersey Supreme Court
Deborah Poritz
Poritz
New York
Mario Cuomo
State Supreme Court
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Boy Scouts of
New Jersey
Bill Clinton
Mick Jagger
Bill Cosby
Ozzie Nelson
Military
Walt Disney
Boy Scouts of America
Police
Fire Departments
California Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Professors offer new spin on abortion debate
Bonnie Erbe reviews an unpublished pair of theory driven by economist Steven Levitt and law professor John Donohue III. The authors link unwanted pregnancies to crime rates arguing abortions in the 1970s reduced crime in the 1990s. Reaction is muted with critics labeling the thesis bizarre and unlikely to sway public opinion.
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Steven Levitt
University of Chicago
Stanford Law
John Donohue III
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
National Right To Life Committee
Associated Press
Pro-Life Movement
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