Editorial: Not Your Average 18 Year Old Council Candidate
Avon teen Larry Hoekstra II campaigns for City Council while arguing he should be eligible as an 18-year-old voter, noting Ohio House members can be 18. He pushed a November ballot issue to allow candidacy without voting history and would cut residency to one year. Hoekstra, urged by neighbors, outlines youth advisory council plans and a builders road impact fee. He emphasizes staying busy and knowledge of local issues.
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Avon
Hoekstra
Ohio House of Representatives
Derrick Seaver
Minster
Kingdom
Clinton
Bush
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Brook Park leads in economic development calls airport progress
Letters praise Brook Park voters for crossing traditional lines to boost Northern Ohio growth. The writer urges continued regional collaboration to reverse population decline, noting initiatives in workforce training digital access and infrastructure, and endorses a world class airport as key. Michael W. Challender is cited.
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Brook Park
Ohio
Bush Could Earn Another Term in 2004 Debate
The piece weighs Bush vs Clinton, praising Bush's early achievements like tax cuts and education, while noting Clinton's influence and rhetoric. It contemplates a potential second term, cites polls, and weighs political dynamics including NAFTA, social security privatization debates, and early 2004 contenders. Ben Wattenberg is referenced for reader feedback.
Grandfathered embryos shape Bush stem cell policy
Martin Schram analyzes President Bush’s plan to allow only research on stem cells from about sixty embryos destroyed before August 9, 2001. The piece weighs moral, ethical, and political pressures, noting opposition from abortion foes and the fate of unused embryos frozen or discarded in fertility clinics.
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Bill Frist
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Wisconsin
Thompson
University of Wisconsin-Madison
NBC
Andrea Mitchell
Wall Street Journal
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