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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 2002
Page
1
The Major League Baseball Players Association set an Aug. 30 strike date. Local residents express mixed views, with John Stephens of North Ridgeville urging strikes for the right reasons and noting fans’ likely lack of sympathy amid broader concerns.
Kim Cromwell of North Ridgeville and Joan Kotulak of Westlake voice frustration over professional athletes going on strike. Cromwell notes self employment limits and health costs, while Kotulak accuses players of high pay for a game and stresses financial strain from labor actions.
Jay Webber of Amherst voices strong dissatisfaction over treatment and fan concerns, saying supporters feel ignored and unfairly treated, and that the situation is not good for the community and team morale.
Three hundred workers at RT's Lorain mill will be laid off by September. The announcement affects local operations and state employment figures, signaling a major scale reduction for the site.
Lorain Ohio Supreme Court ruled Friday that a petition drive aimed at voting on rezoning Martin's Run was invalid and the results remain sealed. Attorney Gerald Phillips said the battle may be near its end as residents fear losing options. Council had approved rezoning 30 acres from residential to planned unit development, paving way for phases by Victor Nardin i and Tom Oster offshore parcels. The case centers on signatures and election validity, with prior efforts failing to require a city referendum.
Lorain County death row inmates including James Filiaggi Daniel Wilson and Stanley Jalowiec seek pen pals via ohiodeathrow.com to humanize inmates and counter perceptions of monsters. Church official Rev Neil Kookoothe notes site edits material, bans victim critique, discourages romance, and says inmates cannot access computers.
In Lorain, the shift from English only to bilingual and ESL programs marks a response to a growing Hispanic student population. Elba Armstrong, once misled by language barriers, rose to oversee these programs as Lorain Schools faced some of the state’s largest Hispanic enrollments and dropout concerns cited by the Ohio Commission on Hispanic Latino Affairs.
Lorain police search for a young boy possibly kidnapped Friday afternoon. Detectives say witnesses saw an adult and two teens drag a boy, about 10, into a white station wagon with front-end damage on Cornell Place. the vehicle sped off while the boy pounded on windows. Authorities checked nearby homes. parents accounted for their children. Detective Ralph Gonzalez notes no name or missing-child report yet.
Toxicology reports show no substances contributed to the fatal truck crash in Carlisle Township that killed two Browning Ferris Industries workers, Jerry Cox and Bellar Hardaway, both of Cleveland, on the way to the BFI landfill in Oberlin. The Ohio Highway Patrol probe is ongoing with Trooper Michajle Stanley noting the driver may have dozed off.
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