Lessons from L A police trial amid King case verdicts
The Rodney King case produced a mixed response as Judge Davies delivered sentences to Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell, stressing accountability for police abuse while drawing criticism for not following federal guidelines. The piece urges minorities to engage in reform to improve police-community relations.
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Stacey C. Koon
Laurence Powell
Los Angeles
Rodney King
Koon
Powell
U.S
John Davies
King
Davies
East Broad Street widening sparks reader concerns
A reader questions city traffic counts and the scope of East Broad Street widening. They note heavy congestion from Abbe Road to Route 57 and argue the area east of Route 57 should be the focus, claiming business clustering worsens the problem.
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East Broad Street
Abbe Road
East River
Abbe
East Broad
Broad
Residents Seek Turn Lanes Along East Broad Street Elyria
Citizens urge traffic improvements on East Broad Street to calm bottlenecks on the main commercial corridor. They argue Route 20 into downtown Elyria already channels heavy car and truck flow, and adding turn lanes would reduce noise and danger for nearby homes and children.
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East Broad Street
Nish
Elyria
Cleveland Street
East Broad
East Rec
Something smells in Ohio Lottery
A reader voice questions Ohio Lottery practices claiming fraud and conspiracy issues. They describe advertised drawings, prize claims, and a voucher system in Lorain forcing cash at Society National Bank with a $10 fee. They ask why the lottery verifies tickets but does not issue checks directly.
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Lorain
Society National Bank
War at home demands more police on streets
Martin Schram argues crime is a national war with guerrilla-style gangs terrorizing neighborhoods. He criticizes Clinton’s crime package for not delivering enough cops, cites patrols reducing violence, and questions priorities between policing and federal jobs. He profiles political responses and emphasizes visible policing as political victory.
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America
Washington
White House
Clinton
Jack Brooks
D-Texas
Brooks
Bruce Reed
Bill Clinton
New York Daily News
New York
New York Times
State University of New York
Albany
David H. Bayley
Los Angeles
New York City
Patrick V. Murphy
Thomas G. Plate
Kansas City
Black progress and the ethic of success in America
Perkins argues that the black middle class has grown dramatically since 1963, with rising incomes, education, and political power. He contends leadership overemphasizes poverty and crime, hindering broader uplift, and urges instilling a universal ethic of success to fulfill King’s dream.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Lincoln Memorial
Washington
King
Mississippi
New York
U.S
America
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