Rusted mills and toxic ghosts of a forgotten industry
A Chicago area feature traces the rusted remains of Wisconsin Steel Works and similar abandoned plants across the Midwest. It details long gone jobs, government land cleanup costs, and a toxic legacy of asbestos, benzene, and cyanide affecting communities, workers, and future prospects. Industry leaders and lawmakers condemn misused profits and warn of widespread wastelands and health risks nationwide.
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Chicago
Wisconsin Steel Works
Midwest
al Wilson
Ohio Based
Hazardous Materials Institute Inc
Hostages told to be freed by December ninth
Reports from Tehran claimed one or two Americans could be freed from Lebanon soon with all three US captives released by December. Paris radio Monte Carlo cited Joseph Cicippio and Alain Steen as to be freed no later than Wednesday, while Terry Anderson was said to be released within 10 days.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Lebanon
Dec
Carlo
Tehran
Joseph Cicippio
Alain Steen
Terry Anderson
Leaves Become Spring’s Treasure Through Composting
Old leaves pile on curbs as city crews collect thousands of tons. Officials seek cost effective disposal due to rising waste fees and limited landfill space. Nature provides a cheap method as leaves decompose into soil, with Elyria Westlake Bay Village and North Olmsted adopting composting.
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Nature
Cleveland Metropark
Chris Larson-McKenze
Elyria
Westlake
Bay Village
North Olmsted
Pearl Harbor date changes lives of Haley and nation
The piece recalls December 7 1941 the attack on Pearl Harbor described as the date that will live in infamy. World famous author Alex Haley reflects on how the events reshaped his life and the country as Hawaii highlights tourism and business in a Pacific paradise view.
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Pacific
Alex Haley
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Faraf Aloha
Elyria woman heads Pacific fleet security in Pearl Harbor tribute
Gale Radebaugh, a Navy lieutenant commander and director of security for the Pacific fleet, reflects on Pearl Harbor memory as the nation marks the 50th anniversary. She recalls Tom Banville, an uncle figure to her, who served aboard the USS Dobbin during the 1941 attack near the USS Arizona. Her Elyria roots and family WWII ties color her commemorative role.
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Alana Baranick
C-T
Elyria
Gale Radebaugh
Pearl Harbor
Tom Banville
Navy
Pacific Fleet
John
Dorothy Radebaugh
Banville
Radebaugh
Dobbin
Arizona
Chronicle-Telegram
Bush job ratings slide to new lows in economy
AP Time CNN poll of 500 adults conducted Nov. 26 shows only 18 percent view President Bush as doing a good job managing the economy, 74 percent call it poor. Overall job approval stands at 46 percent, down from 86 percent in March.
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Washington
Bush
Time Magazine
CNN
Browns set to face Colts in Indianapolis
Ohio State cagers roll past Chicago State scoring over a hundred as the Browns travel to Indianapolis to meet the Colts.
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Browns
Colts
Indianapolis
Ohio State
Chicago State
Weather outlook cold with mixed precipitation ahead
Forecast shows snow or rain varying by location with temperatures steady in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Tonight expected snow or rain with lows around 20 to 25. Monday will be cloudy with a chance of snow and highs in the 30s to near 40.
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Sharon Cohen
Associated Press
Clem Balanoff
Mall
Dan Swinney
Midwest Center For Labor Research
Wilson
Ohio
Vermont
Illinois
Middle East
Au N Senrehirus
Radio Monte
Tehran Times
Radio Viva Cai
Wie
John Lebibach
Elyrian
Cmdr. Radebaugh
Victor Pilkuran Elymian
Abby
Otto Schoepfle
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