Roses & raspberries: Golfer rescues driver in creek incident
Echo Valley golfer Steve Matotek pulled a driver from a 1994 Grand Am after it overturned in a Brighton Township creek. He freed Eugene Coen, saying he would have helped anyone. The column then notes local charity efforts and public service awards in Lorain County, highlighting donations of roses and food for The Salvation Army, and honors for local trooper and dispatcher.
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Steve Matotek
Vermilion
Matotek
Echo Valley
Brighton Township
Eugene Coen
Lorain County Transit
Chronicle Telegram
Chronicle
Salvation Army
Bernie Culver
Lorain County
Amherst
Avon
Elyria
Lorain
North Ridgeville
Oberlin
Sheffield Lake
Clearview
Firelands
Silencer rules clash with federal gun safety view
A local opinion argues silencers, though proposed to aid deer management, are federally treated as destructive devices like land mines and missiles. The piece questions the judge's order to require silencers and highlights BATF rules, permits, and security, calling the stance costly and absurd.
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Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
FBI
Fifty-dollar claw hammer pitch in tax supported ad
An ad touts a fifty-dollar claw hammer as a proposed prudent use of tax dollars, framing it as a responsible community purchase by the same group behind the public spending message.
Be thankful schools offer sex education in Elyria
A reader praising Elyria Schools for sex education urges recognition of programs teaching good sex and body health to prevent venereal diseases. The letter contrasts past ignorance from street literature with modern school instruction and health awareness for children.
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Be Thankful
Doris Bullins
Elyria
Paul Ridge
Amherst Township Pays Two Clerks Revealed at Meeting
Amherst Township trustees disclosed at the November 10 gathering that two clerks are being paid. One clerk receives 1100 dollars monthly. the Medina County clerk earns 16 dollars per hour plus expenses, totaling 476.90 dollars by the meeting. Residents are urged to note the spending.
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Amherst Township
Medina County
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 address and a daytime phone number. Mail to Editorial Page Editor Box 4070 Elyria Ohio 44036 Fax 329-7282 or email ECT ohio net
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Chronicle-Telegram
Mall
Elyria
Ohio
Saddam Hussein and Kissinger in a Schulz cartoon critique
Cartoonish op-ed critique links Saddam Hussein to Lucy and Charlie Brown with Schulz imagery, then cites Henry Kissinger’s call to oust Saddam. It argues current U.N. inspections fail to constrain weapons programs and urges bold action against Saddam’s command and control sites. Martin Schram notes media policy angles.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Charles Schulz
Henry Kissinger
Hussein
Schulz
Clinton
Peanuts
Charlie Brown
Lucy
Shazaam
U.N
Monica
Henry
Cali-me-Kimo-Sabe
Kissinger
Cal
America
France
Iran
Saddam
Republican Guard
Paris
Berlin
Rome
Chicago
Hope
No-ness and boredom linger in the young and old
Deborah Mathis, filling in for Clarence Page, muses on boredom as a gift ignored by youth and a comforting pull for the writer. She recalls childhood restless moments, her mother’s calm leisure, and her own shift from constant activity to embracing inactivity as a form of solace.
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Washington
Mama
Deborah Mathis
Tribune Media Services
Clarence Page
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Fahne
Mt Lass
Feds
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Madeleine Albright
U.S
United States
Martin Schram
Romeo
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