Asbestos lawsuits hit steel industry in Cleveland
In Cuyahoga County Ohio the year sees a record surge of civil suits about asbestos with about 7 000 filings this year many from steel workers. Attorneys note merits debates while court strain grows and a data-entry contractor will ease workload next month.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Justice Center
Youngstown
Cuyahoga
County
Michael Kelley
Randall Solomon
Robert Fogarty
Bydash
Faithful presence of Elyria Christian Science reading room
In Elyria the Christian Science Reading Room at 120 Middle Ave. continues as a public outreach for First Church of Christ Scientist Elyria Lorain. An open house 12:45 to 3 p.m. invites church members and the curious to learn about the faith amid national reports of declining readings and membership.
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Elyria
Christian Science
Middle Ave
Barbara Brown
First Church of
Christ Scientist
Elyria Lorain
Knight Ridder
Rodney Stark
Journal of Contemporary Religion
Brown
Stark
Phil Bearsley
Christian Science Reading Room
Shirley Young
Sheffield Lake 12-year-old is sentenced for lumber yard fire
A 12-year-old Sheffield Lake boy received probation for his role in a September 5 fire at Abbe Road Lumber Co. The verdict requires restitution, 100 hours of community service, weekly probation reports, and bans him from Abbe Road Lumber property. The fire caused about 500000 in damage to a storage building.
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Elyria
Sheffield
Sheffield Lake
Abbe Road
Rivera
Abbe Road Lumber
Sheffield Lake Fire Department
Taft to convene education summit in Columbus
Gov elect Taft announced a December 18 summit at Ohio State University bringing educators lawmakers and state education officials to discuss improving student performance. Participants will submit three ideas to boost education and ease state mandates for more administrator flexibility.
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Columbus
Bob Taft
Taft
Ohio State University
Legislature
Department of Education
Mark Real
Children's Defense Fund of
Ohio
the Plain Dealer
Real
Great Lakes shift from sink to source of pollutants
A new International Air Quality Advisory Board report warns the Great Lakes now emit pollutants that travel globally. The grasshopper effect moves chemicals like DDT from the lakes into the air, reaching Canadian and Scandinavian arctic regions before cycling elsewhere. Don McKay notes the lakes are cleaner locally but pollutants relocate rather than vanish, as weather and chemistry drive volatile compounds back into the atmosphere and across borders.
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Great Lakes
Globe
Arctic
International Air Quality Advisory Board
Don McKay
Boehner Ousted From House Leadership Says Weight Lifted
Rep. John Boehner reflects on his ouster as House Republican caucus chairman, noting the removal felt like lifting a big weight. He describes the weeks since as pressure packed and stressful, but says the period after voting brought relief and a fresh start.
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House
John Boehner
Boehner
Newt Gingrich
Dick Armey
Congress
Rep
J.C. Watts
Oklahoma
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