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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 2002
Page
6
The Chronicle page shows the July 24 1829 founding note and 1927 to 1950 publishers A C Hudnutt and A Cooper Hudnutt with editor Andrew Young and other newsroom leadership including Scott Brown Rudy Dicks Patti Ewald. The item presents the historic masthead and key personnel.
Ohio officials will activate new stoplights at state Route 57 and Interstate 9 today to replace the former cloverleaf at the intersection opened in 1966. The plan adds two ramps and signals to remove the treacherous dual ramps and improve safety for merging traffic.
The column argues against California judges who limit federal First Amendment meaning by deeming the Pledge of Allegiance in schools indoctrination through the phrase under God. It defends the word God as broad and not indoctrination, urging reliance on law and precedent and noting possible Supreme Court review.
The Independent Citizens Committee answers reader questions about the Elyna school district high school issue. To submit a question call 366-4173 and leave name and return phone number. ICC selects which queries appear in this space.
Ohio Lottery profits go to the Lottery Profits For Education Fund and then to districts. In fiscal 2002 Elyria Schools received 2.621 million from the fund, about 3.25 percent of the district's total budget, with overall program funding totaling 633.7 million for the year.
Columnist Leonard Pitts argues that justice systems disproportionately target Black Americans. He notes minorities constitute 13 percent of regular drug users yet face double the arrest rates, and Blacks account for about three quarters of those imprisoned for drugs, highlighting constitutional inconsistencies.
Juanita Smith of Oberlin appeals for equal justice under the Constitution and warns against racial or creed based injustice while Fred Smith of Elyria questions veterans care and VA funding amid war fears. Both writers urge adherence to Liberty and Justice for all and broader support for veterans from World War II Korea and Vietnam.
The Chronicle Telegram explains letters to the editor must be 200 words or shorter and subject to editing for brevity accuracy and clarity. It outlines submitting by mail fax or email with signature full address and phone number and provides contact details for the editorial page editor Scott Brown.
The rising nationwide resistance to John Ashcroft’s Patriot Act headlines a grassroots surge. Former Manhattan U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White questions detentions in secret hearings, while local groups like the Bill of Rights Defense Committee push to monitor executive orders and rally for repeal. The ACLU backs a Safe and Free Campaign, and city councils in Santa Fe and Northampton join in, citing constitutional rights and local police limits on surveillance. The movement traces to pre revolutionary Committees of Correspondence and calls on citizens, including students, to act rather than remain passive observers.
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