Avon Clerks Win Pay Hike In First Union Contract
Avon clerical and service workers secure an 11 percent wage and benefits rise over four years after a split city council failed to block the deal. The pact, automating effective Jan. 1, covers wages, sick leave, and other terms, with ongoing dispute over firefighters’ 45 percent raises.
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Joe Camel and the push to hook children in advertising
A critique of Joe Camel ads linking high youth recognition to Camel cigarettes. The piece cites studies showing 3 to 6 year olds recognize Joe Camel, compares awareness to Mickey Mouse, and notes criticism from health groups to ban ads. It argues tobacco companies use cartoons for profits, dismissing claims of causation, and questions government action.
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White Christmas unlikely in area says NWS forecast
The National Weather Service at Cleveland Hopkins forecasts tonight and Wednesday as cloudy to partly cloudy with only a slight chance of snow flurries. Lows in the 20s, highs in the 30s. Local observer notes a mild dry autumn with above normal temperatures through October and early November.
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North Ridgeville
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Florence residents battle crime wave with meeting and reward
Florence Township residents discuss crime awareness after a Thanksgiving weekend burglary on South Street Birmingham. Paul Opalenik offers a $1000 reward for suspects and aims to form a neighborhood black watch program. Sheriff Det. Sigsworth says no major crime wave, cites recent cases including a Route 113 ATV theft. A meeting is set for 7 30 pm Jan 6 at the Birmingham Community Center.
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Elyria burglar on LA Gear clue in string of break-ins
Elyria police chase a suspected burglar tied to a string of aggravated burglaries on Mon roe Street Philips Court and Furnace Street. A footprint in LA Gear shoes matches prints from other scenes as officers note the thief kicks in doors and steals small portable items.
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Lorain rejects dispatchers contract proposal
Lorain City Council rejected a factfinder report for a contract shielding police dispatchers from layoffs and restricting them to radio work. Eight council members attending the special meeting unanimously denied the plan, leaving future terms to an arbitrator as budget cuts persist.
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Ed Krystowski
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John Malinovsky
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