Gas USA Station Closes Quietly After License Revoked
Elyria residents welcomed the sudden closure of Gas USA on Middle Avenue less than five months after its liquor license was revoked. Neighbors recalled drug dealing and unsafe conditions, noting the station shut two to three weeks ago amid a controversy over beer and wine license renewal. Local officials offered no public explanation for the closure.
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Windows Vista debuts with fanfare and price list
Microsoft rolls out Vista with four editions Vista Home Basic at 99.99 Vista Home Premium 239.99 Vista Business 199.99 and Vista Ultimate 259.99 Preinstalled PCs range from 370 to 2000 plus. Local shoppers line up at Best Buy amid mixed plans to upgrade or replace existing systems.
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Elyrla
Microsoft
Amherst
Ben Watson
Midway Mall
Watson
Jason Miller
J Chronicle
Tom Batlancela
Avon
Best Buy
Elyria
Oberlin explores laptop program for students
Oberlin School officials plan to provide a laptop to most high and middle school students to level the field across economic backgrounds. Superintendent Geofrey Andrews, a 1979 Oberlin graduate, leads the effort as technology coordinator John Memmett cites a 1.9 mill levy to fund leasing for 500 to 600 students at Langston Middle School and Oberlin High School, expected on the May ballot.
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Marci Alegant
Alegant
Geoffrey Andrews
Oberlin High School
Andrews
John Memmett
Langston Middle School
Abandoned Baby Genealogy Reveals Lorain Father
Lorain man Wesley Cales, 20, is named the father of a baby found naked and hungry in a Lorain garage. The boy, named Samuel Andrew Cales and born Sept. 24, birth certificate filed with the Lorain City Health Department lists Heather Heck, 25, as the mother who faces felony child endangering and misdemeanor obstructing official business charges. Heck will be arraigned in Common Pleas Court. the baby was found on West 11th Street after cries were heard. Heck and Cales were visiting Pennsylvania for Thanksgiving when the incident occurred.
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Pennsylvania
Survey details the lives of black youth and peers
The University of Chicago study finds black youth hopeful for social change despite discrimination. It shows complexity on sex education and hip hop, with 58 percent listening to rap daily while criticizing violent videos and stereotypes of black women. Lauren Guy, 24, Oak Park, comments on music diversity and degradation.
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University of Chicago
Cathy Cohen
Lauren Guy
Oak Park
Nine terror suspects arrested in Britain foiled kidnapping plan
Police halted a major kidnap plot described as the first of its kind in Britain. Nine suspects were arrested on Wednesday for allegedly planning to torture and behead a British Muslim soldier and broadcast the killing online.
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Britain
Amateur ads take big stage in Super Bowl XL I
YouTube era brings four viewer created spots to CBS broadcast of Colts vs Bears as advertisers seek cost efficiency. A runner up in Doritos contest, 22 year old Weston Phillips joins five finalists from 1050 video submissions, proving amateurs can reach the Super Bowl spotlight.
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Indianapolis Colts
Chicago Bears
Kipp Monroe
Herndon
White & Partners
Weston Phillips
Phillips
North Carolina
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