Carbon monoxide detectors should not be mandated
The piece argues CO detectors are useful but flawed and warns against universal installation, citing false alarms and reliance on common sense. It notes CO is a real danger from furnaces and appliances, recounts local incidents in Northeast Ohio, and stresses personal responsibility over mandates.
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Ohio
Avon Lake
North Ridgeville
Amherst
Lorain County
Chronicle-Telegram
Quebec's New Premier Eyes Second Independence Vote
Lucien Bouchard, a popular Quebec leader who lost a leg to flesh eating bacteria, has taken the premier post and aims to dispel fears about independence by first fixing the economy. He faces debt, taxes, unemployment, and a weak business climate while Canada questions divisibility as several regions threaten to secede to stay with Canada. The United States watches with concern.
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Quebec
Canada
Lucien Bouchard
Bouchard
Jacques Parizeau
Parizeau
Jean Chretien
United States
Letters to the Editor defend schools and vigilant dairies
Readers urge unity against the school board to preserve education for Elyria children and note concerns about dairy practices. The letter cites three generations of cattle farming and Dow Chemical treated milk, praising Laura Yeomans and Public Citizen for consumer advocacy.
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Dow Chemical
Dairies
Laura Yeomans
Public Citizen
Slow military moves reveal funding cuts impact
Letter questions U S defense priorities as armored vehicles linger from Germany to Africa, noting two weeks to move tanks within Europe via Croatia. The writer cites Clinton vetoes on defense bills, concerns over troop support, and a Christmas visit to Haiti.
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Rwanda
Germany
Africa
Clinton
Somalia
U.S
Croatia
Bosnia
Europe
Sawa
Florida
Haiti
Parents Fight Board Not Each Other Over School Closure
A Elyria West High student urges that parents and supporters focus on the underlying education decline rather than blaming Elyria High. The writer notes divisions between West and High School communities and calls for constructive discussion, stressing concern over crowding and safety without assigning blame.
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Elyria West High School
Elyria High School
West
Beef Hormones in U S Beef Sparks Consumer Concern
Reader dispute over hormone used in cattle notes U S sues to halt ban on hormone treated beef and cites widespread implants. Questions costs, types of synthetics, and health risks while criticizing farm subsidies and corporate profits.
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Canada
Agriculture Department
European Union
United States
U.S
Ohio emissions test scam accusation sparks activist calls
A reader letter alleges the SM 240 emissions test is a scam. It attacks Governor Voinovich and Ohio officials for not applying the test in Columbus while citing actions in Pennsylvania New York and Michigan as examples of rejection. It urges readers to contact government representatives to oppose the federal requirement.
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Cuyahoga County
Pha Hie Hensy
Aetees
Lorain
Cuyahoga
Voinovich
Columbus
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Feds
Letters to the editor guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes they may edit for brevity accuracy and clarity. Submit with signature full home address and telephone. mail to Editorial Page Editor Elyria Ohio 44036 box 4010 or fax 3297272 or email macronel freenet.borain.oberfin.edu
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Borain
Oberfin
Making marriage harder may backfire on children
Clarence Page argues against restoring fault in divorce and for rethinking marriage rules. He cites state debates on fault and common law marriage, noting potential harm to children and suggesting easier path to marriage could reduce later divorce pressures. The column quotes Marian Henriquez Neudel and examines social shifts since the 1960s.
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Marian Henriquez Neudel
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Chicago Tribune
Nendel
Neudel
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