Lorain County residents push for bigger school funding plan
About 35 Oberlin residents and Lorain County officials met at the Oberlin Public Library to denounce state funding plans as inadequate. Former Congressman Donald Pease and Lorain County Community College faculty Reid Wood criticized the proposals while noting the Supreme Court mandate and a proposed May 5 half-cent sales tax ballot.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Donald
Pease
Washington
Oberlin Public Library
Witmer
Supreme Court
Ohio Supreme Court
Reid Wood
Lorain County Community College
Brownhelm Two Preserves Local History At Corner Store
Bonnie and Bill Cutcher run Cutcher's Brownhelm Store at Baumhart and North Ridge roads once a general store and gas station now focused on groceries and candy. The Brownhelm Historical Association with 70 members works to preserve township history, including town origins in 1817 and the old Strut Street route.
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Brownhelm Historical Association
Bonnie Cutcher
Cutcher
Brownhelm
Bonnie
Bill Cutcher
Baumhart
North Ridge Roads
Cutcher’s
Ford Motor Co
Lorain
Baumhart Road
Cougar
Thunderbird
Ford
Marilyn Brill
Connecticut Western Reserve
Stockbridge
Mass
Henry Brown
Massachusetts
Ohio
Brown
Helm
Lorain County
Brill
Levi Shepard
Sylvester Barnum
Stephen James
Amherst
Rugby
House to consider managed-care bills in Ohio
Ohio lawmakers will take up three bills to boost accountability of managed care decisions after finishing a school financing package. The simplest measure, House Bill 677, was introduced by Reps. Randall Gardner and Pat Tiberi and is backed by the Ohio Medical Association. Tiberi said constituents list managed care as a top concern, acknowledging cost containment but urging patient protections.
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Randall Gardner
Bowling Green
Pat Tiberi
Ohio Medical Association
Tiberi
Ohio lawmakers seek broader managed care reforms in House bills
Representatives Jeff Jacobson and Betty Sutton push bills to expand consumer recourse against managed care decisions. They argue current appeals are insufficient and anticipate lobbying by the industry. Judy Johnson notes existing accountability but lawmakers want stronger action.
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Brookville
Betty Sutton
D-Barberton
Jacobson
House
Sutton
Judy Johnson
Ohio Association of Health Plans
Lights fix Hopkins runway problems
In Cleveland, new warning lights at the Runway 28 intersection of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport have stopped pilots from entering wrong runways. FAA said most of 1997 errors occurred at the northeastern end as pilots misread markings and crossed hold-short lines. Installation finished November 25. officials credit the lights with eliminating incidents.
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Cleveland Hopkins International
Federal Aviation Administration
Mark Bohn
National Air Traffic Controllers Association
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