Soldier survives Afghanistan IED blast in armored vehicle
North Ridgeville resident Army Specialist Joshua Kearney, 23, was in an MRAP when an improvised explosive device exploded beneath the vehicle two months ago in Afghanistan. He describes the crash, injuries, and his role in keeping others safe as he recovers at home before returning to duty.
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North Ridgeville
Army Spc
Joshua Kearney
Afghanistan
Kearney
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Steve Manheim
Chronicle Army
Veterans urge move of Lorain County services to St. Joseph Center
Lorain County veterans pressed commissioners to relocate the Veterans Service Commission offices to St. Joseph Community Center in Lorain claiming higher privacy and a one stop site for services. The plan includes funding for space at St. Joe's and furnishings as part of a 2012 budget debate.
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Elyria
Lorain
County Veterans Service Commission
St. Joseph
Veterans Services
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Commission
St. Joe’s
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Herman Burris
St. Joe's
Chronicle File
Valor
Zuckerberg forecasts five billion IPO windfall in May
Facebook founder and workers anticipate a record five billion dollars from the companys first public offering in May. A severe cold wave grips Eastern Europe with temperatures at minus 26.5 Fahrenheit and at least 79 deaths linked to the cold spell.
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Facebook
Silicon Valley
Europe
Avon Lake plant tops Lorain County greenhouse gas polluters
The Avon Lake Generating Station, a 763 MW plant in Avon Lake, emitted about 2.4 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in 2010, mostly carbon dioxide, far exceeding the Lorain County Landfill's 146 524 tons. The EPA site lists 6 700 facilities nationwide.
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Genoa
Avon Lake
Lorain County
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
New Russia Township
Gina McCarthy
EPA
Office of Air and Radiation
Groundhog Day antics spark doubt on forecasts
Groundhogs outsmarted by handlers and actors as lore meets science. Leanne Itake reports that NOAA found no link between groundhog predictions and winter length from 1988 to 2010. Bill Murray also escaped rodent bites during filming.
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New York
Bill Murray
Linda Lombardi
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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