You pay congressmen with lobbyists and bonds in this piece
Fred McGonagle argues that the S&L bailout and congressional pay raises expose political hypocrisy. He notes Treasury proposals to tax bank deposits or issue bonds to cover FSLIC liabilities, while Congress contemplates a pay raise funded by citizens and lobbyist payments. He recalls two lawmakers opposing FSLIC shutdowns and criticizes marketing of incentives like honoraria.
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Washington
Congressional
Treasury
Nicholas Brady
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corp
Jim Wright
Texas
Ferdinand St Germain
Rhode Island
FSLIC
Congress
S&l
Home Loan Bank Board
Brady
U.S
Common Cause
Citizens’ Lobby
Armbruster to seek Peace's seat in North Ridgeville mayor race
Jeffry Armbruster former Ward 2 councilman and at large councilman filed to run for mayor, challenging City Council President Rosemary Berg in a Republican primary to face Democratic Mayor Floyd Peace. Armbruster co owns a Shell Oil car wash outlets business in western Cuyahoga County and has a background in software for the petroleum industry. He and Berg face a tight race with Peace's prior margin noted, and Armbruster emphasizes a professional approach to city government and long range planning.
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North Ridgeville
Jeffry Armbruster
Lorain County
Armbruster
Rosemary Berg
Floyd Peace
Westlake
Cuyahoga County
Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter
Mary Scott of Elyria described hanging laundry in a balmy breeze days ago as Phil's winter forecast hit Northeast Ohio. Despite the Travelmart on Cedar Street promoting a sale, residents awoke to a snowy reality and withdrew outdoor chores.
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Mary Scott
Elyria
Travelmart
Cedar Street
Punxsutawney
Phil
Ohio
Alaska
Trial date set for teens in beating death in Cleveland
Two 19 year olds, Robert A. Aschenbener of Parma and Theodore J. Choukalas of Seven Hills, face murder charges in the Dec 8 beating death of Steven Giannoni outside the Hollenden House Hotel. A trial is set for April 17 in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court with a pre trial hearing planned. prosecutors and defense teams have not reached a plea agreement. Detective Murphy notes Giannoni was beaten after a restaurant altercation and that a witness suffered a severe facial wound. The defendants claim they only struck and pushed, but medical evidence questions that account.
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Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Common Pleas Court
Avon Lake
Robert A. Aschenbener
Parma
Theodore J. “Ted” Choukalas
Seven Hills
Steven Giannon
Thomas
Pokorny
Giannoni
Hollenden House
Dennis Murphy
Haley on Roots origin and Kunta Kinte roots
Pulitzer winner Alex Haley recalled his childhood in Henning Tennessee with grandmothers who told family stories shaping his history focused Roots. He described writing the slave narrative from a human perspective and the emotional power of Kunta Kinte as a symbol of shared history.
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Elyria
Alex Haley
Lorain County Community College
Haley
Kunta Kinte
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Steve Fogarty
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Berg
Peace
Lee
Creekside Lane
Millikin Universi
Decatur
Lucy Royer
Tivanine
Cindy Leisect
East 24Th Street
St. Clair Avenue
Aschenbener
Choukalas
Murphy
Giannom
Tum
Joann Blake
Henning
Tenn
KKK
Konte