Congressional critique and local crime notes
Paul Facinelli delivers a column critiquing Congress and campaign finance reform while recounting sharp, satirical takes on Sherrod Brown and national politics. The piece also mocks lawyer Jonathan Rosenbaum and covers Kentucky judge Marty Sheehan’s sentencing in a sex bribery case involving Donald Varner.
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Sherrod Brown
Monica Lewinsky
Brown
Capitol Hill
White House
Washington
Hach
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Rosenbaum
Thomas Jonas
Danas
Demarkus Hodge
Tran
Bartlett
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Philip Roth
Oratory
Kentucky
Marty Sheehan
Sheehan
Donald Varner
Covington
Varner
Jal Ali Varner
Cincinnati
Kenton County Administration
Warner
Elyria School Board delays May levy to target November
Elyria school officials decided not to place a 497 mill five year operating levy on the May ballot and will push for a November tax increase to avert an $18 million deficit by 2003. President Evelyn France cited timing and state funding uncertainties as factors.
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Elyria
Gary C. Bennett
Evelyn France
Ohio
France
Ohio Super Lotto jackpot climbs to 35 million
Lucky Bucks in Wooster reports high sales as the Ohio Lottery’s Super Lotto nears a 35 million dollar top prize. Lottery official Jennifer Rowland says drawing day momentum builds in the 24 hours before the draw.
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Ohio Lottery
Lucky Bucks
Ohio
Lottery
Jennifer Rowland
Rowland
Leisa Moore
Wooster
Moore
Armbruster launches bid for Ohio Senate seat in Lorain County
Jeffry Armbruster, former North Ridgeville mayor, filed for the 13th District State Senate seat. He aims to unseat incumbent Zaleski, who will not run again, with GOP backing and a broad grass roots effort. Armbruster argues for tighter government spending and education-focused funding while linking tax reform to school finance. He owns seven gas stations in Ohio and plans to push education and crime spending priorities.
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Elyria
Jeffry Armbruster
North Ridgeville
Lorain County
Armbruster
Alan Zaleski
D-Vermilion
Zaleski
Mary Jo Vasi
Avon Lake
Vince Urbin
Ron Nabakowski
Senate
Richard Fiman
Ohio Supreme Court
General Assembly
Cuyahoga County
Erie
Huron Counties
Voinovich touts accomplishments in State of State
Gov. George Voinovich highlighted seven years of progress in his final State of the State address. He touted welfare cuts, Medicaid controls, strong job growth, and high Head Start enrollment while Democrats urged longer-term fixes and questioned education funding. A mid November poll showed 69 percent approval as he eyes a U.S. Senate bid.
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Columbus
U.S. Senate
George Voinovich
Ohio
Voinovich
Ohio House
Ohio Supreme Court
Mary Boyle
Senate
Ben Espy
U.S
John Glenn
Robber flees Fifth Third Bank after dye pack blast
A 20 to 25 year old Hispanic man in baggy jeans and a plaid shirt robbed Fifth Third Bank at 5320 Oberlin Ave. at about 4 pm Tuesday. He flashed a note claiming a gun, took cash including a dye pack that exploded outside the bank, and fled. No injuries reported. police dog and FBI seek surveillance photo.
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Lorain
Oberlin Avenue
Fifth Third Bank
Oberlin Ave
FBI
Charles Colitre
Colitre
Colitré
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Edna Jean Harper
State Supreme Court
Sidney
College Hills Plaza
Joe Mosbrook Jr
the Chronicle-Telegram
Aberly Earth
Chronicle
Ann Malchesky
East Recreation Center
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