Oil prices surge as heating fuel and gas rise amid war risks
Severe winter and Venezuela disruptions push heating oil and gasoline higher. Energy Department warns bills may jump up to 50 percent vs last winter as crude trades above 34 dollars. Wholesale heating oil soars to 1.20 a gallon. New England feared supply crisis without stock release.
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New Hampshire
Jack Sullivan
New England Fuel Institute
Winter storm snarls traffic in Elyria two-hour crash spree
A fast-moving storm dumped about 15 inches of snow during rush hour in Elyria, triggering 20 crashes in two hours. Trooper Joe Ciro described a busy scene at Brownhelm Township and another two-car wreck on Route 58 in Pittsfield Township. No serious injuries reported as roads iced and closures affected travel.
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North Ridge
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Joe Ciro
Curio
Pittsfield Township
Merriam and
Webster
Wellington
Robert Walker
Walker
Ray Diederich
National Weather Service
North Ridgeville
Brad Wreck
Outreach under fire over ex convict staffer at shelter
Lorain County Neighborhood House Association faces scrutiny after Manuel Arias, a convicted killer released in 2001, worked as a counselor at Haven Center. The group is accused of withholding his criminal record from supervisors and failing to assess risks to residents, while police investigate alleged sexual mistreatment of two women.
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Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
Paul Buccino
Gram
Evelyn Vansant
Manuel Arias
Arias
Haven Center
Neighborhood House Association
Vansant
Christine Gerhart
Elyria
Bush presses NATO defense plan amid Iraq rift with Europe
President Bush urged France Germany and Belgium to reverse course and permit NATO to plan Turkey's defense while U S efforts at the U N Security Council stall. Turkish allies activated NATO defense talks as Chirac France, and others resist war timetables insisting more inspections.
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Guy Verhofstadt
Brussels
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John Howard
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Jacques Chirac
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Tenn
Western Alliance
Lorain Officials Alarmed by Poor School Attendance
Lorain school district officials voice concern over high student absences amid to date reports and local data. The item notes district worries while broader state and national figures show varying attendance trends across districts.
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Fish in River Blamed for Lorain Steel Plant Furnace Outage
REP officials say the Lorain plant blast furnace was down for about eight days due to multiple small problems while union leaders note fish from the Black River may have contributed. A spokesman says production should resume today with maintenance moved up to avoid further downtime.
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Republic Engineered Products
Black River
Jim King
United Steelworkers of America Local 1104
King
John Willoughby
REP
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