Ohio High School Graduation Rate Rises to Eighty Percent
Federal figures show Ohio graduation jumped from 77.6 percent in 1985 to 80.4 percent in 1986, lifting the state to 11th among states and narrowing the gap with the national average. ACT scores also rose to 19.3 with nearly half of graduates taking the test.
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Ohio
U.S. Department of Education
Alabama
Alaska
Connecticut
Louisiana
G. Robert Bowers
Ohio Department of Education
Elyria
Bowers
Developers sue Oberlin over sewer tap in proposed center
Plaintiffs led by Merrill Standen and Oberlin Land Development Co seek a Lorain County injunction forcing Oberlin to allow a sewer tap in for a strip shopping center at Routes 58 and 20. The suit argues city denial blocks the land's highest use while Oberlin cites annexation rules and existing nearby sewer lines.
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Oberlin
Youngstown
Merrill T. Standen
Oberlin Land Development Co
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Lorain County Commmon
Louis Devicchio
Henry Dimenzo
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Elyria Township license plate tax petitions denied
Lorain County Board of Elections rejected petitions seeking a May 3 vote on renewing the $5 license plate sales tax. Petitions were deemed late and missing required statements. Petitioners may pursue a court challenge. a representative compared the ruling to historic voting rights issues.
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Board of Elections
Elyria
Columbia Township
Lorain County
Ohio
Secretary of State
Earl Kayser
Elyria Township
Ohio Supreme Court
Wilson
Kayser
South
LCCC revamps jobs to boost grant writing and development
Lorain County Community College trustees approve changes to several job descriptions to strengthen grant proposals. The director of college relations becomes director of development with higher salary ranges for 1987-88 and 1988-89. A replacement for the former director has not yet been named.
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Elyria
Lorain County Community College Board of Trustees
LCCC
Roy Church
Berea
Stanley Trupp
Trupp
Church
Elyria Plans Two Hour Parking Rule Reminder
Elyria merchants and officials push a two hour limit for on street parking to free spaces for customers. A letter to downtown businesses informs workers of the rule as meters may be removed after the $2.8 million renewal. monitoring will resume to curb monopolizing behavior.
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Elyria
Depot Street
Wagner
Earth's annual physical shows bleak environmental outlook
Worldwatch Institute's State of the World 1988 paints a grim global picture with ozone depletion, climate change, melting ice, deforestation, desertification, disappearing topsoil, water shortages, pesticide poisoning, acid lakes, air pollution, and a rising population fueling crises. It advocates immediate efficiency gains and renewable energy as solutions.
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Worldwatch Institute
Antarctica
United States
Ohio
New Orleans
Holland
Maldives
Atlantis
West Germany
Erzebirge
India
Andes
Sahel
U.S
Africa
Mali
Sahara
Ogallalah
Prairie States
Developing Countries
Chernobyl
Reagan
Strategic Defense Initiative
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Jody Magers
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West Park
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Karen Edwards
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Robert Wilson
Tom Wagner
Elyna Downtown
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Arnold Tollett
Planet Earth
Fred McGunagle
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