Avon’s planning clash. compromise needed on housing density
Avon faces a rural versus residential planning debate driven by 2,000 acres of wetlands and pressure from Cuyahoga County. Mayor Smith backs a density cap of 1.26 to 1.5 homes per acre and enforceable undeveloped-acre upkeep, while residents favor one-acre lots and slower growth. Developers push cluster zoning to save costs, but adequate amenities and quality neighborhoods are demanded.
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Avon
Western Reserve
Jim Smith
Smith
Planning Commission
Playboy Reading Battle At LA County Firehouses
The Los Angeles County Fire Department bans sexually oriented publications in work areas including lounges dormitories and lockers sparking a First Amendment suit by Captain Steve Johnson backed by the ACLU and Playboy. The department argues nudity could offend female firefighters while Johnson says reading Playboy is not harmful and should be allowed.
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America
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Playboy
Penthouse
Steve Johnson
American Civil Liberties Union
Johnson
Sacramento
Calif
Bee
Gas station need identified for Chestnut Ridge area Elyria
The city of Elyria lacks a gasoline station in the Chestnut Ridge Road and Route 57 area. Between East River Street and Abbe Road south from East Broad Street to Chestnut Ridge Road, no fueling site exists, with the nearest station on Route 57 south of East Broad Street at Route 62 and Grafton Road.
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Elyria
Chestnut Ridge Road
East River Street
Abbe Road
East Broad Street
Route 62
Grafton Road
Rumors of Prosecutor White and the Pecora Case
A noted rumor claims Prosecutor White expressed regret over Ron Pecora’s prison sentence, suggesting political ambitions influence past actions. The account accuses White of manipulating the case, labeling Pecora a racist to taint the jury and derail defense, causing lasting harm to Pecora and his family.
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Ron Pecora
Ron
Mr. White
White
Plea for Clemency and Workers' Act Reform
A letter criticizes White for hardline actions in the Pecora case and urges clemency from Gov. Voinovich. It questions the prosecutor's leverage and notes Feb 9 hearings in Akron where 47 of 60 were appeals against Bureau of Workers Compensation denials. It also cites a moratorium on processing claims against self insured employers and calls for safeguards in the reform act. Levey, Mondello & Levey, attorneys at law, sign.
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White
Ron
Ron Pecora
Columbus
Mr. Whyte
Pecora
Akron
Bureau of Workers Compensation
Bureau
The
Industrial Commission
Workers Compact slows down claims in Ohio bureaus
The Workers Compensation Reform Act HB 107 took effect on October 20 1993 and is criticized for slowing claim processing. In Cleveland hearing schedules dropped over 50 percent while Akron schedules rise as injured workers appeal claim denials.
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Bureau
Cleveland
Akron
Oliver North depicted in anti left tide cartoon
The Op Ed cartoon by JOSEPH MCKAY from Amherst presents Oliver North in a Marine uniform captioned The Few The Proud The Felon. It portrays him as helping to stem a radical left tide and triggers public reaction to his role.
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Oliver North
North
Letters to the Editor Etiquette and Address Info
The Chronicle-Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor including editing for brevity accuracy and clarity. It requires signature full home address and telephone number and provides mailing and fax details for submission.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Exnall
Lorain
Oberlin
Justice Blackmun swap on Roe and death penalty urged
Oal Thomas of Washington urges Justice Blackmun to reverse Roe v. Wade and oppose capital punishment, proposing a deal: if Blackmun reverses Roe, supporters will back life without parole for murderers. The column critiques abortion, punishment philosophy, and liberal views on justice.
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Supreme Court
Harry Blackmun
Roe
Blackmun
Callins
Mr. Justice
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A. C. Hudnutt
Arthur D. Hudnutt
A. Cooper
Andrew R. Young
Arnold Miller
Andrew V. Ruckman
Editorial
Cuyahoga County
Rogisbune
Chestnut Rt
Prosecutor White
Ome
Mee
Levey
Mondello & Levey, Attorneys At Law
Hamlet
Joseph McKay Amherst
Bruce Edwin Callins
Fort Worth
Blaclanan
C.S. Lewis
Lewis
Oal Thomas
Washington
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