Donor dad keeps off 103 pounds after kidney gift
Randy Leamer, a 32 year old Pennsylvania mill operator, shed 103 pounds to donate a kidney to his 5 year old daughter Meagan at Cleveland Clinic. He began a strict one meal a day diet in January 1997 after Meagan’s dialysis began, reaching 194 pounds for the December 12 operation. Meagan has kidney disease and was on dialysis. she is expected to recover fully. Meagan’s mother Genie recalls a struggle between fear and relief. Randy plans to resume walking 20 miles daily when allowed and maintains a healthier eating plan despite a small weight gain.
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Cleveland
Randy Leamer
Pennsylvania
Meagan
Cleveland Clinic
North East
Genie Leamer
Heaven
Ohio bridge collapse firm won’t contest safety citations
An Ohio construction company says it will not challenge expected safety citations after a July 2 bridge collapse on Interstate 64 that killed two workers, with OSHA due to finish its inquiry by Friday. The company has 85 prior safety violations since 1984, and two workers died in the incident.
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Charleston
W.va
Ohio
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
C.J. Mahan Construction Co
Grove City
OSHA
David Stewart
Agency
Philadelphia
West Virginia
Kentucky
C.J. Mahan
Avon girl seeks view as painted turtle hides
7-year-old Kaila Gaworski of Avon tries to get a closer look at the water pond in the Children's Nature Space at Lorain County Visitor's Center while a painted turtle hides its head Tuesday.
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Kaila Gaworski
Avon
Lorain County Visitor's Center
Computer system stolen on Randall Street in Lorain
Police said a 2600 computer system was stolen from a Randall Street home Monday between 7 30 and 8 p m. George M Nowlin Jr 41 told officers he found cooking oil poured on the television couch and bedroom dresser. A Compaq Presario computer system a Motorola GTE wireless telephone and a pager were taken.
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Lorain
Randall Street
George M. Nowlin Jr
Nowlin
Compaq Presario
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