Letter from Paul Facinelli on provocation and mailbag replies
A columnist shares a candid mailbag, addressing Jennifer’s and Rebecca’s views on sexuality, faith, and judgment. Responses include a counterpoint on foster parenting, the profit motive in Children Services, and questions about political pressure surrounding events at the White House and Iran.
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Philip and
Rena Harrell
Harrell
Children Services
Facinelli
Alvin Snyder
White House
Iran
Browns Move Debate Sparks Economic Question
Cleveland economists differ on the Browns planned relocation to Baltimore. Some say NFL team dollars boost the local economy, though much revenue funds salaries, while others doubt substantial net gains. The NFL owners meet in Atlanta to decide on Art Modell’s move, with Cleveland civic leaders emphasizing the team’s economic value.
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Cleveland Browns
Baltimore
Baade
Atlanta
Art Modell
Cleve
Scout visit shows safety first at Kendal retirement center
Kendal at Oberin resident Ernie Eddy helps Cub Scout John English drive a nail while Jimmy Katz observes. Pack 460 members learn to clamp wood securely before cutting as they tour the retirement center on CB.
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Kendal
Obertin
Ernie Eddy
John English
Jimmy Katz
Ohio State of the Environment Report highlights statewide factors
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency released a 100 page study in Columbus detailing air quality, water quality, fish kills, farm chemicals, waste handling, wetlands, bald eagle populations and biking trails. The report results from a two year comparative risk project combining data, scientists concerns and public priorities to guide future environmental policy.
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Columbus
Ohio State of the Environment
Ohio Environmental
Coroner rules death by own action in Grafton inmate
Lorain County Coroner Paul Matus ruled that Efran Figueroa 42 of Cleveland died by voluntary asphyxiation at Grafton Correctional Institution Saturday. Found on a weight bench with a 275 pound bar across his neck the death is not believed to involve foul play. The state patrol investigates and Figueroa was serving a life term for rape with supporters saying he was wrongly convicted.
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Grafton Correctional Institution
Lorain County
Paul Matus
Efran Figueroa
Cleveland
Matus
Figueroa
State Highway Patrol
Ohio marks 3,000 class of 1995 without diplomas
About 3,000 Ohio high school students failed the ninth grade proficiency test last June, representing 3 percent of the Class of 1995. Of those, 862 returned and passed the exams after summer sessions, with 17 more passing in October.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Goft
Goff
Ohio Department of Education
Mus
Euclid man jailed on rape charge at Elyria motel
Jerome Davis, 45, of Euclid Avenue, arrested at Camelot Inn on Griswold Road in Elyria about 6:15 am Sunday. He faces kidnapping, rape, and drug abuse charges and is held on a 22,500 bond awaiting arraignment in Elyria Municipal Court. The assault involved a 19 year old woman. victim identity withheld. Davis has prior rape and aggravated burglary arrests.
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Jerome Davis
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Griswold Road
Lorah County
Davis
Kenneth Smith
Smith
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