MLK Day sparks debate on race and politics in Avon area
The piece questions Thelma Adams NAACP stance as Avon and Avon Lake officials worked on King Day and argues holiday observance should not be coerced. It defends local councils meeting on holidays and criticizes broad generalizations about African Americans. It notes King’s legacy and warns against exploiting race for political points.
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Midway Mall
Martin Luther King Jr
O.J. Simpson
King
Thelma Adams
Elyria
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Adams
Avon
Avon Lake
Elyria Naacp
Washington
Lincoln
E-Check extension granted for January February testers
Ohio gives motorists with January and February registration deadlines four extra months to complete E-Check emissions tests due to testing delays. EPA officials say lines at Akron and Cincinnati centers have shortened and several sites remain affected, with Lorain County sites not yet online.
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Elyria
EPA
Donald R. Schregarchus
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Schregardus
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Akron Area
Patricia Madigan
Summit County
Cincinnati Area
Madigan
Lorain County
Widow of slain civil rights activist urges steady pursuit of King’s dream
Myrlie Evers Williams told about 300 at Baldwin Wallace College to keep King Week efforts alive, noting black conditions resemble the 1960s. She urged action beyond January and February and emphasized ongoing battles over jobs, development, and education.
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Myre Evers-Williams
Medger Evers
Baldwin-Wallace College
Medgar Evers
Martin Taither King Jr
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Strosacker College Union
Baldwin- Wallace College
Evers-Williams
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
America
Martin
Luther King
Malcolm X
Newt Gingrich
Keys Narrowly Loses Bid to Reopen Broad Street Plan
Elyria Mayor Michael Keys asked City Council to reconsider widening Broad Street to three lanes, but the council refused. Keys favors four lanes and blamed rival Shirley Guinta for backing a plan he says fails long term needs. Council members Herman Larkins and Michael Lotko sit as Democratic at large members.
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Elyria
Michael Keys
Broad Street
Keys
Shirley Guinta
Guinta
Herman Larkins
Michael Lotko
Tanner
Gerry Hammond
Hammond
Richard
Residents dispute traffic study for Elyria shopping center
Neighbors of Cherry Knolls Condominiums along West River Road North challenge a traffic study backing a 42 acre Wisconsi Development project south of Midway Mall. Planning Commission attendance was light. no motion, another meeting set. The report calls for two new lights, road widening to five lanes, and a new access drive to connect mall and center with condo traffic.
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Elyria
Cherry Knolls
West River Road
City Planning Commission
Wisconsi Development Corp
Pepper Pike
Midway Mall
Planning Commission
David Drive
Cherry Knoll
Landlord owns 19 buildings not at code
Elyria officials say 19 of 26 apartment buildings owned by landlord Tom Downs and his ex wife Marilyn Novak need repairs to meet city housing codes. Repair orders target exterior violations on properties ranging from single unit to multi unit buildings. Most orders are for minor exterior issues. specific apartment conditions were not detailed.
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Elyria
Tom Downs
Marilyn Novak
Carol Nawrocki
Michael Keys
Nawrocki
Jon Kiner Sai
Downs and Novak
Bell Avenue
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