Clinton faces GOP critique over balanced budget themes
Round 1 from Washington reports Republicans scoffing at President Clinton's push for an era of balanced budgets and smaller government. Senate leader Bob Dole rebuked Clinton as a rear guard of the welfare state and as an obstacle to a balanced budget amendment. Clinton outlines fall campaign themes in his State of the Union address.
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Dole and Clinton Clash Over Government Control
Senator Bob Dole argues a Republican administration would rein in government while President Clinton defends the current approach as a discredited status quo. The exchange highlights a partisan clash on governance and reform.
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Clinton State of the Union draws diners away at Ground Round
President Clinton laid out Medicare and deficit reduction plans in a televised State of the Union. Meanwhile patrons at Ground Round near Midway Mall watched the Cavaliers game, with manager Rick Longacre noting guests chose sports over the speech in Loram County.
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Moen plant in Elyria imperiled by labor talks
Moen Inc may close its Elyria factory if union negotiations fail ahead of March 1. The plant employs 23 hourly and 34 salaried workers and is negotiating with UAW Local 101 and MESA Local 15. City officials see no role for themselves in the talks.
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Emotional pleas fail to sway Elyria West school closure
Mike Valan urged the Elyria Board of Education to allow his daughter to wear her class ring and jacket during senior year, while about a dozen residents pressed to overturn the June closures of Elyria West Jefferson and Spring Valley elementary schools. The board remained firm as approximately 150 residents attended the Maplewood Center meeting. Valan said the public never had a real chance to influence the decision and called the process a betrayal. Bill Sims, a Spring Valley parent with board experience, urged equal access to information for all voters.
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Elyria West Principal to Lead Consolidated Elyria School
Elyria West and Elyria High are reorganizing into a single school with Elyria High’s principal remaining and Elyria West’s principal moving to lead the merged institution. The plan includes selling two buildings one by a highway and another in a quiet residential area. The move affects about 100 displaced West students possibly moving to Oberlin High.
DWI license confiscation contested in Ohio courts
Elyria judges refuse to honor an administrative license suspension law for DWI arrests calling it unconstitutional citing due process concerns. They note statewide confusion as eight cases move to the Ohio Supreme Court on February 7.
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