Orwellian hot line debate roils Ridgeville board
North Ridgeville School District votes 3-2 to use federal grants to create a student hot line, enabling anonymous tips about teachers and administrators. Critics warn of Big Brother surveillance, potential abuse, and chilling effects on due process, lauding dissenters who opposed the plan.
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Eric Arthur Blair
Blair
George Orwell
Orwell
Soviet Union
North Ridgeville
Thomas Rockwell
Pimento Leaf
Linda McMillen
Terri Tyson
Margaret Knight
Tom Dake
Charmaine Stanyi-Hrusch
Pit bull zoning fight ends in Grafton Township ruling
Grafton Township wins as Common Pleas Judge Janas rules dogs including pit bulls are exempt from township zoning. Trustee Russ Gest says they acted to protect residents while Sebalj considers suing for attorney fees. Trustees Kowalski Ferritto back health and safety concerns as they seek state action to broaden dog and cat regulation.
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Grafton
Common Pleas
Thomas
Janas
Ohio Supreme Court
Zvonko Sebalj
Seball
Senate
House of Representatives
Russ Gest
SHARE program helps Lorain County shoppers save on groceries
SHARE Northern Ohio offers $25 to $30 in groceries for 14 dollars plus at least two hours of volunteer service each month. Sites in Elyria Lorain Wellington and Oberlin distribute food purchased through World SHARE suppliers. The program welcomes all residents with no income limits and defines volunteer work broadly.
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Lorain County
SHARE
Ohio
Elyria
Lorain
Wellington
Oberlin
Charlotte Robinson
Share Northern Ohio
Akron
Share Northern
Robinson
Donna Freiwald
Freiwald
Nancy Bailey
Darrell Scyoc
Elyria Ywgca
Governor urges use of donor credit card in Lake Erie effort
Governor George Voinovich urged 72,000 Lake Erie calendar buyers to apply for an MBNA credit card tied to his campaign contributor Alfred Lerner. A letter from Voinovich accompanied the calendars, raising ethics questions per a government ethicist. MBNA donates 25 cents per card transaction to the Lake Erie Protection Fund, with about 7,000 cards issued and 70,000 transactions yielding $17,307.75.
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Cleveland
George Voinovich
Lake Erie
the Plain Dealer
Voinovich
Mbna America
Alfred Lerner
Shaker Heights
Lerner
Cleveland Browns
Ohio
Mike Dawson
Sion
Great Lakes
MBNA
Lake Erie Protection Fund
Darin R. Lockett
Schools with limits fighting violence in cities
Cincinnati experts say high tech security and armed guards cannot fully stop campus violence despite millions spent. Brendan Rice, 17, was beaten near Western Hills High School. three juveniles arrested. Officials note limits to prevention and cite broader student fear data and past incidents in the district.
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Cincinnati
Brendan Rice
University Hospital
Western Hills High School
Robert Morgan
Cincinnati Public Schools
U.S Department of Education
Western Hills
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Paul Facinelli
Ridgeville
Paul Facinelfi
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Robert Kowalski
Dominic Ferritto
Roosevelt Family Center
YWCA
West River Road
Oberlin Community Services
Christ Temple Church
W. Lincoln St
First Methodist Church
Park Place
Delaware Avenue United Methodist Church
E. Erie Ave
Harrison Cultural Community Center
Hamilton Ave
Garfield Building
W. 30Th St
Donna Jezewski
Drezewski
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Lake Erie Commission
Dawson
The
Ohio Lake Erie
Commis
Commission
Chuck Humel
Paul
Lake Avenue
Rice
Ivy Voynovich
Hughes Center
Woodward High
Peter D. Blauvelt
National Alliance For Safe Schools
Michael Carneal
West Paducah
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