Editorial: Protection Run Amok in Cynthia Stewart Case
The Lorain County Children Services seeks custody of Cynthia Stewart’s 8-year-old daughter over photos the mother took, while a guardian ad litem says the child is well adjusted. The piece argues the agency overreaches, noting a lack of shown harm and the potential trauma of removal, and urges caution before separating mother and child.
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Patti Jo Bartnett
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Lewis Carroll
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Village support praised at Elyria High School
A reader thanks the Elyria Board of Education the Police Department and community leaders for two months of collaborative efforts at Elyria High School praising increased security and programs while warning against Gov Taft's proposed child safety law arguing current statutes suffice and recounting a neighbor’s gun incident with a positive outcome.
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Elyria Police Department
Elyria High School
Elyria High
Michael Medders
Elyria
Ohio
Bob Taft
Ear piercing debate meets cold school morning notice
Readers argue against infant ear piercing as painful and cosmetic while a school letter from Franklin Elementary Principal Harold S Booker apologizes for a January incident and outlines early arrival rules for safety. The message promises open communication and shelter during bad weather.
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Harold S Booker
Franklin School clocks run five minutes slow claim
On January 18 at 8:57 a.m. a parent taking a child to Franklin School kindergarten noted a discrepancy between the school's outdoor line up time and the local 8:55 expectation. The teacher replied the school’s time differs from Eastern Standard Time, revealing five minute clock slowdowns.
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Campaign finance rules clash with loopholes in reform efforts
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page argues that campaign finance rules are routinely circumvented and that reforms create new problems. He cites PACs, bundling, third parties, GELAC funds, and private jet use by candidates, urging better use of existing disclosure tools amid a divided Supreme Court stance.
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