Bankrupts Seen as Check on Owerburdened Families
The Brookings Institution notes about 180,000 people yearly declare bankruptcy to escape crises like wage cuts and medical bills. Joe Ridge, an Irish immigrant, and his wife Mary, with eight children, faced debt after a seven month strike ended and overtime vanished. Judge Roy A. Babitt handles many cases, often without trustees, while advocates quarrel over reform and the ethics of insolvency.
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Ridges
Joe Ridge
Joe Ridges
Brookings Institution
Washington
David Stanley
Joseph
Roy A. Babitt
Babitt
Joe
The Merry Wives to Open Great Lakes Festival Season
The Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival opens its 11th season with The Merry Wives of Windsor at 14100 Franklin at Bunts Lakewood. Falstaff in a bustling plot of flirtations and misreadings anchors a rotating repertory that includes Richard II and Electra through August.
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Lakewood
Elizabeth I
Falstaff
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Ohio youths sweep state with summer face scrub program
Thousands of volunteers from the Governor's Youth Action Program work across Ohio in environment and health projects. They clear wash from Cleveland’s Hough district, police a 25 mile stretch of the Little Miami River, assist underprivileged children with park trips, and aid in medical and rehab efforts.
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Ranney
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Hough District
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Milford
Cincinnati
Toledo
Peoples Park
Lincoln Heights
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