Former Defense Secretary Cohen Apologizes to Avon Hotel Guest
William Cohen sent a letter to Ahmed al Menhali apologizing for the treatment he endured after false reports that the Emirati visitor pledged allegiance to ISIS. The incident began when a hotel clerk panicked and misinformed police, leading to a ground encounter that Cohen called deeply regrettable and unacceptable.
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AVON
Defense
William Cohen
Ahmed al-Menhali
al- Menhali
U.S
House of Representatives
U.S. Senate
Richard Nixon
Cohen
Bill Clinton
Pentagon
Cohen Group
al-Menhali
ISIS
United States
Lorain Fire Officials Cite Layoffs Slowing Response
Shauna Barnette, caring for six grandchildren, watched flames erupt from her garage at 1509 Fillmore Ave as the house burned. A grandson said the children used a lighter to ignite paper plates, and a cup in a garbage can started the fire. firefighters contained the blaze nearby.
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Lorain
Shauna Barnette
Fillmore Ave
Matt Homoyla
Harold Hawthorne
Lorain County Leaders Propose 0.25 Percent Levy Split for Transit
Lorain County commissioners propose a 0.25 percent sales tax split evenly between improving public transportation and closing budget shortfalls, up from an earlier 25 percent allocation to Lorain County Transit. MOVE leaders urged a larger transit share but signaled possible support for the compromise if transit funding is boosted. The levy would raise nearly $5 million annually for transit.
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Elyria
Lorain County
MOVE
Mobility
Brian Frederick
Community Foundation of
Frederick
Bill Harper
United Way of
Greater Lorain County
Harper
Grafton Pulls Back Annexation Request Over Legal Description
Grafton officials withdraw a proposed annexation of a narrow Eaton Township strip. Mayor DiVencenzo cites wording issues in the legal description and says a August resubmission to Lorain County commissioners is expected. Eaton Township opposes the plan, which proposes a 20 feet wide by 1,300 feet long parcel.
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Elyria
Grafton
Eaton Township
Dave DiVencenzo
Lorain County
Joe Price
Deputy helps homeless man with lunch and cash in woods
Lorain County deputy Gary Howell chose to aid a man found wandering in the woods near Oberlin Elyria Road rather than pursue a felon. He bought the man a lunch and gave $20 to help him survive days without food.
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Lorain County
Gary Howell
Howell
Jason Zsebik
John Searle
Sunset
Oberlin- Elyria Road
George Click
Oberlin-Elyria Road
Parsons Road
Click
Jerry Eberhart
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Said
BRUCE
Sheffield Lake
Fillmore Avenue
Brad Dicken
Oko
Carlisle
Chronicle
Weg
Jodi Weinberger
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