Pot petition taps out in Columbus
Backers of a proposal to decriminalize small marijuana possession failed to collect enough valid signatures to place the issue on the November ballot in Columbus. The Franklin County Board of Elections said they were 1,858 signatures short of the 7,213 needed, with 5,355 valid Columbus voter signatures. The plan would have police and prosecutors ignore state laws on possession up to seven ounces, but legality questions exist under the Ohio Constitution. Kenneth Schweickart of For a Better Ohio sought a recount. Proceedings hinge on clerk McSweeney and a July 30 council deadline before August recess.
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Columbus
Franklin County Board of Elections
Ohio
Board of Elections
Guy Reece II
Kenneth Schweickart
For A Better
Schweickart
Timothy J
McSweeney
Avon students invited to craft program at library
Avon sixth through 12th graders may attend a craft program at 1 30 p m on July 21 at Avon Branch Library 37485 Harvest Drive Avon. Participants will make a hemp item. The program is free and materials are supplied. Register by calling 924-4743.
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Avon
Avon Branch
Harvest Drive
Lorain County HMG Proposal Request Seeks Agencies
Lorain County Children and Families Council issues a request for proposals to provide Help Me Grow services for children zero to three. Proposals due August 15, 2001 by 2:00 p.m. at 42485 North Ridge Road Elyria Ohio. Council may reject any bid and waive irregularities.
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Lorain County Children & Families Council
North Ridge Road
Elyria
Ohio
Lorain County Children & Family Council
HMG
Lorain County Children & Families
Arena plan on Toledo ballot prompts public vote
Toledo voters will decide on waiving the city charter to allow public financing for a downtown arena and related development. Developers seek about half the 175 million private funds, with 38 million requested for parking, roads, and site cleanup on the 125 acre former power plant site. Mayor Carly Finkbeiner calls the project the most significant investment in decades. The ballot date is September 11.
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Toledo
Carly Finkbeiner
Nigerian chef wins permanent residency after deportation order
Magnus Duruji, a Nigerian chef who faced a 1984 deportation, received a green card and becomes a permanent U.S. resident after living in uncertainty for two years. He came to the United States in 1982 on a student visa, earned degrees, married a citizen, and built a life as a homeowner and father of four.
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Columbus
United States
Magnus Duruji
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
Duruji
Nigeria
U.S
INS
Dayton
U.S. District Court
Algenon Markley
Kenneth Robinson
Mark Hansen
Robinson
Bears relocation questioned as two killed near Warren
Sportsmen voiced concern over relocating wandering black bears to the Grand River area in northern Trumbull County after two were killed near populated zones. Cortland Conservation League member Bob Hill said the area is not suitable habitat for black bears and warned against housing them near residential areas.
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Youngstown
Grand River
Warren
Bob Hill
Cortland Conservation League Board
Trumbull County
Ohio
Hill
Power Outage Hits LaGrange and Grafton Area
A FirstEnergy spokesman said a transmission line problem at 3:45 a.m. caused a 3000 plus resident outage in LaGrange and Grafton. About 1600 lost power in LaGrange before rerouting. 1700 in Grafton, with restoration around 5 p.m. Generator backup kept security systems running at North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility.
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Grafton
LaGrange
First Energy
Rick Kowalski
Neil Turner
North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility
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