Lorain hosts Allstate Interlake sailing nationals amid perfect weekend
The 2008 Allstate Interlake Nationals sailed from Lorain with four days of racing under clear skies and good winds. Organizers led by Lynn Ensinger, Kathy Lavalley, Fran Buick, and Brad Blamert drew hundreds of sailors and spectators to the harbor for 10 races across Lorain’s waterfront, drawing participants from as far as Annapolis Maryland.
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Linda Murphy
Chronicle
Lorain
Traverse City
Lake Erie
Lynn Ensinger
Kathy Lavalley
Fran Buick
Brad Blamert
Ensinger
Lorain Harbor
Annapolis
FDA delays warnings on off-label drug use
A GAO draft report finds FDA regulators take about seven months to issue warnings for off-label drug promotions and four more months for companies to fix issues. The long lag allows continued unapproved prescribing, while FDA does not track off-label marketing.
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FDA
Washington
Government Accountability Office
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Exercise slows Alzheimer's brain decay in early disease
The Associated Press reports that patients with early Alzheimer's who exercised regularly showed less deterioration in memory control brain areas. MRI indicated the hippocampus benefited, a crucial region for memory and balance, as the disease progresses. Regular exercise has previously slowed aging brain cell loss in healthy seniors.
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New York
Chicago
Their Dirty Millions
Washington authorities describe Franz Felhaber and his family as moving about $20 million in decaying U S hundred dollar bills to exchange for clean cash. The latest incident had him at the Treasury with a suitcase of about $5.2 million in worn notes, seeking a cashier’s check.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Franz Felhaber
U.S
Prison education program shows signs of cutting recidivism
Ohio's Short Term Offender program at Lorain and Grafton prisons helps inmates earn high school equivalency diplomas and debt management skills. Since its April 2007 start, 116 of 1,482 inmates who completed the program have returned to prison, with researchers needing three years of data to confirm impact.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lorain Correctional Institution
Ir Grafton
Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Terry Collins
Lorain
Marc Houk
Grafton
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