Ohio voters show support for school funding fix
A Baldwin Wallace College survey finds about 48 percent of Ohio adults support a proposed constitutional amendment to make high quality public education a fundamental right and shift funding from local to state. Polls show 16 percent strongly support. 3.6 point margin. Supporters need 402,276 signatures by Aug. 8 to place the issue on the November ballot.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Ion
Steve Brooks
Bliss Institute
University of Akron
Cleveland Councilman Pushes Ban On Street Shrine Memorials
Cleveland councilman Kevin Conwell proposes fall legislation to restrict or ban memorials for street crimes, arguing they stigmatize neighborhoods and mislead residents. Activists Kevin Bell and Khalid Samad oppose the idea, saying shrines aid crime reporting and community awareness. Milwaukee removes shrines after 30 days. Boston transportation oversees highway memorials.
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Cleveland
Kevin Conwell
Kevin Bell
Khalid Samad
Bell
Samad
Milwaukee
Boston
Transportation
Elyria Justice Center book club reads Invisible Man
In the Lorain County Justice Center jury room a 12 member book club meets monthly. Judges, staff attorneys and reporters discuss Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man and other works. Founders Jim Blaszak and Tracey Reiman, both associates of Judge James Burge, formed the group this year.
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Elyria
County Justice Center
Ralph Ellison
Christopher
Justice Center Book Club
The
Justice System
Jim Blaszak
Tracey Reiman
James Burge
Rothgery
Tom Dougan
Blaszak
Lorain County Justice Center Book Club
Common Pleas
James Miraldi
Andrea Ritter
Terry Zirzow
Chris Rothgery
Lee Books
Aneta Fine
Janis Albert
Kristen Mackintosh
Linda Butler
Lorain Clerks Cited for Alcohol Sales to Minor
Lorain police cited Surhi Allan 47 and Victor Castillo 29 for selling alcohol to a 19 year old at Southside Market and Kwik Mart. The incidents occurred Friday evening under a crackdown grant targeting underage alcohol sales.
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Lorain
Kwik Mart
Pearl Avenue
Southside Market
Fulton Avenue
Surhi Allan
Westlake
Victor Castillo
Mike
Man stabbed over video game dispute in Lorain
A 25 year old Lorain man told police a woman he met a week earlier stabbed him in the knee because he wouldn’t stop playing video games. He described the assailant as Teresa, about 19 or 20, who visited his home and grew angry over his gaming.
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Lorain
Lorain Drive
Teresa
Light sentences for Internet sex offenders spark debate
Cincinnati analysis shows 141 online sting busts in five southwest Ohio counties from 2003 to 2006. Twenty percent received no jail time and many were jailed for three months or less, as prosecutors warn the trend may reflect a national pattern in sentencing online predators.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
The
Cincinnati Enquirer
National Center For Missing & Exploited Children
Lori McPherson
National District Attorneys Association
McPherson
Gutter Topper Ends Gutter Cleaning Forever
Gutter Topper offers a clip on gutter protection system promising no more ladder work. Mike Shanks touts a lifetime transferable warranty and a 20 year finish warranty while claiming resistance to 110 mph winds and 22 inches of rain per hour. Batavia Ohio manufactured by a family owned firm, with a promotional offer of $300 off in June.
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Mike Shanks
Batavia, Ohio
Mike
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Debbie Phillips
Ohio Fair Schools Campaign
Associated Press
Steve Manheim
Chronicle
Sandra Overy
Grafton
Connor Balderson
Friendship Animal Protective League
Lorain County
Emma Arnold
Ely Square
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