Decision to acquit in Head Start case was correct
Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Burge ac quitted Nancy Smith and Joseph Allen in the Head Start sex abuse case, reversing a 1994 conviction amid changed law on hearsay and confrontation. The review cites inadmissible out of court statements and suggestive interviews as undermining the prosecution, reinforcing the paper’s long held view the trial was compromised.
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Lorain County Common Pleas
James Burge
Nancy Smith
Joseph Allen
Burge
Smith
Allen
Lorain
Common Pleas
Lynett McGough
McGough
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the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
State budget battle shifts funds for addiction and mental health
Governor Strickland and the Ohio General Assembly push a balanced biennial budget with July 1 presentation. Proposed cuts of 28 percent to Addiction Services and 34 percent to Mental Health raise concerns about waiting lists and service gaps for underinsured and uninsured residents, risking lost jobs in prevention and clinical staff. The text highlights prevention benefits and cost savings, arguing for investment in early intervention and treatment to reduce crime, ER visits, and premature death.
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Ted Strickland
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Elaine Georgas
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board
Lorain County
Spain wind subsidies cited against green job claims
Washington column questions the Obama push to imitate Spain’s green programs. Gabriel Calzada argues subsidies created mainly temporary jobs costing millions each and displacing other work. Critics warn political funding may yield eco counterproductivity and import reliance.
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Gabriel Calzada
U.S
America
Spain
Calzada
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Obama
Robert Gibbs
White House
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