Almanac snapshot for February 27 with events and birthdays
On this date in history Texas won independence in 1836 and Rutherford B. Hayes was declared winner in 1877. King Kong premiered in 1933. Notable birthdays include Pope Pius XII Dr Seuss Desi Arnaz Tom Wolfe Mikhail Gorbachev Lou Reed Jon Bon Jovi and Chris Martin. Moon phase notes precede March.
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Texas
Mexico
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel J. Tilden
New York City
Pope Pius XII
Dr. Seuss
Theodor Geisel
Desi Arnaz
Tom Wolfe
Mikhail
Gorbachev
Lou Reed
Jon Bon Jovi
Chris Martin
Mulberry Street
Ohio optometrist warns on vision plan limits in exchanges
Dr. David Sterna of Lorain argues that excluding stand-alone vision plans from 2014 health care exchanges will reduce eye care options for 100 million Americans. He cites Harkin Amendment as insufficient and fears patients will be redirected to health plans with limited eye-network access.
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Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
University Hospitals
Lorain
VIP Vision
Harkin
Davis, Molina
Spectora
Residents urge caution on kennel name change in Lorain County
Letters to the editor argue against renaming the Lorain County Kennel to Lorain County Dog Pound citing negative connotations of pound and potential costs while urging support for animal welfare. Other letters comment on energy policy, local school funding, campaign finance, and judge elections.
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Lorain County
Bill Grace
Tamera Schuetz Elyria
Fritz
Joel D. Fritz
Cheryl Guthman Elyria
Honest senators and a local endorsement
Hattie Curran endorses Sen. Sherrod Brown and Joel Fritz praising honesty and fairness. Curran supports Democrats, arguing Republicans threaten Social Security and Medicare while noting Fritz's long service and character as a responsible attorney and family man.
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U.S
Sherrod Brown
White House
Hattie Curran Lorain
Letters to Editor Guidelines from The Chronicle Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters should be 250 words or fewer and may be edited for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full address and phone number for verification with mailing fax and email options listed. Deadline for primary election letters has passed.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Hearing impaired need universal movie captions now
Dayton Daily News columnist D L Stewart notes readers sparked a decade of discussion on closed captioning in theaters. He cites Hearing Loss Magazine reporting multiple captioning systems and DOJ proposals to require captioning for half the films within five years, urging readers to contact officials.
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Hearing Loss Magazine
Department of Justice
DOJ
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Almanag
Doonesbury
MR seMercoye
Red Rasid
AF Stan
Apghamstam
Garry Trudeau
David Sterna
Ohio State University College of Optometry
American Optometric Association
Ohio Optometric Association
American Board of Optometry
Barack Obama
United States
North America
China
South America
Russia
Obama
Department of Energy
Anwar
Alaska
Canada
Jerrold
Carlisle
Midview
Midview Schools
Robert Samuelson
Richard W. Gerber
Rochester Township
Berta
David Berta
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Jerry Donovan
Donovan
UAW Local
David J. Berta
Luke
Dawn
Hungarian Reformed Church
Lorain City
Mike
Sen. Sherrod Brown
Joel Fritz
the Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Chronicles
D.L. Stewart
The
Dayton Daily News
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