Oberlin honors Cosbys Wonder with honorary doctorates
Oberlin College conferred honorary doctorates on Bill Cosby Camille Cosby and Stevie Wonder during a Friday ceremony at Finney Chapel marking the Kohl Building dedication. About 700 attendees watched a Cosby performance as the building houses Oberlin Conservatory jazz studies theory and history programs and aims for LEED Gold. President Marvin Krislov praised the honorees for embracing education and the arts.
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Many apply to join Lorain police department
Lorain received 235 applications for Monday's police test for the Lorain Police Department. Police Chief Del Rivera called the turnout better than expected, far ahead of the 50 to 60 test-takers last offered.
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BP report downplays risk of Gulf deepwater disaster
BP's 52 page exploration plan filed in February 2009 with the Minerals Management Service argues an offshore Deepwater Horizon blowout causing a major spill is unlikely. The document emphasizes minimal environmental impact and suggests catastrophic results are virtually impossible.
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Oil spill risk eyed for Gulf coast fishing industry
The article discusses potential dire effects on Gulf coast fisheries from an accidental surface or subsurface oil spill linked to proposed activities. It notes the company's concession that a spill would impact regional fisheries and references further disaster coverage on a neighboring page.
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Invacare CEO suffers stroke and interim leadership named
Invacare Corp announces that Chairman and CEO A Malachi Mixon III suffered a mild stroke in Europe and is on medical leave in Switzerland. President Gerald Blouch becomes interim CEO, James Boland will serve as chairman. Stock traded from 27.61 to 26.43 as the company pledges continuity.
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Woman argues Burge ineffective in child death case
Melissa Dovala, serving 15 years to life for murder and related charges, claims Lorain County Judge James Burge provided ineffective defense during her 2005 trial while he was a defense attorney. The boy Riley Smath, 5 months old, died in 2004, with prosecutors alleging a blow to the head after being dropped at Dovala’s Amherst home where she babysat.
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