Judge race hinges on name power in county contest
In a tight Democratic primary for Common Pleas Court judge, Mark A. Betleski leads Joseph C. Grunda by 0.3 percent 11 741 to 11 670 with a recount possible. Observers cite family name ties and prior elections as key factors ahead of a likely November clash with Republican Robert F. Corts.
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Joseph C. Grunda
Grunda
Mark A. Betleski
Betleski
Common Pleas Court
Common Pleas
Bedeski
Gregory White
Robert F. Corts
Goldman cancels Oberlin Honors Day visit due to foggy plane trip
Oscar winning screenwriter William Goldman, an Oberlin College alumnus, had been slated to deliver an Honors Day Assembly address and receive an honorary doctorate. Weather fogged in his east coast flight on Election Day, forcing the last minute cancellation for a visit this week. Goldman phoned officials to relay the bad news and plans to reschedule for the fall when he can stay longer. Goldman earned Oscars for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1970 and All the President's Men in 1977, with other scripts including Marathon Man Misery and Maverick. His daughters Jenny and Susanna are Oberlin grads.
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William Goldman
Oberlin College
Goldman
Hio
Marci Janas
Paul Newman
Robert Redford
Jenny
Susanna
Jonas
Dolan's Deep Pockets Face Browns Ownership Question
Barron's outlines Chuck Dolan's wealth and purchases in media and sports. Dolan, head of Cablevision, was linked to a $500 million bid for all or part of the Yankees, a bid rejected by George Steinbrenner. Cablevision owns Rainbow Media Holdings, Madison Square Garden, Knicks and Rangers.
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Geauga County
Chuck Dolan
Cleveland Browns
Barron’s
Scott Reeves
Dolan
Cablevision Systems
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Cablevision
Rainbow Media Holdings
Madison Square Garden
New York Knicks
New York Rangers
Ohio Supreme Court upholds HIV spat assault conviction
The Ohio Supreme Court left the case unsettled by upholding a Columbus man’s conviction for felonious assault after he spat in a police officer’s face. He pleaded no contest, admitting the indictment’s facts though not guilt. The decision focused on procedure rather than saliva transmission.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus
Francis Sweeney
Ohio
Sweeney
Cindy Leise
Innocent plea in pit bull bite case in Lorain
Lorain man George Molina twenty five of West 23rd Street pleaded innocent in Lorain Municipal Court to a fourth degree felony charge for failing to control a vicious animal related to a February attack in Oakwood Park. Amber Williams five was bitten breaking her leg. Bond reduced to five thousand dollars and Molina released on bail. City council later tightened vicious animal rules but did not ban pit bulls.
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Lorain
George Molina
West 23Rd Street
Lorain Municipal Court
Molina
Oakwood Park
Amber Williams
Williams
Amber
Lawrence Mase
Robert Ewers
Mase
Ewers
Lynda Ryan
Chronicle
Lorain flood swamps Ada Avenue yard and porch
Laura Guest of Ada Avenue endures persistent flooding as stagnant water and mosquitoes plague her yard. The city property across the street sits low, feeding runoff from the neighborhood with no storm sewers in sight. A crude plywood bridge connects her porch to the mailbox amid the floodwaters.
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Chuck Humel
Chronicle
Laura Guest
Nicholas
Bobby
Lorain
Tera
Guest
Pride Day projects brighten Elyria parks
Fifteen year old Nick Miller and 16 friends will paint backstops and fences and edge volleyball courts at West Park on Lowell Street as part of Elyria Pride Day. The effort, organized by Boy Scout Troop 113 and expected to finish two weeks before the event, aims to keep facilities in good condition for the community. About 1,100 Elyria residents will participate in Pride Day May 16, with firefighters cleaning the Black River island near Cascade Park and volunteers from Community United Methodist Church helping on Ford Road. Other projects include park spruce ups and flower plantings along Middle Avenue as the city joins Lorain County’s Pride Day.
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Elyria
Nick Miller
Miller
West Park
Lowell Street
Nick
Elyria High School
Bob Daniels
Daniels
Middle Avenue
Lorain County
Pants sag leads to indecency arrest in Lorain
Kenneth King, 21, of Fillmore Circle was arrested on a public indecency charge after his baggy pants exposed underwear and upper buttocks on North Central Drive. He faces a second charge of disorderly conduct persisting for swearing in the presence of children. King claims authorities target him due to prior drug arrests.
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Lorain
Kenneth King
Fillmore Circle
King
North Central Drive
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Go Mosbrook Jr
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