Rituals and routines mark Ohio Election Day
AP report describes how candidates from both parties observe traditions on voting day. Hope Taft uses a “good-luck button” from Taft’s 1908 campaign, while Gov Richard Celeste keeps his usual routine with voting at a Cleveland school and pastries. Lt. Gov. Paul Leonard follows a seafood eve ritual and a strict morning sequence, and James Rhodes offers a simpler day of calls, office work, and TV returns.
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Columbus
Hope Taft
Robert A. Taft I
William Howard Taft
Richard Celeste
Dagmar
Louisa Mae Alcott School
Cleveland
Zannoni’s
Clark Avenue
St. Rocco's Church
Brian Usher
Robert E. Hickey
Dlayton
Leonard
Oberlin council rejects golf club bid for reservoir
Oberlin City Council voted 4 to 2 to refuse Oberlin Golf Club’s offer of 105 800 for the 22 acre Pyle Road Reservoir. Officials favor keeping the site as open public green space amid safety concerns and a long term regional green belt.
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Oberlin
Pyle Road
Nancy Schwarzwalder
Open Space Commission
Diana Roose
Oberlin College
Golf Club
Dale Sugerman
Pyle
Sugerman
Three Elyria area restaurants close leaving workers unpaid
Elyria reports show Twig's restaurants in Elyria and Sheffield and a Classic Restaurant shut Sunday. Employees including Denise Buber were told to pick up paychecks Monday, but Sheffield site had no staff to issue them. Owners Lee Wright and Pete Haines could not comment. attorney Charles M. Hyman said he handles financial matters and cannot say when payment will occur.
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Twigs Family
Sheffield
Twigs
Elyria
Gene Krebs
Denise Buber
Twig’s
Leona Dr
Twig
Lee Wright
Pete Haines
North Ridge Rd
Charles M. Hyman
Hyman
Welfare deadlock halves in Elyria talks with mediator
United Auto Workers Local 2192 and Clemens Nelson and Associates met in the Elyria Holiday Inn with a federal mediator to break a welfare wage talks deadlock. The hearing on a restraining order to force 17 workers back to work at Lorain County Human Services was moved to Thursday. The OBES decision on whether the stoppage is a lockout remains pending with a week end ruling anticipated.
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Elyria
United Auto Workers Local 2192
Clemens, Nelson and Associates
Lorain County
Elyria Holiday Inn
Herbert Jacoby
Lorain
Ohio Bureau of Employment Services
Union
Columbus
William Barnhart
Elyria Obes
Oberlin council rejects cat bell amendment in dog law
City Council kept a stricter dog running and nuisance statute while turning down a proposed cat bell rule. Officials cited enforcement issues and lack of registration for cats. the ordinance, effective December 3, raises dog penalties to 100 bucks for first offense and 250 with up to 30 days in jail for repeats.
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Council
Eric Severs
Robert Jones
Dale Sugerman
Oberlin
Businesswoman protests change in minority law
Elyria city council faced heat as Jan Squires owner of an Amherst mechanical contracting firm challenged the removal of women owned businesses from the minority business enterprise law. Mayor Keys said a separate women’s program will be developed after reviewing other cities. Officials said some minorities were edged out of subcontracting by questionable tactics. Councilman Tanner said exclusion was not intended.
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Elyria
Jan Squires
Amherst
Council
Squires
Michael Keys
Larry Tanner
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James A. Rhodes
Celeste
James Duerk
Duerk
Rhodes
Roose
Greg Close
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Welfare Agency
Gerard Prinz
Fido
Bell
Human Relations Commission
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