Merit Plan defeat ends bid for nonpartisan judges
The Ohio debate over merit selection for judges collapses as Celebrezze’s defeat shifts momentum. Proponents failed to persuade voters amid party politics and costly signature drives, leaving a system tied to campaigns and familiar names.
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Ohio
Cuyahoga County
Frank Celebrezze
Supreme Court
League of Women Voters
Congress of Ptas
American Association of University Women
Celebrezze
Page One
Bar Association
Andy Douglas
State Senate
Douglas
Craig Wright
Wright
Ohio State Bar Association
Merit Plan
Thomas Moyer
Cover-up accusation against Ginsburg headline from 1986 probe
Akron Beacon Journal reports former Justice Department lawyer Charles R. Twist accused U S Supreme Court nominee Douglas Ginsburg of a cover up in an antitrust suit. Twist testified before the Office of Professional Responsibility while Ginsburg led the antitrust division and sought his firing in August 1986.
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AKRON
U.S. Supreme Court
Douglas Ginsburg
Internal Justice Department
Justice Department
Charles R. Twist
Office of Professional Responsibility
Akron Beacon Journal
Antitrust Division
Twist
Ginsburg
Justice
Cleveland Press
Cleveland
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Senate Judiciary Committee
Wellington hires Columbus firm to fight Nova incinerator plan
Wellington village officials hire Columbus attorney John Bentine to help intervene in licensing of a planned Nova incinerator. The move aims to prepare testimony and secure experts, with potential costs up to 30000. Communities like Elyria and Grafton may also contribute as the plant sits near Black River headwaters.
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Wellington
Columbus
Nova
John Bentine
Bell and Bentine
Ohio Hazardous Waste Facility Board
Wellington Municipal Utilities
Robert Dupee
Elyria
Oberlin
Grafton
Black River
Citizens Against Pollution
Dupee
Gun running trial ties Ohio shops to New York crimes
A Lorain County case alleges Harold's Trading Post in Oak Harbor and a Jamie's Flea Market booth in Amherst sold handguns later used in New York City crimes. Harold and Faye Rice face racketeering charges and other counts for allegedly supplying straw purchasers and coordinating illegal transfers.
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Elyria
Oak Harbor
Jamie’s
Amherst
New York City
Anthony Cardone
U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Harold
Lorain
Ohio
New York
Rices
Lorain County
Jonathan Hosenbaum
Janine’s
North Ridgeville eyes fresh push for 8.9 mill levy
After an unofficial 3 408 to 2 522 defeat on the 8.9 mill operating levy, supporters vow another effort. Campaign leader William Harnish says the ballot returns show a core 2 522 who backed the issue and will target a Feb 19 special election with expected low turnout.
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North Ridgeville
William Harnish
North Ridgeville High School
Harnish
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Gulf Road
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Ohio Cooperative Extension Service
Greater Cleveland Area
N.Y
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
Floyd D Harris
Carmen Ayala
Cardone
Harold Rice
Ayala
Rice
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Donna Congens
Mices
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Shela Hiteshew
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