Delays in securing arbitrator lists spark protest by Elyria firefighters
Elyria firefighters accuse the city of stall tactics as they plan an unfair labor practice complaint over delays in obtaining FMCS arbitrator lists for contract talks. Union president Mark Horton says requests have been inconsistently sent and delayed, while city official Howard Heffelfinger says mail issues caused the holdup. Firefighters have worked without a contract since July 13.
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Elyria
Mark Horton
International Association of Firefighters Local 474
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Howard Heffelfinger
FMCS
Heffelfinger
Keys
Recount Looms in Lorain County Sheriff Race
Lorain County officials say an counting error left 3,954 absentee votes uncounted, giving Martin Mahony a 192 vote lead over incumbent James Mertz. The board expects overseas ballots to decide whether a recount is required.
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Elyria
Lorain County
James Mertz
Martin Mahony
Mertz
Republican Party
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Elections Board
Bedlam
Mahony
Lorain
Joan Leyshon
Shuttle Discovery Launch Opens Daring Space Salvage Mission
Cape Canaveral reports Discovery blasting into orbit aboard a 7 million pound thrust launch. Four men and one woman set an eight day mission to retrieve two off course satellites and deploy two commercial communications satellites while conducting crystal growth experiments. Liftoff was delayed a day due to high altitude crosswinds.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Shuttle
Discovery
Atlantic Ocean
Gide
Fisher
Bill
Kristin
Driving ambition lands man in jail in Berea
Sylvanious Mathis, 37, of 13302 Union Ave in Cleveland, pleaded guilty in Berea Municipal Court to driving with a suspended license after a Brook Park June 21 citation. He was fined 400 dollars, plus court costs, and sentenced to 20 days in jail to be served later. He was arrested again near the courthouse for the same charge, with bond set at 500 dollars and a new court date of November 16. He began serving the original sentence in Brook Park jail.
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Berea
Cleveland
Sylvanious Mathis
Union Ave
Brook Park
Mathis
James F. Hennessey
Hennessey
Weekend Forecast: Showers Possible with Mild Temps
The forecast calls for tonight and Friday to be cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Low around 45 tonight and a high near 60 to 65 on Friday. Details on Page A-3.
Political pundits critique GOP and leadership image
Mike Royko says the GOP played into Democratic hands while Dick Feagler questions the nation's desire for a flawless smiling leader. Doonesbury echoes similar themes about appearance versus substance.
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Mike Royko
Dick Feagler
Doonesbury
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Lorain County Community College
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Patrick Riley
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C-T
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Houston
Globe
Rick Hauck
Hauck
David Walker
Anna Fisher
Joe Allen
Dale Gardner
Gardner
Accent On
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