Editorial: Winners and losers in Elyria area election outcomes
The editorial reviews election results across Elyria, North Ridgeville, and surrounding Lorain County. It notes incumbents fared well, Elyria mayor Michael B. Keys begins a fifth term by 1 007 votes, and North Ridgeville approves 9.8 mills. It criticizes low turnout at 47 percent while praising LCCC’s university partnership and local wins by Deanna Hill, Joe Koziura, and John Higgins.
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Michael B. Keys
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North Ridgeville
Ohio
Enhonie Marahr
Elyrians
Deanna Hill
Joe Koziura
Lorain
John Higgins
Amherst
Chuck Kelly
Sheffield Lake
Kelly
Gary Mingee
Elvira
Board of Elections
Marilyn Jacobcik
Editorial Page Encourages Reader Opinions and Letters
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Driving Violations Alarm Elyria Residents
Residents in Elyria cite frequent driving violations on Broad Street with U turns running red lights driving without proper lighting and parking on sidewalks. They call for stronger law enforcement to address unsafe crossing and noncompliance with traffic rules.
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Broad Street
Elyria
GOP losing ground on welfare reform debate
The article argues the GOP struggles to unite against a liberal welfare reform agenda. It singles out moderate Republicans such as Sen. DeWine for voting to remove a provision preventing tax dollars from funding births under welfare and notes regional criticisms from Northern Ohio.
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Letters to the editor critique liberal policy on illegitimacy
The author denounces forty years of liberal lawmakers for eroding stigma around teen pregnancy and promoting government dependence. They argue welfare rewards dependency, praise responsibility, and blame Democrats and some Republicans like DeWine for policies they see as failing the poor and underprivileged.
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Mr. DeWine
Futures market for U S medicine and doctors as entrepreneurs
A skeptical essay warns that a medical futures market could emerge as medicine commercializes. It imagines derivatives tied to cancer, heart surgery, and even amputations, with doctors and AMA seeking antitrust exemptions to form cartels and own labs and vendors. The piece critiques cost containment and potential conflicts of interest in a highly privatized system.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Republican Congress
AMA
George Steinbrenner
Supreme Court
Congress
Sympathies and Skepticism in Health Care Reform Debates
Robert Reno writes for Newsday that sympathy can be directed toward the AMA as it fights HMOs while disdain grows for profiteering in health care. He notes HMOs insurers doctors hospitals and drugmakers pursuing relief from federal cutbacks as patients are claimed to be the sole concern.
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AMA
Hmos
Congress
Strange case of Mr Guerra and $35000 award
The text notes Michael Guerra pleaded guilty on Aug 11 to two counts of attempted rape and four counts of gross sexual imposition. He received probation on Oct 16 and a $35000 payment to nine social service organizations. The piece argues for appeals and condemns the award as a slap at the elderly.
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Heaven and Earth
Guerra
Michael Guerra
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The Chronicle Telegram invites letters to the editor and notes edits for brevity accuracy and clarity. Readers should include signature full home address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor Elyria Ohio or send by fax or email with contact details.
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Politicians seek a new enemy as Armistice Day shifts
Charley Reese of the Orlando Sentinel argues that Armistice Day became a symbol of political agendas after 1954, blaming leaders for seeking enemies to justify expanded government power. He cites Korea, Vietnam, NATO, Iran, and Serbia as examples, claiming the era has dragged the U.S. into perpetual conflict and bloodshed.
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South Korea
U.S
House
Newt Gingrich
America
Iran
Iraq
United States
Ginerich
Clinton
NATO
Russia
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