Jay Fitch a longtime Elyria banker dies at 96
Jay Fitch in Elyria built EST into the county’s largest bank from 1918 to 1984 after joining as a 1918 graduate. A conservative yet innovative leader, he created EST’s installment loan department in 1938 and expanded branches, shaping local finance and community service. He died Thursday at age 96.
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Jay Fitch
Elyria Savings and Trust
FirstMerit Est National Bank
Elyria High School
Fitch
EST
Elyria
Salvation Army
American Red Cross
Elyria school funding defeat sparks parent concerns over priorities
A Elyria parent criticizes district decisions after a failed levy and announces displeasure with closing Elyria High School for a volleyball game. The writer urges focus on academics, accountability, and rebuilding trust between schools and families.
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Elyria
Les Schultz
Elyria High School
Elyria School calendar update sparks parent concerns
In a letter to the editor Brenda Simmons calls for strong school leadership while Elyria Superintendent Lester Schultz confirms the last day of classes will be made up on June 1, 1997.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Lester Schultz
Ridgeville resident condemns tree removal and development
A North Ridgeville resident denounces recent development that cleared trees around a high tech McDonald’s Shell site at Butternut Ridge and Lorain roads. The writer laments habitat loss and urges preserving trees while questioning progress and ethics.
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North Ridgeville
Jeff Armbruster
McDonald’s/ Shell
Butternut Ridge
Lorain Roads
Treat drug dealers as harshly as terrorists
Claude Lewis argues that drug dealers terrorize cities as much as international groups terrorize nations. He urges a two pronged war: curb imports and reduce demand through treatment, citing costs of policing, jails, prosecutions, rehabilitation, and corruption risks. He supports strong action against illegal narcotics.
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CIA
John Deutch
America
U.S
Bob Dole
White House
Secre
Tary
Defense
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Lockerbie
Dhahran
Beirut
Clinton missteps with Janet Reno in a harsh critique
Bonnie Erbe argues President Clinton mishandled Janet Reno as the first female U S attorney general. She praises Reno's tough work and public service while critiquing Clinton's clumsy treatment and calls for confronting, face to face, any attempt to remove her from office.
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Clinton
Janet Reno
Reno
Florida
Janet
New York Times
White House
Washington
Waco
FBI and Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
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Andrew W. Ruckman
Elyria-Lorain Broadcasting Co
WEOL
WNWV
Otto B. Schoepile
Deale Barth
Brenda Simmons
Ridgeville
Armbruster
Claude Lewis
Philadelphia Inquirer
Bonnie Erbe
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Scripps Howard News Service
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