Floodlit Ely Square Bank Tower Brightens City Scene
Lorain County Bank's 10 story tower in Elyria gains attention as floodlights, once three sided, are fully illuminated with red and green holiday colors. The bank opens a new consumer loan office at 1401 East Avenue to aid low and middle income residents, amid Community Reinvestment Act interest.
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SAT results show mixed nationwide gains and gaps
Nationwide SAT results reveal a small rise in average scores this year with verbal 423 and math 476. Black students show modest gains since 1976, but averages remain below other groups. Asians lead in combined scores, while individual effort remains the key measure.
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Vote letter on fire levy and constitutional views
A reader from Elyria Township thanks voters for passing the fire levy Issue 25 and endorses the levy’s importance for safety. The letter also discusses views on President Clinton, constitutional rights, and court powers, urging consideration of First Amendment protections and church and state separation. CHARLES GRAY
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Strays at Risk Amid Holidays and Winter Driving
Nicole Sheets from South Amherst urges responsible pet ownership as the holidays approach and winter snow and ice raise the risk of stray and neighbor pet injuries.
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Chronicle Telegram welcomes letters to the editor
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Raising, razing, loving barns and memories
The author recounts lifelong affection for barns rooted in Gettysburg and Crawdfather’s bank with haymow and a horse stable. He recalls a Roetgen device in a barn, barnyard antics, and the craft of barn builders, praising oak and walnut beams and Amish disassembly of the Richards barn slated for a new branch library, hoping it stands for a century more.
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Gambling as an occasional diversion from financial death
Rheta Grimsley Johnson reflects on a Bay St. Louis casino trip that started as a lark and spiraled into an “unprecedented” windfall, then reveals how quick wealth vanishes and warns that gambling is deadly when driven by reliance on a win. Her Memphis Commercial Appeal byline anchors the piece.
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