Elyria Board Here Sells Erie Elementary for 612000
The Elyria school board voted at a special meeting to sell Erie Elementary School to Education Alternatives for 612000 amid an 11th hour lawsuit to block the sale. Superintendent Paul Rigda said the unanimous vote reflects a fair price and taxpayer interest.
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Erie Elementary School
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Paul Rigda
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Senate votes to require equal volume for TV ads
The Senate unanimously passed a bill to force television stations and cable firms to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt. House approval preceded it and differences to be reconciled after the election. The FCC has long faced complaints about loud ads and is exploring feasible regulation.
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Senate
House
Congress
Federal Communication Commission
FCC
Grant to hire four officers boosts city police unit
Elyria will receive an $812,000 COPS grant to fund four rookie officers for three years. The department plans to shift three veteran officers to the Neighborhood Impact Unit and assign one to patrol downtown as it pursues a $2.6 million income tax levy for ongoing police funding. The grant supports roughly $270,000 annually.
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Duane Whitely
U.S. Department of Justice
Lorain Fires Face New Layoffs After Arbitration
Fire Chief Thomas Brown must implement layoffs and demotions after an arbitrator sided with firefighters on deferred pay. Eleven firefighters will be laid off and six demoted, taking effect Saturday, leaving Brown with about a 23 percent reduction in personnel as he rewrites the schedule.
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Chronicle
Lorain
Chris Bennett
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Bennett
Firefighters’ Union
Thomas Brown
Brown
Fisher-Price issues recall of 11 million toys and high chairs
The CPSC reports recall of 7 million Fisher-Price Trikes and Tough Trikes along with over 1 million High Chairs due to injury risks from protruding ignition keys and tray peg injuries. Ten reported injuries include six requiring medical care and seven stitches.
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Fisher-Price
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Fisher- Price
Dora the Explorer
Barbie
Commission
CPSC
Inez Tenenbaum
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