Miss America Crown Marks First Black Winner in History
A commentary on Vanessa Williams becoming Miss America 1984, noting she is the first black winner and the first runner up Suzette Charles is also black. The piece argues progress since the 1960s and stresses that firsts should not eclipse individual merit, urging balance between pride and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Washington
Chicago
Guyon
Bluford
Vanessa Williams
Millwood
N.Y
New Jersey
Suzette Charles
Williams
South Africa
You Couldn’t Afford Me: A Witty Home Economics Debate
A couple quarrels over a playful domestic accounting of wifely duties. The wife cites a 44 187 yearly value for labor, including nurse, chauffeur, secretary and more, while the husband challenges the premise and counters deductions, underscoring the humor of modern marriage economics.
Sunset Years Call to Pair Oldsters with Youth
A aging perspective urges seniors to share wisdom with younger generations. The piece argues productive living extends past work, cites insights on mentoring through master apprentice programs, and urges immediate action to pair seniors with students for guidance in careers and daily life.
Speeders on Clark Street Prompt Plea for Traffic Change
Elyria resident on Clark Street questions 35 mph limit while 25 mph applies to other residential streets. She describes near misses, slow police response, and promises from city officials not fulfilled. She asks if further harm or death will force action before Clark Street is made safer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Rhodes
Clark Street
Elyria
Clark and
Winckles
Elyria West Band Mournful Songs Prompts Pride Call
A reader questions Elyria West High School music director Lawrence Harvey over five years of somber songs at home football games. The letter urges energetic, prideful band performances to boost student spirit, noting booster club support for change and betterment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Harvey
Elyria West High School
Elyria West
Harvey
Community letter backs store reopening and praises workers
Readers praise Elyria for reopening Fazio's after its closure and criticize unions for raising prices and reducing jobs. They note residents relying on the store for affordable groceries and express concern over transit to malls. A fire tragedy is also acknowledged with prayers for Bill Grabowski who died after a Sept. 17 blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fazio’s
Bill Grabowski
Elyria
Bill
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Chicago Tribune
D.L. Stewart
Agi
Orient
America
M.Y
the Chronicle-Telegram
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Chronicle-Telegram
Florence Grabowski
Joan and
Howard Coleman
William Grabowski
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