Avon mayor pushes hunting ban as Avon grows
Avon mayor James Smith urged a ban on hunting with firearms by next year while preserving bow hunting. The Sept 14 1995 meeting drew about 100 hunters opposed to changes. With Avon’s rapid growth, officials say hunting and housing don’t mix and caution of accidents. Avon Lake bans hunting and Sheffield restricts firearms. Avon may follow as a necessary modernization.
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Smith
Lorain County
Avon Lake
Sheffield
Avon
Ohio
Chronicle Telegram Editorial Page Encourages Reader Opinion
The Chronicle Telegram states opinions in editorials and guest pieces aim to provoke reader views. It invites letters to the editor and guest contributions to challenge readers and spark discussion.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Police need voters support on tax renewal Issue 25
A city official urges residents to vote yes on Issue 25 at the upcoming election to renew the city income tax. The renewal funds the Police Department, supports sworn officers and equipment, and preserves programs like Neighborhood Impact Unit and Community Policing. If defeated, 25 to 35 officers and many civilian staff could be laid off, crippling enforcement efforts.
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Police Department
Letters urging support for Issue 25 to restore services
The writer cites experience as a union president police officer and citizen urging readers to vote for Issue 25 arguing that restarting services will not work as well unless supported now. The letter frames the issue as the right choice for the community.
Would Rome tolerate Emperor Clinton
National Review cites Edward Gibbon on Commodus to question tolerance of a Clinton presidency. The piece notes virtue vanished in sovereign power and sen sual appetites, and asks if a Clinton library would include a Monica alcove or wing to appease public fury.
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Clinton
National Review
Edward Gibbon
Commodus
Senate
William Jefferson Clinton
Monica
Bill to curb high prescription drug costs for seniors
Senator Sherrod Brown reports a study showing seniors pay twice as much for prescriptions as drug manufacturers charge favored buyers. He and colleagues introduced legislation aiming to cut senior drug prices by about 40 percent and thanks participants from northeast Ohio.
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18Th Congressional District
Ohio
House
Goobergate peanut scare stirs food police hysteria
Joseph Spear examines a wave of antipeanut measures amid a broader Food Police era. He notes allergies affect a small percent, while schools and airlines push peanut bans and peanutfree zones. The piece caps with a satirical worstcase view of a turnip conspiracy by the Turnip Underground.
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Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta
Federal Transportation Department
Goodbye to a Laundry Man in Queens
A narrator recalls a routine bond with a neighborhood laundry couple in Queens. After an eventual breakup, the laundromat closes from a death in the family, and the speaker wonders about the couple’s fate while hoping for a chance to say goodbye. Sera Eckel writes this cultural column for the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Joseph Spear
Newspaper Enterprise Association
India
Queens
Sera Eckel
Coluain
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