Plastic bridges gaining traction in niche markets
Polymer reinforced bridges are growing in use due to quick offsite fabrication, corrosion resistance, and long life. Costs remain higher than concrete or steel, limiting overall share. In Ohio and other states, significant installations arose with federal subsidies and center-led research, while concerns focus on expense and traditional material dominance.
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Buse
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Oregon
Busel
Federal Highway Administration
FHA
Mary Peters
Jim Richardson
University of Alabama
Ahmad
American Concrete Instituce
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Former Ohio justice faces ethics suit over expert witness role
A Cleveland law firm accuses former Ohio Supreme Court justice Craig Wright of violating judicial rules by serving as an expert witness while acting as a visiting judge. The firm seeks removal from a legal malpractice case and asks a judge to halt Wright's potential testimony, while Wright denies the allegations and notes consultation with disciplinary counsel.
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Ohio Supreme Court
Robert Eddy
Craig Wright
Wright
Oval
Supreme Court
Jonathan Coughlan
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Chaf Gondnor Weiss Miller
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Police ride with trash collectors in Cleveland Heights
A Cleveland Heights police detective joins garbage crews on morning rounds, flagging bags for suspected drug activity. Defense lawyers demand an end to the practice, while the ACLU questions its constitutionality. The Supreme Court ruling is cited as mixed.
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Specialations Bureau
Pinland Heights
U.S. Supreme Court
Gary Daniels
American Civil Liberties Union
Daniels
Cleveland Heights
Man holds sixth grader at gunpoint for cash
Gregory Darby a Willson Middle School student was accosted at a bus stop by a man who brandished a gun and demanded all his lunch money. Police called it a desperate act and questioned why an 11 year old would have money.
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Matt
Wayne Drummer
Schol
Gregory Darby
Willson Middle School
Tursity
Sehindl
Darby
Teens charged in Avon Lake bait shop burglary
Four teenagers face theft burglary and receiving stolen property charges after breaking into John’s Bait and Tackle on Burton Street. Police say they used screwdrivers to force entry and left $1,500 in loot including beer pills cigarettes cigars lighters knives and sunglasses.
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Burton Street
John
Jack Hall
Sheffield Lake
John Arkey
Avon Lake police probe thefts at unfinished homes
Avon Lake police investigate three burglaries at construction sites. A third break in stalled on Tuesday with shower components and a refrigerator recovered at Buckhead in Legacy Point. An air conditioner was taken from Cedarwood Circle and two furnaces from a Buckhead site. Call 933-4567 with tips.
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Buckhead
Legacy Point
Jack Hall
Cedarwood Circle
Attorney pleads guilty in Traficant-related tax case
Mark Colucci, a Youngstown attorney tied to the Traficant corruption case, pleaded guilty to failing to withhold 29,727 in payroll taxes and owing 29,443 in personal income taxes for 1996 to 2001. He faces up to 18 months in prison and was suspended by the Ohio Supreme Court amid ethics scrutiny.
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U.S. District Court
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Ohio Supreme Court
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