City Hall site plea: no rush to raze 328 Broad
Editorial urges Elyria to avoid tearing down 328 Broad Street City Hall's 40,000 square foot former Sears building. It argues for careful redevelopment as an office complex for charities or social services, or a future downtown hub, rather than parking alone.
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Elyria
City Hall
328 Broad
Sears
Lorain National Bank
Bank
Michael Keys
Broad Street
Editorial page invites reader opinion and letters to editor
The Chronicle Telegram outlines that opinions on the page include editorials guest pieces and cartoons aimed at challenging readers to form views and invites letters to the editor sharing thoughts and opinions.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Bob Dole Credibility and The Tooth Fairy Debate
A partisan jab questions Bob Dole credibility and likens his promises to a Tooth Fairy tale. The speaker mocks tax cut pledges while claiming Medicare Medicaid and Social Security would not be cut and the budget balanced, alongside stronger armed forces and more police.
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Bob Dole
Don’t let bureaucrats control child raising speech
A report on Mrs. Clinton’s Democratic Convention address praising parental responsibility while warning against government intrusion into values and children’s rights. The piece cautions about welfare dependency and dangers of socialist influence on family training.
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Clinton
Letters on Welfare and Government Rights
A reader argues that welfare controls living choices and that poverty is shaped by policy. They acknowledge government intervention in child abuse cases but question who decides values and rights, expressing distrust of bureaucrats with these issues.
Economic policy anger over wage erosion and policy blame
A reader condemns Economic Policy Institute and government spending, arguing that policy and Wall Street lower wages, aid to railways harms trucking, and foreign competition drains US wage power. The letter urges higher minimum wage, praises teachers, and stresses work's value for American life.
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The
Economic Policy Institute
Wall Street
America
Education debate softens lines as rhetoric masks failures
Political energy on schools shifts from polish to real issues as Dole and Clinton propose broad aims. The piece notes progress since A Nation at Risk with higher core curricula and rising ACT SAT scores, yet cites urban districts facing overcrowding, safety, and poverty. It frames Florio as a symbol of past reform and argues vouchers won't aid city students.
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Bob Dole
Clinton
New Jersey
Jim Florio
Florio
ACT
U.S
Robert Hochstein
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement of Teaching
Education Department
Campaign Lexicon From a Political Glossary
Dele McFeathers compiles a sharp glossary of campaign buzzwords and evasions used in modern presidential races. The piece defines terms like REFORM EMPOWER EXTERNALITY and MIDDLE-CLASS TAX CUT, notes how parties spin policy, and highlights the rhetorical tricks shaping voter perception across campaigns and media.
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Clinton
Ann Lewis
Dick Morris
Bill Clinton
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