Editorial Push polling smears via phone threaten campaigns
A Richmond Times Dispatch piece by Larry Sabato highlights push polling as a growing tactic in 1994 campaigns. Firms use anonymous calls to smear opponents, asking about tax evasion or other crimes to sway undecided voters. Examples note Florida and Ohio races with false claims about Bush and Fingerhut. The piece laments the practice and urges voters to hang up and vote.
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Richmond Times- Dispatch
University of Virginia
Larry Sabato
Jeb Bush
Florida
Florida Association of Senior Citizens
Bush
Ohio
Eric Fingerhut
Editorial page prompt invites reader opinions and letters
The Chronicle Telegram previews editorials and guest pieces that challenge readers to form opinions. It invites letters to the editor, emphasizing reader engagement and differing viewpoints on current topics.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Handicapped Parking Battles at Malls and Streets
A reader with arthritis and a cane vents about abuse of handicapped spaces. After obtaining a placard, they note larger malls offer more accessible spots, while small venues still have only one or two. They recount an incident where a young woman parked in a reserved space and strutted away, prompting a warning about possible tickets.
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Clinton
America
Letters to the Editor On insensitive behavior toward the less fortunate
A reader laments rude indifference as people ignore her and hurry toward a store entrance. She urges more sensitivity for those less fortunate, urging community consideration and awareness from passersby. Rose A. Koyan, Elyria.
Wrongful arrest settlement criticism voiced in Chronicle-Telegram
A reader derides a $288,000 award in a wrongful arrest case involving J C Penney, arguing the $206,000 settlement plus $80,000 in fees is excessive and shifts costs to Penny customers. The letter questions how the young woman will explain the payout to her child and calls for juror restraint.
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J.C. Penney
Penney
Spring Valley School Chooses Focus on Preschool Expansion
Robyn Fisher the building administrator leads Spring Valley Early Childhood Learning Center with Dorothy Pugh and custodians Roger Menning and Dennis King. The staff completed a changeover from elementary to specialized preschool classrooms with state licensed teachers this summer.
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Spring Valley
Robyn Fisher
Letters to Editor Submission Rules
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letter submission policy requiring signatures, full home address and telephone number. It provides mailing address Box 4010 Elyria Ohio 44036 fax 3297272 and email macronel freenet borain oberlin edu for editorial submissions.
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Elyria
Macronel
Freenet
Borain
Oberlin
Dole advocates serious negative campaigning in close race
Ben Wattenberg argues for hard hitting opposition messages eight weeks before Election Day. He warns that negative tactics risk backlash but can sharpen voter appraisal of liberalism and policy flaws. He notes Dole’s past attempts and the Clinton dynamic, urging credible critique and defense of ideas.
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Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
San Diego
Boxer dogs and Malabar Farm memories in homage to Louis Bromfield
The writer recalls visiting Louis Bromfield at Malabar Farm near Mansfield and shows a deep affection for Bromfield and his boxer dogs Gena Coco Bobo the First and Bobo the Second. The piece describes the dogs’ playful, stubborn natures, a rescue of Bobo the First through the Animal Protective League, and a memorial note printed by the league.
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APL
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