Downtown Elyria should welcome visitors with revitalized Commons
The editorial urges a collective effort by the Downtown Commons Association and Downtown Elyria Property Owners Together to revitalize Elyria’s 13 block Downtown Commons District. It highlights 268 properties and 127 businesses, cites out of town investor Jay Tokar, and notes new Rite Aid and police station projects as catalysts for development along the district’s edges.
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Broad Street
Ely Square
Elyria
Downtown Commons Association
Downtown
Third Street
Cedar Street
Chestnut Street
West Avenue
Jay Tokar
Avon Lake
Ers
Commons
Tokar
Northeast Ohio
Middle Avenue
Premier Bank & Trust
Rite Aid
Cedar and Broad
West
Lake Avenues
Opinions and editorials invite reader engagement
The Chronicle Telegram invites reader participation with editorials and guest columns aimed at challenging opinions and prompting letters to the editor.
Grannies Care Law Change Sparks Debate on Gifts
Opinion notes a late addition to the budget bill favored by nursing home insurers that redefines gifts to nursing home residents as criminal when advisers are involved. The law shifts potential penalties from Granny to those who counsel or assist her in making gifts, affecting eligibility for medical assistance.
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Clinton
Nursing
Granny
Granny goes to jail laws and LTC lobbying exposed
The piece argues the Medicaid gift rules unfairly restrict seniors by criminalizing advisers who discuss lawful options. It targets LTC Inc and GE Capital Life, accusing them of pressuring seniors to buy long term care insurance and steering policy discussions away from honest public debate on the financial crisis.
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Granny
LTC Inc
GE Capital Life Assurance Co
LTC
Congress
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Chronicle-Telegram
The Chronicle Telegram outlines letter submission rules asking for brevity accuracy and clarity. Include signature full address and telephone number and mail to Editorial Page Editor Elyria Ohio or fax and email options are provided for submission.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Macronel
Freenet
Borain
Oberlin
Budget cuts alone won’t fix Ohio school funding
Governor George Voinovich argues for a substantial, long term state funding increase for K-12 and notes the 1997-98 start as a backdrop for renewed legislative debate. He defends past spending hikes, welfare reform savings, tax cuts, and Medicaid safeguards while warning that court-mandated education increases will require more dollars, not just cuts.
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Ohio
State Supreme Court
General Assembly
Washington
Site Selection Magazine
Supreme Court
Paula Jones and the Clinton harassment saga examined
Marie Cocco argues Paula Jones has created contradictions in seeking credibility. Jones shifted from public crusade to legal strategy, losing key counsel and aligning with zealots intent on Clinton's downfall. The piece questions credibility and the broader impact on sexual harassment cases.
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Paula Corbin Jones
Clinton
Paula
Jones
Patricia Ireland
National Organization For Women
United States
Susan Carpenter-McMillan
Carpenter McMillan
California
Carpenter-McMillan
Paula Jones
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