Making executions humane by Ohio lawmakers and a bold menu of death
Column reflecting on Ohio's proposed lethal injection option and the idea of a humane approach to capital punishment. It critiques but satirically imagines a restaurant style menu of death methods, calling for more options and questioning motives behind the bill. Facinelli notes the writer's weekly column cadence.
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Ohio
House
Senate
Richard Celeste
George Voinovich
Ron Mott
Parma
Mottl
Brad
Lockers under fire as Lorain schools face threats
Lorain officials debate locker searches after a wave of student incidents. Mayor Koziura urges periodic searches citing nearby districts, while School Superintendent Hutlock favors targeted actions. Pepper spray at Lorain Middle prompted evacuations. other youths faced knives and threats at Masson and Whittier schools. Police charged a 9 year old with delinquency and weapons offenses.
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Lorain
Joseph Koziura
Amherst
Clearview
Michael Scherach
Lorain Catholic High School
Koziura
Lorain Middle School
Homewood
South Lorain
Masson
Whittier Middle School
Vinson Shipley
Shipley
Whittier
Lorain Middle
16th Apple Festival brings sweeter Elyria weekend
Apple Festival president Lyle Crosby says dry weather has ripened a sweeter apple crop. The 16th festival in Elyria runs Friday through Sunday with expanded entertainment in Ely Square and a Queen contest offering a Nassau trip and over $2,000 in prizes.
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Lyle Crosby
Elyr
Elyria
Lyle
Crosby
Ely Square Gazebo
Nassau
Bahamas
Ely Square
Dixon's Party Center
Middle Avenue
LCCC Receives State Grant for Workforce Training Prototype
Elyria Lorain County Community College joins Tri C and two others in a 103382 dollar state grant. The Northeast Ohio Workplace Education and Training Consortium will develop a prototype program to assess workers and applicants skills using computers to tailor training and shorten job readiness time. Dreco Inc. in North Ridgeville and Phoenix Mold Die in Elyria will test the program as part of addressing workforce shortages.
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Elyria
Lorain County Community College
LCCC
Lccc, Tri-C
The
Northeast Ohio Workplace Education and Training Consortium
Ohio
Church
Dreco Inc
North Ridgeville
Phoenix Mold & Die
Lorain to enforce strict housing code with new court
Lorain opens a housing court at 10 a.m. to enforce a tougher property maintenance code. About 20 defendants were subpoenaed on violations, with over 3,000 citations issued since June. Violations carry up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. arraignments will precede 30 or 60 day correction periods.
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Lorain
Gustavo Nunez
Nunez
Jack Murphy
Drive-through hours stay unrestricted by council vote
NORTH RIDGEVILLE council rejected a proposal to limit drive through hours at local restaurants. The 5-2 vote defeated the ordinance introduced by Councilwoman Daisie Reish. Critics cited noise litter and disturbances tied to the Mills Creek Burger King on Center Ridge Road.
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North Ridgeville
Daisie Reish
D4th
Reish
Linda Mancuso
D-atlarge
Roseanne Johnson
Bérd Ward
Darrell Gerhart
R Lst
Warren Blakely
Bernadine Butkowski
Allen Swindig
2Nd
Mills Creek
Burger King
Center Ridge Road
Ruth Glantz
Ohio Roundtable loses late challenge to casino amendment ballot wording
The Ohio Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit by the Ohio Roundtable seeking to challenge the wording of the proposed riverboat casino amendment on the November 5 ballot. The 6-1 ruling held the group filed Sept 3, 63 days before the election, missing the constitutional deadline of 64 days before the election even though Labor Day fell on the holiday. Justice Andrew Douglas dissented, arguing the deadline should have allowed a filing on the Tuesday.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio Supreme Court
Ohio Roundtable
Guage
Andrew Douglas
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Ohio Department of Development
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