Union targets disabled workers at RTI termination
Federal EEOC will decide if RTI International discriminated in firing workers at Lorain mill after Republic Engineered Products sale. Union cites memo Eliminate the walking wounded and 72 disability related terminations. letters to workers include injured and sick employees. Public filings include testimonies from former RTI managers alleging discussions to terminate health impaired staff.
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RTI
EEOC
Nologies International
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
United Steelworkers of America
Jim King
Lil Aege Pate
Republic Engineered Products
Lorain Rail
King
Wes Witter Uy Mmof Szilvasy
Mark Mroz
Jim Martin
Rits
Martin
John Willoughby
Martisi
Elus
Willoughby
Apple Festival kicks off in Elyria with family fun
The 22nd annual Elyria Apple Festival opens amid light rain and clouds. Linda Brown of the festival committee notes favorable weekend weather trends, with highs in the 60s to 70s, partly sunny by Saturday and Sunday. Elyria High School Pioneer band performs as hundreds of vendors set up around Ely Square for food, drinks, crafts.
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Christina Jollitte
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Linda Brown
National Weather Service
Cleveland
Brown
Elyria High School
Ely Square
Scientists seek stronger warnings on acetaminophen bottles
World and Nation brief notes rising concern over acetaminophen toxicity with calls for stricter labels. A petition drive in Wellington School District pushes for superintendent removal as residents weigh governance changes.
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Wellington
Lote An Susie
Students say Lorain gang activity tied to race tensions
Lorain high school students describe after school violence at Southview as racially motivated with youths posing as gangs. they cite safety in numbers and neighborhood cliques while police note gang activity linked to drugs and turf.
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Lorain
Aaron
Southview High School
Dan
Brandon
Mark Carpentiere
Police urge caution in home intruder encounters
Elyria police advise calm compliance and secured homes after an armed intruder tied up a teen and forced a bank withdrawal in two July incidents. Authorities describe a heavyset Black man about six to six foot three inches tall with a strong odor, entering through unlocked doors or windows and warn residents to lock doors, illuminate surroundings, and call police if confronted.
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Elyria
Dan Jaykel
Michael Medders
Hamilton Circle
South Logan Street
West Nile in blood supply prompts cautious options
FDA advises blood transfusion recipients to consider storing blood or delaying surgery to reduce West Nile infection risk. Officials seek rapid testing for donated units as 1,745 U.S. cases are confirmed, while stressing not all blood remains tainted. Public urged not to panic.
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West Nile
Washington
Food and Drug Administration
Jesse Goodman
FDA
Center For Biologics Evaluation and Research
Louis Katz
America
National Institutes of Health
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Bethesda
Katz
United States
Louisiana
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