Road work cities' job
Lorain and Amherst city officials have finally worked out a plan to fix Cooper Foster Park Road, but the will to get the work done came from the Cleveland Clinic.
Given the history of repairing and maintaining the road that serves as the border between Lorain and Amherst, the clinic's attitude is ...
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Ramp expense proper
James Levanduski's quest to have a handicap-accessible ramp installed at Amherst Memorial Stadium is coming to fruition this season. It should be ready in time for Levanduski to watch his son Tyler play in the Comets football team's home opener next week.
Levanduski was diagnosed with multiple sc ...
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Maintain Olympic spirit
In this Olympic year, we thrill to the exploits of the men and women of the United States as they strive for glory in that greatest of sporting showcases. We find it truly inspirational to see the youth of this world compete over a volleyball net, a race track, or a piece of gymastics apparatus rat ...
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We must protect youth
We always find it troubling when someone in a position of authority uses that position to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a subordinate. But we find it particularly disturbing when the one accused is a youth volunteer at a local church.
Now we don't want to imply any guilt on the part of th ...
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Summer heat can kill
Parents running quick errands may think their cars will remain cool, but even on mild days temperatures inside vehicles can rise to dangerous levels in minutes.
A young child's core body temperature can increase three to five times faster than that of an adult, causing permanent injury or death.
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Senior care job for all
An alert Meals on Wheels driver quite possibly saved the life of an 82-year-old woman last week, while pointing out a growing problem. As our population ages, increasing numbers of elderly people need care, or at least someone to watch out for them.
Last week a new Meals on Wheels driver noticed ...
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Leave fireworks to pros
The Independence Day celebrations are finished, and hopefully everyone had a festive, but safe holiday weekend. Of course we hope everyone enjoyed at least one of the civic fireworks displays conducted by trained professionals for the benefit of the public.
And we would hope, perhaps unreasonably ...
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Declaration still works
Two hundred-thirty-two years ago yesterday the Second Continental Congress began debating the Declaration of Independence. Friday we will celebrate the vote they took four days later to declare independence from Britain.
The ideas presented by the young Virginia lawyer Thomas Jefferson were radic ...
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Gate thief broke law
The missing Dodge Drive gate has been located. Somehow we knew it would be, although the idea some vandal took it for scrap metal was a little more appealing.
While that theory was in play, it was one or two individuals looking to make a quick buck. While the idea of turning a profit is still in ...
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America, America
"We live in a country like no other." With those words, the public address announcers at Amherst sporting events invite those in attendance to stand for the playing of the national anthem.
As we approach the Fourth of July holiday, we would like our readers to take a few minutes to consider that ...
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What is America to you?
"We live in a country like no other." With those words, the public address announcers at Amherst sporting events invite those in attendance to stand for the playing of the national anthem.
But we would like our readers to take a few minutes to consider that statement. What is it that makes you pr ...
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It's a grand old flag
It's a little-regarded holiday, kind of stuck in there between Memorial Day and the Fourth of July. We would venture to say most people don't even know it is a holiday.
We don't have parades, fireworks, or sales at Kohl's to mark Flag Day. Without a calendar listing it as an official observance, ...
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