Archive for September 23rd, 2007
Kids experience the joy of horses
AVON LAKE — From the seat of her wheelchair, Dunn, an 11-year-old paint quarterhorse, looked to 17-year-old Kristina Sliman like an insurmountable beast to climb.
Yet, with eyes that sparkled with delight and a smile that stretched from ear to ear, the teen begged her mother for just one ride. All she wanted was to feel […]
A question of history: Budding dispute between Elyria Schools, Landmarks Commission
Elyria School District officials say they’re gearing up for a battle with city preservationists who want to monitor the restoration of Elyria High’s Washington Building, a fight the district says could result in costly delays for the new $68 million Elyria High School.
Preservationists, however, say school officials’ fears are baseless, and the district is simply […]
Elyria unveils new Petey the Pioneer
ELYRIA — It’s stuffy and roasting inside the new Petey the Pioneer costume, but 16-year-old John Reynolds is happy to bear the heat if he can make a few people smile.
The Elyria High School junior, who is also a linebacker on the varsity football team, stepped into the new mascot outfit Saturday and marched up […]
One win &Tribe’s in
As Indians close in on title, fans feeling playoff fever
CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians, on the verge of clinching the AL Central and advancing to the playoffs for the first time since 2001, already have their fans looking ahead.
“With their pitching, they can go all the way,” said Eric Chapman, 43, of Kent, taking in […]
Iraqi investigators say videotape shows Blackwater guards fired without provocation
BAGHDAD — Iraqi investigators have a videotape that shows Blackwater USA guards opened fire against civilians without provocation in a shooting last week that left 11 people dead, a senior Iraqi official said Saturday. He said the case was referred to the Iraqi judiciary.
Iraq’s president, meanwhile, demanded that the Americans release an Iranian arrested […]
Black and white fades to gray in the home of the Jena 6
JENA, La. — It’s got all the elements of a Delta blues ballad from the days of Jim Crow: hangman’s nooses dangling from a shade tree; a mysterious fire in the night; swift deliberations by a condemning, all-white jury.
And drawn by this story, which evokes the worst of a nightmarish past, they came by […]