Archive for February 25th, 2008
BREAKING NEWS — Hillary in Lorain on Tuesday
Sen. Hillary Clinton will hold a town hall meeting Tuesday at Lorain Admiral King High School.
Clinton, D-N.Y., is locked in a fierce primary battle for the Democratic presidential nomination with Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. Obama visted National Gypsum in Lorain on Sunday and met with workers after a tour of the plant.
The event, scheduled for […]
BREAKING NEWS — Police: Robbery leads to fatal crash
LORAIN – A car crash killed a man and left another man in a coma Sunday night when their Ford Focus sped from the scene of an attempted robbery, flipped and hit a house, Lorain police said.
The dead man’s identity remains a mystery to officers today, said Lorain police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere.
Benjamin Bellisario, 32, of […]
Obama talks jobs in Lorain
LORAIN — Lorain County has been hit hard by America’s economic downturn and Barack Obama knows it.
The presidential hopeful visited the National Gypsum wallboard plant in Lorain on Sunday morning to speak to about 100 employees, their families and local officials about the struggling economy and the need to invest in American jobs.
After a plant […]
ELECTION 2008 ANALYSIS: Candidates talk big, but funding plans is a challenge
WASHINGTON — Barack Obama promises $4,000 credits to help pay college tuition. Hillary Rodham Clinton backs $25 billion for home heating subsidies. And
John McCain wants to not only extend President Bush’s tax cuts, but eliminate the alternative minimum tax at a cost of about $2 trillion over 10 years. Then there’s reality. […]
Ralph Nader taking another shot at presidency
WASHINGTON — Ralph Nader on Sunday announced a fresh bid for the White House, criticizing the top contenders as too close to big business and dismissing the possibility that his third-party candidacy could tip the election to Republicans.
The longtime consumer advocate is still loathed by many Democrats who accuse him of costing […]
Raul Castro takes control
HAVANA — Raul Castro stepped from behind the shadow of his older brother Fidel and into the presidency on Sunday, but if anyone had hoped a change in Cuba might lead to political reform, the new government gave little sign of it.
Key new members include generals who have spent their lives preparing […]