Archive for March 4th, 2008
PRIMARY 2008: Kucinich winning challenge to Congressional seat in early results
COLUMBUS — Dennis Kucinich, the liberal Ohio politician who made two failed White House campaigns, fought Tuesday in the Democratic primary to keep his seat against the toughest, best-financed challenger in his 12-year congressional career.
Although the presidential primary commanded most of the nation’s attention, Kucinich’s race was the best known congressional contest on ballots […]
PRIMARY 2008: Clinton wins Ohio
Multiple news organizations are reporting Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has won the Ohio Democratic primary over rival Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois. With about 60 percent of the vote counted, Lorain County overwhelmingly went to Clinton.
School closings
The bad weather is already taking its toll on classes for Wednesday.
In Lorain County, Avon Lake City Schools have announced the district will be closed.
In Cuyahoga County, Bay Village, Fairview, Lakewood, North Olmsted and Rocky River school districts are all closed Wednesday.
Motorists told to stay off roads as snow, ice blankets region
A wintery mix of icy rain and snow has road crews scrambling to keep the highways clear tonight.
“Everybody’s working at full capacity,” said Dispatcher Elizabeth Hyer of the Elyria post of the Ohio Highway Patrol.
Slick conditions sent a number of vehicles into ditches, but there were no serious accidents reported by 9 […]
PRIMARY 2008: Clinton wins Rhode Island
WASHINGTON — Hillary Rodman Clinton has won the Democratic primary in Rhode Island.
PRIMARY 2008: Huckabee expected to drop out
WASHINGTON — The Associated Press has learned Mike Huckabee will drop out of the presidential race shortly.