Archive for March 27th, 2008
Mayor: Closure means budget savings
ELYRIA - Mayor Bill Grace wants to permanently close the Broad Street fire station and replace firefighter dispatchers with civilians to save the cash-strapped city some money.
Grace, who floated the proposals during a taping of "The Mayor’s Roundtable" this week, said the moves would save $400,000 a year.
Grace said serving the city from three fire […]
NIT: Ohio State stops Dayton, reaches Final Four
COLUMBUS — Ohio State is headed to the Final Four for the second straight season. Granted this one isn’t as prestigious as the NCAA Tournament’s version in San Antonio in two weekends, but the Buckeyes seemed happy to be heading to New York’s Madison Square Garden for a shot at a championship after a […]
Cavaliers: Paul’s play at end tops Cleveland, LeBron
CLEVELAND — LeBron James made an MVP-like play that could have won the game, but Chris Paul made the one that did. The New Orleans point guard penetrated and kicked the ball out to David West for a 17-footer with 0.6 seconds on the clock Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena, propelling the Hornets […]
Cavs notes: Gibson’s return pushed back
CLEVELAND — Daniel “Boobie” Gibson’s expected return from a sprained ankle got put on hold. The second-year guard, who hasn’t played since Feb. 20, was not in uniform Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena against the New Orleans Hornets, but should play Saturday at Detroit. The delay not only gave Gibson two more […]
OSU football: Tressel impressed by Pryor’s passion
COLUMBUS — Terrelle Pryor won’t be there when Ohio State starts spring football practice today, but that didn’t prevent the freshman-to-be from being a hot topic Wednesday during coach Jim Tressel’s news conference. Tressel said the list of Pryor’s athletic talents is long and well-publicized, but it was his desire to do great things […]
Motorists tire of the damage
But tow and repair companies enjoy business caused by pothole plague
The price of potholes is a lot higher than just the $20 million it’s going to cost to repair the area’s most pocked road — state Route 57.
As many motorists are finding out, the bill to repair — or oftentimes replace — […]