Archive for September 4th, 2008
BROWNS UPDATE — Peek out for the season
BEREA – Browns outside linebacker Antwan Peek, a pass-rushing specialist, will miss the season after tearing a patellar tendon in his right knee Wednesday in practice for the season opener.
Peek was returning after arthroscopic surgery July 31 to remove a loose piece of cartilage from the same knee. He had been making good progress and […]
Detroit mayor agrees to plead guilty, resign
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick has agreed to plead guilty to obstruction charges and will step down after more than six years leading the nation’s 11th-largest city.
The plea deal was announced during a court hearing Thursday and brings to an end a seven-months-long sex scandal that led to felony charges against […]
Ohio group drops fight over sick-day mandate
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Labor leaders on Thursday dropped their campaign for a ballot issue that would give most full-time workers seven paid sick days a year.
Members of Ohioans for Healthy Families, an advocacy group that supported the sick-day mandate, said they have agreed with a request by […]
Lorain planners: Wal-Mart OK to us
LORAIN — The city’s Planning Commission on Wednesday approved the final development plan for Lighthouse Village, paving the way for Wal-Mart to land in Lorain by 2010.
The 200,000-square-foot supercenter will bring up to 400 jobs with it, but before the Planning Commission rolled out the welcome mat, Mayor Tony Krasienko and Service Director […]
McCain VP choice goes on offensive against Obama, media
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Sarah Palin delivered.
An embattled vice presidential candidate, a novice on the national stage, the head of a family suffering its “ups and downs,” the first-term Alaska governor rocked the GOP convention with a star-turning performance.
Wielding a stiletto and a smile, Palin belittled Democrat Barack Obama and praised her new […]
Avon Penney’s to open Sept. 26
AVON — A $10 million JCPenney unlike any other in the region will open Sept. 26, bringing about 200 new jobs to the county.
“It doesn’t even look like a JCPenney’s. It’s a brand-new prototype,” company spokeswoman Sharon Loughner said.
The 104,000-square-foot store at the Avon Crossings retail development is buzzing this week […]