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Time standing still
T-L Photos/MIKE PALMER
TIME appears to be ticking away for a Bethesda landmark to be in its present location. The town clock, which has been very visible to village residents for more than eight decades, is expected to be removed this year, and efforts are under way to obtain funding for a clock or bell tower to house it. Mayor Charles Lyons said the rare clock, which now honors Bethesda service personnel who were in World War I, could serve as a memorial for all veterans from the village. For additional photos view cu.timesleaderonline.com
May 13, 2008
REFERRING to the town clock in Bethesda as “an historical monument,” Mayor Charles Lyons said different avenues are being explored in regard to the landmark’s future.
“We have to do something before fall,” added Lyons. “I don’t think it will last through the winter.” He spoke of the need to start immediately on the process of removing it from the privately owned building on which it is located.
The mayor is hopeful a special memorial clock or bell tower, which would stand alone, can be built eventually to house the clock.
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Bellaire maps disciplinary school policy
May 13, 2008
BELLAIRE — The Bellaire Local School District is looking at options regarding disciplining of students, considering recommendations presented by teachers from all three of the district’s school buildings during Monday’s regular board of education me
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Man sentenced for bank heist
May 13, 2008
A FORMER Columbus, Ohio man was sentenced Monday for the 2004 robbery of the Steel Valley Bank in St. Clairsville.
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Bridgeport student allegedly assaulted
May 13, 2008
A STUDENT in the Bridgeport-Exempted School District was allegedly assaulted by another student on Monday, according to a report at the Belmont County Sheriff’s Office.
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Life is too precious to live in fear
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 10:53AM
AN UNDESIRABLE mark has been left on the people of China Monday morning as over 3,000 individuals were feared to be dead because of a recent earth quake. Among these deaths are expected to be 900 students as several schools collapsed, or partially collapsed. As some of those students buried underneath the rubble many of them fought to break loose struggling against nature with no positive result. Can you imagine having 900 students taken away in the blink of an eye? For instance, that is like removing Steubenville High School or Buckeye Local High School from the map. Big Red football opponents may enjoy the day dream of not having to face the Ohio powerhouse program, but to have them completely terminated from existence is hard to swallow. That is what the people of the Beijing area are feeling right now.
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Summer of Bummer?
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 9:30PM
Between the Indians, Pirates and Reds, you'd think at least one of our regional favorites would be playing respectable baseball. Cleveland is easily the most disappointing of the trio. The defending A.L. Central champs have yet to hit their stride and have failed to generate anything resembling consistency. This past weekend's series against the perennial patsy Royals is an excellent example. The Tribe and C.C. Sabathia led late in Saturday's game only to cough up a late 2-0 lead and eventually fall. Sunday, they again wasted excellent pitching and were blanked, 2-0. I've said it before: I don't put much stock in the standings until Memorial Day, but Cleveland obviously needs jump-started. Hopefully, sooner than later. While there's every reason to believe the Indians will recover and enjoy another contending season, no such optimism to resport from the Pirates and Reds' camp. It truly appears these two train wrecks will battle for the N.L. cellar.
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Being of Sound Mind and Body
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 2:37PM
I'm an animal lover, and I do what I can to get orphan dogs and cats off the street, having adopted my fair share of dogs and cats and finding homes for others. But I was amazed to learn of a woman in Belmont County who included in her will a large sum of money to be donated to the Belmont County Dog Pound upon her death. Recently, the Belmont County Commissioners passed a motion that accepted the bequeathed sum of $88,028.19 to be transfered to the dog pound for the purpose of helping the dogs find temporary homes until they can be placed with loving families. I was amazed that someone could be so generous. It made me sad though, thinking that, although this person has done a great dead to help the animals in her home county, perhaps she did it because she didn't have any person to which to leave her money. No one present at the meeting seemed to know who the woman was.
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Call Out Central
Mon, May 12, 2008 @ 7:52AM
I read a lot of newspapers online each day. Everything from the Columbus Dispatch, Chicago Sun Times, New York Post all the way down to small papers located in the eastern portions of Ohio. Well, I happened to stumble on an absolutely brilliant column in the L.A. Times written by T.J. Simers (See link). Baseball players getting paid a lot of money in a big markets aren't above call-outs and if you don't think so read the column. When words like Tubbo and asking an athlete if they've lost any weight since he challenged him to go on a diet is absolutely brilliant and not to mention funny. These baseball players and any professional athletes are paid for their talents and when they achieve superstar status shouldn't slack off and become complacent. That's how I interpret what Simers is saying. This column was just too good not to share to more than a couple of buddies I sent the email to, so I thought I would pen a blog about it.
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