Free Republic

A man facing court for a minor traffic ticket ended up in handcuffs after accidentally dropping a bag of cocaine right in front of the judge. Lemar Reed, 39, fronted Lorain Municipal Court in Cleveland, Ohio last week to enter his plea on the traffic charge. But when Reed walked up to speak to the judge, he unknowingly dropped the drugs onto the floor.

Claims she could not handle intoxicated 12 and 13-year-olds. (Lorain) - A Lorain woman has lost her chance at a “Mother Of The Year” award. Police were called to 2552 Elyria Ave. around 9:00 p.m. Christmas Eve by 32-year-old Stacy Galvin. Galvin told police she had allowed young kids to drink and they were too intoxicated for her to control. Police Sgt. Mark Carpentiere tells Newsradio WTAM 1100 the kids were Galvan’s 12-year-old twins and her 13-year-old younger brother. When police arrived, they found Galvan, whose voice was slurred, arguing with her 12-year-old son and daughter. Carpentiere says Galvan told...

As I began reading through the court suit that Jacqueline and John Stowers have filed against various Ohio officials, I kept wondering about the retail licensing provision that supposedly prompted the entire affair. How was it that the Manna Storehouse was exempt, or possibly violated it? But as I continued reading, and learning that the level of violence and abuse was probably even worse than what I and other bloggers previously described, I found myself considering another question: What was the real message the Lorain County and Ohio Department of Agriculture officials were trying to deliver, to the Stowers, and...

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (Dec. 01, 2005) -- Marines often go unrecognized for the jobs they do. The faithful service, self-sacrifice, and adaptability in tough situations often go unseen. Marines don’t fight for recognition. They fight for freedom and strive to keep the band of brothers they left with safe, so they can all return home together. Corporal Matthew D. Palacios of Lorain, Ohio, is a prime example that these good deeds do not go unnoticed. The combat engineer with 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion was awarded the Bronze Star medal with a combat distinguishing device here Nov. 22...

Ford's Lorain, Ohio, plant to close in late 2005 The Associated Press 6/24/2004, 9:58 a.m. ET LORAIN, Ohio (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said it will close its Lorain Assembly Plant in late 2005, resulting in the loss of about 1,200 jobs. Production of the plant's Econoline van will shift to the Ohio Assembly Plant in nearby Avon Lake by January 2006, Ford spokeswoman Anne Marie Gattari said. Production of the Ford Escape and Mercury Mariner at the Avon Lake plant will be transferred to a Kansas City, Mo., plant in August 2005. Last year Ford announced it would close...