Elizabeth McCracken makes her miscarriage, in 'An Exact Replica of a Figment of My Imagination' a moving and multi ... (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:11:02 GMT
Elizabeth McCracken movingly writes about losing a baby in the ninth month of pregnancy and giving birth to a healthy son a year later. But she doesn't want her readers to be distracted by her memoir's ending. "It's a happy life," she explains, "but someone is missing."
Broadview Heights residents seek to overturn new bowhunting law; House passes cruelty law; handicapped dog does art ... (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:51:21 GMT
Mayor Samuel Alai signed a bowhunting ordinance Feb. 22, as an opposition group of residents calling themselves Broadview Deer racked up signatures on a petition aimed at overturning the law. The issue continues to be debated on deuling Web sites; Broadview-Cull Them Deer and Broadview Deer.
Buchtel defeats East to win Akron City Series boys basketball title: High School Roundup (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:50:49 GMT
The Buchtel Griffins boys basketball team, ranked No. 4 in The Plain Dealer and second in the Associated Press Division II state poll, watched a 3-point try by Akron East miss its mark in the final seconds and earned...
Bay's Nikki Craft top qualifier at Division II diving district: High School Roundup (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Fri, 19 Feb 2010 09:06:19 GMT
Bay's Nikki Craft Two-time defending Division II state diving champion Nikki Craft from Bay High was the top qualifier at Thursday's Northeast Ohio District Championship at Cleveland State. Craft totaled 507.95 points. Also qualifying for next week's state meet...
Strongsville sports roundup (Sun Star Courier)
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:54:05 GMT
The boys team suffered a heart-breaking 64-60 loss on the road to a very tough Twinsburg team. Down 35-25 at halftime, the Mustangs battled back to make it close in the second half behind a 22-point effort from standout Aaron White.
Olmsted Falls High School: Lady Bulldogs struggling at finish (The Sun Post-Herald)
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:05:28 GMT
Oh, what a difference a year makes.
Justin Taylor's 'Everything Here is the Best Thing Ever' is uneven, but sparkles with darkness: New in Paperback (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 17:35:43 GMT
In the majority of the 15 stories collected here, Taylor mashes together the bizarre and surreal with the commonplace, so that a man can face the apocalypse by playing Tetris. While the results are sometimes off-balance, Taylor's flirtations with darkness can be illuminating.
3 acquitted in Ohio teen's restraint death (The Daily Jeffersonian)
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:06:04 GMT
CLEVELAND (AP) - A jury on Tuesday acquitted three former employees of an Ohio treatment center for troubled teens of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 17-year-old girl who suffocated and choked on her own vomit after being restrained facedown on...
3 Acquitted In Ohio Teen’s Restraint Death (WCMH Columbus)
Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:22:26 GMT
A jury on Tuesday acquitted three former employees of an Ohio treatment center for troubled teens of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 17-year-old girl who suffocated and choked on her own vomit after being restrained facedown on the floor.
DeSales Roundup: Staton wins swim title for boys team (This Week Northland)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:44:50 GMT
Cooper Staton of the DeSales High School boys and girls swimming team lived up to his seeding and won the Division II state championship in the 50-yard freestyle last Saturday, the final day of the state meet at C.T. Branin Natatorium in Canton.
