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Port Authority to study ferry; seniors look at new center
Christmas appears to have come a little early this year for the Ashtabula Senior Center and Ashtabula Port Authority.
Auto dealers seeking help from Cong.....
Congress is set to approve an initiative begun by U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette, R-Bainbridge, that may allow some closed auto dealers to reopen their doors.
Joint Statement of Support from the National Automobile Dealers...
The National Automobile Dealers Association and the Automotive Trade Association Executives support the compromise agreed to this evening by House and Senate leaders in conference committee negotiations on an auto dealer rights' amendment, sponsored by Steve LaTourette, R-Ohio, which will provide a fair process to address dealer concerns about the ...
Boehner's reports plagued with errors
WASHINGTON - House Minority Leader John Boehner has been vocal in his criticism of the Obama administration for its error-riddled reporting of jobs created by the stimulus bill, but his accuracy record on forms he has to file also appears shabby.
Cleveland needs $291 million to shore up hill sliding toward the Cuyahoga -- editorial
What will it take? The closure of a vital shipping lane? The destruction of an aged pipe that carries as much as 11.6 million gallons of sewage and storm water runoff a day? What will it take to goad public officials to deal with the risks to public health, safety and commerce posed by a hillside sliding toward big trouble, inch by inexorable inch? ...
Sen. Reid Pressures Administration Over Armenia-Turkey Deal
Date : Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:11:23 +0400 SEN. REID PRESSURES ADMINISTRATION OVER ARMENIA-TURKEY DEAL By Kevin Bogardus The Hill http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/66899-reid-pressures-administration-on-armenia-turkey-deal Nov 8 2009 DC Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has applied subtle pressure on the Obama administration over a U.S.-brokered deal ...
Rep. La Tourette's remarks on tonight's passage of the health reform bill
U.S. Rep. Steven C. LaTourette of Bainbridge Township, R-14th, tonight issued this statement after the vote on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.
Land around Blossom goes to Cuyahoga Valley National Park if Obama signs bill
Area members of Congress have orchestrated a new movement to add to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park almost a square mile of woodland around Blossom Music Center.
Greater Cleveland's top executives raise their concerns about health reform and its costs
Some of Greater Cleveland's largest and strongest companies stand to lose money under the nation's current health reform proposals, and their top executives are keeping close tabs.
Health-Care Bill May Not Get Single GOP Vote in House
WASHINGTON The House is inching closer to voting on a comprehensive health-care bill, even as the chamber appears so divided that the measure may not attract a single Republican supporter.
Democrats say slow trains will lead to high-speed Ohio rail
A group of Ohio members of Congress is urging the Obama administration to grant the Buckeye State a $564 million slice of the high-speed rail stimulus funding pie, but most GOP lawmakers declined to sign the letter sent to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
House overhauls education programs
WASHINGTON: The House voted Thursday in favor of the biggest overhaul of college aid programs since their creation in the 1960s - a bill to oust private lenders from the student loan business and put the government in charge.
House vote denies funds to ACORN
WASHINGTON: The House voted Thursday to deny all federal funds for ACORN in a GOP-led strike against the scandal-tainted community organizing group that comes just three days after the Senate took similar action.
Proposed ferry to Ontario in holding pattern
Imagine busloads of tourists flocking to the historic Ashtabula Harbor to board a ferry to Port Burwell, Ontario, in Canada.
Ferry one step closer to reality
Provincial funding for a feasibility study could bring a proposed Lake Erie ferry closer to reality.
LaTourette tours P.&C. Dock Co. facility
City, state and federal officials spent Wednesday morning examining the Port of Conneaut, part of a plan to kick-start Conneaut's dormant lake shipping business.
Congressman LaTourette Calls for Civility at Town Hall, Swears at Blogger
So much for civility. At a town hall meeting where he calls for civility , Congressman Steve LaTourette replies to a question from a blogger with "BULLSHIT!". Not once, but twice.
Submitted by modernesquire on Fri, 08/14/2009 - 11:28pm. Tim flies off the handle : Modern is full of shit .
Commissioners OK estimates on Austinburg sewer project
Austinburg Township property owners affected by the sewer project along routes 45 and 307 can expect an assessment of no more than $43 per linear foot.
CQ: How clout really works in Congress
Town hall protesters - un-American'? A A Aug. 10: Crossing the line: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi described the practice of drowning out political views at town hall meetings as "un-American," but is placing such a label on Americans expressing vocal opposition to the Democrats' plan crossing the line? By David Clarke, CQ staff updated Aug.
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