Are American Schools Preparing Students for the 21st Century? Sep 11, 2008
They include (among others) Bin Che, an educator from China who teaches Mandarin in rural Ohio; Anne Kuittinen, a Finnish exchange student who will get no credit at her school in Finland for the junior year she studied in the U.S.; Cherese Clark, principal of a high-poverty urban school struggling to raise low test scores; and Guadalupe Medina, a student at an experimental STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) school, who completed her high school requirements in two years. "I have... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Teacher found to have MRSA Sep 9, 2008
Read the weekly police blotter for Summit, Stark, Medina, Portage and Wayne counties. . (Akron Beacon Journal)
A Grizzly scene just before halftime scares away Bees Sep 5, 2008
All Wadsworth wanted to do was keep Medina from scoring just before halftime Thursday night ... Wadsworth, with the help of a misplayed squib kick, scored 15 points in a 24-second span late in the second quarter and went on to a 43-27 nonleague victory over visiting Medina at a packed Art Wright Memorial Stadium and in front of a live FSN Ohio audience ... Medina (0-3) had erased an early 14-0 deficit on a pair of Pat O'Boyle touchdown runs. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
These Bulldogs are built to last Sep 5, 2008
At least you appear to be a realist regarding the MNC. You can bet, though, I am on when I down some of that funky cold medina. By givemeabreak. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Air pollution alert Sep 3, 2008
Today is an air pollution advisory day for Cuyahoga, Lorain, Lake, Geauga, Summit, Portage, Medina and Ashtabula counties. Forecast: High temperatures and limited air movement will create the right conditions for high levels of fine-particle air pollution and ground-level ozone. (Cleveland.com -- News)
SHOWDOWN: Obama campaign confronts talkradio station over 'right-wing hatchet man'... Aug 29, 2008
Posted by: Jose Medina. WB wrote: "If you want to see his "research", Kurtz referred listeners to articles that you need a subscription to read. Why isn't it publicly available? ". (The Drudge Report)
Gore: Obama = Lincoln... Aug 29, 2008
All you celebratory idiots better be brushing up on your Islam facts, such as which direction Mecca and Medina are, because your rears will be up in the air and you'll be praying to Allah. Do you know how to ride a camel. (The Drudge Report)
Pucko: Interpreted Medal Count Aug 26, 2008
Viti, in a Journal Record of Medina interview says, "I think a lot of people have a misnomer if you're not getting bullets flung by your head, you're not serving your nation in a time of war. There are service support branches in the Army for a reason.". Indeed, if either Viti or Campbell can convince through their words or actions, another ten men or women to enlist, wouldn't that alone justify the policy. (R News)
Slick way to save on fuel Aug 24, 2008
Dan Fister holds the vegetable oil filter as he uses after converting his Yukon sport utility vehicle's diesel engine to run on straight vegetable oil as he stands between the SUV and the filtering system for the vegetable oil in Medina, Ohio, Friday, June 20, 2008. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT) LOADING Aug 24, 2008 - 04:06:37 CDT By Jim Mackinnon McClatchy Newspapers AKRON, Ohio - In the near future, when Dan Fister needs to fill up his 1994 GMC Yukon truck, pretty much all the... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Muslims work around prejudice in politics Aug 24, 2008
Civic engagement at the grassroots level, Ahmad said, is the example of the prophet Muhammad in Medina, Saudi Arabia. "It's a very Islamic thing to do.". (San Francisco Chronicle)
Community briefs Aug 22, 2008
Donation is $3 per dog, benefiting the Medina County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The event will include a mini dog fair, a pet adoption area and a dog walk. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Home prices in Geauga County are stuck on '05 numbers Aug 21, 2008
Reappraisals were done in Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain and Portage counties in 2006 and in Medina County in 2007. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter. (Cleveland.com)
NOACA funds may prevent major RTA cuts Aug 21, 2008
RTA is expected to get most of the funds because it provides 93 percent of the transit service in the five NOACA counties, which also include Lake, Lorain, Medina and Geauga. Tuesday was the first RTA board meeting since thousands of people over the past two weeks voiced strong opposition -- in letters, e-mails and public hearings -- to the proposed cuts in service. (Cleveland.com)
NCT: Letters, Aug. 20, 2008 Aug 21, 2008
Forever Bland wrote on Aug 20, 2008 8:54 PM:The Jewel of Medina, a historical novel about Muhammad's wife, has been withdrawn before distribution (bit after the author was paid) because of fear that Islamic religionists might be offended. Can you imagine that happening if someone wrote a book about Christ having been married. (North County Times)
UA broadcasters are Denver-bound Aug 18, 2008
Read the weekly police blotter for Summit, Stark, Medina, Portage and Wayne counties. Help us celebrate the final season for the Zips stadium. (Akron Beacon Journal)
Eight of a kind Aug 17, 2008
The Williamses beating Ukraine's Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko to advance to the gold-medal match against Spain's Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual. The Williams sisters improved to 9-0 lifetime in Olympic doubles. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Dax Crum Picked QB Aug 16, 2008
"Crum earned Honorable Mention National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) All-America honors while leading Mesa Community College of Mesa, Ariz., to a 9-2 record and a No. 8 national ranking in the Final 2007 NJCAA/JC Football.com Poll. He was named the NJCAA Co-Region I Offensive Player of the Year, and also was selected First Team All-Western States Football League in his first and only year at Mesa Community College.The Cowboy defense returns seven starters from a unit that ranked... (Wyoming Sports -- Rivals.com)
GOLFERS TO WATCH Aug 9, 2008
Medina: He was the Southwest Junior Tour player of the year this summer for his age group (14-15). Nathan Tarter, Sr., Mogadore: He was the Division III state runner-up as a sophomore but actually was more impressive last year, finishing fifth in the state on the brutally hard Ohio State Scarlet Course (78-77), proving he has the game to play well anywhere. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Witnesses say explosion kills 15 in Somali capital Aug 3, 2008
Medina hospital head Dahir Dhere says 35 wounded people were admitted. Most were women and children. (Cleveland.com)
* Nadal beats Lapentti to become No. 1 Aug 3, 2008
Wozniacki ousted fifth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain 6-1, 6-3 in the final quarter-final. Third-seeded Katarina Srebotnik of the Czech Republic and last years finalist Vera Dushevina of Russia also had straight-set wins and will meet in the other semi-final. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Federer advances as Chan tumbles Jul 31, 2008
Zahalova Strycova will meet fifth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in the second round. Medina Garrigues beat Swedish wild card Sandra Roma 6-3, 6-1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Approach shots: Nadal nears No. 1 Jul 28, 2008
Sara Errani won her second title in three weeks by defeating Anabel Medina Garrigues, 6-3, 6-3, in the Slovenia Open final in Portoroz. Nathan Healey and Yaroslava Shvedova won at singles as the New York Buzz took the World TeamTennis championship with a 21-18 victory over the Kansas City Explorers in Roseville, Calif. (Boston Globe)
Business briefs Jul 27, 2008
The hotel is owned by the Wyoming-based partnerships Rawhide Group and Rawlins Hotel Group, and is managed by Omni Hospitality of Medina, Ohio. Microtel Inn s offers single, double and suite accommodations, according to a press release. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Golf, cycling, local golf Jul 26, 2008
Thornton Emmons, Portage CC1934Olga Weil, Inverness CC1935Olga Weill, Maketewah CC1936Olga Weil, Canterbury CC1937Sally Elson, Scioto CC1938Janet Shock, Portage CC1939Helen Fallis, Inverness CC1940Janet Shock, Losantiville CC1941Neoma Copic, Portage CC1942Janet Shock, Columbus CC1943-46No championship held1947Peggy Kirk, Portage CC1948Peggy Kirk, Columbus CC1949Peggy Kirk, Sylvania CC1950Claire Doran, Findlay CC1951Carol Diringer, Westbrook CC1952Claire Doran, Westwood... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Nurses indicted for stealing pain drugs Jul 25, 2008
Jenny O'Grady, 34, of Parma Heights, would then take the prescriptions to be filled, prosecutors said, at pharmacies in Brooklyn, Brook Park, Brunswick, Medina, Cleveland, Middleburg Heights, North Royalton, Parma and Strongsville. If pharmacists called the doctors' office with questions, Hughs made sure she was there to field them, investigators said. (Cleveland.com)
Fuel costs put schools in pinch Jul 25, 2008
The company contracts with schools in Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Medina, Summit, Portage and Lorain counties, said Wervey, the general manager. "I haven't noticed a drop off in service and we've avoided assessing our customers any fuel surcharges," Wervey said, "but it's something we'll have to consider if prices keep increasing.". (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Did councilwoman supersede powers during daughter's routine traffic stop? Jul 18, 2008
" Lartigue couldn't be reached last night for comment regarding the allegations. Horton was cited for using her cell phone while driving, for failure to wear a seat belt and for driving while unlicensed. Her car was removed from the street by a family member. The official story from the TPD as to what happened during that traffic stop has been difficult to pin down. This much is certain: Cops confirmed Horton was stopped Tuesday near the intersection of Hamilton and South Olden avenues. From... (The Trentonian, NJ)
Biking resources Jul 13, 2008
Maps for Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake and Medina cost $2 each; Lorain's is free. For a copy, stop by the NOACA office at 1299 Superior Ave., Cleveland, go to www. (Cleveland.com)
Cowboy Football Exudes Enthusiasm and Team Chemistry as Fall Approaches Jul 13, 2008
" The cornerback position is the one area on defense where both starters were lost to graduation. Gone are seniors and , who started for the Cowboys throughout the past two seasons. Stinson was a First Team All-Mountain West Conference selection in `07, and was one of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award honoring the nation's top college defensive back. Medina fought off a preseason foot injury to have an outstanding senior season. Also gone is backup , who made a significant contribution... (Wyomingathletics.com)
OCEANSIDE: Officer hurt in struggle with suspect Jul 13, 2008
Backup units responded to Garfield Street and arrested Oceanside resident Jorge Medina, 34, on suspicion of resisting arrest, Poorman said. xcomponent:paragraphs:3. (North County Times)
Kornblue's overall ranking of UM Camp Kickers Jul 13, 2008
5 Plymouth HS MI 13 Duale, Eric Sr. 4 Highland HS (Medina) OH 14 Simpkins, Clay Jr. 4 Wauseon HS OH 15 Immekus, Nick Jr. 4 Wheaton Warrenville HS IL 16 Steger, Evan Sr. 4 Noblesville HS IN 17 Voss, Mitchell Sr. 4 Wheeler HS IN. NOTE: Top 5 Kickers showed highest level of FG consistency AND college level kickoff ability. (GoBlueWolverine.com)
New Web Site: Pay For Gas Now, Redeem Gallons Later Jul 3, 2008
The company has no time limit on redemptions, Medina reported ... But there are a few catches, Medina reported ... Many users purchased 100 gallons at a time, Medina reported. (NBC4.tv, CA)
Death of 5-Time Widow's First Husband Re-Examined Jul 1, 2008
Medina County Sheriff's Office detective Scott Phillips said Monday that cold-case investigators are looking at the unsolved murder of Clarence Malone. He was shot once in the back of the head in 1970. (Fox News)
Deaths of 5-time widow's four husbands rexamined Jul 1, 2008
Medina County Sheriff's Detective Scott Phillips said his department was contacted by North Carolina authorities who have charged Neumar with solicitation of murder in the 1986 shooting death of her fourth husband, Harold Gentry ... Clarence Malone was shot once in the back of the head outside his auto body shop in Medina, about 35 miles southeast of Cleveland, about 18 years after his marriage to Neumar dissolved ... When he returned, he remarried and moved to Medina and opened a body shop. (USA Today)
Man died long after breakup Jun 28, 2008
Investigators' work and additional public records show the Clarence Malone who was married to Ms. Neumar was fatally shot 18 years later in Medina, Ohio ... After Mr. Malone and Ms. Neumar split, he remarried twice and opened a body shop near Medina, a small town about 35 miles southwest of Cleveland. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Summer's first weekend is a wet one across Northeast Ohio Jun 24, 2008
Golf-ball-size hail pelted Strongsville Sunday afternoon, with pea- and penny-size hail peppering Cleveland, Pleasant Valley, Parma and South Euclid, as well as scads of cities in Summit and Medina counties, Thompson said. Elsewhere, rain, thunder and lightning reigned just as it did Saturday, ruining plans for outdoor barbecues and evening tennis matches. (Cleveland.com)
Tennis, college baseball, auto racing Jun 24, 2008
Anabel Medina Garrigues d. Yan Zi 6-3, 6-0. Tatiana Perebiynis d. Petra Kvitova 6-4, 0-6, 6-4. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Lorain-Medina: Ryan Rua Jun 22, 2008
Ryan Rua filled both of those spots admirably for Amherst this spring and has been named Plain Dealer Player of the Year for schools in Lorain and Medina counties. In leading the Comets to a second straight 20-win season, the school's first Southwestern Conference championship in four years and a spot in the Division I regional tournament for the third time in school history, Rua was the player to which the team turned. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Lorain-Medina: Tess Sito Jun 22, 2008
That's why she has been cho sen as The Plain Dealer's Player of the Year for schools in Lorain and Medina counties. Not expected to be her team's pitching ace before the season, the junior hurled the Lady Pioneers to a third straight Division I state runner-up finish and a 28-2 record. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
High school: Non-Division I signings Jun 22, 2008
Elyse Adams, Hudson, volleyball, Wittenberg; Jacob Baranek, Archbishop Hoban, golf, Holy Cross; Jimmy Basar, Parma, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Connor Burns, Archbishop Hoban, baseball, Savannah College of Art and Design; Dave Cantu, Amherst, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Nick Castenir, Midpark, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Liz DiSiena, North Royalton, soccer, Baldwin-Wallace; Ryan Feher, Lutheran West, basketball, Mount Union; Luke Ferron, Riverside, football, Baldwin-Wallace; Joe Fitch, Elyria... (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
CB search turns up half-pound of meth; man in jail Jun 20, 2008
Officers took a Coos Bay man, Eudoro Martinez-Medina, into custody. and seized approximately one half pound of crystal methamphetamine, as well as 28 firearms and more than 20,000. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Did $100,000 race into limbo? Jun 11, 2008
Until two weeks ago, the most law enforcement had to contend with in the sleepy town of Medina was a loudly braying donkey that regularly annoyed his neighbors ... He and his wife moved to Medina three years later. (Bandera Bulletin, TX)
College baseball, horse racing, auto racing Jun 9, 2008
2008 French Open ChampionsMens Singles Rafael Nadal (2), SpainWomens Singles Ana Ivanovic (2), SerbiaMens Doubles Pablo Cuevas and Luis Horna, PeruWomens Doubles Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (10), SpainMixed Doubles Victoria Azarenka and Bob Bryan (3), United StatesLegends Under 45 Doubles Goran Ivanisevic and Michael Stich, GermanyLegends Over 45 Doubles Anders Jarryd and John McEnroe, United StatesBoys Singles Yang Tsung-hua, TaiwanGirls Singles ... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Stewart takes early lead, wins 30-lap Prelude to the Dream race at Eldora Jun 7, 2008
The couple, from Medina in northeast Ohio, saw the race for the first time last year. "I fell in love instantly," she said. (Winchester News-Gazette, IN)
Tennis, auto racing, prep track and field Jun 7, 2008
Saturday, June 07, 2008. tennisFrench OpenParisSinglesMenSemifinalsRafael Nadal (2) d. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (3). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Class of 2008: Creekview High School Jun 6, 2008
Alexander Antonio Medina. Dary Eloisa Medina. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Going Places: Get this trip going with pedal power Jun 5, 2008
Other mountain bike trails nearby are Reagan Park in Medina (8. 5 miles of beginner/intermediate just north of downtown Medina), West Branch State Park (an 8-mile trail in Ravenna) and Quail Hollow State Park (a relatively flat 3. (Cleveland.com)
Stewart wins charity dirt-track race Jun 5, 2008
The couple, from Medina in northeast Ohio, saw the race for the first time last year. "I fell in love instantly,'' she said. "It's total excitement on every lap. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Community band to hold concerts in Medina Jun 2, 2008
Band to hold concerts in Medina- cleveland ... Band to hold concerts in Medina ... Medina- The Medina Community Band will hold the first of its eight summer band concerts at 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 6. (Cleveland.com)
Taylor hoping to stay, but opens door to trade Jun 2, 2008
Jack Smith, of Medina, Ohio, outpaced Joe Fadke and Colin Toland to win the Super Pro series 75-lap feature at Baer Field Raceway on Saturday night. Other feature winners included Jeremy Wallen (modifieds), Bob Weisenauer (street stocks) and Mike Mayes (mini-stocks). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Horse racing, tennis, prep track, college baseball Jun 1, 2008
Kaia Kanepi, Estonia, d. Anabel Medina Garrigues (29) 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-5 ... Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual (10) d. Agnieszka and Urszula Radwanska 7-6 (3), 6-7 (6), 6-3. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Farmers markets increase May 29, 2008
"There are so many markets now, we're competing for farmers," said Susan Hirsch, manager of the Medina Farmers Market on the city's Victorian-styled village green. Hirsch has lost two farmers to competing markets. (Cleveland.com)
Ashton Payne Earns Second-Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Accolades May 29, 2008
University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site - Softball. Junior the Fifth Gamecock to Garner Award. (Uscsports.com)
FBI: Pilot saw flaming object near Cleveland-bound jet May 27, 2008
Read the weekly police blotter for Summit, Stark, Medina, Portage and Wayne counties. . (Akron Beacon Journal)
Here are Memorial Day observance... May 26, 2008
Medina 10 a.m., parade from Medina County Courthouse on the square to Spring Grove Cemetery, followed by a ceremony. Mogadore 10 a.m., parade from James Street and South Cleveland Avenue, marching north on state Route 532 to Mogadore Road and then west to Greenwood Cemetery for a 10:30 a.m. ceremony. (Akron Beacon Journal)
On the write track May 23, 2008
Medina publisher Thomas Sigel pores over a manuscript with Victor Cassidy, author of Henry Chandler Cowles: Pioneer Ecologist ... Medina s Sigel Press was founded in March 2006 in England by Medina County native Thomas Sigel together with a partner. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Wine tastings May 21, 2008
Santo Suossos, 3725 Medina Road, Medina, will host a wine dinner. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 22. (Cleveland.com)
Pucko: Conceding an Opinion May 21, 2008
Viti, in a Journal Record of Medina interview says, "I think a lot of people have a misnomer if you're not getting bullets flung by your head, you're not serving your nation in a time of war. There are service support branches in the Army for a reason.". Indeed, if either Viti or Campbell can convince through their words or actions, another ten men or women to enlist, wouldn't that alone justify the policy. (R News)
Auto racing, prep baseball, softball, tennis May 20, 2008
Anabel Medina Garrigues (6) d. Klara Zakopalova 7-6 (3), 7-5. Peng Shuai d. Ioana Raluca Olaru 6-2, 7-6 (3). (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Track: Banner day for Solon May 18, 2008
19) put the Lady Comets ahead of Medina and Hudson minutes after Caitlin Hartnett and Hannah Ringo ran personal bests and nabbed the top-two spots in the 1,600 (5:08 ... "I went with the competition today, but nobody had it easy with the wind and rain," said Pierce about finishing behind Medina's Ruben Belen (14 ... Jeremy Schiele also finished third in the 3,200 behind Lakewood winning senior Makorobondo Salukombo and Medina junior Donny Roys (9:23. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
High School Roundup May 16, 2008
The 4x800-meter relay teams of Strongsville, Medina and Hudson ran the fastest times so far this season in Ohio, during the first day of the Valley Division meet at Twinsburg ... Medina (Tyler Gonzales, Kent Rankin, Sam Maynard, Donny Roys) ran a 7:48. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Team reports May 14, 2008
Top returners QB Karsten Sween, RB Devin Moore, TE Jesson Salyards, T Kyle Howard, T Ryan Otterson, G Sam Sterner, C Tim Bond, DE Mitch Unrein, DT John Fletcher, NG Fred Givens, LB Ward Dobbs, LB Mike Juergens, S Michael Ray, S Quincy Rogers Key losses TE Wade Betschart, WR Greg Bolling, WR Michael Ford, ILB John Prater, CB Julius Stinson, CB Michael Medina, LB Sean Claffey, P-K Billy Vinnedge 2007 statistical leaders (* returners) Rushing: Devin Moore* (965 yards) Passing: Karsten Sween* (2,028... (ESPN -- College Football News)
Ahmadinejad: Israel to be 'swept away soon'... May 14, 2008
Iran sees Mecca and Medina as their rightful property and is working towards that end. The Sunni nations are very alarmed. (The Drudge Report)
College newswatch: Kent reaches MAC title game May 11, 2008
Medina native Jessica Toocheck had a home run and an RBI single. Kent State will play either Bowling Green or Ohio University in the championship game at 3 p.m. today. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
Impeaching Marc Dann May 7, 2008
Bill Batchelder, a Medina Republican and constitutional expert. But no action was taken by the Ohio Senate, Batchelder said. (Cleveland.com)
