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  • Cleveland Indians notes Chris Perez deactivates Twitter account

    Closing pitcher Chris Perez #54 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates after defeating the Oakland Athletics at Progressive Field on May 7, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Athletics ...

  • Science Centers Dante Centuori explains tornado power

    The power of a tornado -- like the one that hit Oklahoma Monday -- is tough to put into words. It only took a matter a minutes to devastate the town of Moore, Oklahoma. We will be hearing a lot about this catastrophic tornado in the coming days. To talk more about the power of this tornado, we asked Dante Centuori, from the Great Lakes Science Center to join us. ...

  • Norovirus What it is how to avoid it

    Brunswick Schools said Tuesday that its high school would be joining the elementary and middle schools in closing because of a norovirus outbreak. Senior Health Correspondent Monica Robins tells us what it is and how you can avoid it. Norovirus is an icky little bugthat makes life miserable. It only takes 10 particles to cause 24 to 48 hours of vomiting and diarrhea misery. But there's ...

  • Bike Cleveland News for May and June 2013

    Bike Cleveland News for May and June 2013 While this is a great step forward concerning the safety of bicyclists across the state, it is not guaranteed that OUR STATE LEGISLATORS will pass it. This is where you come in. If you REALY CARE about this bill you need to call or e-mail your Ohio State House Representative NOW and tell them that you support H.B. 145 for the following reasons: o ...

  • Indians recall INF Cord Phelps Swisher on paternity list

    The Cleveland Indians today recalled INF Cord Phelps from AAA Columbus and placed INF Nick Swisher on the Paternity List. Phelps is hitting .233 (27-116) with 8 2B, 5HR & 19RBI in 30 games for Triple-A Columbus this year, including a mark of .263 (20-76) with 5 2B, 5HR & 13 RBI in 19 May games. This is his second stint with Cleveland, having previously appeared in 3 games from April ...


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Blindness [DVD]

Blindness [DVD]

Based on the novel by Nobel laureate Jos Saramago, Fernando Meirelless Blindness is a harrowing, if sometimes overly hammering descent into the darkest depths of human nature. A sort of Lord of the Flies parable, it suggests an inexplicable and highly contagious epidemic that r ... ...

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  • Brunswick District closes high school due to norovirus outbreak

    BRUNSWICK -- The Brunswick City School District says it has now decided to close Brunswick High School for the remainder of the week due to an outbreak of the norovirus. The district had previously closed all the elementary and middle schools due to the virus and those schools still remain closed. The district says on its web site it anticipates the schools all reopening on May 28 (the day ...

  • Are Ohio schools prepared for a tornado

    FAIRVIEW PARK -- This is tornado season in Ohio and schools are practicing mandated tornado drills. At Fairview Park Schools, the district, like so many today, are reevaluating their plans for tornadoes to see if they need to make any updates. "It just hits you in the stomach when something like this happens," says Superintendent Brion Deitsch, "we are all taking a closer look ...

  • New Lectern Dedicated at Temple Israel Ner Tamid

    PHOTO / DICK SCHAMBERGER Temple Israel Ner Tamid's new lectern This new lectern, created for Temple Israel Ner Tamid by former member Dick Schamberger, features a harp ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 21

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Akron man sent to prison for mortgage fraud must repay $15 million

    AKRON -- An Akron man was sentenced to more than three years in prison and ordered to pay more than $15 million in restitution for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme in Florida and a separate scheme to defraud two elderly investors. Andrew D. Norman, 36, previously pleaded to three charges. He admitted to participating in the two schemes and failure to report his income derived from the scheme ...

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