| Stories by Lennard Zinn
Before moving on to less important matters, I'd like to acknowledge the passing on Monday of Sheldon Brown, one of the giants of bicycle maintenance, technology and general bicycle mechanical understanding. He will be sorely missed, particularly for those seeking simple, ... .
Is the city taking taxpayers for a ride?
Well, my soultion is take their free rides away and if they don't come in after hours when needed just fire them like I would of been fired. If our council and mayor had any backbone this is the action they would take. Maybe Judy can get this done as she seems to be the only one that really what to question this massive waste of free rides. O" when yoiu see a free city car or truck driving around take a look to make sure someone is not laying down in the back seat for an extra free ride on the taxpayers. I would also like to thank the Panagraph for their hard work in reporting this waste and being honest with us about city hall and trying to protect our tax money. " .
Woman IDs bat-wielding robber
A Fort Wayne man accused of entering a north-side home and robbing a woman while armed with a plastic baseball bat in August was formally charged Monday. Larry Robinson, 27, of the 4400 block of Sanford Lane, is charged with burglary, robbery and criminal confinement after his photo was picked out of an array by the robbery victim in August. Robinson had not been arrested as of Tuesday night. Fort Wayne police were called to the woman's home in the 2300 block of Leroy Avenue about 9 p.m. Aug. 20. She told police she took her trash out earlier that evening and left her garage door open because she usually rides her bicycle at night. She was in her house grading papers when about 8:55 p.m. she heard footsteps in the kitchen. She said at first she was not concerned because she thought it was her son.
Riding for Merle
Merle Dodge put two wheels under many of the poorest kids and adults in Ashtabula. Riding for Merle Fund-raiser will help pay funeral expenses for the man who put Ashtabula kids on wheels By CARL E. FEATHER - Lifestyle Editor - cfeather@starbeacon.com Star Beacon Merle Dodge put two wheels under many of the poorest kids and adults in Ashtabula. .
Man guilty in teen's DUI death
A Texas man pleaded guilty Monday, taking responsibility for a drunken-driving crash that killed a Navarre High School student last summer. He now faces up to 46 years in state prison.Anthony Griego, 21, of Wichita Falls, Texas, pleaded guilty to DUI-manslaughter in the Aug. 19 crash that killed 17-year-old Gerran Copeland, who would have started his senior year at Navarre High School last fall.Originally having pleaded not guilty, a jury trial was set to begin Monday. Griego's blood-alcohol level was measured at 0.18, well above 0.08, the level that indicates intoxication.He also pleaded guilty to related charges of leaving the scene of a crash involving a death and resisting an officer without violence.Griego faces 12 to 46 years in prison. Circuit Court Judge Thomas Santurri set Griego's sentencing for March 28 at 1:30 p.m.Griego was driving a Ford van that struck the bicycle Copeland was riding on the outside west-bound lane of U.S.
Democrats eyeing record turnout
And based on absentee voting to date, the Democrats could obliterate that record and even rival last week's GOP turnout of 444,090. As of Thursday the state had issued 53,936 absentee ballots — 32,164 for Democrats and 21,772 for the GOP primary Jan. 19 — according to figures from the State Election Commission. That means the Democratic absentee turnout is on track to approach 50 percent higher than the Republican absentee turnout. Absentee voting will continue through 5 p.m. today in the Democratic primary. Charleston County Democratic Party Chairman Waring Howe called the absentee numbers "tremendous" and said they bode well for an eyebrow-raising turnout on Saturday. well for an eyebrow-raising turnout on Saturday. "We're looking forward to a record turnout that will equal or exceed the Republicans on Jan.
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