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When I was a child, my mother had one cardinal rule on family vacations: She refused to stop at restaurants that had beer signs in the window. She’d have never set foot inside the Double T Bar in Halsey, Neb. (pop. 210.) What a pity.  Full story »

I’ll wager that your grandmother never tossed a sleeping bag and tent in her trunk and set off for a solo journey across the country. Mine didn’t either. But this grandmother is doing exactly that. By the time you read this, I’ll have meandered across seven or eight states, unless I discover some quirky place along the way that moves me to wad up my loose agenda and stay awhile.  Full story »

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BEDFORD HTS. Heroes are being grown on Perkins Road in this city's fire department. And on July 21 it was a night to acknowledge and honor those heroes as Bedford Heights City Council and Mayor Fletcher Berger figuratively and literally stood up and cheered for six of their firefighters. Also honored was a firefighter from the Bedford Fire Department.... Full story »

BEDFORD A one-car accident in Bedford Cemetery has caused concern and financial problems for several families. And the accident has also led to a policy change at another cemetery. It all began June 1 when a teenage boy went to the cemetery to pick up a load of mulch the city was giving away. But, as the boy drove on... Full story »

JUVENILE PROBLEMS: A large group of juveniles entered Bedford Square at about 10:50 p.m. Saturday and was behaving in an ominous and aggressive manner. The group made several attempts to approach another group, but police officers kept the groups apart. Officers spoke with members of the group and found that three girls in the gathering were ages 10, 13... Full story »

THEFT: A man used a bad check for $337 to pay for a mattress set several months ago at Bellastanza Wholesale Furniture Fair, 5357 Northfield Road. After trying to collect the amount due, owners of the store sought police help. At first the man put off the officers, but a sterner warning about arrest and possible criminal charges persuaded... Full story »

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: A Medina man, 28, was arrested after a traffic stop at 12:30 a.m. on Forbes Road on Sunday. It turned out that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. • A car was clocked at 44 mph in a 25 mph zone on Friday. The 70-year-old man behind the wheel was hightailing it without a license.... Full story »

BEDFORD HTS. Make no mistake about it: The streets of this city belong to its residents. And any effort by thugs or other sorts of disrespectful young people to alter that fact will be dealt with swiftly and surely. That's the message from Mayor Fletcher Berger who became visibly annoyed at last week's City Council meeting upon hearing complaints from... Full story »

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT: An officer pulled over a car clocked at 50 miles per hour on Alexander Road at 1:15 a.m. on Sunday. The man behind the wheel admitted to having "two drinks," and then proceeded to fail in attempts to complete sobriety tests. Red eyes were attributed to crying due to a fight with his wife. The Maple Heights... Full story »

CLEVELAND A police officer who beat a drunk driver can no longer be a police officer. Craig Ali, 39, who had been an Oakwood police officer for six years, was sentenced last week in the Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court of Judge Hollie L. Gallagher. The employment restriction was part of the sentence in a case that began on the night... Full story »