By LORRAINE BARNETT
Special to The Gazette
Plant: Kiss me over the garden gate
Common names: Princess feather, Oriental persicary, Prince’s feather
Latin names: Polygonum orientale, Persicaria orientale
Description: Tiny bell-shaped flowers dangle from big clusters of blooms. The Polygonum orientale also comes with a long, charming name — kiss me over the garden gate. The annual plant is not [...]

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By MIKE MILLER
Special to The Gazette
Ohio’s economy could get a needed jump-start if the state focused more on helping small businesses and self-employed workers succeed, according to a new Ohio State University policy brief. But policymakers need to avoid methods that limit economic gains, the authors say.
The January 2008 report, “Growth and Change: Does [...]

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By JIM DIETER
Medina County SWCD
When cleaning the creosote out of the chimney, doing half a job is like not cleaning it all. If you are not sure how to clean your chimney, there are several qualified chimney sweeps in the county. In addition to cleaning, a good sweep can inspect your chimney for potential problems. [...]

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By SANDY BARNOSKY
The Pet Lady
Special to The Gazette
A brilliant scarlet cardinal perched outside a window in a snowy landscape is enough to know why winter is the best season for feeding birds. Aside from the joy they bring us, feeding the birds keeps them alive during severe weather and gives them a healthy start in [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — The Cavaliers didn’t have Drew Gooden, Daniel Gibson, Anderson Varejao and Sasha Pavlovic in uniform Sunday night at Quicken Loans Arena.
They also didn’t have a chance against Carmelo Anthony, Allen Iverson and the rest of the Denver Nuggets, who cruised to a 113-83 victory in a game that was [...]

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By ADAM FERRISE
Special to The Gazette
MEDINA — Bridget Razem learned how to walk, and not much later she started gymnastics.
Now she, along with the entire Cloverleaf gymnastics team, are running to districts after placing third Saturday at the Medina Sectional.
It’s the first time in over a decade the Colts qualified for the district meet, which [...]

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By RICK NOLAND
Assistant Sports Editor
CLEVELAND — It’s been 19 years since the Denver Nuggets had a player start in the NBA All-Star Game. This season, they’ll have two in point guard Allen Iverson and small forward Carmelo Anthony.
Iverson was third in the league in scoring (26.9) going into a game against the Cavaliers on Sunday [...]

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By BRIAN DULIK
Staff Writer
BRUNSWICK — Most boys basketball teams celebrate senior night, but Brunswick’s players took it upon themselves to have a senior weekend.
One night after upsetting undefeated Garfield Heights at home, the Blue Devils hammered Cleveland John Marshall 76-37 in a non-league contest Saturday.
The back-to-back victories put Brunswick (14-4) on the verge of its [...]

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By MARIA KACIK
Staff Writer
GLORIA GLENS PARK — The village is asking residents to renew funding for police coverage.
The five-year, 3.5-mill levy on the March 4 ballot would generate $26,200 annually, a spokeswoman for the Medina County Auditor’s Office said. It would cost property owners $97.60 a year for every $100,000 of appraised value.
Mayor John Dean [...]

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By DAN COUGHLIN
Staff Writer
The NFL Pro Bowl, which began in 1939, should have ended its run years ago, retired with the leather helmet and tearaway jerseys. I guess they’ll wait until a superstar is injured for life or somebody gets his leg bit off by a shark in the waters off Oahu.
Baseball’s All-Star Game at [...]

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