By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA — The nation’s last memory of the Browns will be a 30-10 loss Monday night.
Sorry, Northeast Ohio, you’re stuck with them.
The Browns fell to 4-10 for the year with their fourth straight loss and shouldn’t expect a return engagement in 2009 on “Monday Night Football,” or any other platform where ratings [...]

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By SCOTT PETRAK
Staff Writer
PHILADELPHIA - Shaun Rogers is a candidate to make the Pro Bowl as a defensive lineman - the rosters will be announced this afternoon - but he wasn’t able to transform the Browns defense into a run-stuffing, top-10 unit as hoped.
However, his impact was felt immediately on special teams. Rogers has blocked [...]

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By Kristen Nowak Winn
Accent Editor
There’s an easy way and a hard way to build a gingerbread house. But no matter which route you take — from a kit or from scratch — it’s all about the candy.
Glittering gumdrops, red licorice twists, mounds of M&Ms and creamy caramels make mouths water. And whether you’re partial to [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR
Staff Writer
MEDINA — As two new buildings come into the mix, a redistricting plan is set to spread the student population among seven elementary schools.
Medina City School District’s new elementary schools — at the corner of state routes 162 and 3 in Montville Township and off East Reagan Parkway in the city — [...]

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Niki Christoffer, of Medina, along with her children, Riley, 9 (right), and Jace, 5, bring a number of Christmas packages to the Medina post office Monday afternoon to ship to loved ones. An employee at the post office predicted this would be the busiest 24-hour period of the year. The U.S. Postal Service suggests [...]

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Lloyd Treleaven, 86, of Medina, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, in Medina.
He was born July 19, 1922, in Columbus. Mr. Treleaven was a retired chemical engineer/account executive at Columbia Chemical. He was chairman of the Rubber Group in Akron and a member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Medina. He was a veteran of [...]

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Elsie M. Townsend, 91, of Brunswick, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Middleburg Heights.
She was born Oct. 16, 1917, in Vandergrift, Pa. Mrs. Townsend was a member of the Medina Fraternal Order of Eagles and Eastern Star of New Jersey. She was a homemaker and enjoyed bowling and golf.
She is survived by several nieces [...]

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Alan Read Shaw of Sarasota, Fla., passed away Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008, in Sarasota.
He was born in Cleveland and was a former Medina County resident. He was a self-employed certified public accountant, and was dedicated to his profession. He was a former Medina County auditor and a Brunswick mayoral candidate. Mr. Shaw was an experienced [...]

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James M. Henry Sr., 72, passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at Southwest General Health Center in Middleburg Heights.
Mr. Henry was born Oct. 15, 1936, to John P. and Thelma (nee Jacobs) Henry in Cleveland. He resided in Brunswick and was employed as a tow motor operator at the Chevrolet plant in Parma, belonging [...]

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Lucile A. Hendess, 88, of Medina, passed away Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at Medina Village Retirement Community.
She was born Feb. 16, 1920, in Cleveland. She was a timekeeper for Warner & Swaze. Mrs. Hendess was involved with her church.
She is survived by her daughters, Charlotte (James) Bursby and Roberta (Robert) Balcik; son, Paul (Susan) Hendess; [...]

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