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Three local bartenders will go head to head to head Jan. 17, according to Kurt Hernon, co-owner of Speak of the Devil, 201 W. Fifth St. in downtown Lorain. But only one can take the grand prize: a spot on the bar’s next menu of specialty cocktails to debut later this year, Hernon said. The […]

Three local bartenders will go head to head to head Jan. 17, according to Kurt Hernon, co-owner of Speak of the Devil, 201 W. Fifth St. in downtown Lorain. But only one can take the grand prize: a spot on the bar’s next menu of specialty cocktails to debut later this year, Hernon said. The […]

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole.

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole. Deeply touched, he fashioned his novel “Les Miserables,” published in 1862, around the character Jean Valjean, who is imprisoned for 19 years for stealing a loaf of bread and pursued relentlessly […]

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole. Deeply touched, he fashion

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole.

Shoplifting has become a mass, and scary, phenomenon, encouraged by organized criminals who resell stolen merchandise.

Those who see low-dollar shoplifters as 21st-century Jean Valjeans should realize that theft is not necessarily a nonviolent crime and that low-value…

You could blame Victor Hugo. In 1846, the French novelist observed a young man being arrested for holding a loaf of bread he stole.

To the editor: When we look at Rudy Giuliani today, we see a pathetic shell of a former leader for fearless and creative crime fighting. He was not only a great New York City crime fighter, but by …