Library levies on the ballot in Northeast Ohio overwhelmingly passed; Stow Municipal Court Judge Lisa Coates wins a heated primary race against presiding Judge Kim Hoover; school levies saw mixed results; and more stories.
A polling precinct in Hudson, Ohio, midday, during the 2021 primary.
Despite low turnout in yesterday’s primary election, voters in parts of Northeast Ohio made some key decisions about the future of their cities.
Voters in Medina approved a proposal to start work on moving their municipal court to the historic county courthouse on the town square. Issue 1 was the latest move in an ongoing dispute between the city and a group of residents who feel proposals to move the city court have been ill-conceived. The city says the move is necessary to meet modern security standards, such as keeping court personnel separated from witnesses and people on trial. The issue passed by just 102 votes.
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Chris Butler, songwriter, guitarist
We were signed to Ze Records but they had other priorities. We were on the road trying to push I Know What Boys Like, a single that was in limbo because Ze couldn’t distribute it. Then they asked us for a Christmas record. I thought: “You have Alan Vega and Lydia Lunch on your label – not festive nonsense!” I hoped they would forget the idea, but they didn’t.
I was such a Scrooge. I hated Christmas! Also, I worked as a freelance journalist. In December in New York, everyone with a job takes a long holiday, so I’d get offered work I was too poor to turn down. I’d have all this stuff to do when everyone else was having their eggnog. And I poured my sourness into this song. The first words I wrote down were: “Bah humbug.” The chorus went: “Merry Christmas. But I think I’ll miss this one this year.” It’s about two people alone at Christmas who meet while buying cranberry sauce, and