Next Summa leader needs to be insider to heal wounds, not among current...
Following Summa Health President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Malone’s resignation, his replacement must be a Summa insider — but not someone on the current executive team — who can heal the deep...
View ArticleAnti-abortion groups hold triumphant rally after Obama years
WASHINGTON: The politically ascendant anti-abortion movement gathered Friday for a triumphant rally on the National Mall, rejoicing at the end of an eight-year presidency that participants said was...
View ArticleHigh school scores, summaries and schedules — Jan. 27
REPORTING SCORESSchools are encouraged to report scores by email at bjsports@thebeaconjournal.com, by fax at 330-996-3629 or by phone at 330-996-3800. Please report scores from home and away games and...
View ArticleJohn Hurt, Oscar nominated for “The Elephant Man” dies at 77
LOS ANGELES: The Oscar-nominated actor Sir John Hurt has died. He was 77.Hurt’s agent Charles McDonald says the actor, who battled pancreatic cancer, died Friday in London.The actor received Academy...
View ArticleIndians outfielder Michael Brantley hitting off a tee; club hopes to avoid...
CLEVELAND: With Michael Brantley and the Indians, a wait-and-see approach will be the only real option as he progresses his way through spring training, regardless of how positive the reports are...
View ArticleCavaliers notebook: Owner Dan Gilbert lost at least $40 million during...
CLEVELAND: Cavaliers owners Dan Gilbert lost at least $40 million last season, according to one report, and might have lost even more. As LeBron James and the Cavs battle this week over James...
View ArticleBoys basketball / St. V-M 81, Buchtel 51: Jayvon Graves scores 30 points to...
The number 30 ended up being quite prominent Friday night when St. Vincent-St. Mary hosted Buchtel in boys basketball.Irish senior Jayvon Graves scored 30 points, the Griffins committed 30 turnovers...
View ArticleCavaliers 124, Nets 116: Lowly Nets just what the doctor ordered for Cavs to...
CLEVELAND: As luck would have it, the league’s biggest punching bag dropped into town Friday right about the time the Cavs badly needed to blow off some steam. So they kicked and punched their way out...
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Get your motor running: Craft brewery opens inside Ohio Harley-Davidson...
AUSTINTOWN TWP.: Harley-Davidson fans are passionate about their motorcycles. Craft beer fans are just as passionate about their favorite brews. Now two entrepreneurs are hoping to combine those fan...
View ArticleEdwin Shaw’s steel skeleton is up, but new rehab hospital’s construction...
BATH TWP.: Anyone who drives the increasingly congested stretch of state Route 18 between Fairlawn and Medina has watched the shell of Cleveland Clinic Edwin Shaw Rehabilitation Hospital quickly take...
View ArticleHolly Christensen: Meet our new columnist and her family
Last month, my first-born child, Claude, graduated from the University of Michigan while my youngest child wrapped up her third semester in preschool. How we got here is a continuing journey embarked...
View ArticleCapital squeeze in Akron
Dave Yost reinforced last week what Mayor Dan Horrigan and others at City Hall know well. Akron faces a difficult financial situation. In unveiling a new fiscal checklist of 247 cities and 88 counties,...
View ArticleBob Dyer: Death notice for CAK a bit premature
The following email landed in my box last week.Bob: My husband and I flew into CAK Tuesday and heard from an employee that Allegiant Airlines is leaving. We had kind of thought so because we were...
View ArticlePainted rocks bringing smiles to Northeast Ohio
LEXINGTON TWP.: Nancy Pierson’s dining room table is covered in rocks.Not ordinary, gray stones, mind you, but painted pretty ones.There’s a Hello Kitty, complete with a red bow.Another is a pink pig,...
View ArticleKey Till witness gave false testimony, historian says
NEW YORK: The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till’s alleged killers has acknowledged that she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book.Historian...
View ArticleThings to Do, Jan. 29: 1980s concert at E.J. Thomas; steel drums at Civic;...
See Rick Springfield in AkronAttention, ’80s ladies! Spritz on the Love’s Baby Soft, curl your hair into feathers and head to E.J. Thomas Hall for a double bill of Rick Springfield and Richard Marx at...
View ArticleJudge halts Trump’s deportation order
WASHINGTON: A federal judge issued an emergency order Saturday night temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban.U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleSumma community focuses on future and new leadership after CEO’s announced exit
The marquee outside the Highland Theatre on Friday wasn’t advertising the $5 movies there. Instead, the prime West Market Street space expressed a simple sentiment: We love Summa. The public...
View ArticleArming themselves out of fear: Politics, violence push up gun sales
WADSWORTH: A Thursday regular at Ohio Supply and Tool, John Horne stepped up to the back corner of the hardware store where Kris Gaugler leaned gently on the selling side of a glass case full of...
View ArticleIn midst of historic season, Thunder’s Russell Westbrook blocking LeBron’s...
CLEVELAND: This was supposed to be the year LeBron James reclaimed what has become his elusive Most Valuable Player trophy. After proving once and for all during last year’s NBA Finals he remains the...
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