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Tag: Northern Ohio

May 7, 2012 The Solomon Scandals

Counterfeit quarters, a VW and police fun at Lorain (Ohio) Journal

Smith Corona typewriters and all, the Front Page days lasted for decades at the Lorain Journal, now the Morning Journal

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March 10, 2010 Lorain, Ohio / Media

Google IS killing newspapers—but not in the way you might think

I mourn the decline of traditional newspapers, like The Telegram in The Solomon Scandals, despite their many flaws. How many

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March 2, 2010 Lorain, Ohio / Media / The Solomon Scandals

‘What Would Google Do’ with my old steeltown newspaper in Lorain, Ohio? Here’s what I’D do.

Related: Media critic James Fallows and Google News’ Josh Cohen will discuss digital-era journalism tomorrow, Wednesday, at 6:30 p.m., in

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