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The latest about Ashtabula Metro from The Star Beacon Bob Lebzelter

Back in the saddle

THE SCENE of the infamous bike fall in May 2011.It’s the first time I had attempted it in something like 10 months and the time before ended in disaster. Still, I figured this time around would be no sweat. Except for the disaster, I routinely handled ... »

'Surfing Bird' and the Lebzelter boys

It seemed like the middle of the night when I heard a noise. At first I wasn’t sure. It wasn’t a “funny squeaking sound” like in “Christmas Vacation.” It didn’t take me long to figure it out though, it was one of the twins. Wife Louise and I spent a we... »

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Presses silent in the night

Back when I started my journalism career in Conneaut, at the now defunct News-Herald, we had what was called a community press. That means it was small. At most, it could produce 22 pages if it was all black and white.If we had color advertisements and... »

Did Bill Shakespeare and George Washington know each other?

American humorist Will Rogers has been dead for something like 80 years, but his words still have incredible truth. He said, “I’m not a member of any organized political party. I’m a Democrat.”And that’s the reason even though the Republicans have an a... »

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