Chagrin Solon Sun Editorial: Should Karen Prasser Be Punished For Not Knowing the Rules?

The editor of the Chagrin Solon Sun opines that Solon leaders have a dilemma on their hands about the Solon Center for the Arts investigation.

The editor of the Chagrin Solon Sun says in an editorial that the Solon city leaders have a dilemma on their hands in how they handle an investigation into irregularities at the Solon Center for the Arts. The editor writes: Upon reviewing the documentation provided by the city, it would seem if Prasser was guilty of anything, it would be excessive naivete. There were many procedural errors she committed because she did not realize she was doing anything wrong. The question facing Solon officials as this investigation continues is to determine to what extent Prasser should be punished for these errors. The newpaper editor goes on to ask that, if Prasser did not know the rules, why didn't city leaders teach her? "If Prasser truly did not …

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Solon Grad A Cast Member on 'The Vanilla Ice Project'

Jeremy Brenner, a Solon High School graduate, is a member of the cast of Vanilla Ice's home improvement show on the DIY Network.

What's a Solon High graduate doing hanging around with Vanilla Ice? He's helping the rapper remodel a 7,000-square-foot mansion in Palm Beach for a DIY Network television show. According to an article in the Chagrin Solon Sun, Jeremy Brenner, a 2005 Solon graduate, is a cast member on Vanilla Ice's home improvement show, which began its second season on last weekend. Brenner is a member of a team of contractors that assist Vanilla Ice -- popular, of course, for his song "Ice Ice Baby" -- with renovating the mansion. "I love flipping houses with my crew and turning a neglected mansion into a modern state-of-the-art, one-of-a-kind pad," Vanilla Ice, otherwise known as Rob Van Winkle, said in a news release. Read the full article over at the …

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Solon Student Starts Inspirational Business

Orchard Middle School student Sydnie Singleton hopes to positevely impact children with the apparel business she started, Thinkie Winks

Chagrin Solon Sun Editorial: Deer Preservation Act Will 'Doom' Solon's Efforts

In an editorial, Chagrin Solon Sun writes that 'something needs to be done and we believe it needs to be a mixture of lethal and non-lethal methods.'

In an editorial published Sunday, The Chagrin Solon Sun applauds the city for its comprehensive deer management plan efforts but worries that the Solon Deer Preservation Act will scuttle those efforts.   That program, though, could be doomed before it is given a proper chance to succeed if voters approve the Deer Preservation Act slated to appear on the ballot this fall. This measure was put on the ballot by those who staunchly oppose using any lethal means to control the deer herd and would prevent the city from using any lethal methods to thin the herd. The difficult thing to do when discussing deer management programs is to take emotions out of the equation, yet that is exactly what must happen in this debate. No one wants to kill Bambi…

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