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Elyria once made lots of things, and took pride in its image. Its official Web site celebrates the city as the home of the padded bicycle seat, the colored golf ball, the Easter Seal Society and the Heisman Trophy winner Vic Janowicz. Mayor Holly Brinda, a fourth-generation Elyrian, wants to restore the glory and the economy, and reviving the downtown would be a big step toward a revival.

The dateline is Elyria, Ohio, a city of 55,000 about 30 miles southwest of Cleveland. You know this town, even if you have never been here. A place buffeted by time and the economy, a place where the expectations have been lowered, but not hopes for better days to come. A place where politicians, in this election year, say the American dream is still possible.

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