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11 a.m.: North Jackson Waterline break closes schools
May 9, 2008
NORTH JACKSON — Repairs to a water main break near Meander Bridge and east of Lipkey Road on Mahoning Avenue here are underway this morning by the the Mahoning County Sanitary District.
The break was identified at about 7 a.m. today.
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GM exec lauds Lordstown
May 9, 2008
BOARDMAN — General Motors Corp. is ‘‘deeply committed’’ to having great small cars in a time of soaring gasoline prices, and it’s also pleased with the cars coming out of its Lordstown Complex, a high-ranking company executive said Thursday night.
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Forum looks at Hillside sale
May 9, 2008
YOUNGSTOWN — Forum Health System is adding physicians to attract more patients and seeking better payment terms from its largest health care insurer in an effort to regain its financial health, leaders said Thursday.
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Double standard for Dann, Alli says
May 9, 2008
YOUNGSTOWN — Former police Detective Sgt. Ric Alli said Thursday there is a double standard in Attorney General Marc Dann’s office.
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Dann hires consultant
May 9, 2008
Marc Dann, apparently concerned about his political future, has hired a press agent to handle issues not related to work being done in the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.
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History may guide impeachment
May 9, 2008
In Ohio’s early history, several judges were impeached for a variety of reasons, and those cases may help lawmakers decide if Attorney General Marc Dann has committed an impeachable offense.
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The Food Pyramid
Fri, May 2, 2008 @ 12:06PM
For the past four months, I have been attempting to follow the US Department of Agriculture’s food pyramid program for maintaining a healthy diet. In most cases it has been pretty easy, but other times it has been difficult. The easy part comes from planning ahead to have on hand the healthy foods required for a healthy diet. The difficult times were when unexpected things came up, including my husband’s trip to the hospital, and times when eating regularly just weren’t part of the day. All in all, the outcome has been successful, even with all of the obstacles that seemed to pop up when I was least expecting. But in order to give a perspective of the process, here is a recap of the pyramid program and what it entails. The USDA revamped their suggestions from the four food groups those in my age group grew up with into a pyramid that lists what consists of a healthy diet.
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Remembering Hartzell
Wed, April 30, 2008 @ 2:07PM
Yesterday was the fifth anniversary of the death of Youngstown Police Officer Michael Hartzell, one of the most emotional stories I've covered in 16 years of journalism. Although I was mainly involved in the trial of the man who was convicted of killing him, Martin Koliser, I did help out on the Youngstown beat then and was present at the late night news conference the day after the murder when the police announced they had captured Hartzell's killer in Florida. Bob Bush, the police chief at the time who is now an assistant Mahoning County Prosecutor, said last week the thing helped get him through the first 48 hours was the hunt to capture Koliser. He said it gave him something to focus on while dealing with the hurt of losing a fellow officer. When I talked to the family over the weekend, they said they had so many other things going on that the hunt for Koliser was not as significant, although they were quick to add they were glad he was caught so quick.
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Free Black Keys show in Cleveland Wednesday
Mon, May 5, 2008 @ 4:11PM
The last time The Black Keys played in northeast Ohio, the duo sold out a hometown show at the Akron Civic Theatre. Now the band is playing a free show at a venue about a tenth of the size. The Black Keys will perform Wednesday at the Beachland -- in the tavern, not the ballroom. That means the capacity will be less than 200 people. How do you get tickets? Here's all the information available on the Beachland's Web site: "Myspace Presents the Black Keys and Black Girls in The Beachland Tavern! Here's all the info we have, so please read this! Please don't call. Doors for the show are at 8 pm, The Music starts at 9 pm It's free, first come first serve. Don't be discouraged from coming at 8 pm, but the earlier you show up, the better your chance of getting in. We will be handing out wristbands starting at 2 pm. One wrist band person, but once you have a wrist band you can leave and come back." The Black Keys Web site is even less helpful.
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Tough business
Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 1:56PM
No one ever said it was easy making it in the NFL. There are just a few lucky rookies each year that are blessed with great physical tools and all the intangibles needed to have success from the start. Barring injuries, most of them go on to have excellent careers. Most of the remainder of prospects face an uphill battle to get noticed. That includs rookies that weren't drafted. Their hope is to go to a team's rookie camp as a tryout or signed free agent and show enough in a few practices to be invited back for training camp. Michael Phillips, a 2003 Warren G. Harding graduate, is dealing with that harsh reality of life. He attended the Cleveland Browns' rookie camp last weekend, but he wasn't among the select few that were asked to return. In talking to Phillips shortly before he left the Browns' facility last Sunday, I could tell that he was disappointed (can you blame him?).
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Marc Dann political chutzpah
Sun, May 4, 2008 @ 2:14AM
Muccio cartoon for May 4, 2008
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Incubator update
Tue, April 29, 2008 @ 12:14PM
Jim Cossler, director and Chief Evangelist for the Youngstown Business Incubator, has this update: Just how far the Youngstown Business Incubator has come as a center of excellence for software development really struck home for me late last week during a three-way video conference. Joining with us in Youngstown, Ohio were YBI portfolio companies Zethus Software, M-7 Technologies and our research partner Youngstown State University. Also joining us from Columbus, Ohio and Gaithersburgh, Maryland respectively were scientists from the Ohio Supercomputer Center and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Our goal? To define each partner's responsibility for developing the next generation of laser-based 3D imaging software for advanced manufacturing under our contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.
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Cavaliers need a scorer
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 1:56AM
LeBron James didn't shoot 8-for-42 in the first two games of last season's NBA Finals, but he has done just that against the Boston Celtics in the first two games of the current Eastern Conference semifinals. This series is looking a lot like the Cavaliers-San Antonio Spurs matchup of a year ago. The Cavaliers look terrific when they're playing teams that can't play defense. But teams like the Spurs and the Celtics can disrupt James' game, and the Cavaliers don't have an answer for that. Zydrunas Ilgauskas has his moments (he was the only Cleveland player who could find the basket in Game 2, shooting 9-for-12), but he will never be Scottie Pippen to James' Michael Jordan. And that is just the kind of sidekick James needs. Larry Hughes wasn't the guy. Neither is Ilgauskas, Wally Szczerbiak or Daniel Gibson. I know I've said it before, but the Cavaliers haven't provided James enough offensive talent around him to win a championship.
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She died doing what she loved
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 1:54PM
I missed the Kentucky Derby live on Saturday, but sat down later, Saturday night, because I recorded it. I didn't listen to the news beforehand, turned off the radio. I had run out of daylight while doing my usual outdoor chores, and I finally was getting to sit down and watch the Derby as if it were live. Great race. Sad ending. It broke my heart to see Eight Belles go down after the race. If I had known, I wouldn't have watched it. That's two horses in two years. Everyone remembers Barbaro. I have a soft spot for horses. I grew up with them as well as ponies, mules, etc. I take solace in the fact that they love to run, and that was what Eight Belles was doing. Unfortunatley, she just tried a little too hard. She gave it her all.
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