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UAW, GM have new labor contract
May 9, 2008
LORDSTOWN — United Auto Workers Local 1714 at the General Motors Corp. Lordstown Complex have a new local labor contract after 56 percent of voters ratified the pact early this morning. Production workers rejected the agreement by one vote,or 50.
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Strickland says evidence needed for A.G. impeachment
May 9, 2008
COLUMBUS -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland is leaving the door open for not going through impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Marc Dann.
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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 under way 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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Getting enough fiber
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 11:38AM
Part of eating healthy is making sure to get enough fiber in our diets. Processing food breaks down a lot of the fiber that naturally occurs in fresh fruits and vegetables. By the time we open a can or thaw out a package of vegetables, much of the fiber has been cooked out before it ever gets to our plate. According to MayoClinic.com, there are basically two types of dietary fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water into a gel-like substance and can be found in foods such as oats, peas, beans, apples, citrus fruits, carrots, barley and psyllium. This type of fiber helps to lower blood cholesterol and glucose levels. Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve and helps food pass through our digestive systems more quickly. This type of fiber can be found in whole-wheat flour, wheat bran, nuts and many other vegetables.
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A way with words
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 1:23PM
You know where you stand when you're in the courtroom of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court Judge R. Scott Krichbaum. After spending the majority of the week in his court covering an aggravated murder trial, I was reminded of that again as he kept his court moving on a tight schedule and gave an earfull to attorneys for both sides after delays in getting witnesses to court on time also delayed the proceedings. Krichbaum does not mince words and does not try to hide his emotions, whatever they may be. If it's one thing the judge hates is any kind of delay, so to try his patience that way is not a good idea. But the judge is also good for a quote, and the more serious the case, the better the quote. Today, the wife of a drug informant who was murdered told the judge she wanted the killer ``kept in a cage.' Krichbaum seemed to agree, saying that James Hall deserved to be in a ``hole' for as long as possible.
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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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Smoking gun
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 12:48PM
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has done many things well since replacing Paul Tagliabue, including shortening the length of the first round of the draft to less than the run time of "Gone With The Wind." Goodell, however, made a major mistake when he destroyed some of the videotapes taken by former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh earlier this decade. It was clearly a case of sweeping a potential huge league embarrassment under the rug and hoping the controversy would go away. The trashing of the tapes has come under the spotlight again with the revelation that more tapes supplied by Walsh to the NFL have shown that the Patriots once filmed the offensive signals of the Miami Dolphins coaching staff. If it can be proven that the Patriots taped offensive signals in other games, the focus of the controversy would take on a completely different look.
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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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A masterful turnaround through marketing
Fri, May 9, 2008 @ 1:47PM
Someone in marketing with the Papa John's Pizza company deserves a raise after the stunning turn of events that culminated Thursday. Papa John's got into an uncomfortable situation recently when someone at a franchise in Washington D.C. decided it would be cute to call Cleveland Cavaliers player LeBron James a crybaby, and made a T-shirt with that written on it. The problem was, they also included the Papa John's logo. To say the least, that turned out to be a public relations nightmare. This is where the clever turnaround occurred. Someone was smart enough to offer an apology in Northeast Ohio and offered 23-cent pizzas, the 23 being James' jersey number. The turnout was tremendous. The result was the pizza company ended up with front-page coverage of the events. The Tribune covered it, but we put it on the business page.
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