Cool cakes take center stage

Cool cakes take center stage
k SATISFY your sweet tooth with these elegant warm-weather concoctions: the lemon-curd cake with basket-weave icing and the vanilla chiffon cake with edible flower petals.
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NATION
Ryan opposes banon flag desecration
k MAHONING VALLEY Congressman Tim Ryan was one of only two members of the Ohio delegation to vote against a constitutional ban on flag desecration Tuesday. The bill passed 300-125.
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LOCAL
Teacher pay raises
k YOUNGSTOWN schoolteachers ratified a new three-year contract featuring 4 percent annual pay increases. The school board will vote on the pact Tuesday.
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SPORTS
Few hurdles remainfor Ursuline hurdler
k URSULINE HIGH senior Amber Miller's talent, work ethic and drive have propelled her into this weekend's state track championships in Dayton.
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SOCIETY
Return of the tutu
k A NOSTALGIC, fanciful association with children's ballet has made a fashion designer's new line of adult tutus a big hit in North Carolina.
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WEATHER
Rainy days ahead
kRAIN LIKELY. Lows in the lower 50s. Mostly cloudy Thursday with a chance of showers. Highs in the mid-60s. Partly cloudy Friday with more rain likely Saturday and Sunday.
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