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Tale of the Bee
kKELLY MORCKEL, The Vindicator's representative at the 2003 National Spelling Bee, gives a first-person account of the event.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Gregory Peck dies
kGREGORY PECK, the actor who embodied saintly fatherhood in "To Kill a Mockingbird" and played a range of real-life figures from Abraham Lincoln to Josef Mengele, died Thursday at 87.
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LOCAL
Blue Coats are here
kA 135-MEMBER drum corps from Canton is holding a five-day practice camp at Austintown Middle School to prepare for its annual summer tour of the U.S.
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BUSINESS
Counter is closed
kTHE LUNCH COUNTER at Kuszmaul's Pharmacy in Niles has closed because the owner couldn't find anyone willing to work it. He plans to sell the retro-style equipment, and already has some potential buyers.
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WEATHER
More rain likely
kTONIGHT, showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 60 percent. Mostly cloudy Saturday. A chance of showers and thunderstorms through early afternoon.
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COMING TOMORROW
kEDUCATION: Children cannot afford to be technologically illiterate in today's world, a middle school teacher says.
kRELIGION: A church has taken the name of its new location -- a former softball field -- to show its connection to the community. High Pointe Assembly of God will build its first church at the closed High Point Park.