Ups and downs of Scorsese's 'Aviator'

Ups and downs ofScorsese's 'Aviator'
kDESPITE ITS SPECTACLE and stellar acting performances by Leonardo DeCaprio and others, Martin Scorsese's "The Aviator," which examines the life of Howard Hughes, ultimately is superficial and unsatisfying, a critic writes.
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OPINION
Go to public hearingon county sales tax
k IF YOU'RE STILL not convinced that the defeat of the 0.5 percent sales tax in Mahoning County will leave a gaping hole in the county's budget, you should attend Friday's public hearing. Even if you are convinced it will, you ought to attend. A Vindicator editorial.
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LOCAL
Austintown pupilsmake treat for others
k SECOND-GRADE teachers at an Austintown elementary school continue their tradition of having pupils prepare holiday pumpkin pies for the less fortunate in the Mahoning Valley.
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BUSINESS
Wireless wars
k THE $35 BILLION deal to merge Sprint and Nextel will create the nation's third- largest wireless carrier. The company will seek to challenge Cingular Wireless and Verizon Wireless for supremacy.
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