Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands
k THE FINAL 24 groups are set to fight it out in the Battle of the Bands/Battle for Your Fans contest at The Dome in Girard.
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POLITICS
What's on the linefor Ohio Dems?
k THE 2004 presidential election is extremely important to Ohio Democrats, and not just because they want U.S. Sen. John Kerry in the White House and President Bush in the unemployment line, Politics Writer David Skolnick writes in his column.
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ENTERTAINMENT
BET nominees
k BEYONCE, Denzel Washington and Venus Williams are among the nominees for the 2004 BET Awards, which honor musicians, actors and athletes.
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BUSINESS
Bankruptcy plan
k A GROUP of creditors vying for the right to buy WCI Steel out of bankruptcy would get up to 88 percent equity in the new company and a share of the steelmaker's future profits under a reorganization plan the group filed this week.
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LOCAL
Put on notice
k YOUNGSTOWN and Boardman are cracking down on property owners who aren't cutting their grass.
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SPORTS
Player of the year
k AN AUSTINTOWN Fitch High athlete has been named The Vindicator's boys basketball player of the year.
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