A lifetime of service to be recognized

A lifetime of serviceto be recognized
k THE REV. Lonnie Simon, pastor emeritus of New Bethel Baptist Church in Youngstown, will be honored next month for his many decades of service and work for the church, civil rights, community activism, politics and poetry.
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NATION
Prosecutors probeSenate leader Frist
k FEDERAL prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are looking into Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's sale of stock in HCA Inc. at a time when insiders at the hospital operating company were also selling off shares.
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SCHOOL
Meth education
k THREE MAHONING VALLEY social service organizations have joined a statewide effort to educate school pupils about the dangers of methamphetamine.
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OPINION
Hypocrisy and pope
k IT WOULD BE the height of hypocrisy for Pope Benedict XVI to lend his voice to the debate over homosexuality and the priesthood but remain silent about hundreds of cases of child abuse by priests in the United States, a Vindicator editorial argues.
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LOCAL
Is motel a nuisance?
k LIBERTY TOWNSHIP police are asking state authorities to declare a township motel a nuisance. Police have received reports of drug abuse and prostitution there.
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SPORTS
Cleveland Indianskeep wild card lead
kCLEVELAND stayed first in the American League wild-card race after defeating Kansas City 7-6 Friday.
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