All-American rocker

All-American rocker
JOHN MELLENCAMP will perform Tuesday at the Chevrolet Centre in downtown Youngstown. The 54-year-old rocker embodies the American way in song and social activism.
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NEWSMAKERS
Couric bolts to CBS
KATIE COURIC is risking her television legacy to leave NBC's "Today" show and anchor the CBS evening news -- as a new poll shows that people would rather watch her in the morning.
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PENNSYLVANIA
Racetrack optimism
SUPPORTERS of a horse racetrack in Lawrence County came out of an appeal hearing in Harrisburg on Wednesday optimistic about the future of the project.
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LOCAL
YSU English Festivaldraws 3,000 pupils
APPROXIMATELY 3,000 pupils from some 150 middle and high schools are taking part in the 28th annual English Festival at Youngstown State.
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BUSINESS
McDonald Steel getsfunding for furnace
TRUMBULL COUNTY commissioners authorized $6 million in industrial revenue bonds for McDonald Steel Corp. to replace two aging furnaces with a modern one.
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SPORTS
Penguins' practicepleases coach
YOUNGSTOWN STATE'S 2006 football players went through their second practice with just helmets as the only football gear Wednesday on a cold, snowy day, but coach Jon Heacock was still very pleased with the team's effort.
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