sports

SPORTS
Mourning a lossin local athletics
BOB DOVE, a Mahoning Valley football standout known as "The Dover," has died of a long illness at the age of 85.
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NATION
Fewer U.S. deaths
IN WHAT appears to be an amazing success for American medicine, preliminary government figures released Wednesday showed that the annual number of deaths in the U.S. dropped by nearly 50,000 in 2004 -- the biggest decline in nearly 70 years.
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Heading outof the big cities
AMERICANS are leaving the nation's big cities in search of cheaper homes and open spaces farther out.
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LOCAL
County interviews
MAHONING COUNTY commissioners will have interviews today with at least two finalists for county administrator.
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'04 flooding leadsto higher costs
COLUMBIANA COUNTY must pay higher insurance premiums because of flooding in 2004.
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BUSINESS
Crane companyreaches Spike TV
A WARREN COMPANY that makes overhead cranes is to be featured on a show on Spike TV this weekend.
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Another oil record
OIL PRICES leapt above $72 a barrel Wednesday, setting a record for the third straight day and increasing the likelihood that pump prices will keep rising as summer nears.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Changing the faceof gospel music
OVER THE PAST DECADE, Kirk Franklin has systematically changed the way fans view gospel music.
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