Robot builders compete for prize

Robot builderscompete for prize
kTHOMAS FIELDS, an eighth-grader at Hayes Middle School in Youngstown, checks his team's robot before competing in the Northeast Ohio Robotics Competition at Youngstown State. Pupils from 17 middle schools in the Mahoning Valley participated Tuesday.
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The installment planfor real estate taxes
kMAHONING COUNTY residents may resume making monthly real estate tax payments later this year now that county Treasurer John B. Reardon is reinstating the Tax Installment Plan.
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FOOD
Grilling inside
kINDOOR grilling in the wintertime is growing in popularity. So, too, are the options for the indoor grill chef.
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Cut grocery bills
kTHE CHICAGO TRIBUNE'S Good Eating staff offers some tips to stretch your food dollar when grocery shopping.
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ENTERTAINMENT
'Charlie Brown'coming to Lisbon
k"YOU'RE A GOOD Man, Charlie Brown," a musical produced by Stage Left Players' youth players, will open this weekend in Lisbon.
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BUSINESS
Cut GM dividend?
kAN AIDE to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian said Tuesday that General Motors Corp. should consider cutting in half its annual dividend in an effort to streamline the world's largest automaker.
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SPORTS
Four home gamescoming up for YSU
kYOUNGSTOWN STATE'S men's basketball team opens a four-game homestand, the longest by a YSU team since January 1999. YSU will play host to Horizon League leaders Wright State on Thursday.
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