Let the chips fly where they may



Let the chips fly where they may
kICE WILL FLY, engines will thunder and adrenaline will soar when Xtreme International Ice Racing hits the Chevrolet Centre on Friday and Saturday.
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NATION
Don't call it spying
kPRESIDENT BUSH and his top national security advisers are trying to change the debate -- and even the vocabulary -- about the National Security Agency's controversial electronic monitoring program.
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WORLD
Church called to love
kPOPE BENEDICT XVI said in his first encyclical Wednesday that the Roman Catholic Church has a duty through its charitable work to influence political leaders to ease suffering and promote justice. The encyclical was called "God is Love."
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LOCAL
Austintown plans
k NEARLY 600 people packed the Fitch cafeteria Wednesday night to give input on the direction of Austintown schools.
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Charges in farm fire
kA 22-YEAR-OLD Leavittsburg man has been charged with aggravated arson in last summer's fire in Leavittsburg that killed 52 cows.
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BUSINESS
Conditional opening
kBOARDMAN officials have permitted owners of a Market Street motel to reopen the business, under several conditions.
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SPORTS
Cowher determinedto keep edge alive
kTHE PITTSBURGH STEELERS coach is trying to keep the ambition and motivation the team fed off while beating Cincinnati, Indianapolis and Denver as the Steelers approach Super Bowl XL.
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