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An awarenessof sexual abuse
THOUGH MANY parents think it could never happen to their children, sexual abuse is an unfortunate reality for many young people. With the help of Youngstown city schools, Detective Sgt. Delphine Baldwin-Casey of the city police department has made sexual-harassment-and-abuse education a top priority.
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LOCAL
Open for traffic
FOR A BRIDGE that inspired much controversy in its closing, the Oakland Avenue Viaduct in Sharon had little fanfare in its reopening.
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SPORTS
Coach knows wayto Columbus
COACH SEAN DURKIN, who guided the Ursuline High School girls basketball team to the state tournament in March, now has the school's baseball team in the final four. The Irish are preparing to play Canton Central Catholic in a state semifinal.
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BUSINESS
Health-care fightat Thomas Steel
A UNION OFFICIAL promises to get tough with Thomas Steel Strip Corp. after it increased health-care costs for retirees.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Conductor tryout
CLASSICAL MUSIC fans received their first glimpse of the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra's possible future Wednesday as Jonathan McPhee conducted the first of three preview concerts by the candidates for music director.
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IRAQ
Ethics training
THE U.S. MILITARY ordered coalition troops in Iraq on Thursday to undergo special training in ethics and "the values that separate us from our enemies" in the wake of allegations that Marines killed two dozen unarmed civilians in Haditha.
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