Quake death toll surpasses 5,000



Quake death tollsurpasses 5,000
A WOUNDED GIRL from Saturday's magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Indonesia listens to her mother in a hospital in Yogyakarta. The death toll from the quake has risen to more than 5,000.
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NATION
Abuzz about the bee
THIS WEEK'S national spelling bee is attracting excitement on a par with television's most popular reality shows.
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OPINION
Has Girard judge metmatch in state panel?
GIRARD Municipal Court Judge Michael A. Bernard may have finally met his match in the state oversight commission controlling the city's finances, a Vindicator editorial says.
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LOCAL
Officials advise howto prevent West Nile
AS WARM weather approaches, area residents should take precautions to protect themselves from mosquito-borne illnesses such as the West Nile virus, local health officials say.
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Warren airmanfaces court-martial
AN AIR FORCE airman from Warren will face a court-martial in the killing of a U.S. servicewoman scheduled to testify him against him in another case, a U.S. Air Force spokesman said Monday.
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BUSINESS
They're on the ball
WITH THE GROWING popularity of Pilates and other core-strength fitness regimens, employees are experimenting with balls as chairs.
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SPORTS
Thome's bat helpsSox beat Indians
JIM THOME hit a pair of two-run homers and Javier Vazquez pitched six strong innings to help the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 11-0 Monday.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Comedian on the rise
FRANK CALIENDO is quickly rising on the comedy club circuit as the master of impressions with the likes of Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno.
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