YSU prepares for James Madison

YSU preparesfor James Madison
SENIOR TAILBACK Marcus Mason, above, and the Youngstown State Penguins are preparing for their first home playoff game in nearly eight years. The Penguins will welcome James Madison on Saturday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff.
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FOOD
Be careful whentweaking tradition
THERE'S A reason traditional dishes are traditional. People like them. So, you have to be careful when you start tinkering with cousin Martha's favorite spuds or Aunt Gertie's fabled squash.
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BUSINESS
GM official looksto speed up cuts
TROY CLARKE, General Motors Corp. North America president, said Tuesday he will work toward achieving aggressive cost-cut targets as soon as possible.
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LOCAL
Reward offeredin arson case
A REWARD of up to 5,000 is being offered for information to help solve a Warren Township mobile home park fire that left six families homeless.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Altman dead at 81
ROBERT ALTMAN, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M*A*S*H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood, has died. He was 81.
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HEALTH
Big studies focuson back surgery
TWO BIG government-funded studies on back surgery for painful herniated disks show no clear-cut reason to choose an operation over other treatment.
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