Catching a wave at Christmastime

Catching a wave
at Christmastime

kHIGHWAYS remained slippery for some holiday travelers Monday in the upper Midwest in the aftermath of a blustery snowstorm that blacked out thousands of homes and businesses and snarled air travel. Above, James Moya of Elyria caught a wave at Edgewater Beach in Cleveland on Monday.

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SPORTS

Fighter of year?

kTHE AWARDS continue to pour in for Youngstown middleweight and world champion Kelly Pavlik. As boxing experts around the country weigh in on the best of 2007, Pavlik’s name consistently comes up as candidate for fighter of the year.

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LOCAL

MCCTC interest

kWITH NEARLY 1,200 adult students passing through the doors of the Mahoning County Career & Technical Center in 2007, adult interest in career-related programs that MCCTC has to offer has been growing.

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BUSINESS

Taxing numbers

kTHE AMOUNT paid in local and state property taxes in the country increased 50 percent from 2000 to 2006, according to Census data. During that time, inflation rose 17 percent and median household income dropped 2 percent.

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