hHoping to exit on a positive note

hHoping to exit
on a positive note

kQUARTERBACK TOM ZETTS and the Youngstown State football team hope to reverse a trend as they close out the 2007 season today against Western Illinois at home. In the past nine games, the Penguins have led every time. But, three times, they’ve blown major advantages and gone on to lose. Kickoff is at 1 p.m.

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LOCAL

Niles police probe

kNILES POLICE Chief Bruce Simeone has initiated an internal investigation to find out why at least one of his officers didn’t immediately break up a confrontation between two other officers, from Liberty and Warren.

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BUSINESS

Ohio subpoenas
subprime lenders

kOHIO’S ATTORNEY general issued more than a dozen subpoenas Friday to obtain records from subprime mortgage lenders, an unusual tactic underscoring the state’s frustration with the lack of federal action on the mortgage crisis.

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RELIGION

Pastor dedicates
himself to mission

kPASTOR CYRUS MAD-BONDO journeyed out of the Central African Republic and is building a new life in the community of Struthers, where he is dedicated to reviving the ministry at Struthers Baptist Church.

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SCHOOL

Students’ effort
for STEM pays off

kNEARLY TWO dozen local high school students successfully completed the Lake-to-River T4 (Teaching Tomorrow’s Teachers Today) Summer STEM Academy, earning a $200 stipend and a free laptop computer.

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