SPORTS

SPORTS

Turnaround for YSU

kTHE MEN’S and women’s basketball teams at Youngstown State played four games last week and won them all. Both teams have had similar problems but have conquered them, Vindicator sports writer Pete Mollica writes.

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LOCAL

Thinking of skipping school? Think again

k YOUNGSTOWN police are planning a series of truancy sweeps to apprehend pupils who should be in school, thanks to a $189,000 grant.

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Lake Glacier blessed

kTHE REV. THOMAS CONSTANTINE, pastor of St. John the Forerunner Greek Orthodox Church in Boardman, blessed Lake Glacier in Mill Creek Park on Sunday as a means of seeking prosperity for the city of Youngstown and its people.

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LIFE&WORK

Up close & personal
with a fitness guru

k AFTER TWO DECADES on TV and 64 exercise videos and DVDs, Denise Austin turns 50 this year and is still cajoling Americans to get fit. Austin reveals much in a Q and A today.

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BUSINESS

Hot market for art

k DESPITE TURMOIL in the financial markets, the art market sizzles.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Frostbite foot race

k A VARIETY of Sharon eateries and taverns will serve as stops in Thursday night’s Frostbite Foodtaste Footrace.

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OPINION

Hats off to two
Valley high schools

k CONGRATULATIONS to Struthers and Bloomfield high schools for making the first ranking of America’s Best High Schools by U.S. News and World Report and School Evaluation Services.

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THE VINDICATOR

Note to subscribers

k TO PROVIDE comprehensive coverage of tonight’s BCS game between Ohio State and LSU, production and delivery of Tuesday’s Vindicator may be delayed. Do not blame your carrier if your newspaper
arrives later than usual.