Oscars contest has prizes on the line

Oscars contest has
prizes on the line

kTHINK YOU know who will take home the gold this year? Then enter The Vindicator’s annual Oscars contest, which offers valuable prizes for the winners. Jon Stewart, above, will host the 80th annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24.

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LOCAL

Police recover
popular statue

kTHE POPULAR bronze Columbiana Public Library sculpture of a boy and girl reading on a bench was recovered Tuesday by Columbiana and Youngstown police.

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Alternative school

kTHE MAHONING COUNTY Juvenile Justice Center and Youngstown city schools are forming a partnership to pursue development of a program that would require high school students who get expelled to attend an alternative school.

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SPORTS

Brady on Burress:
only 17 points?

kTOM BRADY scoffed. Plaxico Burress wondered what all the attention was about. Brady was puzzled by Burress’ prediction that the New York Giants would beat the New England Patriots 23-17 in Sunday’s Super Bowl. The fact Burress picked the Giants hardly surprised the league’s MVP. The score certainly did.

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Pavlik trivia quiz

kDON’T MISS today’s question in The Vindicator’s Pavlik No. 1 Fan Contest.

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BUSINESS

Another spike
in gas prices likely

kEXPERTS ARE predicting gas pump prices will spike again this year as refiners and stations switch from winter- to summer-blended fuels.

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