LOCAL

LOCAL

Expectations met for those expecting

kMore than 18,000 women have benefited from services offered by the Pregnancy Help Center in Youngstown, It’s been operating 21 years.

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A symbolic flight

kFirst-graders at Lynn Kirk Elementary in Austintown have become ambassadors of peace, friendship and goodwill by participating in a project to help teach Mexican classrooms about the monarch butterfly.

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sports

Ursuline gets set for state semifinal

kAFTER ITS squeaker over Kirtland in the Division V regional final, the Ursuline High School football team prepares to face Baltimore Liberty Union in a state semifinal Saturday night in New Philadelphia.

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Sprint Cup dynasty

kCarl Edwards led a race-high 157 laps to win Sunday’s season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway. But it wasn’t enough to wrest away the Sprint Cup title. Jimmie Johnson locked up his third straight championship with a solid 15th-place run.

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BUSINESS

Talking turkey about the economy

kThanksgiving is bringing turkey producers little to celebrate this year, while diners may be grateful that they won’t see much difference in the cost of their bird.

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life&work

Frugality fortune

kHGTV’s “Garage Sale Lady” recycles old lingerie, sweaters, shirt sleeves and a variety of discarded items into lampshades and bags.

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entertainment

Hip-hop dilemma

kDespite his criticism of the genre, President-elect Barack Obama now commands the respect of the voters who came of age when hip-hop transformed pop culture.

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