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Second shift resumes at Lordstown GM

LORDSTOWN — General Motors brought back 1,050 laid-off workers at its Lordstown complex today, but


Court halts Ohio execution, cites injection flaws

Court halts Ohio execution, cites injection flaws


Brookfield trustees meet at 7 tonight

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WORTH A LOOK | Events are open to the public

WORTH A LOOK AUCTIONS • North Lima Mennonite Church, 90 Mennonite Drive, North Lima, will


Cat poisonings plague small Ohio town

WAKEMAN, Ohio (AP) — Police in the northern Ohio village of Wakeman say they are investigating


Vigil for victims of domestic violence is today in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — In observance of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Sojourner House Domestic


Team seeks 5 finalists by Dec. for YSU president

Semifinalist candidate interviews will be conducted in the Cleveland area in early December.


YSU is in must-win mode now

Now the Youngstown State football team has its back to the wall. Saturday night Missouri State

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Students, faculty from KSU unveil art show at TAG

The Warren show continues through Nov. 14. WARREN—A new exhibition of artwork displaying the

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Ramblings on the run

Vindicator sports writer Joe Scalzo seeks help from above — and wherever else he can find it — toward 11th-place finish in his age group

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RIDGE RESTORATION

Work progresses on Moss Ancestral Home By VIRGINIA ROSS SHANK Tearing down boards, sweeping

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Stewart gains NASCAR ground with Kansas win

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — He’s back. After failing to finish better than ninth in his previous six


Ohio tightens up on child booster-seat law this week

The law was signed in January, but implementation was delayed. COLUMBUS — A new state law set


Group puts out call for volunteer Warriors

The club would be volunteers who would help throughout the area. YOUNGSTOWN — Warriors Inc. is


Familiar Faces, Places

Folk, Odorcic repeat winners; controversy surrounds Kenyan By JOHN BASSETTI YOUNGSTOWN — It

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Tigers, Twins set for playoff

The N.L. playoff series begin on Wednesday in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. ASSOCIATED PRESS The


Odorcic credits training for better time

YOUNGSTOWN — Jessica Odorcic of Madison was a past women’s winner of the Peace Race, but that time

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ISRAEL

ISRAEL Jerusalem Post, Sept. 28: What happens next? President Barack Obama declared that his


White House sees progress in Iran talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Sunday it sees signs of progress in confronting Iran’s


new in home video \ This week’s DVD releases

Available Tuesday: “Anvil! The Story of Anvil” (not rated, 90 minutes): This riveting new


SOCIAL GRACES

Experts say a few tweaks can improve etiquette Much of the advice comes down to showing kindness


Are we the kings and queens of clean?

Opinion: A group of interplanetary aliens studying Americans might easily decide that we are the cleanest


Report: Bloated optimism hurt credibility of $700B bank rescue

WASHINGTON (AP) — The credibility of the government’s $700 billion financial rescue program was


Wife is not so perfect after all

Dear Annie: I have been married to the perfect woman for 13 years. If I had to order a wife, it


Fast-food employee needs a lesson in hand hygiene

Dear Heloise: I now realize the importance of posting the law about employees washing their hands


Agenda Tuesday

Agenda Tuesday Ellsworth Township Zoning Commission, 7 p.m., administration building, 6034 S.


Years Ago

Today is Monday, Oct. 5, the 278th day of 2009. There are 87 days left in the year. On this date in


Town is rid of rotten meat, but bills linger

BRIDGEWATER, S.D. (AP) — Behind the freezer doors at a meat plant mysteriously abandoned by its


Alice in Chains offers 1st CD since singer’s death

NEW YORK — AC/DC did it. So did Black Sabbath. Van Halen did it, but not everyone was happy. INXS


Ethnic and festive: Oktober event shares tastes and traditions of various cultures

The ethnicity event included Hungarian, Greek, Irish and Hispanic foods. YOUNGSTOWN —

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BUSINESS DIGEST

REGION Surplus Outlet Store opens in Champion CHAMPION — The Surplus Outlet Store has opened at


‘Housewives’ cast member’s ex-fiance dies in fight

‘Housewives’ cast member’s ex-fianc dies in fight ATLANTA — The former fiance of a cast member


New government studies find higher figure of autism disorders: 1 in 100 kids

CHICAGO (AP) — Two new government studies indicate about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders —


Socialists victorious in Greek election

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s Socialists trounced the governing conservatives in a landslide


Report: 13 million babies worldwide born premature

WASHINGTON (AP) — They call it kangaroo care: A premature baby nestles skin-to-skin against mom’s


Billions in US aid never reached Pakistan army, 2 generals say

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The United States has long suspected that much of the billions of dollars


Samoans mourn tsunami victims

APIA, Samoa (AP) — Islanders gathered Sunday to mourn victims of the South Pacific tsunami that


TRUMBULL COUNTY COURT FILINGS

TRUMBULL COUNTY Marriage licenses Aaron N. Detweiler, 20, of 16880 Nauvoo Road, Middlefield, and


Newborn safer in state care, officials say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A newborn boy abducted by a woman posing as an immigration agent was again


Faced with a tough question, Yale responds with timidity

Faced with a tough question, Yale responds with timidity Columbus Dispatch: People look to


Who said so..

Opinion: “I was worried for myself, I was worried for my family. I felt menaced by this, and I had to tell


Typhoon Parma kills at least 16 people in northern Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Parma caused widespread flooding and landslides that buried at


SUNDAY DRAWINGS

SUNDAY DRAWINGS OHIO Sunday night: Pick 3, 4-9-5 Pick 4, 4-3-0-2 Rolling Cash 5, 3-12-13-


Heavy rains delay search for bodies in Indonesia

JUMANAK, Indonesia (AP) — Search teams lost hope of finding any more survivors under the rubble left


BIRTHS

Forum Health Northside Medical Center Amber Scott and William Watkins, Youngstown, boy, Oct. 2.


Adviser downplays new threat of al-Qaida

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top U.S. commander’s public plea for more troops in Afghanistan prompted a mild


US nursing homes pushed to brink from recession

US nursing homes pushed to brink from recession HARTFORD, Conn. — The nation’s nursing homes are


8 US soldiers killed in war

The battle was the deadliest assault on Americans in Afghanistan in a year. KABUL (AP) — Hundreds


As layoffs persist, many jobs go begging

In a brutal job market, here’s a task that might sound easy: Fill jobs in nursing, engineering and


Economic risks linger, Treasury chief says

SAN FRANCISCO — While global economic growth is likely to improve next year, U.S. Treasury Secretary


Living up to name, Palumbo, Top Hat excel with ‘Ragtime’

Brian Palumbo and Top Hat Productions have done it again. After scaling the heights of last season’s


“Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times” (9:30 p.m., PBS): Liev Schreiber narrates

“Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times” (9:30 p.m., PBS): Liev Schreiber narrates this


Help for holiday available in Valley

Salvation Army gets into Christmas spirit STAFF REPORT YOUNGSTOWN — The Salvation Army is taking


Flu season needn’t cancel your vacation, flying plans

Some airlines are refusing boarding to passengers who are visibly ill. Talk about an unwanted


Metro digest

SWCD banquet, election HANOVERTON — The Columbiana Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual


Bengals edge Browns, 23-20, in OT

CLEVELAND — The Browns finally put together four quarters of solid, complementary, at times


Widow’s murder in 1994 shook Ohio neighborhood

COLUMBUS (AP) — Lawrence Reynolds Jr. was out of work and needed money to fuel his alcohol


Warren authorities probe fatal shooting

The city this year has already surpassed the number of homicides it had in all of ’08. WARREN


Hockey player knows how it feels to be hit by the bug

When it first started, I had that sick, achy feeling — you know, when you have those momentary


Wealthiest Ohioans hit hardest by tax-cut delay

COLUMBUS (AP) — The wealthiest Ohioans would account for most of the money Gov. Ted Strickland hopes


Youngstown cops seek suspects in slaying of man, 23

A witness saw several men dressed in black clothing commit the murder. YOUNGSTOWN — Police are


Another nail in the coffin

Opinion: Most Ameri-cans, and I am sure the chief executive officers of the major tobacco manufacturing


Key to democracy is a free press

Opinion: If you want to know whether a nation is truly democratic, one measure will give you an answer with


There’s no joy in watching others lose pensions, benefits

Editorial: There’s no joy in watching others lose pensions, benefits According to a study conducted at


selected stocks

selected stocks STOCK, DIVIDENDCLOSECHANGE Aqua America, .58, 16.77 —.34 Avalon


Indians, Bucs end seasons with ‘L’s

BOSTON — J.D. Drew homered twice and Jed Lowrie hit his first career grand slam on Sunday to lead


Economy provides shoppers’ paradise

NEW YORK (AP) — There has never been a better time to be a consumer. America is on sale. The Great


U.S. enters era of the ‘White Queen’

Opinion: WASHINGTON — Last Thursday, the president’s “engagement” with Iran began. This Wednesday, the U.S.


Walgreens to return to sales of beer, wine

CHICAGO — Walgreens plans to add beer and wine to its stores, marking a return to a business it


Winless Rams are blanked by 49ers, 35-0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Coach Mike Singletary delivered another one of his motivational halftime


Pregnancy in the workplace is riskier

Samantha Stone, 29, would like to have a baby soon. But with the job market tenuous, being pregnant


Stores tempt buyers with holiday nostalgia

NEW YORK (AP) — Stores are turning back the clock, conjuring images of hearth and home as they stock


Steelers get off to fast start, then hold off Chargers 38-28

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Ben Roethlisberger threw touchdown passes on fast-starting Pittsburgh’s first two


Insurance isn’t the answer when all houses are burning

Opinion: Insurance isn’t the answer when all houses are burning EDITOR: Health care is a prime subject in


Steelers win in Sunday nighter

The Browns lost in overtime to the Bengals on a field goal, 23-20, and the 49ers blanked the St.


Turn back the clock on trickle-down economics

Opinion: Turn back the clock on trickle-down economics EDITOR: I can’t believe that our government named


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