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McKelvey wants Traficant freed
Democrat George M. McKelvey, who made national news in 2004 when, as mayor of Youngstown, he endorsed Republican President George Bush, said Saturday that he has been urging the White House to grant former Congressman James A. Traficant Jr. either a presidential pardon or a commutation of his prison sentence.McKelvey, …
Is Pat Lowry eyeing Ohio Senate seat?
After years of being Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan's chief spokesman and close adviser, Pat Lowry of Youngstown may be ready to test the political waters himself. There's talk that Lowry, a former John F. Kennedy High School teacher who got to know student Ryan, is thinking of seeking the appointment …
So you want to be a state senator?
State Sen. Capri Cafaro of Liberty, D-32nd, has set the bar quite high for whoever is appointed to replace Sen. John Boccieri in the 33rd District. Boccieri is going to Washington as the 16th Congressional District representative, and Democrats in the state Senate will select his successor.Why does Cafaro's opinion …
Engler vs. Betras for Dem Party chair?
The political wires are burning with talk of Mahoning County Democratic Party Chairwoman Lisa Antonini's impending resignation and Atty. David Engler's desire to replace her. Engler is one of the founders of Mahoning Democrats For Change and is a close ally of Michael Morley, who led Change movement's takeover of …
Laying claim to Barack Obama
She called from Britain Wednesday afternoon with a comment about Barack Obama's historic election as president of the United States that initially sounded silly: "He's our brother, you know.""What are you talking about?" she was asked.And so Annabelle Halliday, British citizen, explained: Barack Obama's father was from the East African …
Veteran politico sees good news for WRTA
Dr. William C. Binning, professor emeritus of political science at Youngstown State University and former chairman of the Mahoning County Republican Party, sees encouraging signs for the Western Reserve Transit Authority and the Youngstown City School District in the absentee ballot results.Of the 41,225 early votes cast, 24,753 favored the …
Don't quit your day job, congressman
Congressman Tim Ryan was visiting the polling place at Harding Elementary School on Youngstown's North Side Tuesday afternoon when he joined a group youngsters in a game of football. Ryan, you see, is a former "star" quarterback for John F. Kennedy High School in Warren.According to eyewitnesses, the young players …
What to watch for tonight
George Stephanopoulos, one of the architects of Bill Clinton's presidential win in 1992 and now host of a Sunday talk show on ABC, has come up with a list of six states to watch between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. as the polls close: Virginia, Indiana, Ohio, North Carolina, Pennsylvania …
Will Valley embrace Obama Tuesday?
Bruce DuMont, host of the nationally syndicated radio talk show "Beyond the Beltway" was back in Youngstown Sunday to get a pulse of this area's voters on the eve of the historic presidential election. DuMont was at the studios of WKBN-AM 570, which airs his show every Sunday, where he …