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Kelly Pavlik: Mr. Feelgood
This hasn't been a very good year for the white male in America. Consider:The CEOs of the three American auto manufacturers who were forced to grovel before Congress are ... white men.The barons of Wall Street who have had their high-flying lives come crashing down to earth are ... white …
GOP chairman: Blame the Dems
Next year's statewide election has already begun — as far as Ohio Republicans are concerned. And the message they intend to convey to the voters is quite simple: The faltering state economy belongs to Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland (who will be seeking a second four-year term), and the roiling national …
A Youngstown property owner's lament
Last Saturday, while awaiting the start of "The Valley's Talkin' with Doc and Bert" on 1330 TALK WGFT (it's broadcast live from Panera Bread in Canfield), a man who said he owned several properties in Youngstown asked this writer the following question: "Is there a way to prevent non-property owners …
Black vs. black in the mayor's race? Not likely
Although Robert Bush, an assistant Mahoning County prosecutor and former Youngstown police chief and law director, has taken out petitions to run in this year's Democratic Primary for mayor of Youngstown, he won't be a candidate. Why? Because Bush does not want to go down in history as the black …