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Traficant, darling of the Republicans?
Is former Congressman-turned federal inmate-turned Tea Bagger James A. Traficant Jr. contemplating a bid for Congress? If his public behavior since his release from federal prison after an eight-year stint is any indication, Traficant, the shameless self-promoter, is running for something. The only political offices that are available to a ...
Blog on Jim Tressel gets traction
About a week after "Stirfry" had an entry titled "Jim Tressel for Youngstown State president?" a columnist for the Columbus Dispatch, Bob Hunter, had the following piece in Friday's edition: "A Youngstown State faculty member has nominated Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel for president of the school in a ...
Jim Tressel for Youngstown State president?
There are whispers that Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel, one of the most popular Mahoning Valley residents when he coached at Youngstown State University, has been nominated for president of YSU. The nomination was contained in a letter sent to the presidential search committee by a veteran faculty ...
No veto from Mayor James Melfi if ....
Girard Mayor James Melfi said Saturday that he does not intend to veto a bill city council is scheduled to approve Monday givinge the green light to the V&M Star Steel expansion project, but he wouldn't make a 100 percent commitment. That's because he hadn't seen the final land-transfer agreement ...