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Reminder: Football scores to your phone
One of the more cool vindy.com features of our Blitz high school football coverage takes a little work to get to, but it pays off pretty well. Regardless of where you're at on Friday night, scores from many valley games can come right to your phone all night long. As …
Readers offer some insights on "how life ends" chats with kids
Three emails came in Sunday that furthered the topic of how to discuss death with children. Click on my Sunday column to understand why the emails arrived. Read the emails below.+++ Hello Mr. Franko, I am a 32-year-old pastor in Poland and I don't normally read through all the paper …
Did Obama just say "The Vindicator?"
It's not news that a national or statewide politician grabs at something local when speaking to a local audience. It connects. It attaches. It resonates. So while it's a well-played hand, pardon us for being a tad bit surprised – not to mention downright giddy – that it was us …
More health care anecdotes from the valley
The following are more anecdotes on health care challenges from valley residents. It's a continuation of my Sunday column.+++ I did not have any difficulties until after I had been diagnosed with cancer. When insurance companies were changed (whether my choice or my employer’s), the pre-existing condition caused much time …
The Madden Curse lives on
Morning reports have Steelers' Troy Polamalu out for three to six weeks with a knee injury.Alas, the Madden cover curse continues. Troy's on the cover this year, and now he's out.Look up the careers of Vince Young (2008), Shaun Alexander (2007) and Michael Vick (2003).Remember, it was here that you …
Join Tim Ryan, WFMJ and The Vindicator for a live chat on health care
On Monday night, WFMJ and The Vindicator are teaming up for a special discussion on health care with Congressman Tim Ryan.An you can be live in the audience and get your concerns heard.We're inviting 50 citizens to sit in on the live televised health care discussion. For more details, click …
A little fair fun ... The Vindy and WFMJ
As referenced in my Sunday column, I had a fun day Friday judging spinach dishes at the Canfield Fair.The folks at Farris Marketing made a video that was part spoof, part story. Making the video was as fun as tasting the spinach.Click here. But our fair fun was bested by …
A day of hits and misses
I want to apologize for the inconveniences our reporting caused today at the Canfield Fair and at a Youngstown business.At the fair, many senior citizens approached Wednesday’s opening day thinking they were able to enter for free.That incorrect information was listed in our Tuesday newspaper.While we corrected it in our …