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Warren’s own health care debate
Tribune Chronicle / Marly Kosinski
Warren firefighter Lt. Chuck Eggleston, spokesman for the Warren Healthcare Committee, addresses the media Friday at the Central Fire Station regarding the city budget and health care concessions. Pictured with Eggleston is water distribution employee Dan Sferra Jr., a member of AFSCME Local 74.
November 7, 2009
WARREN — Should the city seek bids for its employee health care package before contracts are approved with its bargaining units, or should the unions agree to change their plan design so the city can seek alternative bids?
That is the debate raging in the city as contract negotiations are taking place with all six of Warren’s bargaining units.
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Hubbard Mayor Magee stepping down due to injury
November 7, 2009
HUBBARD — Mayor Art Magee is stepping down effective Dec. 12.
Magee, 73, says he is stepping down following a broken neck he suffered in a fall this past summer.
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Facebook page seeks justice for Hoerig
November 7, 2009
A friend and fellow pilot of a murdered Air Force Reservist is trying to raise awareness of the case via a social networking Web site.
Retired Lt. Col. Larry Diemand of the Air Force Reserves, of Mentor, created the Facebook.
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5pm: Training at Air Base will simulate gunfire
November 6, 2009
VIENNA -- In light of Thursday's attack in Fort Hood, the Youngstown Air Reserve Station announced on Friday that residents should not be alarmed by a training exercise planned for Sunday.
According to Maj.
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Updating school lunches
Wed, October 21, 2009 @ 12:36PM
As editor of several community newspapers, I have the opportunity to see some of the school lunch menus in the area’s public and parochial schools. I have to say that as a whole, the lunches aren’t that bad, but there are some areas that could use some improvement. It has been many years since I packed a lunch for my own children, but I remember every day trying to put in their lunch bags a sandwich, a piece of fruit and something sweet, usually homemade cookies or cupcakes. I was a stay-at-home mom during their elementary years and by the time I decided to go back to work, they were in high school and handed their own lunches. Back then, we didn’t have the intricate food pyramid or the suggestions from the 1995 Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements” that schools are required to use as a base for their menus. This set of regulations didn’t become a requirement until 1995 and set specific amounts of nutrients to be included in students’ cafeteria lunche.
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Election wrapup
Wed, November 4, 2009 @ 3:35PM
H.L. Mencken once said, ``the only to look at a politician is down.' Voters in several communities took that to heard Tuesday after several incumbents in Mahoning and Trumbull counties were defeated in reelection bids. In Liberty, longtime trustees Jack Simon and W. Gary Litch were swept out, while Austintown Trustee Warren ``Bo' Pritchard, who is facing disbarment from the state Supreme Court, couldn't even garner 10 percent of the vote while losing there. And in Boardman, the biggest township in the area, trustees Robyn Gallito and Kathy Miller were also defeated. Pritchard's loss can be explained, but one of the winners in Boardman is a former trustee, so to say voters were against all politicians is clearly wrong. And in the two counties, confusion abounded over ballot issues.
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Review: Daughtry at Covelli Centre (Now with photos)
Thu, November 5, 2009 @ 0:50AM
Daughtry brought its “Leave This Town” Tour to the Covelli Centre Wednesday for a crowd of more than 5,000. It’s the band’s first arena tour as a headliner, and frontman Chris Daughtry seems determined to repeat every cool thing he ever saw as an arena rock concertgoer. In the 18-song, 95-minute show, there was fire and explosions, ramps and runways on which to strut and pose. A shower of sparks rained down from the lighting rig. There was an unplugged interlude and an audience sing-along, complete with a battle to see who could sing louder, the left side or the right side (shockingly, it was a tie). There were unexpected covers (Phil Collins’ “In the Air Tonight” and The Toadies’ “Possum Kingdom”), or at least covers that would be unexpected if they weren’t played every night and if we didn’t live in an Internet age where past setlists can be found with a couple keystrokes. But what the show lacked in originality, it made up for in energ.
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Hit somebody
Tue, October 27, 2009 @ 12:25PM
There can't be many things more frustrating for a football caoch than to see defenders miss tackles, which the Browns have taken to a new level of art form. You expect incompletions and interceptions and and fumbles, but missed tackles aren't supposed to happen too often. Coaches often talk about lack of technique, while failing to mention that defenders sometimes simply aren't willing to or incapable of consistently making stops. A case in point occurred in the 31-3 loss to the Packers last Sunday. Packers receiver Donald Driver caught a quick pass from Aaron Rodgers in a zone vacated by blitzing safety Abram Elam. All that remained between Driver and a 71-yard touchdown play was safety Brodney Pool. Pool took a step in the direction of Driver but came nowhere close to putting a body on him. Driver broke free and then stiff-armed cornerback Eric Wright and scored standing up. Pool and Elam might be the worst tackling safety duo in the NF.
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Wild Warren
Sun, October 25, 2009 @ 1:40AM
Rick Muccio cartoon for October 25, 200...
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Leading the league in laughs
Wed, November 4, 2009 @ 2:23AM
I stumbled upon this little statistical nugget somewhere over the last couple of days: The Cleveland Browns' offense has scored five touchdowns this season. The New Orleans Saints' defense has scored six touchdowns this season. The Browns are a train wreck of a football team. Their owner is now paying two former general managers. The last one, George Kokinis, was so far out of the loop that he found out his team had traded Braylon Edwards by watching a television report about the deal. Memo to George: That should have been a clue that your days were numbered in Berea. And yet, Kokinis doesn't even seem to have been the biggest problem with the Browns. If there was a firing to happen during the Browns' bye week, I'd have bet on "offensive" coordinator Brian Daboll. When your offense is being outscored by another team's defense, even Maurice Carthon is laughing at you.
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Stories straight from Afghanistan
Fri, October 30, 2009 @ 11:59AM
From time to time in this blog, I will be offering my stepson's first-person account of activities in Afghanistan. This is the stuff that no one hears about. Here is his introduction, followed by his blog: About Justin Newman, in his own words: "I was born in Warren and grew up there and in Champion. I left for the Marines when I was 18 looking for honor and adventure. They’re the pieces of character that lie across oceans, through deserts, atop mountains, and on battlefields. I left my work with the Marines in 2008 and have since found employment with a company that completely suits my tastes. I deliver cargo for U.S. and ISAF forces in Afghanistan on Russian helicopters, for a Swiss company. I don’t consider myself worldly, but I do like adventures. In these adventures I meet people, hear and learn stories that most never would. I’m proud to bring these stories to you and promise they’ll always be unique and exclusive to this blog.
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