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| GOP director resigns after revelation of felony conviction Joanne Wack, the executive director of the Lucas County Republican Party whose brushes with the law have become a point of friction in a struggle for party power, resigned her post Tuesday. |
| GOP's Wack stole silver in '89 Joanne Wack, the executive director of the Lucas County Republican Party, stole sterling silver tableware in 1989 while working as a nanny in an affluent suburban New York neighborhood, The Blade has learned from police, court, and newspaper records from Westchester County, New York. |
| Judge acquits former teacher on charges in police chase Lucas County Common Pleas Judge Frederick McDonald ruled on Tuesday that a former Springfield Local Schools teacher who led police on a chase and veered his van towards a trooper during the pursuit was insane at the time of incident. |
| Parker buys rest of Mexican joint venture Tue, 13 May 2008 08:54:00 EST The diversified manufacturer acquired the 51% interest it did not already own in Parker Seal de Mexico from multiple partners. |
| Eaton inks new credit agreement Tue, 13 May 2008 09:00:00 EST The diversified manufacturer said the $500 million revolving credit line replaces two lines totaling $300 million that were set to expire this month. |
| Bottom line sags at Park-Ohio Tue, 13 May 2008 08:43:00 EST The manufacturing and logistics company has reported a sharp drop in first-quarter earnings on flat sales compared to the year-earlier period. |
| Land Conservancy seeks Bratenahl land Tue, 13 May 2008 11:20:00 EST The Western Reserve Land Conservancy is working to buy an eight-acre forest along Lake Erie to preserve a habitat for eight species of rare birds. |
| Carousel puts Tribe twist into 'Yankees' AKRON While not a grand slam, the Carousel Dinner Theatre's "Damn Yankees" is at least a two-run double. The baseball-themed musical debuted on Broadway 53 years ago, so it feels more than a tad dated... |
| Effect of writers' strike still felt as networks plan for fall ABC will introduce only two new series in the fall, one of them scripted, in a schedule the network admits was severely affected by the 100-day TV writers strike. Meanwhile, CBS will pick up four new ... |
| Show biz ON THE STAGE 'Heights' leads Tony nominees "In the Heights," a lively snapshot of Latino life in Upper Manhattan, received 13 Tony Award nominations Tuesday, more than any other show. A lavish revival... |
| Tiny car gets top crash scores WASHINGTON The pint-size 2008 Smart fortwo evokes a simple question at first glance: "How safe is it?" The micro car, the smallest car for sale in the U.S. market, offers a good level of safety, accor... |
| Congress says halt oil reserve shipments WASHINGTON Congress voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to challenge President Bush to temporarily halt the daily shipment of thousands of barrels of oil into the government's emergency reserve. Lawmakers di... |
| Smucker buys Knotts Berry Farm food brand OMAHA, Neb. Orrville, Ohio-based Jams and jellies maker J.M. Smucker Co. said Tuesday that it has acquired the Knotts Berry Farm food brand from ConAgra Foods. Financial terms of the deal were not dis... |
| Ohio GM workers ready to strike DETROIT Workers at a General Motors Corp. metal stamping plant in Ohio have threatened to go on strike Thursday in a dispute over local contract issues, a GM spokesman said Tuesday. UAW Local 549 in O... |
| GM to focus marketing on fuel efficiency DETROIT Conceding that the U.S. auto industry is in a recession and high gas prices are changing which vehicles people buy, General Motors Corp. said Tuesday it is shifting its marketing to focus more... |
| How to grill like an Italian If you're hankering for great Italian food this summer, ditch the pasta and get the grill going. Two new cookbooks aim to get you grilling Italian-style. First is Mario Batali's lush "Italian Grill," ... |
| Family Doctor: Nail fungus resists treatment Q: I have a problem that baffles all of the internists, family physicians, dermatologists and alternative health experts I have consulted over the years. I stopped using acrylic nails about 15 years a... |
| Critics' Cupboard: Cool Whip Kraft Cool Whip 7-ounce aerosol spray can Saimi Bergmann: SPATULA UP. When a recipe calls for a layer of Cool Whip, you must first thaw it, then splat globs of the stuff on your cake or pie, then spre... |
| Tell Me About It: What should his grandkids call her? Dear Carolyn: I married a man 31⁄2 years ago who has two adult children. The grandchildren are 3, 3, 1 and 4 months. I feel it is disrespectful to have the children call me by my first name (whi... |
| Hints from Heloise: Easy, healthy Texas caviar Dear Heloise: I remember seeing an appetizer in your column that had black-eyed peas and hominy, as well as other ingredients. I have searched through my recipes and can't find it. I'm having the girl... |
| Family, friends say goodbye to Massillon crash victims MASSILLON For family and friends of Ronald Anderson and Javarre Tate, it was a time of sorrow and of rejoicing. Mostly, it was a time to remember two lives that ended tragically a week ago. An overflo... |
| Pieces of human skull found in yard OSNABURG TWP. A woman who found a human jawbone while digging to plant potatoes in her yard last week has discovered pieces of a human skull. The bones are "very old" and unrelated to any modern-day c... |
| Canton finance director fired CANTON Finance Director Frederick J. Green has been fired by Mayor William J. Healy II. Green's last day of employment with the city was Tuesday, Healy said. Green was hired in mid-January after Healy... |
| Crime Information for the crime section comes from reports that area law-enforcement agencies provide and Repository staff members collect. ALLIANCE ARREST Cqualin L. Hawkins, 23, of 264 W. Main St., was ar... |
| Sports spotlight: Canton gives birth to another football baby CANTON In 1920, a group of men gathered at Ralph Hays' Hupmobile shop and started what became the NFL. Who would have thought then that the NFL would be formed in Canton? On Tuesday afternoon, another... |
| Byrd keeps Tribe pitching goose eggs CLEVELAND The last thing Paul Byrd wanted was to be the guy who broke the streak. "Hey, I definitely had a little pressure going out there," Byrd said with a grin Tuesday night after pitching the Indi... |
| Suspect avoided long jail sentences CLEVELAND Todd Torok has bounced in and out of prison without much notice for most of his adult life but avoided long stretches behind bars. The career criminal has tried to run over police and robbed... |
| Firefighters rescue mother duck, children BOARDMAN Township firefighters responded to the Starbucks on Boardman-Poland Road to assist a mother in rescuing her children. While on a walk with her 11 children, a mother duck turned to notice her ... |
| Central Ohio agency says bus ridership rising with gas price COLUMBUS Just as gas prices continue to rise, so are the number of people riding public buses in central Ohio. From January through May 4, the Central Ohio Transit Authority had about 5.2 million peop... |
| Dann stands defiant COLUMBUS Faced with articles of impeachment from his own party and a pending investigation by the state's inspector general, embattled Attorney General Marc Dann said he will not resign, despite repor... |
| Cavs get another shot INDEPENDENCE When Daniel Gibson walked out of TD Banknorth Garden last week, the Cavs guard didn't leave with good memories. Two losses and two poor offensive performances left the Cavs in a hole in t... |
| NBA playoffs: Pistons finish off Orlando The Detroit Pistons made just enough shots and stops to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for a sixth straight year. Richard Hamilton scored 19 of his 31 points in the first half, made victory-... |
| Sorenstam will retire at end of season Calling her decision one she had "been thinking about for a while," Annika Sorenstam said Tuesday she will retire after the season. The 37-year-old Swede ends an LPGA Tour career in which she has won ... |
| Penguins take 3-0 series lead Quick strikes by Ryan Whitney and Marian Hossa raised the Pittsburgh Penguins to heights not reached since Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr donned the black and gold. Whitney and Hossa scored less than ... |
| James Garner hospitalized after minor stroke Wed, 14 May 2008 02:14:36 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- James Garner, who was hospitalized late last week after suffering a minor stroke, is doing well and should be going home shortly, the veteran television and film star's publicist said Tuesday.... |
| Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response Wed, 14 May 2008 01:50:58 GMT DETROIT (AP) -- The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white, 4 feet 3 inches tall.... |
| `Christine,' `How I Met Your Mother' back on CBS Wed, 14 May 2008 00:09:32 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- CBS has given a new lease on life to Julia Louis-Dreyfus' comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and, perhaps thanks to Britney Spears, the sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."... |
| I, rubato: Detroit Symphony led by robot Tue, 13 May 2008 23:28:10 GMT DETROIT (AP) -- When does the conductor answer to the semiconductor? When a robot is leading the symphony.... |
| Grammer says 'Back to You' won't be back on Fox Tue, 13 May 2008 22:51:16 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kelsey Grammer said Tuesday that Fox is dropping his sitcom "Back to You," calling the decision a surprise and a shame. "They have let it go," Grammer told The Associated Press. "We were told all this time we were in good shape and we were coming back."... |
| Phil Spector recording engineer Larry Levine dies Wed, 14 May 2008 00:12:38 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Larry Levine, the recording engineer who helped Phil Spector re-invent rock 'n' roll music with his "Wall of Sound" technique and won a Grammy for his work with Herb Alpert, died on his 80th birthday, his family said Tuesday.... |
| `Jones': Real archaeologists don't have whips Tue, 13 May 2008 18:45:14 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Indiana Jones managed to retrieve the trinket he was after in the opening moments of "Raiders of the Lost Ark." He pretty much wrecked everything else in the ancient South American temple where the little gold idol had rested for millennia.... |
| Price, Levine, Floyd, Gaddes to get NEA honors Tue, 13 May 2008 22:54:10 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- Soprano Leontyne Price, conductor James Levine, composer Carlisle Floyd and administrator Richard Gaddes will be the initial recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors.... |
| 'Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks Wed, 14 May 2008 01:04:30 GMT HOLYHEAD, Wales (AP) -- A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.... |
| Man accused of handing pot to court security Tue, 13 May 2008 23:49:57 GMT CLEVELAND, Tenn. (AP) -- A man was arrested after pulling marijuana from his pocket at a security check at a court. The man was visiting the courts section of the Bradley County Justice Center on Monday when he was asked to empty his pockets into a plastic bowl, a standard procedure.... |
| U. of Okla. freshman, 19, elected mayor of Muskogee Wed, 14 May 2008 03:46:28 GMT MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) -- A 19-year-old freshman at the University of Oklahoma was elected mayor Tuesday of Muskogee, a city of 38,000 in the northeastern part of the state.... |
| Study: Over half of Americans on chronic medicines Wed, 14 May 2008 04:17:39 GMT TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- For the first time, it appears that more than half of all insured Americans are taking prescription medicines regularly for chronic health problems, a study shows.... |
| Government to unveil fitness test for adults Wed, 14 May 2008 04:12:19 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- If you didn't get a Presidential Physical Fitness Award in school, the government is giving you another chance to prove you're in shape.... |
| Exercise may protect girls from future breast cancer Wed, 14 May 2008 01:06:58 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years - starting as young as age 12 - can help protect girls from breast cancer when they're grown. Middle-aged women have long been advised to get active to lower their risk of breast cancer after menopause.... |
| Disclosing drug makers payments to docs gets boost Tue, 13 May 2008 21:02:27 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Legislation that would require prescription drug makers to disclose payments to doctors got a boost Tuesday when Eli Lilly and Co. broke ranks with the industry and endorsed the bill.... |
| High oil prices rekindle oil production in Mo. Wed, 14 May 2008 05:39:36 GMT DEERFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Pumpjacks, the oil rigs that resemble those thirsty bird toys, are going up in Missouri for the first time in two decades, the latest region to revive a long-faded industry as crude nears $130 a barrel.... |
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