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  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Sarah Carbone, Aurora High School
    AURORAGPA: 4.28COLLEGE: Case Western Reserve UniversityIt is truly a passion to be able to work as hard as these Star Students. I know, I am right there with them. Every once in a while I find myself asking, “Why do I try so hard? I...

  • [27-05-2012] Scouts place flags to honor U.S. veterans
    RITTMAN: Veterans buried at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery were remembered Saturday with the help of Scouts during the 12th annual Flag Decorating Ceremony.With Memorial Day approaching, nearly 1,000 Boy Scouts, Girl...

  • [27-05-2012] Barberton native rides solo across country to raise money for veterans as he re-enters service
    Rich Blake had just finished an all-night bike ride of 120 miles, winding up in Fargo, N.D.Blake, a Barberton native and Iraq war veteran, has been putting a lot of miles on his mountain bike lately — with many days taking a toll...

  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Alexandra Williams, Walsh Jesuit
    WALSH JESUITGPA: 3.88COLLEGE: Case Western Reserve UniversityStepping out onto the tarmac in Tegucigalpa, the capital of Honduras, I saw barbed wire and the ominous presence of soldiers dressed in combat fatigues, wielding automatic...

  • [21-05-2012] Charity events — week of May 21
    This weekWednesdayRising Stars concert — 7 p.m. Wednesday, Tangier, 532 W. Market St., Akron. Four country singers perform to benefit the Medical Transportation Services of the American Red Cross of Summit and Portage...

  • [17-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 17
    AKRONK-9 Challenge setAKRON: Fifteen trained police dogs will compete in Akron this weekend. The second K-9 Challenge will be Saturday at Lock 3 downtown, bringing K-9 units from Summit, Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties.The...

  • [16-05-2012] JPMorgan Chase CEO Dimon survives votes on pay, chairmanship
    The CEO of JPMorgan Chase survived a shareholder push Tuesday to strip him of the title of chairman of the board, five days after he disclosed a $2 billion trading loss by the bank. CEO Jamie Dimon also won a shareholder endorsement of...

  • [14-05-2012] Fire victim grateful for community support
    Kelly Coppinger has been on a nonstop emotional roller coaster since the Kenmore home she shared with her husband and four children went up in flames the night of April 30. They lost everything.“I’ve been going crazy and trying...

  • [13-05-2012] Army 2nd Lt. David Rylander called selfless, humble servant at funeral
    While having breakfast with a pastor from his church before he left for Afghanistan, Army 2nd Lt. David E. Rylander gave clear directions for what he wanted to happen if he should die in battle.“Preach about Jesus,”...

  • [13-05-2012] Local birth moms unite day before Mother’s Day; network group offers support, helps reunite families
    After a life of pain and regret over giving her baby up for adoption in 1968, April Martin hoped for healing as she attended a Birthmother’s Day ceremony three years ago.The event, sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland each...

  • [12-05-2012] Local birth moms celebrate day before Mother’s Day; network group offers support, helps reunite families
    After a life of pain and regret over giving her baby up for adoption in 1968, April Martin hoped for healing as she attended a Birthmother’s Day ceremony three years ago.The event, sponsored by Adoption Network Cleveland each...

  • [11-05-2012] Two opportunities to honor fallen soldier from Stow
    STOW: Mourners wishing to pay their respects to Army 2nd Lt. David E. Rylander will have the opportunity to line two funeral procession routes Saturday.Rylander, 23, who volunteered to be deployed to Afghanistan last year,...

  • [10-05-2012] Stow to close one building and shuffle departments to become more efficient
    Stow is closing one city building and shuffling several departments around to make better use of space since employee ranks have dropped 17 percent since 2008.“We’re not using the space we have so we need to collapse...

  • [05-05-2012] Interfaith group taking steps to feed the hungry
    The Akron Area Interfaith Council is hosting its annual Walk To Stop Hunger at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, 3300 Morewood Road, Fairlawn.Registration with refreshments and music begins at 2 p.m. and the...

  • [05-05-2012] Local briefs — May 4
    AKRONWard 10 meetingAKRON: Councilman Garry Moneypenny will host his monthly Ward 10 meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Akron-Summit County Public Library’s Goodyear Branch at 60 Goodyear Blvd.A representative of the...

  • [02-05-2012] 5 men charged in plot to blow up bridge; other targets discussed
    Douglas L. Wright, 26, originally from Bloomington, Ind., sports a striking black Mohawk haircut. He boasts a broken nose and missing teeth from past riots. He says if he were to go to jail, he wouldn’t get out for a while. He...

  • [02-05-2012] Key events in the investigation
    Plot timelineThe following is a timeline of the events beginning in October that led to the arrest of suspects in a plot to bring down the state Route 82 bridge between Sagamore Hills and Brecksville, based on an FBI affidavit.•Oct....

  • [01-05-2012] Hudson, Cleveland state reps gain insight visiting each other’s districts
    HUDSON: It was a day of comparison and contrasts as State Reps. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, and Bill Patmon, D-Cleveland, toured each other’s districts on Monday.Roegner said Ohioans are “screaming” at their...

  • [30-04-2012] 250 local soldiers deploy to Kuwait
    Family and friends said goodbye to more than 250 local soldiers on Monday before they began a deployment to Kuwait. Members of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) gathered at the U.S. Army Reserve Center in Coraopolis for a...