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- [25-05-2012] Sandusky charity to shut down, transfer programs
The charity for troubled youths started by Jerry Sandusky more than three decades ago — and through which the retired Penn State assistant football coach met the boys he is charged with sexually abusing — said Friday it... - [25-05-2012] Local news briefs — May 25
AKRONRobbery chargesAKRON: An Akron woman, her brother and a friend have been charged in connection with last month’s home invasion robbery on Lake Street.Tyieshia Shellman, 28, is accused of complicity to aggravated robbery,... - [25-05-2012] Pirates' Josh Harrison is a man for all fields
Josh Harrison is one of the few pleasant offensive surprises for the run-starved Pirates, who open a three-game series with the Cubs on Friday.... - [20-05-2012] Bob Dyer: New texting law way too wimpy
I will never figure out what most of those people are thinking in that stately building in Columbus where our laws are created.Even after waiting until 43 other states had passed some type of law against texting while driving, the... - [06-05-2012] Report: Pa. gas drilling brought $3.5 billion in 2011
An analysis by The Associated Press found that Marcellus Shale gas wells in Pennsylvania generated about $3.5 billion in gross revenues for drillers in 2011, along with about $1.2 billion in West Virginia. But experts say that a... - [29-04-2012] History of Zoar village
Zoar was founded by 300 German separatists who came to America in 1817 seeking religious freedom.They bought a 5,500-acre tract along the Tuscarawas River and named their village Zoar — “a sanctuary from evil.”Because...
