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  • [31-05-2012] Dem. Chair Walsh previews Senate, gubernatorial races
    Democratic Party Chairman John Walsh said Thursday on WCVB TV's OTR political show that the party plans to tie Sen. Scott Brown to GOP presidential candidate in the months ahead....

  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Katlyn Walker, Norton High School
    NORTONGPA: 4.23COLLEGE: Walsh UniversityMy family, faith, sports, friends and teachers have all played an important role in making me the person that I am today.The biggest influences in my life have been my family and friends. I have...

  • [27-05-2012] Star Student: Matthew Thomas, Ravenna High School
    RAVENNAGPA: 4.0COLLEGE: Walsh UniversityAlmost 100 years ago, my great-grandmother, Clara Quivey Thomas, was valedictorian of her graduating class. I have a copy of the speech she wrote and delivered to the Class of 1919,...

  • [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...

  • [23-05-2012] Local news briefs - May 23
    AKRONATM robbery arrestAKRON: Akron police have arrested a teenager wanted in connection with the armed robbery of a woman at a Kenmore ATM.Derek Love, 17, was being held in the Summit County Jail on charges of aggravated robbery,...

  • [13-05-2012] North Canton mayor upbeat about city’s future
    NORTH CANTON: Mayor David Held gave an upbeat but candid assessment of North Canton in his State of the City speech last week.He said the city is recovering from the 2008 loss of the Hoover Co., its major employer. He called it a...

  • [13-05-2012] Celebrations — May 13
    CommunityMark Krohn is this year’s recipient of the Leadership Akron Alumni Association’s Distinguished Leader Award. The award recognizes his efforts to advance the mission of the Akron Rotary Camp. He is a partner in...

  • [12-05-2012] State prison inmate sanctioned after sending threatening letters to mother of Akron sexual abuse victims
    When convicted child rapist Melford Stewart Jr. was led out of court at his Summit County sentencing hearing in 2010, the mother of his two young victims believed he finally was out of their lives.Stewart’s sentence — life...

  • [10-05-2012] Local new briefs - May 10
    AKRONUmbrella fightAKRON: An Akron man was stabbed during an argument about an umbrella, police said.James R. Dennis, 52, was treated at Summa Akron City Hospital for several lacerations. His injuries were not considered...

  • [09-05-2012] Wanted: Physicians with musical talents
    It’s that time of year again for area physicians who have musical talents to enter the not-to-be-missed United Way of Summit County’s annual Docs Who Rock physician talent show set for 7 p.m. Oct. 20, at the University of...

  • [08-05-2012] Rhodes Scholar thankful for opportunity Steelers gave him
    Myron Rolle isn't your ordinary NFL hopeful. Rolle is a Rhodes Scholarship recipient, who earned a degree in medical anthropology while studying at Oxford University and he has his sights set on becoming a neurosurgeon. Rolle's...

  • [06-05-2012] Celebrations - May 6
    EducationAbigail Dilullo, a 2009 graduate of Firestone High School in Akron, is one of 33 students to receive a $2,500 Wolfe Study Abroad Scholarship from Ohio State University. Dilullo is a junior majoring in international studies and...

  • [05-05-2012] Steelers second round pick looking forward to proving self to doubters
    Pittsburgh Steelers second round draft pick, Ohio State offensive tackle Mike Adams, thinks he has something to prove to his new team. Adams was projected as a first round pick but fell in the draft because of a couple off the field...

  • [04-05-2012] Steelers RB coach returns to practice for 1st time since house fire
    Pittsburgh Steelers running backs coach Kirby Wilson returned to practice Friday for the first time since suffering severe burns in a January house fire. Wilson was working with the running backs during Friday’s rookie...

  • [03-05-2012] Aliquippa, Pitt grad Lindsey: ‘Dream come true playing for hometown team’
    Pittsburgh Steelers undrafted rookie free agent Brandon Lindsey is the latest former Aliquippa star to get a shot in the NFL. "It's a dream come true playing for your hometown team," Lindsey said. Lindsey did not get drafted...

  • [03-05-2012] Rick Parson always made life better for others
    Rick K. Parson, say his family and friends, was golden. Everyone — no matter their stature in life — who knew him felt it.They knew because every day of his life he practiced the Golden Rule: “Do to others as you...