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Wednesday, June 15, 2005Tom Holden, Veteran WKBN News Anchor, Dies at 67Holden anchored more than 15,000 newscasts over three decades.By Andrea WoodYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- Conversations stopped June 12 as word of Tom Holden's death spread across the Mahoning Valley.Radio stations broke into regular programming to announce the news, people stopped what they were doing to remember the man they had welcomed into their living rooms for more than 30 years, then waited with their families for 6 p.m.
Wire Service
Wednesday, June 15, 2005Read Magazines OnlineRegistering and setting up a password is a fair trade.Ever since my father agreed to spring for a subscription to Seventeen magazine, I've been a magazine junkie. Even though he insisted Seventeen was a worthless "collection of advertising," He kept writing a check every year till I left home for college -- bless his heart.
Journal Opinion
Wednesday, June 15, 2005Our Uninformed GovernorGov. Bob Taft's assertion June 9 that his aides failed to inform him last October of the loss of $215 million in Bureau of Workers Compensation monies in a risky hedge fund does little to raise our confidence in what's going on in Columbus.
BWC Lost $4M in Convict's Fund, Wine Stolen"
Wednesday, June 15, 2005By George NelsonCOLUMBUS -- Bad news keeps mounting for the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation. The latest revelations include news that the state lost nearly $4 million on an investment placed with a New York money manager now in federal prison, and that more than $300,000 worth of vintage wine may have been purchased with funds stolen from the state."We should require that the bureau Google each investment manager once a month to see whether or not they've been indicted," said state Sen. Marc Dann of Liberty.
If Rush Is a Journalist, Is Woodward a Journalist?"
Wednesday, June 15, 2005PHILADELPHIA -- About as many Americans consider Rush Limbaugh, the conservative radio talk show star, to be a journalist as say the same of Bob Woodward, the Washington Post's assistant managing editor who broke the Watergate story with Carl Bernstein, according to a national survey conducted for the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center. Twenty-seven percent of adult Americans, polled between March 7 and May 2, said Limbaugh was a journalist, 55% said he was not, and 18% said they did not know.
'Renaissance Geeks' Will Fill 21st Century's Best Jobs
Wednesday, June 15, 2005By Dennis LaRueYOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- "The absolutely qualified high school graduate who can compete" for a good job in the 21st century will be a "renaissance geek," the Region V director of the U.S.
How to Sell to Today's Customers
Wednesday, June 15, 2005By Brian TracyWhat is selling? In its simplest terms, selling is the process of helping a person to conclude that your product or service is of greater value to him than the price you are asking for. Our market society is based on the principles of freedom and mutual benefit.Parties to transactions enter into them only when they feel they will be better off as a result of the transaction than without it.In a free market, the customer always has three options with any purchase decision. First, the customer can buy your product or service.
Home Savings Foundation Pledges $30,000 to CityScape"
Wednesday, June 15, 2005YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- The Home Savings Charitable Foundation has pledged $30,000 to Youngstown CityScape.The first $10,000 check has been presented to the group, with two more checks of similar amounts to follow in the next two years."This donation will provide the resources and direction necessary to accomplish our mission of revitalizing Youngstown's downtown and gateways through beautification, education, and preservation," said Sharon Letson, executive director of 8-year-old nonprofit group.CityScape recently completed its annual beautification project in which some 250 volunteers planted mo
SCORE to Conduct Free Workshop July 1
Wednesday, June 15, 2005WARREN, Ohio -- Business owners and those who are thinking about starting a business are invited to a free workshop July 1 at the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library, 444 Mahoning Ave., Warren.The workshop will be conducted by SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives. It will feature speakers business plans, marketing and advertising, financial issue and free resources available at the public library.SCORE is a volunteer resource partner of the Small Business Administration, and offers coaching in several areas related to business decision-making.
Passenger Traffic Lifts Off at Pittsburgh Airport
Wednesday, June 15, 2005PITTSBURGH -- Big gains in passenger travel last month by airlines other than US Airways were not enough to offset a 19.9% overall drop in passengers passing through Pittsburgh International Airport.US Airways, still the dominant airline at what was its Pittsburgh hub, posted a 39.4% drop in passenger traffic during May compared to May 2004, the airport reported Tuesday. Delta also posted a drop in passengers last month, down 1.7%.Since US Airways declared bankruptcy in 2002 for the second time, it has cut hundreds of flights originating from Pittsburgh and thousands of jobs.