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"I thought you made the news?"

Posted by Todd Franko on November 3, 2009

It’s fun to show off our newspaper operation, and Monday night it was a Scouts group from Poland. I try to make the tour stops age-appropriate. One area we pass through is the hallway of historic front pages. I wonder two things: A) ...

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Maple syrup reference angers two readers

Posted by Todd Franko on November 1, 2009

A lot of readers turned to a story this week about a Canfield residence that was home to improperly cared for children and animals, as alleged by various child and animal welfare officials. Click on the story here. One description of the home came from a Canfield police ...

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NFL player's column pulled from Vindicator

Posted by Todd Franko on October 31, 2009

A newspaper column that appeared in The Vindicator featuring Liberty High School graduate Bradley Fletcher will no longer appear, and the companion blog for the column was removed from our Vindy.com web site Friday.Some material that was provided as Fletcher’s column appeared verbatim in another newspaper, the Provo ...

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A Youngstown mom's long journey comes to an end

Posted by Todd Franko on October 28, 2009

The long journey for Philomena Liguore has come to a peaceful end at age 88.Liguore's life was beautifully shared by her daughter, Maryann Liguore, this past Mother's Day in The Vindicator. Click here to read the touching story.Here's an excerpt from that piece. It defines how Liguore had ...

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One mom's gift -- a son with Down syndrome

Posted by Todd Franko on October 18, 2009 |

A column I wrote for Sunday, Oct. 18 focuses on the opening of a new home for the Down Syndrome Association of the Valley.To help tell the story, I interviewed Christina Neer, a mom from Deerfield in neighboring Portage County. Her son, Luke, 8, has Down syndrome. She says his ...

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