Walmart "Black Section": Walmart Has Separate African-American Book Section The never ending debate about race in America has new twist on the notion of separate but equal. Some Walmart stores in Ohio have a separate "black section" in its books area, reports the Akron Beacon...
Enhanced photos of a shapeshifting UFO have been published at freshnuts.wordpress.com. The UFO was spotted and photographed by me over Akron, Ohio on Sept. 9 2009. The enhanced and color corrected...
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Elizabeth Carlisle was a Petland employee who drowned two rabbits in the backroom of the Akron Ohio store, and posted the picture on Facebook of her smiling and holding up the two dead rabbits (the picture is graphic so be warned). When a friend made a comment on her Facebook...
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No one can deny that summertime is primetime for outdoor cookouts and picnics which calls for special wardrobe so that you can not only be sure to beat the heat but remain stylish while doing so. The first rule of thumb is to don breathable fabrics in light colors to...
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Word is that Xavier guard Jordan Crawford dunked on LeBron James during the LeBron James Skills Academy in his hometown of Akron, OH. If you're thinking of running to YouTube to see LeBron get dunked on, don't...
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A bar owner and manager in a strip club in Akron, Ohio face charges after a police raid turned up a 14 year old girls dancing topless. " AKRON, Ohio — Police in Ohio say a 14-year-old girl was dancing topless at an Akron strip club when they raided the bar. Akron...
In an announcement in Akron, Ohio the town where Clarence Elkins was tried in a 1998 murder/rape case. Ohio Innocence Project representatives and defense counsel for Elkins revealed that DNA evidence...
"Mortgage forgiven for woman, 90, who shot herself"" AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Mortgage finance company Fannie Mae said it is forgiving the mortgage debt of a 90-year-old woman who shot herself in the chest as sheriff's deputies attempted to evict her. Addie Polk's plight...
An 90-year-old woman became an unwitting symbol of the ongoing mortgage crisis--and its effect on everyday Americans-- after shooting herself in her foreclosed home as sheriff's deputies tried to evict her. Addie Polk survived the self-inflicted wounds, and was named during...
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With Poverty Up and Most City Population’s Down, What Can Buckeye Leaders Really Do to Turn It All Around? OhioNewsBureau By John Michael Spinelli COLUMBUS, OHIO: The news Thursday from just-released Census...
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One person has been found amongst the rubble of the Goodyear Houston Chemical plant after an explosion this morning.Six people were also injured."Scott Baughman, a spokesman for Goodyear, said the employee's body was discovered shortly after 2 p.m. when crews were able to go...
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My heart breaks reading this story."MANSFIELD, Ohio — A pregnant woman was held at the Richland County Jail on Wednesday after police said sheadmitted to giving her 11-month-old daughter an overdose of prescription drugs.Cynthia Redman was charged with aggravated murder,...
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"Coachella Festival Added on Apr 27, 2008 Ladies and Gentleman, we're floating in space. INDIO, CA - APRIL 24: A general view of the campgrounds are seen during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival held at the Empire Polo Field on April 24, 2008 in Indio, California."
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Too funny, this tidbit.
"Because of a goof at The Saginaw News, a classified ad for her 3-year-old mare, Foxy, ran under the header ''Good Things to Eat'' instead of the one for horses and stables. [...]
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" May 19, 2007 Ohio - An Akron firefighter was injured early Friday morning battling a blaze that started in the kitchen of a house in the 1300 block of California Avenue. Hours later, on the other side of town, crews responded to a fire at a home in the 200 block of Gordon...