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Youngstown used to have two adult standards stations. Now – none. First, Clear Channel’s WNIO announced it will soon become “Sports Radio 1390”, and now Cumulus re-purposes WSOM, Salem, OH (600) to conservative talk. The new lineup? TRN’s American’s News In the Morning, Glenn Beck, Michael Savage, Dennis Miller, Jason Lewis and Rusty Humphries. Anchorage (AK) also has a new talk station, though it’s not all-conservative. “Fox News Talk 1020” adds in some of the progressive talk of sister KUDO (1080), which is temporarily silent. Fox News Talk 1020 is KOAN, the former KABA, which has been dark since September...

It was the murder of 75-year-old Tom Repchic that was the final straw for Father Greg Maturi, a Dominican priest in Youngstown, Ohio. Repchic and his wife, Jackie, were shot near Saint Dominic's Church in September. Jackie Repchic had to have a leg amputated because of her injuries and is recovering.

Youngstown congressman cancels meeting when protesters appear Wednesday, March 31, 2010 10:02 AM THE (YOUNGSTOWN) VINDICATOR YOUNGSTOWN -- A congressman canceled an informational meeting on the new health care law because of security concerns. Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan scheduled the meeting yesterday in Youngstown but called it off because his office was concerned about inadequate security. About 15 demonstrators, including Tea Party members, had showed up to protest the wide-ranging health care overhaul signed into law last week. Ryan's office says the meeting wasn't intended as a political forum and will be rescheduled.

(CNN) — Former Rep. James Traficant had a triumphant homecoming Sunday night, his first public appearance since being released from federal prison, a local paper reports. The Youngstown Vindicator said Monday a supporter-organized welcome home dinner for the former Democratic congressman, which drew the capacity crowd of roughly 1,200 Sunday, included performances by an Elvis impersonator and a polka band, as well as a speech from Traficant himself. The newspaper reported that Traficant was defiant, telling listeners that he'd "been hounded by some government people for a long time" and that the government "had to cheat to convict me."

We had around 150 people show up at Federal Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio. It was AWESOME!!

Report rips Dann's 'house of scandal' Probes find 25 misdeeds by disgraced ex-AG, wife, others Monday, December 22, 2008 12:22 PM Updated: Monday, December 22, 2008 04:33 PM By Alan Johnson and James Nash THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH Former Attorney General Marc Dann "violated the public trust," misused his state office and his campaign and transition funds, and turned his office into a "house of scandal," Ohio Inspector General Thomas P. Charles concluded in a scathing investigative report released today. "This office was built for disaster," Charles said in a press conference outlining the report. "He came in and brought a...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio -- You just knew that when Joe O'Connell, former head of the local AFL-CIO, got on stage here with John McCain and Sarah Palin things were not going smoothly for the Obama campaign among union voters. "I am a lifelong Democrat, an intelligent Democrat, who is supporting John McCain," O'Connell said last week as a crowd of 7,000 waved "Another Democrat for John McCain" signs and roared its approval.

VIENNA, OHIO -- You have to wonder with just 49 days left until election day, what is Sen. John McCain doing in Ohio's Mahoning Valley again? It's not like there is a history of Republicans winning here. George W. Bush was only able to muster a little more than 36 percent of the vote in 2004, up 1 percent from 2000, when Bush went against Al Gore. This rust-belt, blue-collar community with a heavy Democratic voter registration advantage has seen better times -- the steel industry is gone, replaced by a lower income service industry. The medium income hovers at...

Where's it worst? Ohio, according to our analysis, which racked up four of the 10 cities on our list: Youngstown, Canton, Dayton and Cleveland. The runner-up is Michigan, with two cities--Detroit and Flint--making the ranking.

His lead strategist says if McCain were to get 20 percent of these voters he will win. WASHINGTON - With the other party still waist-deep in its presidential nomination fight, John McCain, the presumptive GOP nominee, has been quietly courting the white working-class Democrats who have proved elusive for Barack Obama, his most likely rival in the fall. In the two weeks since Senator Obama's loss in Pennsylvania, Senator McCain has visited the struggling steel town of Youngstown, Ohio, to promote programs to retrain workers. He has gone to Allentown, Pa., to push a gas-tax holiday and argue that the...

YOUNGSTOWN — Muslims are just like anybody else, said Saeeda Yasmin Ghani, president of the Islamic Society of Greater Youngstown. Indeed, a major purpose of a public open house Saturday at the Masjid Al-Khair mosque on Homewood Avenue was to demonstrate to the community the similarities between Muslims and people who belong to other religions. "We want the community at large to be aware that the Muslim community exists here and has for 40 years," Ghani said. "We are peace-loving and ask that people not condemn the whole Muslim nation because of a few fanatics," she said as the sixth...

Ending the second-longest vacancy of a US diocese, in one of the more intriguing appointments of the modern era the Pope has named George Murry SJ, currently bishop of St Thomas in the Virgin Islands, as bishop of Youngstown. The Ohio see has been open since the last day of March 2005, when Bishop Thomas Tobin was transferred to Providence in one of Pope John Paul II's deathbed provisions. A Jesuit of the Maryland Province, Murry -- who turned 58 over Christmas -- is a native of the Philadelphia area, born across the river in Camden. Ordained a priest...

POSTED: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:57:02 AM UPDATED: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 8:58:35 AM WARREN -- A former congressional candidate in the Warren-Youngstown area, 47-year-old Maridee Costanzo, has pleaded innocent to an eight-count state indictment on weapons charges. Her plea came in Warren Municipal Court Monday. She appeared in waist and leg shackles and wearing a striped orange coverall outfit of federal jail inmates. Separately from the weapons charges, Costanzo faces federal charges in a murder-for-hire scheme that targeted her lawyer husband. Last week, Costanzo waived her right to have evidence of an alleged murder-for-hire plot go before a federal...

YOUNGSTOWN, OH – Democrat Youngstown Mayor George McKelvey today issued the following statement regarding John Kerry's hunt earlier this morning in Youngstown, Ohio: “The new camouflage jacket that supposed ‘avid’ hunter John Kerry wore today can’t hide him from a voting record that has earned him the distinction of being named the most liberal member of the United States Senate. “John Kerry can’t apply camouflage to his record, and it’s a record that is out of touch with all the mainstream values and priorities of the people of Ohio. “As a Democrat who supports President Bush, I’m confident that the...

PITTSBURGH (AP) -- John Kerry planned to go hunting Thursday, showing he's a regular guy to voters who might harbor some doubts. Kerry adviser Mike McCurry said it's important in the final days of the campaign that voters "get a better sense of John Kerry, the guy." That means the Democratic senator plans to spend some of the dwindling time before Election Day shooting at geese, watching baseball and talking about his faith. It's all part of an effort to win over swing voters who may be open to voting against President Bush but aren't sure they feel any connection...

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p>To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor Contact: National Rifle Association Public Affairs, 703-267-3820 News Advisory: -- NRA to Kerry: You Can Stage Duck Hunting Photo-Ops, But You Can't Hide From Your 20-Year Anti-Gun, Anti-Hunting Record WHAT: National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre and Chief Lobbyist Chris Cox will hold a 10:30 a.m. press conference about John Kerry's anti-gun, anti-hunting record on Oct. 21, at the Avalon Inn in Warren, Ohio. Members of the news media are invited to cover the press conference. LaPierre and Cox will be available for brief interviews immediately following the press conference. WHEN: Thursday, Oct....

Youngstown, OH mayor called on the 1-800 line and is talking to Rush now. He is disillusioned with Kerry, and has endorsed Bush.

I'M THE Democratic mayor of Youngstown, a city that traditionally gives 60 to 75 percent of its vote to the Democratic presidential candidate. Growing up with the legacies of FDR, Harry Truman, and JFK formed my core Democratic values. They had the courage of their convictions, their word was their bond, and the entire world knew it. They made me proud to be a Democrat. Fast forward to 2004. John Kerry stands on the stage of Radio City Music Hall, acknowledges a group of Hollywood leftists and elitists, and characterizes them as representing the heart and soul of America. Senator...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio I'M THE Democratic mayor of Youngstown, a city that traditionally gives 60 to 75 percent of its vote to the Democratic presidential candidate. Growing up with the legacies of FDR, Harry Truman, and JFK formed my core Democratic values. They had the courage of their convictions, their word was their bond, and the entire world knew it. They made me proud to be a Democrat. Fast forward to 2004. John Kerry stands on the stage of Radio City Music Hall, acknowledges a group of Hollywood leftists and elitists, and characterizes them as representing the heart and soul of...