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Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
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Holmgren expresses interest in Browns position
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Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
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Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
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OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
Headed For Disaster
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Will Health Care Reform Pass?
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Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
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Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
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Silverdome Potentially SOLD!
Ohio Travels with Betty:
George is looking for a Thanksgiving buffet in Akron.
Sound Check:
Steely Dan Plays "The Royal Scam" at E.J. Thomas Hall
HRLite House:
Colloquium at University of Akron
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Sunday, Aug 10, 2008
Beacon Journal staff report
The number of Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings is up 21.6 percent this year in the greater Akron area compared with the same period in 2007, according to the latest available information from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio, based in Akron.
The number of Chapter 13 filings dropped slightly this year compared with the first seven months of 2007.
Through the end of July, there were 2,121 Chapter 7 bankruptcy filings in Akron, while there were 718 Chapter 13 filings. For the first seven months of 2007, there were 1,744 Chapter 7 filings and 722 Chapter 13 filings. For all of 2007, there were 2,953 Chapter 7 filings and 1,240 Chapter 13 filings in Akron, according to the court's Web site.
Beacon Journal staff report
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