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Police accuse bank robbery suspect of gobbling up note (with dashcam video)
Victim of beating in Kent last week is declared dead at Akron hospital
Dad accused of forcing son into field, killing him
Can DNA tests free ex-Akron captain?
Man found dead in North Akron home is identified
Browns' roster nearly devoid of consistent players
Coventry man killed in crash at I-77 ramp
Does it work? Test team returns to try out new products advertised on television
Blogs:
Pets:
Cat-loving chihuahua suckles seven abandoned kittens
The Heldenfiles:
Friday Night Notebook
Patrick McManamon:
Browns vs. Lions live …
Akron Zips:
Akron trounces Howard to reach .500
Tribe Matters:
Seven players added to Tribe’s 40-man roster
Cleveland Browns:
Robiskie, Harrison inactive
Kent State Sports:
Kent State blown out in second half, loses to Temple 47-13
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Gameblog: Cavs vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Buckeye Blogging:
OSU – Michigan college football rivals meet in Baghdad
Varsity Letters:
Four area football teams play tonight
All Da King's Men:
The Sunday Sanity Challenge
Blog of Mass Destruction:
Will Health Care Reform Pass?
Akron Law Café:
Health Care Financing Reform: (69) The Brookings Institute Study on "Bending the Curve" – Four General Strategies
See Jane Style:
Vintage Chic
Car Chase:
TIME TO GET YOUR COLLECTOR CARS WINTERIZED
Let's Talk Real Estate:
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:
A Random Rant on Testing
Akron Gamer:
Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go
Published on Thursday, Oct 16, 2008
'The Express'
Rating: PG for thematic content, violence and language involving racism and brief sensuality.
What it's about: A young man growing up in segregated America goes to college, where he becomes the first African-American to win football's Heisman trophy.
The kid attractor factor: A good-looking young cast, lots of football and a history lesson.
Good lessons/bad lessons: Waiting for equal rights and equal treatment to be handed to you is no way to change history.
Language: There's a football coach. He curses. And some folks use racial slurs.
Sex: A little romance in a hotel.
Drugs: None.
Parents' advisory: Budding football fans and kids who need to learn a little of America's civil rights history will get a lot out of this sports drama.
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'City of Ember'
Rating: PG for mild peril and some thematic elements.
What it's about: In the future, humanity has been stuck in an underground city for generations, but food and energy are running out.
The kid attractor factor: A science fiction tale featuring heroic teens who question authority and try to solve the mystery of their existence and save humanity
Good lessons/bad lessons: Question authority, study science, don't live in fear of the unknown.
Violence: A gigantic mole gives chase.
Language: Profanity has apparently been banned in the City of Ember.
Sex: Nothing of the sort.
Drugs: The beer ran out ages ago.
Parents' advisory: A dense, smart kids' sci-fi film, dark enough for tweens, perhaps a bit over the heads of 9-and-unders.
— Roger Moore
Orlando Sentinel
'The Express'
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