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Akrocentric:
Will Akron Lose its Marbles? America's Oldest Still-Standing Toy Factory is in Akron
Akron Aeros:
Newsom saves ninth in as many tries as Aeros top Thunder
Akron Zips:
Zeke Marshall commits with Zips
All Da King's Men:
Obama's Shocking Ignorance
Balanced Ledger:
Spring football
Blog of Mass Destruction:
For Mothers Before They Were Against Mothers
BokBluster:
Willie Horton of Gitmo
Browns Bulletin:
Taped signals saga involved the Browns
Cleveland Browns:
McGinest's farewell tour
Cleveland Cavaliers:
Big Ben gets well, so do Cavs
Kent State Sports:
Sonnanstine wins four in April
Ohio Politics:
McCain Is In A Tough Spot
Ohio Travels with Betty:
Ron asks about bike events.
Olympic Dreams - Running:
Oregon Twilight
Patrick McManamon:
The key to game 4 isn't real complex …
Sound Check:
Black Keys play "secret" Myspace Show at Beachland
Tia's Trends:
Whitehall Jewelers CEO to Retire
The Heldenfiles:
Catching Up: The "CSI" Writing Crossover
The Sports Blitz:
Cleveland Browns - They Love Them! They Really, Really Love Them!
Varsity Letters:
North, Firestone win Auten track and field titles
Jewell Cardwell
Jewell Cardwell: Waitress on her feet, taking orders, keeping coffee cups filled after 60 years
Great-grandmother, 78, enjoys serving up daily specials in Ellet five days a week
If she had a penny for every cup of coffee she's ever poured, Elizabeth ''Liz'' Palombo Walker would be on easy street by now and able to put her feet up.
Jewell Cardwell: This is house that Jill built
Women team up to construct Akron home as part of Habitat for Humanity campaign
Rest assured that somewhere in the Habitat for Humanity house under construction on Akron's West South Street there will be a red-and-white area, however small. Perhaps in the kitchen.
Photos: This is the house that Jill built
Jewell Cardwell: Class aids family after fire losses
Fatal blaze spurs Ritzman third-graders to action
Unable to erase her unspeakable pain, a third-grade class at Akron's Ritzman Elementary School was determined to find a way to let Sandra Orantes-Cruz know how much they care.
Jewell Cardwell: Psychiatric care expert to give talk
Family Fun Day for Pegasus Farm
He has an incredible story to tell.
Caring driver commended in Akron
Silent auction, raffle will aid burn victims
Akron's Pat Yahner is incredibly sad, yet she still maintains an attitude of gratitude. Here's why as she shared in a letter her friend Diana Tornichio helped her write:
Jewell Cardwell: Lucky bidder to get royal treatment
United Way to honor G.A.S.P and founder
The Friends for Kelly and the Barberton Fraternal Order of Police have managed to add a royal touch to the benefit dinner for the family of the late Kelly (Braman) Keith at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at the Barberton Moose, 250 31st St. N.W., Barberton.
Jewell Cardwell: On the job half century, going strong
Shopping area to honor its 50-year employee
The expression, ''The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence,'' has never held any sway for Johnny Butts.
Houses, lives transformed
Rebuilding Together keeps homeowners safe
Lydia Mills stood in awe Saturday, watching as the hard-working elves — employees from URS Corp., their spouses and children — fanned out, rebuilding parts of her house and making it like new.
Women's confidence to bloom
Bowling event benefits children with cancer
Thanks to the Jewish Women International (JWI) Mother's Day Flower Project, women and children at battered women's shelters won't be forgotten on Mother's Day, May 11.
Jewell Cardwell: Cavaliers fan really knows her basketball
Cuyahoga Falls woman, 96, who played guard in 1920s at Peninsula High School, cheers on Cleveland in playoffs
She may look like only a small drink of water at 4 feet, 8 inches. But don't sell Helen Conger short when it comes to her knowledge of basketball. Especially when it comes to her Cavaliers.
Jewell Cardwell: Car jumper helps out families
Events at party center, club assist fundraisers
Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority (AMHA) officials are chest-out proud of the generosity Akron's Chris Bryant is showing families living in Joy Park, Mohawk and Wilbeth Arlington homes.
Family, friends honoring 2 centenarians
No secrets to aging, but hard work helps
Their families have spared no expense nor investment of time in planning two supremely important birthday bashes today.
Man needs help to get skull surgery
CROP Walk raises more than $6,500
Wishing. Hoping. Weeping. And praying. That's what Jessie M. Rodriguez has been doing since an accident Aug. 13 nearly claimed her husband's life.
Students happy to serve the hungry
St. Vincent eighth-graders learn about life during lunchtime work at nearby Salvation Army
Jewell Cardwell: Volunteers to fix homes in Summit
Helen Arnold students raise funds for society
Almost like magic, 15 homeowners' properties will be on the receiving end of some major, tender loving care when volunteers with Rebuilding Together Summit show up with power tools, paint and more.
Jewell Cardwell: Outreach's goal to help homeless
Skating event raises more than $1,500
We are blessed to have those among us who still believe that we are our brothers' and sisters' keepers. In fact, many of them are mobilizing to help the area's homeless and the working poor by organizing a special summit, Project Homeless Connect (PHC), on April 29.
Jewell Cardwell: Acme bagger not ready to bag it
He'll be celebrating his 90th on April 11 and 19 years on job
Others have been on the job far longer. Yet, few — if any — enjoy the claim to fame that Akron's Michael Scalera does.
Jewell Cardwell: Relatives start fund for soldier
Auxiliary luncheon to feature 'Jackie O'
The family of fallen Army Ranger/Cpl. Benjamin C. Dillon of Edinburg Township (Portage County) is doing everything it can to keep his memory alive and on the public's mind.
Legal Aid can rescue the needy
Area restaurants help make wishes happen
In times like these — with a failing economy holding so many hostage, threatening to strip folks of their homes and more — legal help is in high demand.
Jewell Cardwell: Akron cartoonist, 98, enjoys drawing on life experiences
Rockynol resident's humorous work on display at Woman's City Club
It's often said that the secret to a long and healthy life — apart from good genes — is being engaged in something interesting and staying in good humor.
Holcomb afloat with joy
Dry suit helps man enjoy swimming once again
Jewell Cardwell: Custom polished at Kent church
Maundy Thursday service skips foot washing for shoe shining
The Maundy Thursday service at Kent's Faith Lutheran Church was very much steeped in biblical tradition.
Jewell Cardwell: Providing an evening to cherish
Akron skating party helps battle cancer
Hats off to members of Altrusa International of Akron who are again poised to help financially-strapped high school girls attend their proms.
Jewell Cardwell: Illness can't break father-son bond
They stay close in trying times
Raymond Baxter and Michael Forester have had a special bond ever since they came into each other's lives. When Michael — a student at Springfield High School — was diagnosed last year with the often deadly MRSA (methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus) and was hospitalized for nearly three months, Raymond was there for him. Still is.
Photos: Quilts are a KISS from home
