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Attorney general heeds call to resign By Marc Kovac Record-Courier Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Ending days of defiance, beleaguered Attorney General Marc Dann finally heeded continued calls for his resignation and stepped down Wednesday, telling reporters...  Read Story. (2 comments)

Strickland: Maturity is a top quality for replacement By Marc Kovac Record-Courier Capital Bureau COLUMBUS -- Gov. Ted Strickland said he would immediately begin considering potential candidates to replace Attorney General Marc Dann. Speaking to a packed...  Read Story.

Kent redevelopment plans discussed Council meets with firm to talk about preliminary downtown proposal By Matt Fredmonsky Record-Courier staff writer The private partners planning a large portion of the redevelopment process in downtown Kent had its...  Read Story. (3 comments)

Streetsboro schools foresee losing millions in tax revenue By Miles Jung-Kilbreath Record-Courier staff writer STREETSBORO -- Treasurer Todd Puster said the school district is in risk of losing one out of every three dollars out of its current budget, or...  Read Story. (3 comments)

Edwards backs Obama's campaign Says Dems must come together Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- Democrat John Edwards endorsed former rival Barack Obama on Wednesday, a move designed to help solidify support for the party's likely presidential...  Read Story.

Detours sought for S.R. 59 ODOT to close portion for 3 weeks for work By Mike Sever Record-Courier staff writer The temporary closing of a portion of S.R. 59 in Franklin Township has bus riders as well as motorists looking for alternate routes. Starting...  Read Story.

Politicians react to Dann's resignation * Rep. Stephen Dyer, a Democrat who represents a portion of Portage County: "I'm glad the Attorney General did the honorable thing today. I have consistently said the best outcome to this situation was Mr. Dann's...  Read Story.

River Day set in Kent The city of Kent celebrates its 18th annual Cuyahoga River Day this Friday and Saturday with several events planned. Friday from 10 a.m. to noon is River Day 2008 for Kent City Schools and takes place at Heritage Park beneath the...  Read Story.

Portage County Wojnaroski elected to Portage Habitat board Janet Wojnaroski of Kent has been elected to the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Portage County, replacing Pam Jeanneret of Kent who resigned from the board for personal reasons. ...  Read Story.

Aviation summer academy registration deadline near Incoming 10th, 11th and 12th graders can fly a plane, spend time in an air traffic control tower, tour Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and observe the current research at NASA Glenn Center, as...  Read Story.

Salvation Army seeking aid for cyclone victims Donations may be mailed to agency in Ravenna The Salvation Army in the United States has launched an appeal to raise money for the long-term response to the disaster in Myanmar caused by tropical cyclone...  Read Story.

Hayes, Myers join Robinson Foundation unit The Robinson Memorial Hospital Foundation announces two new board members to its Board of Trustees. New board members, serving terms from May 1 through April 30, 2011 are Judge Jerry L. Hayes of Aurora and...  Read Story.

Florida Suspected arsonist nabbed Cops: Man seen tossing firebomb into woods Associated Press PALM BAY, Fla. -- Authorities arrested a man they say was seen throwing a Molotov cocktail into the woods Wednesday in this Atlantic coast town, where several...  Read Story.

China Rescuers dig for quake victims by hand Estimated 26,000 remain buried in collapsed buildings; recovery slowed by landslides Associated Press HANWANG, China -- Soldiers rushed to shore up a dam cracked by this week's powerful earthquake, and...  Read Story.

New York Spitzer call girl booker pleads Associated Press NEW YORK -- A woman accused of booking clients for a high-priced call girl ring pleaded guilty Wednesday to money laundering and promoting prostitution in the federal probe that brought down...  Read Story.

Cleveland Plea deal set in racial hate letters case Associated Press CLEVELAND -- A man accused of writing racially hateful letters to prominent blacks, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is expected to plead guilty in federal court,...  Read Story.

Washington Polar bear population said to be threatened Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday because of the loss of Arctic sea ice but also cautioned the decision should not be...  Read Story.

Morgantown WVU faculty demand embattled president resign over scandal Governor's daughter allegedly received improper master's degree Associated Press MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- West Virginia University's faculty demanded Wednesday that embattled President...  Read Story.

Southeast Asia Red Cross: Cyclone dead now number 128,000 U.N. prods regime to let in foreign relief Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar -- The Red Cross estimated Wednesday that the cyclone death toll in Myanmar could be as high as 128,000 -- a much higher...  Read Story.

New Jersey McGreevey, on stand in divorce trial, says he's broke First openly gay governor fighting for custody of his daughter Associated Press ELIZABETH, N.J. -- The nation's first openly gay governor tried to convince the judge in his divorce case...  Read Story.