YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan.

By David Skolnick, Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio Aug. 5--AUSTINTOWN -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama will outline his energy proposal, which includes eliminating the need for oil from the Middle East and Venezuela in a decade, during a town hall-style meeting today at Austintown Fitch High School.

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio _ As they prepare to vote Tuesday, Democrats in a region short on optimism appear to be weighing the hope that Barack Obama offers against the gritty competence that Hillary Clinton says is needed to bring back blue-collar jobs.

By Don Shilling, Vindicator, Youngstown, Ohio Nov. 1--Local apartment dwellers still have only one choice for cable television service, despite a federal ruling that opens the door for competition.

By Cheryl Powell, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio Sep. 7--Akron Children's Hospital plans to buy a medical complex in the Youngstown area and start a new pediatric hospital there.