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G-20 opponents, police clash
March turns chaotic at just about same time president arrives
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke and rubber bullets at marchers protesting the Group of 20 summit Thursday after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows. More...
Leaders close on banker-pay limits

PITTSBURGH (AP) — As police clashed with protesters in the streets, world leaders on Thursday closed ranks on pay limits for bankers whose risky behavior contributed to the global financial meltdown. With economies on the mend, a summit mood of cautious optimism replaced last year’s fear and uncertainty. More...

Center Street to close for work; Route 8 bypass detour established

Construction work in the area around Oil City’s Center Street took longer than expected this week and that has postponed a street closure until Monday. The city intends to close Center Street between Main and Seneca streets on Monday to allow Chiver’s Construction Co. to work on the stretch. The project should be completed by Friday, Oct. 2 More...

Valley Grove gets tax bill for vacant properties
But, of course, the .. district will be paying itself and thus avoid the real pain of paying taxes.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

By a strange turn of events the Valley Grove School District — which is generally tax-exempt and is the recipient of real estate tax revenues — has received a real estate tax bill for its vacant properties in Cooperstown and Sugarcreek boroughs. “We received tax bills for both of those properties,” Business Manager Tom Brink said Thursday. More...

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• article has image Summit’s a big deal — but does it help the locals?
Many are confident that after the event ends the good effects will remain.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The images seem contradictory, somehow: A town with a vibrant, textured story to tell welcomes the world — and the once-in-a-generation opportunity to raise its profile — by turning itself into a phantom-zone fortress of boarded up storefronts, roadblocks and big men with big guns. More...
• Vaccine helps prevent HIV infection
• Here are some notable dates in the AIDS epidemic
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 Community News
• Report: Company ignored dangers before blast
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Imperial Sugar Co. and managers of its Georgia refinery ignored known dangers of explosive dust for decades before a chain of dust-fueled fireballs erupted at the plant last year and killed 14 people, investigators said in a report Thursday. More...
• Keystone leads the way in Clarion PSSA testing
• article has image Washington Township presses customers on sewer repairs
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 Police & Fire
• POLICE & FIRE CALLS
Motorcycle hits bear A Leeper man was injured when his motorcycle struck a bear around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday on Route 36 in Clarion County. Tionesta state police said William Lehnhardt, 39, was traveling north on Route 36 in Washington Township when a bear ran in front of his Yamaha motorcycle. More...
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 Letters/Columns
• March was all about taking the country back
Editor: Washington, D.C., was the place to be for hundreds of thousands of conservatives on Sept. 12. More...
• Numbers were off the mark
• Do you believe all of it?
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 Sports
• article has image Defending champs invade Oil Field
Oil City, looking to rebound from last Friday’s disappointing 34-21 loss to Sharon, will face the unenviable task of trying to do so against the defending PIAA Class AA state champions today when Wilmington visits the Oil Field for a 7 p.m. Region 3 football clash. More...
• article has image Fires top Warriors for first win
• article has image Wetzel, Eaton spark Falcons
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 Entertainment
• article has image STAR GAZING
Dunst serves as star witness in burglary trial NEW YORK (AP) — “Spider-Man” actress Kirsten Dunst has served as a star witness against a man charged in the theft of her designer purse from a New York City hotel suite while she was on a movie set. More...
• article has image Fame’ entertains audience in a chaste way
• article has image TV Grid
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 Features
• article has image Great Recession transforms workplace
WASHINGTON (AP) — Going to work may never be the same again. The Great Recession has reshaped the American workplace and work force in ways that will last years, if not longer. More...
• article has image On Wall Street
• article has image Home sales fall after 4 months of increases
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