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Band festival hits high note despite the soggy conditions
The rain kept the attendance down but not the enthusiasm of the spectators.
The Oil City High School marching band brought back on old tradition on a new football field Saturday night with “Music in Oil Country.” The last time a festival of this type was hosted at Oil City was 19 years ago. More...
Early retirements hurt Social Security
Job losses also contribute to first deficit since 1980s

WASHINGTON (AP) — Big job losses and a spike in early retirement claims from laid-off seniors will force Social Security to pay out more in benefits than it collects in taxes the next two years, the first time that’s happened since the 1980s. More...

Hall of Fame for FHS grads in works
Planners seek help from the community to help decide qualifications.
By SHEILA BOUGHNER Staff writer

A Hall of Fame for Franklin High School grads is in the works. The planners are seeking community members to help decide what form the hall of fame will take and the qualifications for induction. More...

Under pressure for nukes, Iran test fires missiles
An official says Iran has .. perfected its short range missiles to defend the country of any attacks.

TEHRAN (AP) — Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard said it successfully test-fired short-range missiles Sunday in drills meant to show Tehran is prepared to crush any military threat from another country. The display of force comes days after the U.S. and its allies warned Iran over a newly revealed nuclear facility it was secretly constructing. More...

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• States tax rich at their own peril
Early data from New York shows higher tax rates have yielded lower-thanexpected state wealth.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — This year, New York’s deep-pocketed rich were required to dig even deeper to help shore up state finances. More...
• Searching for ‘real’ America, political-style
• Merkel wins 2nd term in Germany
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 Community News
• article has image Woman pens book on bariatric surgery support
June Rice of Oil City has a support group for local patients.
If people think weight loss surgery is taking the easy way out of addressing weight issues, then they haven’t spoken to June Rice of Oil City, leader of the local bariatric surgery support group. More...
• article has image Clarion students help residents extreme community makeover
• Diabetes education classes to be held in Forest County
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 Police & Fire
• POLICE & FIRE CALLS
Gas pumps shut down again An Oil City gas station closed its pumps for the second time in less than a week Sunday morning. The tanks at the Country Fair station on Spring Street were shut down for a period of time starting at about 4:45 a.m. Sunday after another leak at the business. The same thing happened Wednesday afternoon at the station. More...
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 AP News
• article has image William Safire, 79, speechwriter, N.Y. columnist, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — William Safire, the conservative columnist and word warrior who eagerly took on political figures and the English language, died Sunday at age 79. The Pulitzer Prize winner died in Maryland, assistant Rosemary Shields said. He had been diagnosed with cancer, but she declined to say when that had happened or what type of cancer he had. More...
• Wal-Mart best symbolizes America, a new poll finds
• Weather satellite may fail soon; lawmaker seeks replacement
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 Letters/Columns
• ‘Pay as you go’ plan might be the answer
Editor: While I appreciate the problem of rising health care costs, the answer is not to add more debt to a government that already has more debt that the entire rest of the world combined. More...
• In some cases, streets are safer than sidewalks
• article has image Cartoon
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 Sports
• Golden Eagles fall short against Cal, 35-31
CALIFORNIA — Clarion’s Jacques Robinson scored on a 44-yard touchdown pass with 4:40 left, giving the Golden Eagles a 31-28 lead, but Cal’s Chedrick Cherry scored on a 47-yard touchdown pass with 1:01 left. More...
• article has image Bobcats win tournament
• article has image Kildoo leads Eagles to win at Cochranton
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 AP Sports
• article has image Pirates rally past Dodgers 6-5, delay clincher
Lastings Milledge hits a walk-off RBI single.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Right fielder Andre Ethier misplayed Lastings Milledge's two-run single for an error that allowed the winning run to score, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for four in the ninth inning to beat the Dodgers 6-5 and prevent Los Angeles from clinching the NL West title Sunday. More...
• article has image Steelers’ run in Cincy ends
• article has image Lefty wins tourney; Tiger wins Cup title
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 Entertainment
• ‘Meatballs’ sticks to movie menu top with $24.6M
Movie remains No. 1 at box office for second straight weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Movie fans lined up for a second helping of “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” which took in $24.6 million to remain No. 1 at the box office for a second straight weekend. The Sony animated tale raised its domestic haul to $60 million after 10 days in theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday. More...
• article has image Polanski arrested in Switzerland on U.S. request in sex case
• article has image TV Grid
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