Members of Medina’s Ohio Army National Guard unit learned last year they would be deployed to Kuwait. Five citizen-soldiers shared their thoughts about serving their country and their days with family and friends before they said goodbye. This is the second installment in a four-part series. For a multimedia version of this story, visit wp2.medina-gazette.com/2008/01/09/photo-journal/brothersinarms/

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MEDINA — A county resident convicted of rape in 1997 now must register his address every 90 days for life as part of a new state law placing him in the highest tier of sexual offenders.
Sexually oriented offenders like him previously only had to register once a year for 10 years.
The Medina County Sheriff’s Office [...]

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Two Medina County Goodwill stores will celebrate grand openings this month.
Brunswick’s store recently moved from Hickory Ridge Plaza to a larger store at Laurel Square, 1733 Pearl Road, and will have a grand opening celebration Friday and Saturday during regular business hours. Goodwill has operated a store in Brunswick since 1986.
“Our new Brunswick location will [...]

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Sue Powell Coombs, 77, passed away Sunday, Jan. 6, 2008, at Lake Park Nursing & Rehab in Indian Trail, N.C.
She was born Nov. 20, 1930, in Louisville, Ky., to Edwin and Nell Powell, and resided in Georgia and Ohio before being transferred to Charlotte, N.C., in 1987. Mrs. Coombs graduated from the University of Louisville. [...]

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Scott G. Cummings, 49, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, at his home.
He was born Dec. 3, 1958, in Cleveland. Mr. Cummings was a self-employed computer technician.
He is survived by his mother, Margaret (nee Shook) Branch of Brunswick; sisters, Christie (Gregory) Lightcap of Brunswick and Jenda Cotton of New York; brothers, Jamie (Mare) [...]

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Clara M. Baumann Spies, 73, of Brunswick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, in Brunswick.
She was born April 9, 1934, in Independence. Mrs. Spies was a retired secretary for RNC Electric, with 23 years of service. She was very involved in various groups at Our Saviour Lutheran Church in Hinckley Township.
Mrs. Spies is survived by [...]

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GRANGER TWP. — Highland girls basketball coach Kevin Glenn announced Wednesday he is stepping down, effective immediately.
“I’m going to resign my position, because I yearn to coach in the Greater Cleveland area,” Glenn said. “With that being the main reason, I will not return next season.
“Highland asked me to take a leave of absence from [...]

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You can turn down the flame, Dan Mirman is used to being in the pressure cooker.
Just a freshman on a very strong Highland wrestling team, Mirman, 15, has proven himself worthy of his sixth-place ranking in Division II on Ohiowrestlingsite.com.
Then again, going 18-3 at 103 pounds and beating some big names has everyone wondering who [...]

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BEREA — General manager Phil Savage wants to bring back quarterback Derek Anderson — and not just for one more year.
In his season wrapup news conference Wednesday, Savage said he will quickly pursue a long-term deal with Anderson, who burst onto the scene in 2007 with a 10-5 record as a starter and 29 touchdown [...]

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BRUNSWICK — The old cliché “It’s not how you start, but how you finish” had absolutely no merit Wednesday night at Brunswick.
The Blue Devils’ girls basketball team couldn’t start either half of its non-conference game against Green in a positive manner, and it was the key factor in a 57-31 loss.
Brunswick (10-3) began the first [...]

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