By LISA HLAVINKA | Staff Writer
Every night before he falls asleep, 90-year-old Evan Young counts all the American presidents in his head, in sequential order, along with the year they were sworn into office.
“Number 44 is Obama, 2009,” he said. “I really think he will do very well.”
Young said he counts the presidents every night [...]

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By MARIA KACIK | Staff Writer
The students of two fifth-grade classes at Memorial Elementary School in Brunswick fidgeted in their seats in their dark classroom while they watched their classroom TV as Aretha Franklin sang “My Country ’Tis of Thee” and announcers bantered about the festivities of the day.
But when Chief Justice John Roberts took [...]

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By CASSANDRA SHOFAR | Staff Writer
WASHINGTON — Packed in like sardines, 50 Buckeye High School students braved the cold and more than a million people to watch President Barack Obama sworn in Tuesday as the 44th president of the United States.
“We’re in the midst of so much humanity, you can’t imagine,” said social studies teacher [...]

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Hazel Harter, 75, of Lodi, passed away Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009.
She was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Doylestown to Carl and Margaret Rech. Mrs. Harter was retired from PCA in Ashland and the Medina Buehler’s. She enjoyed traveling, going to casinos and playing euchre.
She is survived by her husband, Frank; daughter, Sandy (Bruce) [...]

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By CHRIS ASSENHEIMER
Staff Writer
CLEVELAND — Cliff Lee plans on taking the same approach in 2009 that he did last year. When you win a Cy Young Award the previous season, it’s a good plan to follow.
“I’m just going to try to be the same pitcher I was last year,” said Lee, who went 22-3 with [...]

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