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Cancer in the Valley
Jolene Craig Special to The Times
Cancer survivors follow the lead by the Fort Frye marching band as they end the first lap at the Relay for Life of Washington County at Belpre Civitan Park Friday evening. The fund-raising event was scheduled to run through the night and into Saturday.
May 17, 2008
There are many factors that can lead to a cancer diagnosis, but according to a representative from the American Cancer Society, 60 percent of cases involve lifestyle choices such as smoking, poor diet and infrequent exercise.
That means that while heredity and environmental factors may be beyond an individual’s control, other cancer contributors are preventable, said Bob Paschen, a spokesman for the American Cancer Society.
“There are some things you can’t choose,” he said. “But six in 10 cancer deaths are caused by smoking and other lifestyle choices.
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‘D’ day for school boards
May 17, 2008
Monday night will be a busy one for local boards of education, with votes on reducing staff, closing schools and cutting programs possible in three different districts.
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New Times’ publisher named
May 17, 2008
Jennifer Houtman was named publisher/editor of The Marietta Times Friday.
Previously the newspaper’s managing editor, she replaces Jim Spanner, who recently was named publisher of The Parkersburg News and Sentinel and Marietta A.M.
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Relay for Life raises more than $200,000
May 17, 2008
BELPRE — The sun came out just in time for the Relay for Life of Washington County to kick off Friday.
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Thu, May 1, 2008 @ 2:34PM
With the 2008 Marietta Bantam League season in full swing it's nice to see all those fields filled with young ballplayers. The sight takes me back to the days when our two children were young enough to play ball. Lots of memories from those days. Like teaching first-year tee-ball players to run to first, not third, when you hit the ball. I remember watching the other team hit a ball to left field and my left fielder was no where to be found. He decided the pile of sand about 30 away from the left field line was more inviting that standing out ON the field waiting for a ball to he hit to him. Then there was the time the entire team ran after a fly ball to right field. The right fielder was lost in a sea of teammates. Problem is, no one caught the ball, or picked it up as the batter rounded third and headed for home. I remember with my daughter's tee-ball team. So, she wouldn't feel alone on a team with all boys, I drafted every girl who signed up - a total of four I think.
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What Happens in Romantic Comedies...
Thu, May 15, 2008 @ 11:41AM
... stays in the genre's most recent entry, “What Happens in Vegas.” Starring Cameron Diaz (“The Holiday”) and Ashton Kutcher (“The Guardian”) as two New Yorkers who meet in Las Vegas and wake up married, the movie hits all the notes you would expect. • Attractive people that don't like each other yet share a mutual attraction? Check. • A crass, annoying guy friend? Check. • A spunky, supportive gal friend? Check. • Love, hate, scheme, hate, scheme, hate, detente, misunderstanding... Check. If you can't already envision most of the movie from the preceding synopsis, watch a trailer and it will fill in a lot of the blanks. Most of the laughs in the movie are the things from the trailer that made me laugh and want to see it in the first place. And yet... I liked it.
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Wed, May 7, 2008 @ 9:35AM
I first met Marc Dann more than 15 years ago. His wife Alyssa and I worked together as reporters and at the time, he had a budding law practice in Youngstown. I didn’t know Marc well, but I remember he liked to take the cases that made headlines. The more sensational the better. Now, Dann is making headlines for all the wrong reasons, and I have to wonder what toll the news of his affair is taking on his wife Alyssa and their children. Alyssa and I were close a long time ago. We’ve maintained a distant relationship but I certainly haven’t talked to her since the scandal at the attorney general’s office exploded in such a public and detailed way. I don’t expect to talk with her. Still, I find myself thinking about her a lot this week. I find myself thinking about our friend Ed Simpson, too. Ed was our editor at the Tribune Chronicle in Warren where Alyssa and I worked as reporters.
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Sat, May 10, 2008 @ 12:23PM
And just when I thought life as a parent couldn't get anymore exciting, this weekend I had the unique opportunity to experience what it means to be a single parent of twins! On Mother's Day weekend no less. Only briefly, mind you, did I have two toddlers to take care of by myself but it was interesting to say the least. My sister and her husband decided to take a mini vacation and my mother kept their son for the 4 or 5 days they were going to be gone. On Friday night, mom and my nephew came home from Columbus and we attempted to go out to dinner. I was anticipating screaming and throwing of food but then I remembered ... our kids are awesome. It helped that we went to one of those buffets where they have absolutely everything, the kids ate free and it was noisy anyway so a little toddler babble didn't matter. The kids were pretty well-behaved despite my daughter, who has graduated to the big chair, trying to get down repeatedly.
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Take a free flight over Marietta
Sat, May 3, 2008 @ 7:44AM
Google is offering free flights over Marietta. No, the popular search engine has gone completely mad. The flights are not real, they are virtual. Google Earth, a free application available for Macs and PC, provides stunning views of Marietta and the rest of the planet. Google Earth is a remarkable project that takes thousands of photos from aerial photos from around the world and merges them to become one planet. This allows the users to literally fly from global view to a street level one in a few seconds. The program is loaded with features that add to the user experience. A user can add landmarks to the images for instance, you can overlay the current weather on the globe, obscuring areas until you “fly” below the clouds, you can even add terrain to the globe. Terrain puts hill and valleys where they belong allowing the user to dip into the Grand Canyon or explore the rim of a volcano.
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