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Harvest Happenings returns

Erie MetroPark's big annual free event, Harvest Happenings, returns from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

Information, including a schedule of events, is available here.

6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Keeping your e-mail safe

It hasn't gotten much play in the news lately, but the investigation into who hacked into Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account has continued.

6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

American terrorist, American blogger

The John McCain campaign, eager to change the subject from the economy, has been highlighting Barack Obama’s ties to Bill Ayers, formerly a Weather Underground bomber and now a “distinguished professor of education” at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Last day to register!

OK, this is your final warning. Today is the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 general election.

6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Dogs, cats on sale

The Erie County Dog Warden and the the county humane society are both making extra efforts to find homes to adopt their animals.

The dog warden will have a booth at Corso's, 3404 Milan Road, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with four dogs who are ready to go home.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Kaptur, Latta hold firm, but bailout passes

By a 263-171 vote, the U.S. House has accepted the Senate's version of a $700 billion bailout bill.

North-central Ohio's two House members, U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo, and U.S. Rep. Bob Latta,

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

What do you read?

The other day, during a now-infamous interview with CBS newswoman Katie Couric, Gov. Sarah Palin was asked to name which newspapers and magazines she regularly reads. Palin could not come up with a single title.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Yes, that's me with the Obama sign

Many people already believe that every newspaper reporter in America is "in the tank" for Obama. I guess it wouldn't help if anyone saw me carrying a big Obama/Biden yard sign out of the local Democratic headquarters Wednesday.

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6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Consumer review: My $10 MP3 player

I've long been intrigued by the way yesterday's expensive electronic device becomes today's cheap made-in-China commodity.

6:27 PM Mar 23, 2010

Offshore drilling ban expires

What with (1) the presidential campaign and (2) the national economy collapsing into pieces, it's been difficult to follow other news stories the last couple of weeks, even important ones.