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Gary Madich, 53, has been with JPMorgan and the former Banc One Corp. since 1995 and now leads the Fixed Income Securities Group where he's responsible for overseeing all fixed income and taxable and tax-free ...

IcedEarth.com has posted the cover art for the band's forthcoming full-length studio album, " The Crucible of Man - " which continues where their 2007 release, " Framing Armageddon - " left off.

Mr. and Mrs. George Crooms, Clarks Mill Road, will celebrate 53 years of marriage at a dinner for family and friends on June 7 at their home.

Discussion Policy Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. via The Washington Post

“So, we'll be over halfway there”

County officials hope the Greene River Trail in northeastern Greene County eventually will stretch to the Masontown Bridge, and when the latest portion is complete, it will be halfway there. via O-R Online

Theater should serve to help people, says Northampton Community College director Ron Heneghan, explaining why he chose a 17th century Spanish classic ''Fuenteovejuna'' as his spring production. via The Morning Call

“We work on it constantly. But these charges all stem from the last several months”

Ten people, including several alleged street-level drug dealers, were charged Wednesday as part of a sweep conducted by the Greene County Drug Task Force. via O-R Online

“Low-level individuals traditionally work in connection with drug rings that move in to towns and corner the drug market. Without the street-level runners and dealers, these major drug dealers have a major void in their organization.”

Ten street-level drug dealers, operating in Greene County, have been charged today as part of a task force sweep targeting low level drug dealers in Southwestern Pennsylvania. via Attorneygeneral.gov

We have heard counsel on behalf of the appellant and respondent, and received submissions on behalf of JUSTICE. via Times Online

The former chief executive of Morgan Crucible PLC won a round Wednesday in his battle to avoid extradition to the United States for allegedly fixing prices and obstructing justice. via PR-inside.com

“The DoJ's attempts to extradite Ian on this basis were of grave concern to the UK business community at large, human rights organisations and the political opposition parties.”

The former Morgan Crucible chief executive Ian Norris won a "significant victory" in his battle against extradition to America, where he faces charges of price-fixing, following a landmark ruling by the House ... via The Independent

“The problem is that this is a rubber-stamp Democratic area so they know it's almost a guarantee they're going to get our vote. We just have to hope that this time whoever wins won't forget about us.”

My fascination with Youngstown's frontier urban experience should be obvious. I'm enjoying Youngstown as center stage in the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton: But for every optimist here there ... via Burgh Diaspora

“What's going on when his son runs and all of a sudden there's this overt hostility that came out, which did not come out toward his father”

Mitt Romney isn't the only casualty in his failed presidential bid. The Mormon church, yearning for broad acceptance, also took a beating. via The Morning Call

The Lincoln Park Performing Arts School in Midland, Pennsylvania - Great for a Small Town Midland, Pennsylvania was once famous for being a busy, steel mill and industrious town. via Associated Content

“You bring down heaven and raise up a whore!”

The writers' strike was fun in November, laudable in December and painful by January. via Houston Chronicle

The Give-A-Christmas fund now stands at $8,325 as Herald-Standard readers contribute another $710. "We're gaining momentum and that's what we need to reach our goal of raising $40,000 for the Salvation Army,'' ... via Herald-Standard

Township supervisors approved a $2.35 million 2008 budget Monday that includes a .56-mill real estate tax increase to offset increases in insurance costs. via Herald-Standard

“I came here on my own because my father doesn't like me and I was not eating every day”

Domingos Pedro was only 12 years old when his father died. The passing was sudden; the cause was a mystery to doctors. via Times Daily

“I'm very concerned about maritime safety, and sensitive and aware of this accident”

Just before the early morning accident that claimed the lives of four crewmen aboard the towboat Elizabeth M on Jan. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Editor's note: It's not just for shaved-head, dazed recruits any more. Sixty teachers, school counselors and reporters from Pennsylvania are at Parris Island, S.C., this week for an inside look at Marine Corps ... via Pocono Record