MCE TO MCE Art of robotics is man's life Russian boxers tie the knot Avon shares name with cities around the country YOURTOWN ThE CHRONICLE G R M Two vie for right to challenge Manning Democrats aim to retake county office CHUCK CHRONICLE Brendan Mackin The Two Democrats assistant Cuyahoga County cutor Brendan Mackin and Sheffield tor Dennis Will are running in this year's primary election for Lorain County cutor The winner will challenge the current county prosecutor Republican Jeff Manning in November Mackin 35 is a 1987 Avon Lake High School graduate who ELECTION 2004 still resides in Avon Lake He earned his law degree from Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 1995 In 2002 he was commissioned as a 1st lieutenant in the Ohio National Guard Will 52 is a 1970 Elyria Catholic High School graduate A veteran of the US Marine Corps Will retired as a captain with the Elyria Police Department and also served as an investigator for the Lorain County Drug Task CHUCK hUMEL CHRONICLE See ELECTION A2 Dennis Will PATRIOTS WIN BY A FOOT NEW ENGLAND 32 CAROLINA 29 New England Patriots kicker Adam Vinatien celebrates his field goal with teammate Ken Walter rear in the final seconds of their victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII on Sunday at Reliant Stadium in Houston Vinatieri FG lifts Pats over Panthers The Associated Press we have a champion And once again the New England Patriots have Adam foot to thank for a Super Bowl victory Vinatien gave New England its second NFL championship m three seasons with a field goal with 4 seconds left for a 29 victory over the Carolina Pan- thers on Sunday night Vinatieri earlier missed a field goal and had another one blocked But as he did in 2002 when he kicked the winning field goal to beat St Louis on the final play of the Super Bowl he proved he is haps the best clutch kicker For a contest that was scoreless for a record 27 minutes this game was one of the offensive shows between two of the best defenses There were 37 points scored in the fourth quarter alone and Tom Brady who led New England on its winning drive was for 354 j ards and three touchdowns Brady was voted the MVP for the second time in three sons although he did throw an interception that prevented New England from winning more easily There have been some heart attacks but they've come out on said coach whose team won its 15th straight game Carolina had tied the game at 29 with its third fourth-quarter TD on a pass from Jake Delhomme to Ricky Proehl Then John Kasay kicked the ball out of bounds to give New England field position at its own 40 Brady then moved the Patriots 37 yards in sis plays hitting Deion Branch to set up ning kick INSIDE In-depth coverage of Patriots last-minute win Sports C1 Game notes include commentary on half-time performances by Janet Jackson and Sports C1 reaction to winning second Super Bowl in three years Sports C1 Carolina's reaction to coming up just short in the biggest game in tne short history of the Sports C1 Great Phil to pop out today Brad Dicken The There's a population of about 6.300 in Punxsutawney Penn most days of the year but it will jump to four times that many today as thousands stream in to see Punxsutawney Phil perform his annual ritual They will watch as the famous hog comes to Knob and looks for his shadow If he sees it the masses will go home with bad news six more weeks of winter If he doesn't spring is just around the comer Phil doesn't just look around and see if there's a shadow he often confers with the president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle to make a weather determination said Deeley who's been Phil's handler for the past 14 sears There will be a conversation between Phil and the president in Deeley said The conversation has been pretty con- stant since the people of Punxsutawney first found Phil in 1887 and took him in Deeley said There's only ever been one Phil even though the typical Pennsylvania hog only lives four to six he joked Every year at our annual picnic we give Phil a secret elixir that gives him See GROUNDHOG A2 COURTESY PUNXSUTAWNEY GROUNDHOG GROUNDHOG FACTS Can grow to be inches long can be up to 5 inches long 4 to 14 pounds Also known as a woodchuck and for the shrill whistle they emit when alarmed Punxsutawney Phil bombs kill 56 Kurdish offices in Iraq site attacks The Associated Press IRBIL Iraq Two suicide explosives wired to their bodies struck the offices of the country's two mam Kurdish ties in nearly simultaneous attacks Sunday killing at least 56 people and wounding more than 235 in the deadliest assault in Iraq in sis months The attacks struck in the Kurdish heartland and took a heavy toll among senior leaders of Iraq's most pro-American ethnic group Elsewhere an American soldier was killed and 12 were wounded in a rocket attack on a logistics base in Balad 50 miles north of dad the US command said The death raised to 523 the number of U.S service members who have died since the Iraq conflict began in March The Irbil attackers slipped into the offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the ic Union of Kurdistan along with hundreds of gathering for the Muslim holiday of Eid or the Feast of Sacrifice Kurdish television said both bombers were dressed as Muslim Leaders of both parties whose militias fought alongside U.S soldiers during the invasion of Iraq last year were receiving hundreds of tors to mark the start of the four-day holiday when the blasts w ent off See BOMBS A2 The victim of a suicide bomber lies on the floor of a hospital in northern Iraq on Sunday as others gather to identify another victim Unrest in the Middle East Israeli defense minister threatens to target leaders of violent groups World Nation 82 Fighting hunger Prominent activist turns his sights on the plight of hungry Local A3 Increasing cloudiness High of 40 degrees For complete forecast see Page A8 INDEX BRIDGE D4 CLASSIFIEDS D1 DEAR HOROSCOPE D4 OBITUARIES A4 SPORTS C1