Downtown hotels struggle amid post 9/11 and gas price pressures
Downtown hotels face occupancy and booking declines as travel budgets tighten and corporate travel slows. Manches ter and Golden Lamb report reduced group conferences and weddings, while independent inns like the Hamiltonian, Manchester, and Riverfront Plaza cite limited leverage against chains and rising gas costs dampening impulse trips. Local owners stress resilience through food service and proximity to government offices.
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Teen says she set fatal fire on purpose in Iowa
Tracey Dyess, 17, told police she poured two gallons of gasoline through the house while her family slept then set it ablaze to get back at her stepfather. Dyess faces first degree murder, attempted murder and arson charges for the March 31 fire that killed her 13 year old sister and 6 year old brother. Stepfather Brian Street, 39, and mother Debbie Street, 37, escaped after a smoke alarm awakened them.
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Brian Street
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Cox Publishing group grows with local papers in Ohio
Hoffman highlights continued work in Butler County as Journal News and The Middletown Journal strengthen to meet reader and advertiser needs. Cox Ohio Publishing includes Springfield News-Sun and others, delivering a combined daily circulation over 300,000. The group is a division of Cox Enterprises, founded by James M. Cox in 1898.
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Cox Ohio Publishing
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Arrest in Cape Cod slaying ends three year probe
Christopher M. McCowen, 33, a trash collector in Orleans, Mass., was charged with murder and rape in the 2002 stabbing death of fashion writer Christa Worthington. DNA linked his voluntary sample to semen found on the victim, ending a national headline case that spurred debates over DNA testing and civil liberties. Worthington’s family expressed relief and hope for justice as prosecutors described a clear motive but withheld details.
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Cape Town
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