Lance to race Tour, then retire
Augusta Ga. Lance Armstrong says he will retire after this year's Tour de France ending a cycling career that saw him win six straight titles while overcoming cancer. He remains fully committed to a seventh title this year, citing time away from his three children as part of the decision and noting the Tour ends July 24.
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Unforgettable image after Oklahoma City bombing remembered
Choctaw, Oklahoma, ten years after the Oklahoma City bombing recalls the day and Baylee Almon, a one year old, captured in a famous photograph. Almon Kok, her mother, and the photographer whose Pulitzer winning shot shaped a generation mourn the loss while life presses on with new routines and lingering grief.
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Woman who lost her brother looks to future
Donnetta Apple, 65, of Madison Township, mourns her brother lost in the Oklahoma City bombing a decade ago. She has visited the site multiple times, but plans to stay in California this year to focus on family. She aims to honor memory by caring for her children and granddaughter.
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Oklahoma City bombing memory in seventh grade class
A former Oklahoma student recalls a seventh grade English class near downtown Oklahoma City when a bombing occurred. A classmate reading about the Phoenix myth sparked a quip about rising from ashes as the explosion echoed.
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Russert says Butler County key in 2004 race
Tim Russert told a Sharonville audience that Butler County and surrounding areas were pivotal, noting Ohio would decide the election. He linked Bush wins in Butler, Hamilton and Warren counties to campaign stops and discussed leadership in the 21st century amid DeLay ethics concerns and post 9/11 information limits.
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Park dock off limits after collapse at Smith Park pond
Middletown recreation administrator Abby Ison notes lake water rose last week, submerging a fishing dock at Smith Park. Public works director Ginger Smith says the dock has been broken for some time and crews will repair it, with the area cordoned off by yellow police tape and closed to visitors.
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Cardinals cast votes no pope yet in Vatican conclave
Black smoke issued from the Sistine Chapel signaling no two-thirds majority achieved in the first round of voting as 115 cardinals from six continents began their quest to elect a pope to lead the world’s 1.1 billion Catholics. The crowd in St. Peter’s Square watched anxiously as the chimney fate was announced on Vatican Radio and television.
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Youth Symphony Performs Free Concert Tonight
Middletown Youth Symphony gives a free concert at the high school tonight, engaging local residents with a program of classical works. The event highlights community arts and offers a chance for families to experience live music at no cost.
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