Blackwell faces backlash over voter forms and provisional ballots
Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell faced a Republican backlash after ordering 80 pound paper for voter registration forms and prompting a later clarification. Democrats and voting rights groups sued over provisional ballots citing federal requirements. Blackwell defended the changes as a long standing, routine refresh with bipartisan law review.
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Grassroots groups mobilize to boost voter turnout
Voters are urged to participate with groups offering transport and child care. Vote Run Lead plans to provide limousines on college campuses to move students to election sites. West Side Citizens Organization in St Paul registers voters and educates about the process amid historically low turnout. Analysts are skeptical about long term impact without school based voter education.
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Kerry campaigns in Ohio amid economic pain at rally
Kerry spoke to workers facing a yearlong lockout at RMI in Austintown Fitch High School, appealing for help and sharing sympathy over debt and home costs. He contrasted his message with Bush tax-cut promises, while Raschilla described tough choices between healthcare and mortgage payments as voters weigh Ohio and Florida as battlegrounds. The campaign noted staff cuts in Virginia as Kerry concentrates on key states.
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Middfest wraps up with Chilean culture and animals
A three day Middfest festival around Denham Plaza featured llamas alpacas a chinchilla and Chilean dancers from Ballet Folklorico Antumapu in Santiago. Local sixth grader Katie Gibbons fake chupacabra costumed creature entertained crowds and visitors enjoyed cooking demos storytellers and Chilean art amid a lively closing event.
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Predictions rise as Mount St. Helens trembles and crowds watch
Seismologists at the University of Washington warn the eruption could unfold over weeks. Spectators along a park road 8.5 miles from the volcano gather as tremors continue, rock falls raise dust, and lava may rise from the dome beneath the crater. Authorities warn of possible ash, lava flows, and glacier melt with debris slides toward the pumice plain.
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