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Cop Accused of Abusing Toddlers with Stun Gun
Source: ktla-tv

CANTON, Ohio -- A part-time police officer has been charged with assault for allegedly abusing his girlfriend's young children with a weapon similar to a Taser.

Could you choose just one? Chinese city's new "one-dog" policy will force those with more than one to do just that
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle

As of next month, each Guangzhou household will be allowed just one pooch. And because the government regulation won't be grandfathered in, people who currently have multiple dogs will have to decide which one stays — and which will go.

Stadium war memorials are community's labor of love
Source: Haywood County News

Twenty-three monuments dedicated to former Canton High School students who died during World War II stand at attention in the end zone at Pisgah Memorial Stadium in Canton, having survived more than 60 years of exposure to the elements, the building of a new stadium and two devas …

Obama delivers 'closing argument' in Canton, OH -- promises to restore prosperity
Source: wkyc.com

CANTON -- Barack Obama is closing his case for the presidency with a promise to restore economic prosperity and a higher purpose to an embattled nation.

Canton, South Dakota Apology
Source: comedycentral.com

Stephen apologizes for saying South Dakota is North Dakota's dirty ashtray.

Cleveland one of the 'fastest dying' cities
Source: wkyc.com

Forbes Magazine came out with its list of "America's Fastest Dying Cities". Out of 10 locations, Ohio has four cities on the list: Cleveland, Youngstown, Dayton and Canton.

Armed Citizen Holds (Bluffing) Suicide-Bomber Bank Robber At Gun Point Until Police Arive
Source: detnews.com

Police said the customer then pulled out a gun, pointed it at the suspect and told him, "You are not robbing this bank." "But I have a bomb," the suspect said, according to police. The customer replied: "I don't care. You are not robbing this bank!"

Weed problem in Ohio town, but not the smoking kind
Source: The L.A. Times

A proposed amendment by the Canton City Council in Ohio could put homeowners who let their weeds and grass grow too high in jail.

Man Locks New Wife In Dog Cage
Source: local6.com

"He had her handcuffed inside of the cage, would hold her against her will inside the cage for two to four hours at a time, release her from the cage, re-handcuff her outside the cage, let two dogs inside the cage and crate the dogs," ....

Georgia School Bus Overturns - 25 Students Injured
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

On the way to school this morning, a bus hit a utility poll, overturning. Twenty-five students were injured Monday morning when a school bus overturned in Cherokee County after hitting a utility pole, authorities said.

Bobby Cutts Guilty of Aggravated Murder
Source: Cleve-Blog

Canton -- A Stark County jury this morning found Bobby Cutts Jr. guilty of aggravated murder for killing his unborn baby and murder for killing his pregnant lover. Cutts could face the death penalty when his is sentenced later this year.

Strip search of woman by Sheriff's Deputies called outrageous
Source: wkyc.com

For those who are still living in denial of the pending police-state:

School of Shock - Prankster Gets Employees to Shock Residents 100 Times
Source: MotherJones.com

"Located in Canton, Massachusetts, the facility, which calls itself a "special needs school," takes in all kinds of troubled kids—severely autistic, mentally retarded, schizophrenic, bipolar, emotionally disturbed—and attempts to change their behavior with a complex system of …

Police: Pregnant woman's body found; cop arrested - CNN.com
Source: CNN

"Searchers recovered a body Saturday afternoon that they believe is that of Jessie Marie Davis, a pregnant woman who disappeared June 13, police said. Bobby Cutts Jr., the father of Davis' 2-year-old son, was arrested and charged with two counts of murder, including that of Davi …

Woman, 9 months pregnant, is missing - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

"NORTH CANTON, Ohio - A pregnant woman vanished from her home, leaving behind broken furniture, a pool of bleach on the floor and just one witness — a 2-year-old son who told police, "Mommy's crying ...

Indebt Mom/Store Clerk Finds $10, Buys Last Ticket on Roll, $1M Winner; No lump sum for her
Source: local6.com

...She said she always jokes that the last ticket on a roll is the winner, and she even tried to persuade a customer to buy it, but he only had enough money for three tickets.

From Canada To Canton: Moon's Import Endures
Source: blackathlete.net

Warren Moon is enshrined in Canton. If not for Warren Moon, maybe Michael Vick is carrying the rock as a tailback for the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb is not a brand name uttered in the same breath as Campbell's Soup

NFL: The story behind the election of the 2006 class
Source: Sports Illustrated

SI.com's Paul Zimmerman, a Hall of Fame voter for the last 15 years, spoke with SI.com about the 2006 class. Troy Aikman, Reggie White, Warren Moon, Harry Carson, John Madden and Rayfield Wright will be inducted on Saturday.

NFL: Is Flutie Hall of Fame worthy?
Source: ESPN.com

"So, really, the more interesting question isn't the one about whether Doug Flutie somehow did enough during his years of playing football to merit a spot in the Hall of Fame. I mean, that's a question, obviously. It's just not the good one.

Thurman Thomas Deserved Football's Top Honor Now, Not Later
Source: CNET News.com

The final selections for the 2006 Hall of Fame class were announced on Saturday, and conspicuously absent (at least to anyone who followed the Super Bowl Buffalo Bills from the 1990s) was RB Thurman Thomas.

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