Park districts rack up awards (The News-Herald)
Two area county park districts took the broom and swept up an armload of awards in state competition. Lake Metroparks collected six honors in recent Ohio Parks and Recreation Association judging.

Letters to the Editor: (Berkeley Daily Planet)
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Solar power 'concentrator' could revolutionize industry, Cleveland inventors say (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
GreenField Solar Corp.GreenField Solar Corp., a startup company in Cleveland, developed this unique solar generator that it views as the future of solar power. The lightweight equipment concentrates sunlight 900 times to produce 1,500 watts of power. Imagine a machine...

Rudd inspects storm 'war zone' (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has described storm-ravaged Brisbane suburbs as a "war zone", pledging to divert more troops immediately if they are needed to help.

Susan A. Rottner Is Atheneum's New Board President (Hartford Courant)
Susan A. Rottner of West Hartford is the new president of the board of trustees for the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art.

Arts around the Mid-coast; Nov. 13, 2008 (The Times Record)
Organ benefit AUBURN — Highway 61 will perform a country-rock benefit concert from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15 at the First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Donations will be accepted.

FROM PEOPLE T0 PEOPLE KENTUCKY CARE PROJECT BRINGS JOY TO ALL THE FORGOTTEN FOLKS IN LOTTS CREEK HILL COUNTRY (Observer)
By Celeste Regal Gino Montrone, founder of Kentucky Care, and Rotary President and Observer Publisher Lisa Pezzolla flew out of the Newark airport on Oct. 15 at 4 p.m. to head toward the neediest and proudest people in America.

25 years ago, a landmark burned (The Massillon Independent)
It was a spectacular site that brought out hundreds of city residents who stood in awe of the fiery scenario in front of them.

Crime watch (Akron Beacon Journal)
Crime watch

Homeowners: Beware Winter Property Damage (PRWeb)
With cold weather on the horizon for most of the United States, homeowners should take action to lower the risk of property damage by inspecting their home and property to avoid expensive repair bills. (PRWeb Nov 4, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/winter/damage/prweb1566394.htm