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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 24 million Americans have some form of diabetes, a disease that affects the body's ability to regulate and process sugar. An estimated 500,000 of them live in Northeastern Ohio. Of those, an estimated 11,000 were Portage County residents affected by either Type I or Type II diabetes in 2005, the last year of available data from the CDC's National Diabetes Surveillance System.   Read Story.

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BRIMFIELD Every day, tons of recyclables come to the Portage County Solid Waste building on Mogadore Road. Keeping them out of landfills, the recycables " plastics, metals, cardboard, car batteries, paint, light bulbs, glass and paper " are sorted, baled and sold to the secondary market and made into new materials, said Bill Steiner, director of PCSW District.   (3 Comments) Read Story.

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Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO -- Here's a safe bet for uncertain times: A lot of banks won't survive the next year of upheaval despite the U.S. government's $700 billion plan to restore order to the financial industry.   (4 Comments) Read Story.

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The Division II and Division III district golf tournaments are completed for both boys and girls as Portage County was represented very well by all competitors.   Read Story.

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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Tony Stewart ended his frustrating winless season Sunday by earning his first Sprint Cup Series victory at Talladega Superspeedway when NASCAR ruled Regan Smith's last-lap pass was illegal.  Read Story.

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MADISON, Wis. -- Terrelle Pryor kept a perfect record as a starter. Chris "Beanie" Wells kept things loose.  Read Story.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Buried beneath the intense coverage of Democrats trying to regain the White House is a stiff challenge from the party to take over the Ohio House for the first time in 14 ye  Read Story.

CINCINNATI (AP) -- President Bush reminded Americans Monday that his eight years of appointing conservative judges will affect the nation for decades, hoping to secure his legacy but also help fir  Read Story.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- A weeklong period that allowed people to register to vote and immediately cast a ballot comes to an end Monday....  Read Story.

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street suffered through another traumatic session Monday, with the Dow Jones industrials plunging as much as 800 points and setting a new record for a one-day point drop as invest  Read Story.

WILLIAMS, Calif. (AP) - Police say the driver of a casino-bound charter bus that crashed and killed eight people is in critical condition and faces charges of driving under the influence. The Californ  Read Story.

WASHINGTON (AP) - The administration has selected a former Goldman Sachs executive to be the interim head of its $700 billion rescue effort for financial institutions. Neel Kashkari, the Treasury's as  Read Story.