Bridging the distance
Jeannette Sanders and her son Ryan Owens, who as served in Iraq, use a Web cam to communicate. Staff Sgt. Owens now is stationed in Okinawa, Japan.
RIGHT, Army Scout Christopher
Rowlands.
Special to the Tribune Chronicle
Army Scout Christopher Rowlands turned 20 this June at Camp Katsu, 30 miles south of Baghdad. His family found a way to be part of this milestone by sending him a birthday party in a box, complete with confetti, party hats, cards and gifts. Cheri Dodson, Chris’s mother, says that is just one of the ways they try to stay in touch with Chris, who is with the 101st Airborne based out of Fort Campbell, Ky. Chris joined the Army as soon as he graduated from Howland High School in 2006 and has been in Iraq since October 2007. Communication between family members can be difficult, but when you are thousands of miles and many time zones apart, it is even harder. There are more than 1.4 million active duty personnel as well as 800,000 members of the U.S. National Guard/Reserves and veterans from all arms of service, according to the American Red Cross.
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Seven-year-old Kenny Zerefos’ favorite thing about bike riding is balance, and his father recognizes the milestone of this first trip on the Western Reserve Greenway without training wheels.
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WARREN — Talk of foreclosures and the subprime debacle might have initially scared Kristi Rodgers, but that didn’t stop the local woman from climbing onto the first rung of the housing ladder.
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PITTSBURGH —
With a name like Jim Smith, sometimes it’s better to be known by your hometown.
At least that’s the case for 1,902 men and women across the country part of a club with only one requirement.
See Sandusky
SANDUSKY — I’m pretty sure I’ve never been in a room this big before.
That’s really what it is. One giant room.
Blue-collar workers show Valley at its best
In the last month, a series of decisions and developments that will doubtless shape our area’s future have continued to unfold.
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