In a big win for the county, The Fund for Our Economic Future awarded funds for three projects in the region, two of which are from Mahoning County. Thirty-one days of voting resulted in a total of 43,199 points (39%) for Mahoning County projects, out of 112,136 total.

As noted on the healthcare page in the Agenda section of our site, the right wing and their allies in the insurance industry are willing to do and say anything to stop President Obama's drive for health care reform. That extends to putting Shona Holmes on the air to tell a huge whopper about the Candadian health care system--one of the anti-reform forces' favorite stalking horses in the debate.