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SUNDAY, October 3, 2010
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Akron school district crafts its class credit policy
Therapist leads former warriors on expedition to old battle zone
Community helps homecoming dreams come true for area teens COMMUNITY, B1
to help heal emotional wounds. Conflict ended many years ago,
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but it still lurks beneath surface
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Vietnam veterans to search for souls
Golden Flashes open MAC play by losing 27-21 to RedHawks
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hen the soul is so terrorized by what a person is experiencing, some say, it will leave the body. Akron’s Tom Saal knows that to be true. His fled 42 years ago when he was in a rice paddy somewhere south of Da Nang in Vietnam. Today, Saal will embark on a journey to lure his soul home. He was a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps when he ordered his snipers to shoot a North Vietnamese soldier. When the deed was done, the men brought the body to Saal. He rooted through the man’s possessions, retrieving photos of a woman and children. ‘‘That’s when I realized we were fighting human beings,’’ he remembered. The revelation was agonizing. Exhausted, the 22-year-old found a place on the ground to rest his weary body and reflect. Soon, he drifted off to sleep. ‘‘When I woke up, I couldn’t believe what I saw. My men had crucified the guy. Stripped him naked and hung him on a bamboo cross that they had made,’’ he said, his voice barely above a whisper. ‘‘I lost all faith in mankind that day. That’s when my soul left.’’ Saal will meet up with four fellow Vietnam veterans and seven others, most of whom departed from Akron-Canton Airport on Wednesday, with Warriors Journey Home, a ministry that meets at First Congregational Church in Tallmadge. One of the leaders of the three-week expedition to Vietnam is Dr. Edward Tick, founder of Soldier’s Heart, a veterans’ healing project based in New York. A nationally known expert on the psychological, spiritual, historical and cultural aspects of war, Tick is the author of War and the Soul, writing about others who have returned to former
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Above, Vietnam War veteran Tom Saal, 65, a former high school English teacher and Akron school board member, works as a housing specialist at Freedom House in Kent. It is a longterm homeless shelter for veterans. Below, U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Saal is pictured more than 40 years ago in a Vietnamese rice paddy south of Da Nang.
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U.S. issuing an advisory for traveling in Europe
ELECTION 2010
Early voting alters campaign strategies Candidates struggle with need for more volunteers, TV ads to get out their message By Paula Schleis
The City Club of Cleveland has scheduled several political debates for October, even though thousands of people in the region have already cast a ballot. Many Ohio newspapers have yet to endorse a choice for governor, though many voters have already made an irrevocable decision. Meanwhile, candidates and issue
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with partisan passions and high-profile offices at stake, early voting is expected to be more popular than ever. Election officials predict onethird of voters will cast a ballot before Nov. 2, and that, Speaks said, ‘‘has profoundly changed the political landscape.’’ For groups supporting candidates and issues, early voting means a need for more volunteers, longer commitment and sustained enthusiasm.
Government will urge citizens to be cautious as result of threats By Matthew Lee and Eileen Sullivan Associated Press
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WASHINGTON: The Obama administration will warn U.S. citizens to be vigilant as they travel in Europe, updated guidance prompted by al-Qaida threats, American and European officials said Saturday. Such a move could have negative implications for European tourism, business and diplomacy if travelers fear there’s a possibility of terrorist attacks. The State Department will issue a travel alert for Europe today that advises Americans to stay vigilant on the continent because of threat information, senior U.S. officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, because a final decision has not been announced. ‘‘This travel alert is a cumulative result of information we have received over an extended periods,’’ one senior administration official said. ‘‘We are constantly monitoring a range of threat streams and have monitored this and others for some time.’’ State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley declined to comment on the matter. But he said the administration remains focused on alQaida threats to U.S. interests and will take appropriate steps to protect Americans. A European official briefed on the talks
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supporters have had to make risky decisions about when to spend limited marketing funds: Before the first voters started heading to the polls Sept. 28, or when races traditionally heat up in the days before the Nov. 2 General Election. No doubt about it, Ohio’s early voting law has turned campaign strategies upside down. ‘‘Those who are not embracing the change are missing the boat,’’
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said Tom Speaks, co-owner of the Impact Group, a Hudson firm that consults with many local cities , school districts and candidates.
A full statewide slate Ohio voters have been able to cast early ballots without giving a reason since 2005, but this is only the second time a full slate of statewide races has been in the mix. With a political season so charged
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