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The NFL announced today that the Week 17 Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals game will not be resumed and has been cancelled. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell informed all clubs of his decision earlier today, after speaking with the Bills, the Bengals and NFL Players Association leadership.

University of Cincinnati is canceling classes ahead of a press conference on the deadly shooting involving a UC police officer. Campus officials said all classes on the Uptown and Medical campuses will be canceled at 11 a.m., including all classes in session at that time.

ENTERCOM has purchased CBS RADIO's MEMPHIS, ROCHESTER, AUSTIN, and CINCINNATI clusters for $262 million. The buyer will take over all of the stations except for the ROCHESTER stations in a time brokerage agreement starting in OCTOBER (the company will have to divest two ROCHESTER stations to remain within FCC ownership limits). In AUSTIN, ENTERCOM gets AC KKMJ (MAJIC 95.5), Modern AC KAMX (MIX 94.7), Top 40/Rhythmic KXBT (THE BEAT 104.3), and Talk KJCE-A. In CINCINNATI, the stations being sold are Country WUBE (B-105), Hot AC WKRQ (Q-102), Oldies WGRR, and Alternative WAQZ (NEW ROCK 97.3). In MEMPHIS, ENTERCOM adds Hot...

Voters double-dip in Ohio, Fla. More than 27,000 are registered in both states, could cast ballots in either place Sunday, October 31, 2004 Scott Hiaasen, Dave Davis and Julie Carr Smyth Plain Dealer Reporters Hundreds of voters could easily cast ballots Tuesday in both Ohio and Florida because they are eligible to vote in both states and have received absentee ballots from election officials in Ohio, The Plain Dealer has found. And if they do, they almost certainly will go undetected. These people are among more than 27,000 listed as active voters in both Ohio and Florida who could cast...

Sunday, March 30, 2003 Unsilent majority -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Batavia to troops: 'USA' Two guys with long hair, wearing green camouflage over blue jeans, held signs on the corner of Second and Main. I thought they were anti-war protesters. But I was as wrong as the Dixie Chicks singing "God Bless America." "I support the troops 100 percent," said Dewey Elam of New Richmond, holding a sign that said, "We Support the War." His friend Jerry Gaghan waved a "Bomb Saddam" poster. Batavia, population 1,700 people and three stoplights, was invaded by 1,000 visitors Tuesday night for a "Support Our Troops" rally....

Pro-America Rally, Cincinnatti (VANITY) Early report, from my mother, (not a freeper) but, she said there had to be somewhere between five hundred and a thousand people there. A few anti-war protestors. One anti-war protestor took the stage, and tried to make a speech, before the rally had started. The crowd "boo-ed" and they left the stage. All branches of military were represented, except for the marines. The mayor was too busy meeting with the governor to attend. Great music, prayers by a rabbi and a minister (some peaceniks tried to disrupt the prayer, but the patriots, silenced them), a...