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  • Kent State @ YSU Tonight

    Come out to Beeghly Center tonight to cheer on the YSU Men's Basketball team as they battle their freeway rival, the Kent State Flashes. The tip-off of the women's game is at 5:15pm, and the tip-off of the men's game is at 7:35pm. If you bring your Giant Eagle Advantage [...]
    Fetched: November 18, 2009, 8:42am EST
  • The USCCB Has it Entirely Wrong

    This past Sunday I went to 8:30 mass at St. Joseph's Church in Austintown. After mass, I opened up the bulletin to find a flyer from the United States Council of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) that urged the passage of health care reform. Although the USCCB made it known they would [...]
    Fetched: November 09, 2009, 7:42pm EST
  • Election Day Endorsements

    Austintown Trustee: I must rescind my endorsement of Warren "Bo" Pritchard. In the past few days, the Vindicator has published some very disturbing reports about Pritchard would could lead him into a jail cell. We are now endorsing James Davis over Pritchard, and we are continuing to endorse David Ditzler [...]
    Fetched: November 02, 2009, 2:43pm EST
  • Ditzler, Pritchard for Austintown Trustee

    My hometown of Austintown Township is a model community for others when it comes to finances, safety, and quality leadership. Two of the township's three trustee's, David Ditzler and Warren Bo Pritchard, are up for re-election November 3. For the past decade, these two men have done a commendable job' [...]
    Fetched: October 29, 2009, 11:39am EDT
  • Betras is Wrong on Strickland

    Attorney Dave Betras wrote a Letter to the Editor in the Youngstown Vindicator today that can be found here: http://vindy.com/news/2009/oct/11/strickland-took-high-road/?newswatch Betras, head of the Mahoning County Democratic Party, tried to defend the despicable job of Ted Strickland since he became our Governor in January 2007. He defended Strickland for not raising taxes, but [...]
    Fetched: October 12, 2009, 8:03am EDT
  • Penguin Insider: YSU looks to rebound against Western Illinois

    Last week, YSU suffered an embarrassing 17-7 loss to the Missouri State Bears in front of 16,727 fans at the Ice Castle. Although it would appear the Penguins struggled offensively, they had 46 more yards of offense than Missouri State, but unfortunately they also had 3 more turnovers. The Penguins [...]
    Fetched: October 08, 2009, 3:33pm EDT
  • Jambar: My Letter to the Editor on Health Care

    The Jambar, the YSU Student Newspaper, has yet to publish my letter to the editor on their website, but you can find it in the paper if you pick up a Thursday copy. Since I am doubtful they will publish it on their website, I am going to just post [...]
    Fetched: October 02, 2009, 12:31pm EDT
  • Penguin Insider: MVFC Opener vs. Missouri State

    This is my weekly attempt at talking sports. It may sound bad, but realize I write a lot better when it comes to politics. Go Penguins! The YSU Penguins open the home portion of their Missouri Valley Football Conference schedule this Saturday against the 2-2 Missouri State Bears. The Penguins are [...]
    Fetched: October 01, 2009, 3:33pm EDT
  • Vote NO on Ohio Issue 3

    This November, I strongly urge my fellow Ohioans to vote NO on Ohio Issue 3, an Amendment to the Ohio Constitution granting Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Toledo the ability to build a single casino in each city. I am strongly in favor of casino gambling, but I will not support [...]
    Fetched: September 29, 2009, 3:02pm EDT
  • Austintown Schools Want Another Tax…. Vote NO!

    After numerous defeats at the polls, the Austintown School Board got their wish in March of 2006 when a 2.9 mill bond levy and a 7.3 mill levy were passed with around 65% of the vote. Once that levy passed, the Austintown School District rushed to build a brand new junior [...]
    Fetched: September 25, 2009, 6:04pm EDT
  • Traficant: Does He Care About The Valley Or Does He Care About Himself?

    Let me get this out of the way: I am a Jim Traficant fan. I support the man for having the balls to stand up to Congress and tell them how he feels on everything they asked of him. I have absolutely no problem with the way he handled himself [...]
    Fetched: September 25, 2009, 1:36am EDT
  • Traficant, GOP Chances in 2010

    Traficant was Hardball with Chris Matthews today. This was the first time I watched MSNBC in some time. It was pretty interesting. MSNBC does not have the archive up yet, so I am going to post this shortened YouTube version until then: Bottom Line: He supports the FairTax. Wants to [...]
    Fetched: September 23, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
  • Penguin Insider: Youngstown State @ Northeastern

    The Youngstown State Penguins (1-1) will travel to Boston to take on the Northeastern Huskies (0-2) this Saturday at 1pm at Parsons Stadium. The Penguins will look to continue where they left off last week, outscoring Austin Peay 35-7 to end the game, despite trailing 14-3 midway through the 2nd quarter. [...]
    Fetched: September 17, 2009, 9:32pm EDT
  • Penguin Insider: Home Opener vs. Austin Peay

    The home opener for the Youngstown State Penguins is this Saturday Afternoon at 4pm at Stambaugh Stadium. The Penguins will square off with the Governors of Austin Peay University, a former Ohio Valley Conference foe of the 'guins from the 1980s. All tickets for this game are $5 with plenty' [...]
    Fetched: September 11, 2009, 6:31am EDT
  • Traficant will be on Greta Tonight at 10pm

    Jim Traficant will make his first national interview on the Fox News program "On the Record with Greta Van Susteren" tonight at 10pm/et. Fox News has had some commercials highlighting the interview last night after President Obama's Address before Congress and today. Traficant was quoted Sunday at his Welcome Home [...]
    Fetched: September 10, 2009, 1:32am EDT
  • Steel Valley: Meltdown; A Film about the Mahoning Valley

    In the coming days, I will begin to talk more about Obama and the Democrats, but until then here is the trailer for a movie that highlights the up's and down's of the Mahoning Valley. The movie is entitled, "Steel Valley: Meltdown" and is directed by Kevin DeOliveira. According to [...]
    Fetched: September 08, 2009, 2:32pm EDT
  • The Traficant Effect

    Over the past few weeks I have seen a number of local leaders, writers, and politicians speak out against Jim Traficant (D). The list includes such names as Tom Humphries of the Regional Chamber, Tyler S. Clark of the blog Youngstown Renaissance, and Ohio State Representative Bob Hagan (D). All [...]
    Fetched: September 04, 2009, 12:03pm EDT
  • Traficant. Free After 7 years in Prison

    After seven years in prison, former Valley Congressmen Jim Traficant (D) is set to be released from prison today. In the past few weeks, Traficant has responded to some questions from Stan Boney of 33-WYTV and Michelle Nicks of 21-WFMJ. In his replies back, Traficant noted he does not plan [...]
    Fetched: September 02, 2009, 3:02am EDT
  • Penguin Insider: Youngstown State at Pittsburgh

    The 2009 Youngstown State University football team will travel to Heinz Field to take on the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Big East on Saturday, September 5th. The opening kickoff is at 1pm and you can listen live on the radio on 570WKBN or online at www.570WKBN.com. After an extremely disappointing 4-8 [...]
    Fetched: August 31, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
  • Downtown Youngstown. The Place to Be.

    Just a decade ago most people in the Mahoning Valley avoided Downtown Youngstown at all costs because they believed it was unsafe, it was old, and there was nothing to do down there. Ten years later, Downtown Youngstown is one of the happening places to be in the Mahoning Valley. [...]
    Fetched: August 30, 2009, 12:02pm EDT
  • A Valley Success Story: Youngstown State University

    As a student of Youngstown State University, I would like to commend the job that Dr. David Sweet and his Administration has done to grow the enrollment of YSU over the past nine years. In the time period Dr. Sweet has been President, enrollment has risen from 11,787 in 2000 [...]
    Fetched: August 25, 2009, 8:33pm EDT
  • WYTV to air Interview with Traficant Monday, Aug 24th

    Since Dave and I are starting school tomorrow morning, I decided to simply post a little tidbit on Jim Traficant for the night. I plan on getting some full posts up this week when I find some free time. Tomorrow, WYTV Channel 33 in Youngstown will air part one of their [...]
    Fetched: August 23, 2009, 9:03pm EDT
  • Penguin Insider: A Return to the Playoffs for YSU?

    The Penguin Insider is a new column written by me, Michael Metzinger. I plan on doing a weekly article on the status Youngstown State football and basketball. I hope you enjoy our coverage of the Penguins. I figure I will let my true colors come out on here, because I [...]
    Fetched: August 22, 2009, 1:04am EDT
  • MVRed.com Tops Mahoning Valley Blogs in Traffic

    According to the website statistics service, compete.com, MVRed.com tops all Mahoning Valley blogs in traffic. I compared our domain name to all of the local blogs that own a domain name, and I am proud to say we came out on top. Our top competitors are: defendyoungstown.com: Run by community [...]
    Fetched: August 16, 2009, 2:03am EDT
  • Tim Ryan, Where Are You?

    Although I disagree with the policies of Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) and Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter (D), I respect them for having the guts to hold a town hall meeting on health care. I find it sickening that the Congressmen we pay to represent us in Washington DC are [...]
    Fetched: August 14, 2009, 4:33pm EDT
  • Wilson (D) vs. Allen (R) vs. Traficant (I)?

    Although no one else is reporting this, Jim Traficant's residence in Poland, OH is actually in Charlie Wilson's (D) 6th District; therefore if Jim Traficant were to run, he would have to run against Democrat Charlie Wilson and his challenger Dr. Donald Allen (R). EDIT: That is not true; according [...]
    Fetched: August 13, 2009, 1:33am EDT
  • Traficant Countdown: 21 Days

    In honor of the release of former Valley Congressmen Jim Traficant (D), I have added a countdown clock onto our website for the final stretch, twenty-one days total, until Jim Traficant is released from jail. Although he is a convicted criminal, I do believe Jim Traficant did a lot of [...]
    Fetched: August 11, 2009, 3:03pm EDT
  • Youngstown Bishop George Murray Takes on Congressmen Ryan (D)

    From the Diocesan Press Release: Bishop George Murry, S.J., of the Catholic Diocese of Youngstown has voiced his opposition to Congressman Tim Ryan’s bill, Preventing Unintended Pregnancies, Reducing the Need for Abortion and Supporting Parents Act (H.R. 3312). “This act is based on the mistaken belief that greater access to [...]
    Fetched: August 08, 2009, 9:02pm EDT
  • Ohio Democrats at it Again

    You just got to love it when our Democratic US Senator Sherrod Brown goes up before the US Senate and does an eight minute speech on Youngstown. I encourage you to watch: I would like to thank Senator Brown for the kind words about the Mahoning Valley, but let's get real [...]
    Fetched: July 26, 2009, 11:32pm EDT
  • Youngstown: Cooler Than Average in 2009

    Thanks to the weather data history from wunderground.com and a Microsoft Excel document, I was able to easily calculate the average max, mean, and min temperatures for Youngstown in 2009. Here is what I found: Average in 2009 Annual Average Difference Average Max 56.05°F 58.81°F -2.76°F Average Mean 45.9°F 48.5°F -2.6°F Average ... [...]
    Fetched: July 24, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
  • MVRed.com Endorses Dan Moudas (D) in the 17th Congressional District

    MVRed.com is proud to endorse Democrat Dan Moudas in the 17th Congressional District in his battle against Incumbent Democrat Tim Ryan. A conservative Democrat, Dan Moudas will look to tap into the anger and anxiety of many Americans  as they see trillions of dollars being spent to save or create [...]
    Fetched: July 22, 2009, 2:32am EDT
  • 500 Days Until the 2010 Midterm Elections

    I checked my web statistics page a minute ago and was astonished to see 1400 visitors on our site over the past 24 hours, easily a record. Want to know why we have seen such a boom? Over 750 visitors have found MVRed.com on the Yahoo Search Engine while searching: [...]
    Fetched: July 19, 2009, 11:02pm EDT
  • Kudos to the Vindicator for Standing Up to the Unions!

    I would like to commend the fine folks at the Vindicator for publishing a huge front-page article this past Sunday targeting the radical UFCW union in Youngstown. For those of you who do not know, the UFCW union, which represents most Giant Eagle employees in Youngstown, has been picketing outside [...]
    Fetched: July 18, 2009, 12:32am EDT
  • Our Next Governor, John Kasich

    Here is a video I have been meaning to post on here for over a month now, but I just got to it this evening. This is a video produced by the Kasich campaign that they created following John Kasich's June Announcement to run for Governor of Ohio. Enjoy. This is [...]
    Fetched: July 16, 2009, 11:32pm EDT
  • Strickland Raises MY Tuition

    In order to do anything to save his job by not raising taxes, Ted Strickland has decided to end the state tuition freeze and raise the tuition of hundreds of thousands of Ohio college students, including myself, beginning this upcoming school year. The Youngstown Vindicator has an article out this afternoon [...]
    Fetched: July 14, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
  • The GOP Resurgence Begins in Ohio says Two National Media Outlets

    CNN and the DC newspaper Roll Call have two fabulous articles out on the battleground races that will take place in Ohio in 2010. Each article likens the Republicans chances of a resurgence in the Buckeye State next year. Read the articles below: CNN Article by John King. Roll Call Article by [...]
    Fetched: June 29, 2009, 12:32pm EDT
  • The GOP Comeback in Ohio

    Earlier this week I posted a political thread on the Ohio High School sports website JJHuddle.com. I posted a poll and asked the members to tell me who they were going to support for Governor in 2010 and why. To my surprise and the surprise of many, Republican John Kasich [...]
    Fetched: June 19, 2009, 5:01pm EDT
  • The End of an Era for St. Joseph’s School

    After educating students in Austintown for over forty years, St. Joseph's School bells will ring one final time this afternoon at 2:15pm. As we reported on March 11th, the Diocese of Youngstown chose the new 'merged' Austintown Catholic School to be housed at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Norquest Blvd [...]
    Fetched: June 05, 2009, 6:01am EDT
  • A Conservative Mahoning Valley

    Is the Mahoning Valley better off now than it was five years ago, ten, twenty, thirty, or even forty years ago? The answer most people in the Mahoning Valley would give is NO. During the past forty years, the Democrats have ruled this area politically and have done little to [...]
    Fetched: May 28, 2009, 2:31pm EDT
  • Mahoning County Teenage Republican Club: Meeting Wednesday, May 27

    The first meeting of the Mahoning County Teenage Republican Club is on Wednesday, May 27th at 7pm/et at the Mahoning County Republican Headquarters on Route 224 in Boardman. Click here for directions. This is a great opportunity for the young Republicans in the Mahoning Valley to unite to rebuild the ... [...]
    Fetched: May 26, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
  • Why Does the GOP Struggle in Mahoning County?

    According to online voting statistics I found, 62.60% of the people in Mahoning County are registered Democrats, while 36.69% are registered Republicans. Using those percentages coupled with the number of registered voters in Mahoning County in 2008, 178,270, there are a total of 111,597 Democrats and 65,407 Republicans in Mahoning [...]
    Fetched: May 04, 2009, 11:01pm EDT
  • Breaking: New Name for Chevy Centre to be Announced Wednesday AM

    Today, the USHL announced that Youngstown will be awarded a team in the junior-level hockey league for the 2009-2010 season. Although I would love to support hockey at the Chevy Centre, I'd much rather see semi-pro hockey over junior-level hockey any day. Press Release: The City of Youngstown and J.A.C Management Group' [...]
    Fetched: April 28, 2009, 10:31pm EDT
  • Metzinger in the Jambar

    I wrote a letter to the editor in the Youngstown State Newspaper, the Jambar. Here is the link. I will have a fairly big post up later today on an idea that could really catch on nationwide. Here is what I wrote: I am writing this editorial to respond to Michael [...]
    Fetched: April 16, 2009, 2:31pm EDT
  • Americans Have Spoken!

    The Silent Majority in America has finally spoken. Hundreds of thousands AMERICANS, including Republicans-Democrats-Liberals-Conservatives-Catholics-Jews-Etc, came out to protest against the wasteful spending in Washington. Like 'Thomas Paine' said in his You-Tube videos that had tens of millions of hits, the US needs a Second American Revolution to show our outrage [...]
    Fetched: April 15, 2009, 10:01pm EDT
  • Casual Catholics

    You know what really grinds my gears this Easter Sunday, Casual Catholics. One thing that irritates me about going to mass on Palm Sunday, Easter, and Christmas is the enormous number of Casual Catholics that decide to show up for the holiest days of the year. How can these individuals [...]
    Fetched: April 12, 2009, 7:01pm EDT
  • The Silent Majority Will Finally Speak!

    This upcoming Wednesday April 15th, Tax Day, thousands of tea parties will be held across America. Americans from all walks of life, all professions, all nationalities, all political parties, all ideologies, all religions, all ages, and all Fifty States will voice their concerns with the failure of our Government to [...]
    Fetched: April 11, 2009, 11:31pm EDT
  • Interesting Rendering

    Back in the YSU Football heyday of the 1990s, there was talk of expanding Stambaugh Stadium into a first class facility at the I-AA ranks. Well YSU did expand in the late 90s, but nothing like they 'may' have planned by judging at the rendering below. Just imagine how nice [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • Opinion: The Diocese Failed the Austintown Catholic Merger

    On January 18th, 2009, I publicly came out in support of the proposed merger of St. Joseph's and Immaculate Heart of Mary School's in Austintown. As the population has fallen in Austintown, so has the enrollment of these fine schools. The inevitable had to occur, the two schools needed to [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • Latest: Immaculate Heart to House Austintown Catholic School

    As previously stated, St. Joseph's and Immaculate Heart of Mary School's will be merged for the 2009-2010 school year. The new Austintown Catholic School will be housed at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Norquest in Austintown. The principal of the new school will be Mr. John Rozzo, current principal of [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • YSU vs. UIC Photo Gallery - YSU lost 73-68.

    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • WHITE OUT UIC TUESDAY!

    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • WHITE OUT TUESDAY FOR YSU-UIC

    WHITE OUT WEAR WHITE CALL 330-941-1YSU for Horizon League Tournament Tickets! Be there on Tuesday Evening at 7pm as your YSU Penguins square off against the UIC Flames in the First Round of the Horizon League Tournament. [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • Allegiant Air to Add a Second Destination from Youngstown

    The Valley's only airline, Allegiant Air, is considering on adding a second destination from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to Florida later this year. According to YNG Airport Director Steve Bowser, both Allegiant’s loads and its yields are above the system’s average for its flights serving Youngstown-Warren. Due to the positive [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • YSU Wins Fourth in a Row, Beats Milwaukee 70-68

    Youngstown- With 4.5 seconds left, YSU Sophomore Vytas Sulskis took the in-bounds pass and drove through the UWM defense and drained a ten foot floater to give the Penguins a 70-68 win over the Milwaukee Panthers. The win tonight was the fourth in a row for the Penguins, all against [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • The Valley: We Must Become Optimists, not Defeatists

    For the past three decades the Mahoning Valley has become one of the most pessimistic areas in the entire State of Ohio, let alone in this great nation. In that time frame we have had tens of thousands of jobs leave our area, corrupt politician after corrupt politician, crime after [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • YSU Penguin of the Year: Jim Tressel

    Tonight, Ohio State Head Coach, formerly of Youngstown State, was honored in front of some 900+ Penguin supporters at Mr. Anthony's in Boardman as the 2009 YSU Penguin of the Year. Here are some exclusive pictures from the evening. Tressel pushed for financial pledges for the WATTS Indoor Practice Facility [...]
    Fetched: April 09, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
  • A Little Late But I Am Okay

    Yes, it’s been a couple weeks but I am back from the hospital. I was in the hospital at University Hospitals in Cleveland and I was diagnosed with labor pneumonia.

    It was a thing that came on all of a sudden but it came hard and forced me into the emergency [...]

    Posted: April 08, 2009, 10:40pm EDT
    by David T. Hartman
  • Texas Still Loves President Bush

    I’m not ashamed to say that I do as well. Here is President Bush throwing the first strike of the year at the Ballpark in Arlington. Sadly my Indians lost!

    Is it just me or would President Bush make a fabulous pitcher? Between this strike and the strike following 9-11, he [...]

    Posted: April 07, 2009, 10:34pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Why Do Liberals Hate Fox News?

    Number of comments: 5
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    The number one cable news outlet in the first quarter of 2009 was the Fox News Channel. With a dominating 2.2 million viewers a day, Fox News came in second to the USA Network [3.1 million viewers], in the top cable network ratings of the first quarter.

    Here’s [...]

    Posted: April 04, 2009, 9:30pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Interesting Rendering

    Back in the YSU Football heyday of the 1990s, there was talk of expanding Stambaugh Stadium into a first class facility at the I-AA ranks. Well YSU did expand in the late 90s, but nothing like they ‘may’ have planned by judging at the rendering below. Just imagine how nice [...]

    Posted: April 04, 2009, 5:08pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • ‘You’ve Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet,’ the Next Depression?

    Number of comments: 1

    Some are calling the current economic situation the “Great Recession,” but I am here to tell you that “you’ve ain’t seen nothing yet.” Who would have thought this 1974 song by Bachman Turner Overdrive would forewarn of a potentially greater economic crisis than we are currently experiencing. This incoming crisis [...]

    Posted: March 31, 2009, 2:50pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Are We Still Capitalists?

    Number of comments: 3

    All Americans should be asking themselves that question after receiving the news the US Government forced General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner to resign. Where in the Constitution does the US Government have the enumerated power to force someone to resign from a corporation? That job is left up to the [...]

    Posted: March 30, 2009, 11:15pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • The Unbelievable Actions of Unions thru Card Check

    Number of comments: 1

    The Card Check Law will allow unions to form without a secret ballot. Here is a case of the unbelievable actions of an Indiana union that was trying to unionize a plant in Albion, IN. During the card check vote, a union had been formed at this particular plant through [...]

    Posted: March 25, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • The Second American Revolution

    This guy makes a ton of sense. I’d vote for him for President in a heartbeat. He is the author of “Common Sense.” I present Thomas Paine:

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    Posted: March 25, 2009, 12:33pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Worst Week Yet for Obama…

    Larry Sabato, who accurately predicted the 2008 election, calls this past week for the Obama Administration their worst week yet. The Administration was in damage control mode today after Obama made a immature remark comparing his bowling score to the Special Olympics. I would never have brought this up, but [...]

    Posted: March 20, 2009, 11:38pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Poll Update: Congressional GOP takes 41-39% lead over DEMS

    Number of comments: 10

    For the first time in over two years, the Republican Party has taken the lead over the Democratic Party in the Generic Congressional Ballot Poll by RasmussenReports.com. Link is here.

    From Rasmussen: “Investors now favor Republicans by a 46% to 36% margin, while non-investors would vote Democratic by a 45% [...]

    Posted: March 18, 2009, 6:56am EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Opinion: The Diocese Failed the Austintown Catholic Merger

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    On January 18th, 2009, I publicly came out in support of the proposed merger of St. Joseph’s and Immaculate Heart of Mary School’s in Austintown. As the population has fallen in Austintown, so has the enrollment of these fine schools. The inevitable had to occur, the [...]

    Posted: March 13, 2009, 7:41pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Keep Dave in Your Prayers

    Number of comments: 2

    This Spring Break for my fellow blogger, Dave Hartman, has not been a good one. Dave is recovering in a Cleveland area hospital with a bad case of pneumonia. I ask that you keep Dave Hartman in your prayers over the coming days and wish him a speedy recovery.

    Get Well [...]
    Posted: March 13, 2009, 12:08am EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Latest: Immaculate Heart to House Austintown Catholic School

    Number of comments: 1

    As previously stated, St. Joseph’s and Immaculate Heart of Mary School’s will be merged for the 2009-2010 school year. The new Austintown Catholic School will be housed at Immaculate Heart of Mary on Norquest in Austintown. The principal of the new school will be Mr. John Rozzo, current principal of [...]

    Posted: March 11, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Cleveland State wins the Horizon League Championship

    Number of comments: 1

    The Cleveland State Vikings defeated the Butler Bulldogs 57-54 to win the Horizon League Championship. Cleveland State earns the automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. #17 Butler is almost assured a spot in the NCAA Tournament as well with their fabulous record and Top 25 Ranking.

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    Posted: March 10, 2009, 11:28pm EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Support for Obama Continues to Slide

    Number of comments: 10

    The gap between those that strongly approve of President Obama and strongly disapproval of President Obama is the smallest it has been in Obama’s first month and a half in office. This morning’s Rasmussen Reports Presidential Approval Index shows the gap is down to just +6%.

    Of the [...]

    Posted: March 09, 2009, 11:08am EDT
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Aaron Schock (R) is the Future of the GOP

    The youngest member of Congress is a ‘kid’ by the name of Aaron Schock. Congressmen Schock, a Republican from Peoria, IL, is the youngest member of Congress at just 27 years old. Schock got into politics at the young age of 19 when he was victorious in a school board [...]

    Posted: March 06, 2009, 7:55pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Don’t Let NBC Fool You, the Republicans will be Fine

    As I have do every morning before I go off to school, I watch the first ten minutes of the Today’s Show on the National Barack Channel, NBC. Ever since George W. Bush was elected to a second term in 2004, I have noticed the liberal bias start to show [...]

    Posted: March 04, 2009, 1:36pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • YSU vs. UIC Photo Gallery - YSU lost 73-68.

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    Posted: March 03, 2009, 10:14pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • WHITE OUT UIC TUESDAY!

    Posted: March 01, 2009, 2:23pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Breaking: YSU to Host UIC in Horizon League Tournament

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    CALL 330-941-1YSU for Horizon League Tournament Tickets! Be there on Tuesday Evening at 7pm as your YSU Penguins square off against the UIC Flames in the First Round of the Horizon League Tournament.

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    Posted: February 27, 2009, 11:39pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Time to Celebrate ‘CHANGE’!

    For the past month I have witnessed this ‘change’ I heard so much about during the campaign. Perhaps I may come across biased in this post, but judging from the magazine cover below, maybe I am not the only one noticing this ‘change’. It is undeniable, President Obama is leading [...]

    Posted: February 27, 2009, 2:15pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Bobby Jindal is the Reform We Need!

    Number of comments: 10

    This evening, I decided to watch Barack Obama’s address to the Joint Session of Congress. As with most speeches with a teleprompter in front of him, President Obama give an A+ delivery of his address to Congress. As opposed to his speeches in the past few days, he was much [...]

    Posted: February 24, 2009, 11:09pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • 81st Academy Award Winners

    Number of comments: 1

    Well, it’s all in the book now. The 81st annual Oscars were held on February 22nd and no big surprises were to be held at the ceremony. For the most part all of the expected winners actually took home the statuette. Here are some of the big winners of the [...]

    Posted: February 23, 2009, 8:49pm EST
    by David T. Hartman
  • The Ghost is Victorious. TKO in Ninth Round!

    Number of comments: 1
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    Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik has defeated Marco Rubio by way of technical knockout at the end of the ninth round. Congratulations to our Man KELLY PAVLIK!!!

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    Posted: February 21, 2009, 10:25pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Allegiant Air to Add a Second Destination from Youngstown

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    The Valley’s only airline, Allegiant Air, is considering on adding a second destination from the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport to Florida later this year. According to YNG Airport Director Steve Bowser, both Allegiant’s loads and its yields are above the system’s average for its flights serving Youngstown-Warren. [...]

    Posted: February 19, 2009, 2:33pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • This Day In History: Dale Earnhardt Dies

    Number of comments: 2

    On February 18th, 2001 at the Daytona 500, the greatest NASCAR driver of all time made his last turn. On Turn 4 of the famous racetrack, Ken Schrader’s car hit his right behind the right passenger door. His car went barreling into the wall at 14 degree angle and at [...]

    Posted: February 18, 2009, 8:15pm EST
    by David T. Hartman
  • Quote that Sums it All Up

    The Socialist Party candidate for President of the US, Norman Thomas, said this in a 1944 speech:

    “The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of “liberalism,” they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, until one day America will be a socialist nation, without knowing [...]

    Posted: February 17, 2009, 10:14pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Should we bring back MVRed.com Radio?

    For those of you who may be new to this site, this past summer Dave Hartman and myself had a radio show to complement this very site. The radio show was pretty popular with hundreds of listeners over our ten shows. Once classes began for the fall semester, Dave and [...]

    Posted: February 16, 2009, 2:58pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • YSU Wins Fourth in a Row, Beats Milwaukee 70-68

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    Youngstown- With 4.5 seconds left, YSU Sophomore Vytas Sulskis took the in-bounds pass and drove through the UWM defense and drained a ten foot floater to give the Penguins a 70-68 win over the Milwaukee Panthers. The win tonight was the fourth in a row for the [...]

    Posted: February 14, 2009, 9:40pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • The Valley: We Must Become Optimists, not Defeatists

    Number of comments: 7
    y

    For the past three decades the Mahoning Valley has become one of the most pessimistic areas in the entire State of Ohio, let alone in this great nation. In that time frame we have had tens of thousands of jobs leave our area, corrupt politician after corrupt [...]

    Posted: February 14, 2009, 1:25am EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Why Global Warming is a Hoax

    Number of comments: 10

    In my short time at Youngstown State I’ve seen and heard some ridiculous things from the far-left professors which flood the entire campus. One of the things I continually here is how ‘Global Warming’ is a grave threat to the Earth and that if we don’t do something quick, life [...]

    Posted: February 10, 2009, 9:50pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Breaking: Obama Moves Census to White House

    Number of comments: 9

    I had another post set to publish this evening, but it will be put on hold for at least a day. I am outraged at the news that Barack Obama has made the decision to move the US Census from the Dept. of Commerce to the White House where things [...]

    Posted: February 09, 2009, 6:42pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • YSU Penguin of the Year: Jim Tressel

    Number of comments: 3

    Tonight, Ohio State Head Coach, formerly of Youngstown State, was honored in front of some 900+ Penguin supporters at Mr. Anthony’s in Boardman as the 2009 YSU Penguin of the Year. Here are some exclusive pictures from the evening. Tressel pushed for financial pledges for the WATTS Indoor Practice Facility [...]

    Posted: February 08, 2009, 9:51pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Breaking News: Alex Rodriguez Tested Positive For Steroids In 2003

    Number of comments: 9

    Breaking news out of the sports world, baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids in 2003 when he won the AL MVP with the Texas Rangers. The report came from Sports Illustrated in which sources told SI that Rodriguez was on a list of 104 players who tested positive [...]

    Posted: February 07, 2009, 12:01pm EST
    by David T. Hartman
  • Sizing Up the Stimulus

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    There are a number of reasons I am against the proposed Stimulus Package before Congress, but the biggest reason is the price tag attached to it. The proposed Stimulus will cost the American Taxpayers $1,200,000,000,000, that is $1.2 trillion dollars for those of you who trying to [...]

    Posted: February 05, 2009, 8:47pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • MVRed.com Celebrates Our One Year Anniversary!

    It has been 12 months since MVRed.com came into existence covering the 2008 Republican Primary. Boy does time fly! Just the other day I saw our archives which dated back to January 2008 and decided it was the right time to thank all our dedicated readers who have made this [...]

    Posted: February 04, 2009, 1:54pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Breaking News: Daschle Out

    Number of comments: 2
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    Tom Daschle (D) has withdraw his name from consideration for the Health and Human Services Cabinet Position today. Daschle did not want to be a distraction for the Obama Administration in its first three weeks in office. Tom Daschle recently had to pay some $140,000+ in back [...]

    Posted: February 03, 2009, 1:51pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • Taken Kicks Ass

    Recently saw one of the best action flicks in a while. “Taken” starring Liam Nesson as a father busting skulls searching for his kidnapped daughter before she is sold into the sex slave trade. This movie has a “Bourne Identy” feel, but is much quicker and fast paced. Slick spy [...]

    Posted: February 03, 2009, 12:28pm EST
    by chousteau
  • Laughs of the Week

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    Here are a few things that are simply hilarious. I got these from a few friends and I decided to post them on here, you will get a good laugh out of them!

    Billy Mays… We all know and love him for his OxyClean and MightPutty ad’s, but wait until you [...]

    Posted: January 20, 2009, 7:54pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • President George W. Bush: His Presidency And His Legacy

    Number of comments: 2

    This is a joint piece by MVRed.com writers Dave Hartman and Michael Metzinger, paying tribute to George W. Bush.

    George W. Bush is one of the most polarizing men in American history. His base, the Republican party, is almost in 100% support of him. The opposition, the Democrats, are probably in [...]

    Posted: January 20, 2009, 11:30am EST
    by David T. Hartman
  • US Airways Flight 1549

    Number of comments: 1


    I see it fitting that my first post to this website involve two interests of mine, fire/rescue and aviation. I was quite surprised that this major story had not been covered already on the site, so better late than never. This tale is one of bravery, [...]

    Posted: January 19, 2009, 11:40pm EST
    by Tommy Metzinger
  • Pittsburgh’s Going to the Super Bowl!

    Number of comments: 5

    Here We Go Steelers Here We Go, Pittsburgh’s Going to the Super Bowl!

    The Steelers defeated the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in the AFC Championship Game. They will face the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, February 1st in Tampa!

    THANKS TO: http://www.ithaca.edu/students/zwilson1/steelers.html

    [...]
    Posted: January 18, 2009, 10:34pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • IHM/St. Joseph Merger is Needed in Austintown

    Number of comments: 1

    First off I’d like to mention that we have two new bloggers apart of our website. My brother Tommy Metzinger, as well as a friend of ours Chuckie Housteau, will be contributing 1-2 times per week with opinionated columns on local news and politics at the national, state, and local [...]

    Posted: January 18, 2009, 4:07pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger
  • YSU vs. Cleveland State on ESPNU this Friday Night

    Youngstown State will play host to Cleveland State on the Horizon League Game of the Week which will be broadcasted on National TV on ESPNU this Friday Night at 9pm. All YSU Fans are encouraged to wear white clothing for the WHITE OUT being planned. Tip-Off is at 9pm and [...]

    Posted: January 18, 2009, 1:39pm EST
    by Michael Metzinger

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