Always an Akron connection

There always seems to be an Akron connection to national and world news. Witness the front page for today, Wednesday, Jan 1:

Tech Sgt. Bradley Bennett of Kent will be the first member of the Air Force to sing the National Anthem at a presidential inaugural. He’s a member of the Singing Sergeants, based at Balling Air Force Base in Washington, DC.

The Army has dropped charges of murder and conspiracy to commit murder against 2nd Lt. . Eric Anderson of Twinsburg for his involvement in the August killing of a wounded Iraqui teen. But the Army could file the same charges or others later after further investigation.

Well over 2,000 donors contributed $442,969.75 in a two-week fund drive of Akron Community Foundation for victim’s of last month’s earthquake and tsunami in southern Asia. The Foundation raised funds after 9/11 to buy a fire truck for the New York City Fire Department.