Dayton Daily News back issues from December 2002:
DENTAL INSURANCE A REAL PAIN
Dec 01, 2002; ... The news from my periodontist is not good. Following years of faithful flossing, rigorous battery-poweredbrushing and enough water-pikking to drain Lake Havasu, my teeth arein great shape. But the gums have to go. The technical term for this, he informs me, is "osseous surgery ...
GENERATIONS; MOMENTS TO REMEMBER
Dec 01, 2002; ... Traditionally, the wedding day is the bride's moment to shine. Butat the October wedding of Delphia Griswold and William Schindel,there were other moments to remember. One was the picture opportunity when five generations of the womenin the family gathered in front of Grace United ...
CRITTER CORNER; DON'T FORGET PETS AT CHRISTMAS
Dec 01, 2002; ... It's the traditional start of the shopping season for Christmas.Don't leave pets off your list. There are plenty of great gifts outthere to make even a bulldog smile. Here are just a few. * Love Paws: Called the ultimate pet massager, it fits in thepalm of your hand and ...
THE SUPERSIZING OF AMERICA'S LIVESTOCK FARMS Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002; ... FOR CHEAPER GROCERY PRICES, ARE WE RISKING OUR HEALTH, THEENVIRONMENT AND SQUEEZING OUT SMALL FARMERS? SOUTH CHARLESTON - For three years, Ohio regulators didn't knowwhat was going on inside the long white barns of the state's largestcattle farm. They didn't know the farm was ...
FARMERS BLAMED FOR OUTBREAK THAT KILLED 104 IN MILWAUKEE Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002; ... Officials say farm waste polluted city's water system in 1993 MILWAUKEE - Roy Cobb tested positive for HIV. Then he wasdiagnosed with cancer. But it wasn't a disease that nearly put him inhis grave. It was tap water. Cobb filled his favorite mug, roughly the size of a ...
PROCESSED FOOD BECOMING THE NORM Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002; ... But Americans' need for efficiency may come at expense of somefarmers With hectic schedules, Americans are willing to pay morefor efficiency Jennie-O Turkey Store, the nation's largest turkey processor, sumsup why so many Americans are choosing prepackaged meals over ...
DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FIND HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002 ... Only four states - Alaska, New Hampshire, Rhode Island andMassachusetts - reported having no megafarms. Several factors influence the way megafarms are regulated,including basic geography, legislative constraints and even thedefinition of what constitutes a large-scale livestock ...
NEW RECRUIT FOCUSED ON CAREER
Dec 01, 2002; ... Airman in training to be X-ray technician FAIRBORN - Airman Melissa Dibble, who started her first militaryassignment at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in November, didn'thave a longtime, burning desire to serve in the military. But now that she's in the Air Force, she said, ...
25 DAYS
Dec 01, 2002; ... It's the most hectic month of the year - exhausting bothphysically and emotionally. To help you survive December - and evenenjoy it - we've come up with daily suggestions from now throughChristmas. Hang in there! -Meredith Moss Dec. 1: Every child's a winner today at the ...
STRESS MANAGEMENT CALLED KEY TO LONGEVITY
Dec 01, 2002; ... Centenarians share old-age tips Two weeks short of his 99th birthday, Reuben Landau still worksseven days a week as a lawyer, helping clients with estates andtrusts. He reads voraciously, exercises twice a day in his Cambridge,Mass., home office and regularly meets friends for $5 ...
A LIFE WELL-LIVED; CHARITIES, FAMILY PLAYED MAJOR ROLE * ROBERT S. GOLDMAN DIED LAST MONTH AT 85.
Dec 01, 2002; ... In the 1940s, a young Robert Goldman delivered baskets and moneyto needy families on behalf of his employer, Arthur Beerman. In the1960s, he opened his own store on Christmas Eve to help save theholidays for a family of nine whose presents were stolen. Robert S. Goldman, active in ...
SEWING Q&A; IT'S BETTER TO CUT FABRICS ON THE LENGTHWISE GRAIN
Dec 01, 2002; ... Q. You have written about cutting on the lengthwise grain but Ihave had a problem cutting on the crosswise grain. A. All I can say is, you are lucky. I can only assume you justnever noticed the difference. Fabric cut on the lengthwise graindrapes more naturally than fabric cut on ...
COMMON CENTS; WHITE ENVELOPES SPEED HOLIDAY MAIL RUSH
Dec 01, 2002; ... "I'm dreaming of a white . . . envelope . . . " Local postmenhope white's right for all Christmas card envelopes this year.Colored envelopes - red, green, etc. - with inked-on addresses canslow post office processing, even require identification by hand. But white envelopes ...
THURMOND LEGACY FULL OF HISTORY
Dec 01, 2002; ... Despite recent tributes, not all memories positive WASHINGTON - Strom Thurmond's life is full of America's history,and America's history is full of Strom Thurmond's life - a centuryof conflict over race and states' rights in which he sparkedpolitical changes that reshaped the ...
FOR RYDER, WAS BAD PUBLICITY BETTER THAN NO PUBLICITY?
Dec 01, 2002; ... Jury trial kept actress in spotlight LOS ANGELES - In show business, the saying goes, the only badpublicity is no publicity. That's something that everyone from psychologists to talk showhosts might want to keep in mind as they publicly ponder why actressWinona Ryder took ...
FAMILY PHOTO
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WORTH REMEMBERING; LEGACY OF MUSIC KEPT ALIVE WITH CONCERT AT GOOD SAM
Dec 01, 2002; ... Paul and Phyllis Katz, who enriched the Miami Valley through theirmusic and by teaching others to make music as well, will beremembered at the first "Celebration of Life" concert at GoodSamaritan Hospital on Thursday. The special event is open to the public. Beginning Jan ....
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Dec 01, 2002 ... * Suicide Prevention Center: Volunteers needed to answer thecrisis hot line. Training classes held at least four times per year.Call Donna or Tricia at 226-0818. The center also welcomes holidaydonations of treats, meals or snacks for volunteers staffing the hotline 24 hours a day ...
CONGREGATION NEEDS RIGHT SPIRITUAL, LITERAL FIT
Dec 01, 2002; ... Far Hills Community Church site still for sale It will take a congregation that's just the right size to buy thebuilding once occupied by Far Hills Community Church. Pastor John Jackson said larger congregations would soon findthemselves too big for the building. A small ...
NEWS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Dec 01, 2002 ... Q: Who were the nine senators who voted against the HomelandSecurity bill, and who was the one who abstained?A: Those voting "nay": Democrats Daniel Akaka of Hawaii, RobertByrd of West Virginia, Russell Feingold of Wisconsin, Ernest Hollingsof South Carolina, Daniel Inouye of ...
ASK MILLIE B.; PERCOLATOR'S COFFEE DAYS ARE OVER
Dec 01, 2002; ... DEAR MILLIE B.: The heating element for my Corning Electromatic,10-cup percolator, Model E-1210 needs to be replaced. Where can I buyit? A.H., FRANKLIN If a handy local repairman can't recharge your perc, what else canan old cold pot hold? Yours is at least 20 years old ....
MOTO PHOTO HAS HAZY FUTURE
Dec 01, 2002; ... Given more time, could Moto Photo Inc. have eluded bankruptcy?Idoubt it. The truth is no one familiar with the Trotwood-basedphotofinishing chain was surprised by its Chapter 11 filing Monday.Given what the company has gone through the past decade, it's amiracle the company didn't seek ...
ONLINE SALES CLICKING
Dec 01, 2002; ... Internet providers say shopping traffic soars The ease and convenience of shopping online is starting to winover some skeptics. Early reports of online sales show that Santamight receive more e-mailed wish lists in his e-mail inbox and fewerletters in his traditional ...
DATABASE WORRIES PRIVACY ADVOCATES
Dec 01, 2002; ... Project pooling information about everyone in U.S. SAN DIEGO - Deep within the Defense Department, governmentscientists are hard at work trying to build a massive database ofpersonal information about everyone in the United States - includingdetails on everything from credit card ...
U.N. WORKS TO PRESERVE REMAINS OF BUDDHAS DESTROYED BY TALIBAN
Dec 01, 2002; ... Large pieces found; scaffolding will hold up caves WASHINGTON - New efforts are under way in Afghanistan to preservethe little that remains of two ancient Buddhas destroyed last year bythe Taliban. Scaffolding will be erected to prevent the total collapse of thecaves in which ...
A CHANCE TO HELP YOUR NEIGHBORS THE DAYTON DAILY NEWS
Dec 01, 2002 ... is asking for your help in feeding the hungry in our community bycontributing to Valley Food Relief. The money goes to the AmericanRed Cross ...
SPORTS SPEAK UP
Dec 01, 2002 ... * The Buckeyes beat Michigan. Shame on their students. What inthe world are they going to do if they win the national championship?Burn down the whole campus? They should be prosecuted to the fullestextent of the law. Shame on them big time. * Being in the Horseshoe watching ...
BENGALS PLAYING FOR PRIDE, SPOILER ROLE AGAINST RAVENS
Dec 01, 2002; ... Dillon needs 52 yards to reach 1,000 for sixth season CINCINNATI - Jeff Blake is coming "home." Corey Dillon is chasinganother milestone. And Jon Kitna is looking to keep his job theremainder of this season and into next year. While they battle for their share of the spotlight ...
TODAY'S GAME * WHO: CAROLINA PANTHERS (3-8) AT BROWNS (6-5) * WHEN: 1 P.M. * TV: FOX (CHANNEL 45) * RADIO: WONE-AM (980) ; BROWNS WILL TRY TO NEUTRALIZE PEPPERS
Dec 01, 2002; ... Panthers rookie leads sack-happy defense on bad team CLEVELAND - If the Browns had playoff-caliber luck, they would nothave to worry about Carolina Panthers rookie defensive end JuliusPeppers today. Peppers is tied for second in the league with 11 quarterbacksacks, and how ...
BOWLING; REASONER NOT RUSTY, WINS QUEENS CROWN
Dec 01, 2002; ... BEAVERCREEK - Lori Reasoner had plenty of doubts. The tournament, after all, didn't start well. The 200-plus averagebowler could muster only a 150 in the opening round of play. Factorin the drought of tournament titles in recent years, and theBeavercreek bowler did not have high ...
HUNTER SAFETY: SOMETIMES THERE'S NO SECOND CHANCE
Dec 01, 2002; ... Dayton man pushes for hunter safety after fatal accident Dave Johnson has a mission and a message. "You can't call it back," is his message. It's the first thing hetells young would-be hunters at the hunter safety courses he visits. Johnson, 34, who lives and works in ...
CEDARVILLE WINS TOURNEY
Dec 01, 2002; ... Borton selected MVP in Anderson Barry Chamberlin scored 22 points and Drew Borton added 21 asCedarville defeated Anderson, 94-83, to win the Anderson (Ind.)Invitational on Saturday. Borton, who was 8-for-10 from the field and 5-for-5 from the foulline, captured the Most ...
GREEN WAVE PUTS AVIATORS AWAY, 51-33
Dec 01, 2002; ... Brittany Runner leads Greenville to first GWOC win GREENVILLE - Trying to fend off pesky Vandalia Butler,Greenville's girls basketball team peaked at the right time. The Green Wave used senior Brittany Runner's height advantage todominate the third quarter, turning a two-point ...
WABASH BLITZES WITTENBERG OUT OF DIVISION III PLAYOFFS
Dec 01, 2002; ... CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind. - Wabash defenders may not have known thenames of Wittenberg's quarterbacks, but they knew where to find themand what to do to them. After Wabash's 25-14 victory over Wittenberg on Saturday at Wabashin the second round of the Division III playoffs, Wabash ...
UD WOMEN IN NUGGET FINAL
Dec 01, 2002; ... The University of Dayton women's basketball team got a season-high 21 points from senior Sarah Allen en route to defeating EasternMichigan, 73-68, in the first round of the John Ascuaga NuggetClassic on Saturday in Reno, Nev. The Flyers will face either host Nevada or Eastern ...
DUNBAR ROUTS DAYTON CHRISTIAN
Dec 01, 2002; ... Melloni Benson, a 6-foot, 2-inch senior center, had a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Dunbar to an 85-42 winover Dayton Christian Saturday in a girls high school basketballgame. Britney Hodges added 19 points, Brittney Weaver 19 and Rhian Davisnine points and ...
BOMBERS SHUT OUT FIRST-PLACE TOLEDO
Dec 01, 2002; ... Dayton wins second game in 3 nights FAIRBORN - The Dayton Bombers finally looked like the defendingNorthern Conference champions of the East Coast Hockey League. Their offense was explosive. Their defense was stingy. Goal-tending was solid. And there was that aura of toughness ...
HOW TO CONTACT US Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002 ... * Reporters Ben Sutherly, North Miami Valley Bureau: 937-335-0509 or bsutherly@coxohio.com*Mike Wagner, Columbus Bureau: 614-224-1010 or mwagner@coxohio.com *Laura Bischoff, Columbus Bureau: 614-224-1624 orlbischoff@coxohio.com*Dale Dempsey, Dayton office: ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dec 01, 2002 ... Grace period's end has no local effect Re the Nov. 21 article "cable rules could lower monthly costs,'which was picked up from the Cox News Service and carried here: It isunfortunate that the article did not fully explain the FCC rule andis causing confusion for local Time Warner ...
AGRICULTURE'S HIDDEN COSTS COME INTO VIEW Series: DOWN ON THE FACTORY : CHEAP FOOD HIDDEN COSTS. PART ONE OF SIX
Dec 01, 2002 ... Few taxpayers fail to recognize the enormity of governmentsubsidies to agriculture. Maybe none, after President George W. Bushthis spring signed into law farm-support legislation that carries a10-year price tag of nearly $250 billion. But for all of theattention federal farm subsidies ...
HIGH TECH MEETS HIGH-FAT SEASON
Dec 01, 2002 ... Scientists now believe losing weight makes people fat. Seriously. And the point of the scientists is not simply thatdieting makes you hungry, or even that after a diet you are soobsessed with food (because of your previous suffering) that you eatlike a fool. It's more ...
LOCATION DICTATES GEOGRAPHY INTEREST
Dec 01, 2002; ... U.S.' size makes Americans less interested in outside world Geographers, editorialists and educators are all atwitter over theresults of a recent poll that indicates one in 10 young Americanscan't find their own country on a map. A survey conducted by the National Geographic ...
EXPERTS ALL WRONG ABOUT ELECTION
Dec 01, 2002; ... President was strengthened because war was pending When the Republicans won an unexpected victory in the Novemberelections, most instantaneous analysis gave much of the credit toWhite House political guru Karl Rove. His name and visage werefeatured on newsmagazine covers. He ...
SPEAK UP: BRIEF COMMENTS
Dec 01, 2002 ... * Why does TV meteorologist Karl Nichols keep saying "furthersnow," when it's `additional snow'? I guess if you make a lot ofmoney, you can say almost anything. I enjoy the news, but poorgrammar should be corrected. * Re a Nov. 21 "S peak Up" complaintabout mail carriers: People on ...
24/7
Dec 01, 2002 ... TODAY * PARADE: The Dayton Children's Parade will begin at 2 p.m.downtown. The following streets will be closed for the parade: At 9a.m.: Second Street between Interstate 75 and Wilkinson Street, ThirdStreet between Perry and Ludlow streets, Wilkinson between First andFourth ...
9-YEAR-OLD COLLECTS FOR FRIEND
Dec 01, 2002; ... God bless the children. How they lead the way. Charlotte Wells is 9 years old and in the fourth grade at MurlinHeights Elementary School in Butler Twp., where her classmate is 10-year-old Sam Mercuri. When Charlotte found out that Sam was dealing with a seriousmedical ...
COUNTING DOWN TO SCHUSTER
Dec 01, 2002; ... Public fete for $121M complex Feb. 28-March 2 DAYTON - It's a mere 90 days and counting until the grand openingof the Benjamin and Marian Schuster Performing Arts Center. The $121 million development at Second and Main streets will get atest run Feb. 22 with a Hard-Hat Concert, ...
TAFT MAY HAVE TO DRAW ON POLITICAL MUSCLE AGAINST GUN BILL
Dec 01, 2002; ... COLUMBUS - Was that a political muscle ripping through Gov. BobTaft's pin stripes last week? The governor, who doesn't like to be known as Taft the Timid,appeared to strike down electronic slot machines, at leasttemporarily. State Sen. Louis Blessing, like Taft a ...
REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNEY
Dec 01, 2002 ... DAYTON - Registrations are being accepted for the Boys & GirlsHoliday Basketball Classic, scheduled for Dec. 13 through 15,sponsored by the city's Department of Parks, Recreation and Culture. The double-elimination tournament is open to all fourth- throughseventh-grade teams - 15 ...
NO ESSAPE FOR RIVERSCAPE; ORGANIZERS PLAN TO OPEN TODAY
Dec 01, 2002; ... DAYTON - Men worked all night trying to build an ice skatingsurface, but it wasn't enough to rescue RiverScape from Friday'ssunny 50-degree havoc. On opening day, they were still hosing down the area withoutsuccess, even though Saturday was blustery and snowy. Families ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Dec 01, 2002; ... I-75 CRASH KILLS LOUISIANA MAN PIQUA - A Louisiana man died Saturday in a one-car accidentwhile driving north on Interstate 75, south of Piqua. Just before 6 a.m., Charlie Furlough, 60, of Spearsville, La.,drifted off the left side of the road and hit a guardrail, and ...
HOLIDAYS TAKE ON NATURAL LOOK
Dec 01, 2002 ... The Aullwood Audubon Center in Butler Twp. celebrated Home for theHolidays at Aullwood on Saturday. Open house activities took placethroughout the day at the Marie S. Aull Education Center ....
STUNT RIDERS HANG BY STRAP
Dec 01, 2002; ... Oxford women have wild weekends OXFORD - When people think of rodeo, most think of wild bullsthrowing and stomping cowboys in the West. While they might not lock horns with a Brahma with a mean streak,two stunt riders in Oxford practice a rare craft on horseback thatcarries ...
GREATER DAYTON DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Dec 01, 2002 ... Butler County * STOLL, Gerhard H., 76, of Middletown, Friday. Services 11a.m. Tuesday. (Breitenbach-McCoy-Leffler) Clark County * BARNETT, Renee M. (Wood), 30, of Springfield, Thursday.Services 1 p.m. Tuesday. (Littleton & Rue, Springfield) * HUGHES, ...
TIME FOR WISHING
Dec 01, 2002 ... Jaden Edwards, 7, of New Carlisle has a frank talk with Mr. andMrs. Claus. Jaden made his request ...
BIG CHILL TO GREET BUSY TRAVELERS
Dec 01, 2002; ... Motorists, fliers urged to exercise patience People who consider snow a wonderful sight during the holidayseason probably are watching it fall from the comfort of their homes. Those traveling in the white, sometimes blinding, substance canhave harsher reactions. Snow ...
TERROR RESPONDENTS OFFERED TRAINING
Dec 01, 2002; ... Half-day course to focus on awareness KETTERING - The basics of terrorism - how to spot it and how tohandle it - will be the topic of the latest half-day awareness levelcourse being offered by the Learning Center at Miami Valley ResearchPark. The learning center, a branch of ...
BOEHNER LOOKS TO NEW YEAR
Dec 01, 2002; ... 8th District congressman part of GOP leadership WASHINGTON - All this year, Rep. John Boehner, R-West Chester,pushed Congress to pass a pension reform bill. But he and othersupporters failed to get it past the Democratic-controlled Senate.Now with a Republican-controlled House and ...
THE READING LIFE; CHOOSING THE BEST IS SUBJECTIVE BUSINESS
Dec 01, 2002; ... Ok, so Michael Kinsley told the truth. He didn't keep up with thereading. Finally. Somebody admits it. As one of five judges for the 2002 National Book Awards,nonfiction division, Kinsley agreed to help choose a winner from the402 books submitted by publishers, which pay $100 ...
SURE BET; TODAY'S ACTIVITIES
Dec 01, 2002 ... Items for Today's Activities and other calendars should besubmitted at least two weeks before the event to Calendars, FeaturesDepartment, Dayton Daily News, 45 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, Ohio 45402.Because of space limitations, publication isn't guaranteed. For long-range planning, see the ...
BOOK SIGNINGS
Dec 01, 2002 ... Fred Weber, from Weber Jewelers, will discuss Elizabeth Taylor:My Love Affair with Jewelry, 1-2 p.m. today at Books & Co., Town &Country Shopping Center, 350 E. Stroop Road, Kettering. Don Bruns, author of Jamaica Blue, 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at Books &Co. Neenah ...
`MOMENTS IN TIME' `DAYTON DAILY' PHOTOGRAPHERS EXHIBIT WORKS AT LIBRARY
Dec 01, 2002; ... DAYTON - The men and women whose photographs appear seven days aweek in the Dayton Daily News are taking their works on the road. An exhibit of 40 color and black-and-white photographs by 10newspaper photographers opens with a free public reception from 1:30to 4 p.m. today at the ...
JAZZBEAT; MOSE ALLISON PLAYED EVERYBODY'S FAVORITES FOR GILLY'S CROWD
Dec 01, 2002; ... Gilly's had packed houses last weekend for two completely diverseacts. Friday night the club welcomed the great Mose Allison. If you have a favorite Mose tune, he probably played it thatnight. After opening each set with his customary arpeggios andflourishes, he got down to the ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD; ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER.
Dec 01, 2002 ... Not to be outdone by the off-Broadway hit The Vagina Monologues,which opened Tuesday at the Victoria Theatre, the CincinnatiHysterical Society will bring The Penis Dialogues, its off-the-wallanswer, to Wiley's Comedy Club, 101 Pine St., a week later. The playby Adam Antler is produced ...
BOYS BASKETBALL; LEBANON FALLS IN OPENER
Dec 01, 2002; ... Badin spoils debut of new Warriors coach CINCINNATI -Playing in an 11-game high school boys basketballextravanganza at Xavier University's Cintas Center, Lebanon found outwhat the X-factor is to a successful season. Find some offensive juice. An aimless attack in the ...