Dayton Daily News back issues from June 2004:
FLAG WAVING
Jun 01, 2004 ... CAPTION ...
MARJIE'S FITNESS TIPS; TAKE PRECAUTIONS WHEN EXERCISING IN HEAT
Jun 01, 2004; ... It's important to take precautions when exercising in the heat. With heat and humidity, because of increased perspiration, more ofyour available blood supply must be directed to the skin for cooling.This competes with the blood flow that your working muscles need. As your rate ...
ROAD TO FITNESS; DEALING WITH STRESS CAN MAKE YOU HEALTHIER, HAPPIER
Jun 01, 2004; ... Eighty percent of health care is spent on stress-relateddisorders, according to the Centers for Disease Control andPrevention. So it is very important for us to recognize andappropriately deal with stress. Here are ways to learn stress-management skills that can greatlyimprove ...
NEW `IDOL'S' MESSAGE ONE TO PONDER
Jun 01, 2004; ... Now that the excruciating suspense has ended and a breathlessworld has learned the identity of our nation's newest `idol,' onequestion still remains: Where were the spinmeisters when we needed them? In the midst of the hype leading up to the season's final week ofwhat ...
HIGH COURT SHOULD REHEAR DETAINEE CASES
Jun 01, 2004 ... THE PLIGHT OF TWO CITIZENS DETAINED BY military authoritiespresents among the most important constitutional cases since 100,000Japanese-Americans were confined during World War II. At issue iswhether the president, as commander in chief, has almost completediscretion during time of war ...
PRESCRIPTION FOR PARTNERSHIP PHYSICIAN OFFERS ADVICE ON ENSURING GOOD DOCTORS' VISITS
Jun 01, 2004; ... DAYTON - Dr. Barbra Schuster has some advice for anyone lookingto strengthen their relationship with their doctor. `You want to develop a partnership,' Schuster said. `That way youcan feel comfortable talking about the things that are hard to talkabout.' Schuster, chairwoman ...
COMMENTARY; TERROR MESSAGE COULD BE MORE COHERENT
Jun 01, 2004; ... Overall, we have to cut officials some slack What the devil is going on here? On the one hand, we have Attorney General John Ashcroft, who issupposed to know about such matters, madly ringing the fire bells,calling a press conference with the FBI director, no less, ...
SUNDAY BAN NOT RIGHT BOOZE LIMIT
Jun 01, 2004 ... THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS VOTED WITH very little opposition - topermit the sale of bottled hard liquor on Sundays, at least incommunities that have legalized the sale of liquor by the drink onSundays. The case is clear: Sunday anti-liquor laws are a relic of atime when Sunday was ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: DAIRY'S IMPACT DOCUMENTED
Jun 01, 2004 ... I am watching with great interest as the debate heats up in RossTwp. regarding the proposed Vreba-Hoff Dairy Development LLC, amegadairy housing 2,400 cows on 99 acres. My family moved to Ross Twp. 26 years ago. I have educated myselfon these facilities and find it impossible to ...
SPEAKUP
Jun 01, 2004 ... * President George W. Bush submitted an energy plan to Congressmore than two years ago, and Democrats are blocking it. They need toget over their partisanship and allow us to become less dependent onforeign oil. * As usual with the Bush administration, Treasury Secretary ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD; REAL LIFE IS ALWAYS MORE IRONIC THAN FICTION.
Jun 01, 2004 ... According to the Sydney Morning Herald, actor Brad Pitt injuredhis Achilles tendon while filming a fight scene as the warriorAchilles in the movie Troy. In Greek mythology the warrior's onlyweakness was the tendon, because as a baby his mother dipped him in`magic' that made him ...
IN MIAMI VALLEY VOICES
Jun 01, 2004 ... Letter writer Mike Merkle of Dayton says the news media, ...
HEALTH NOTEBOOK
Jun 01, 2004 ... Hospital wins weight-loss program award Health Management Resources (HMR) Weight Management of GreeneMemorial Hospital, a medically supervised weight-loss program, is therecipient of the HMR Gold Standard Certificate of Achievement.Certificates are awarded in various categories, ...
`SUPER CLUB' TO FEED OFF DAYTON-AREA TALENT
Jun 01, 2004; ... Soccer teams merge, form elite program DAYTON - What started out as a casual conversation between coacheshas turned into the formation of a soccer "super club" whose goal isto bring together the Miami Valley's top high school-age players. The Centerville-based Dayton Galaxies ...
REDS NOTES; CASTRO PROVING HE'S MORE THAN JUST A GLOVE
Jun 01, 2004; ... MIAMI - Quick question: Who owns the second highest battingaverage on the Cincinnati Reds behind Sean Casey's .392? If you said anybody but Juan Castro you are paying too muchattention to Castro's magic glove and not enough attention to hisreverberating bat. Castro, a career ...
INDY WIN PURE JOY FOR RAHAL
Jun 01, 2004; ... 1986 `500' champ says winning as owner `very sweet' INDIANAPOLIS - Bobby Rahal likes to think of himself as a racingpurist, but when somebody says that, sometimes you don't quite knowwhat they mean. Sunday, you knew. There sat team owner Rahal, alongside partner David ...
REDS COME BACK-BACK-BACK-BACK-BACK
Jun 01, 2004; ... Casey's two blasts lead five HR rally, 9-7 win over Marlins MIAMI - The smoke billowing from behind the right field stands atPro Player Stadium persisted most of the game and folks among the28,364 in the seats figured it was a grass fire ignited by the fivehome runs the Cincinnati ...
DIXON-ISRAEL HEADS FOR HISTORY, LEAVES WEALTH OF MEMORIES
Jun 01, 2004; ... Preble County school to be razed DIXON TWP., Preble County - Dixon Twp. Centralized School juts upamongst the fertile fields that once helped feed a warring nation. Built in 1914 as a centrally located school to replace thetownship's nine one-room school houses, it has outlived ...
COMMENTARY; CICADA CHORUS A COMFORT
Jun 02, 2004; ... The cicadas have arrived to sing in my tree. Yes, the famous tree that my mother and I watched grow from asapling into a mighty shade tree in my front lawn, and a tree I havewritten about on a number of occasions, has taken in a horde of thetemporary residents who visit every 17 ...
STATUS QUO, EFFICIENCY BEST FOR TIPP EMS, STUDY SAYS
Jun 02, 2004; ... TIPP CITY - Consultants who studied the city's fire and emergencymedical services recommended the city and Monroe Twp. live withexisting facilities and try to better utilize resources in andoutside the community. The findings of a facility study and master plan by ...
BRIEFLY; WERE YOU INVOLVED IN D-DAY? TELL US ABOUT IT
Jun 02, 2004 ... Sunday is the 60th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, and theDayton Daily News is looking for World War II veterans who were sentashore that fateful day in history. Were you in Normandy or in on the planning for the D-Dayoperation? Tell us about your wartime ...
MIAMI ELECTIONS PANEL SEEKS CONTINUOUS PROGRESS
Jun 02, 2004; ... Ambitions explained during budget discussion TROY - The Miami County Board of Elections has made significantstrides in the past 2 1/2 years, but county commissioners heardTuesday a fine tuning of operations will continue including exploringpay increases for poll workers and ...
KOSOVO-BOUND SOLDIER BECOMES CRIME VICTIM
Jun 02, 2004; ... Car stolen shortly after send-off ceremony BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County - National Guardsman Frederick D.Adams Jr. and his family's spirited mood following a ceremony atXenia High School for his Army unit's deployment to Kosovo souredSunday night when someone stole his car from a ...
YOU CAN CALL FALCON CHICKS BY NAME NOW
Jun 02, 2004; ... Newest peregrines get official monikers DAYTON - The four growing Dayton peregrine falcons now have names. Next week, they might be ready to take flight. The four chicks were named in a Boonshoft Museum of Discoverycontest. The winning names are Raider and Flyer for the ...
AVIATION HALL OF FAME SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED
Jun 02, 2004; ... Yeager among those to present four enshrinees DAYTON - The first man to break the sound barrier and thecommander of the first manned mission around the moon are among theaviation luminaries lined up to present the four inductees of thisyear's National Aviation Hall of Fame ...
MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULT ON DAD
Jun 02, 2004; ... Conflicting statements made in domestic violence case GREENVILLE - Nicki Puderbaugh posted $565 bail Friday for herbrother Shane Kreiner after he spent the night in the Darke CountyJail on a domestic violence charge involving his father, Ed. Less than an hour later, Shane ...
REGIONAL HEADLINES
Jun 02, 2004; ... MOTHER CONVICTED IN MURDER PLOT DAYTON - A Miamisburg mother was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years inprison on five felonies involving a plot to send her 16-year-old sonto blow up her husband's girlfriend in her mobile home. Sherry Lee Johnson, 38, received the maximum sentence on ...
THREE STILL ON CELL PHONES; LAST ONE TO HANG UP WINS CAR
Jun 02, 2004; ... Cell provider's promotion into third day nonstop DAYTON - There are three people who haven't left RiverBlast yet. As of Tuesday afternoon, Robert Hemming of Springfield, Anne Daleof Kettering and Patti Flack of Springfield had been talking on cellphones beneath a tent at ...
SPRINGS STUDENTS PERFECT ON READING TEST
Jun 02, 2004; ... Most Valley districts measure up on reading achievement DAYTON - Miami Valley school districts scored well on Ohio's ThirdGrade reading achievement test, with most beating the state averagewith more than 75 percent of third-graders passing. But Yellow Springs was the only Ohio ...
4 BOYS ADMIT EXTORTION
Jun 02, 2004; ... DAYTON - Four boys, ages 10 to 12, admitted to delinquencymisdemeanor charges Tuesday involving a four-month extortion of a 10-year-old classmate that ended in August at Franklin Montessori year-round school. Three of the boys admitted responsibility to delinquency chargesby ...
SIDNEY BUSES VANDALIZED; CLASSES CANCELED
Jun 02, 2004; ... SIDNEY - Sidney City Schools canceled classes Tuesday aftervandals damaged 11 of the districts 24 school buses during theholiday weekend. Police Capt. Rod Austin said police were still investigating thedestruction. He said the buses were ransacked and fire ...
FISHERMAN VICTIM OF LIGHTNING STRIKE
Jun 02, 2004; ... Man dies during storms early Monday LEBANON - A Hamilton County man died early Monday after beingstruck by lightning at a lake in southern Warren County where he hadbeen fishing with friends. Warren County officials Tuesday confirmed that Ed Vinsant, 38, ofLoveland was struck ...
MRDD PANEL MAJORITY FAVORS CLOSING 2 CENTERS
Jun 02, 2004; ... Reports on both sides of issue go to Taft COLUMBUS - The commission reviewing the possible closure ofSpringview Developmental Center in Springfield sent two sets ofrecommendations to Gov. Bob Taft on Tuesday, with the commissionmajority favoring closing the center. The Mental ...
INVESTORS DRIVE KMART STOCK UP 112 PERCENT
Jun 02, 2004; ... But shoppers still prefer Target, Wal-Mart ATLANTA - Back from bankruptcy, Kmart has glossed up its tatteredimage on a couple of fronts. The retailer is making money for the first time in years. So areinvestors, thanks to Kmart's sizzling stock, up 112 percent thisyear. Even ...
EXTREME RECREATION; HALF-PIPE DREAMS
Jun 01, 2004; ... Valley communities building skate parks KETTERING - Forget the old swing sets and teeter-totters. Youngpeople today want half-pipes, ramps and obstacles. Beavercreek will break ground for a new skate park today.Kettering will begin construction of a huge skate park this ...
DEMOLITION BY MOTHER NATURE; BUILDING COLLAPSES ONTO THIRD
Jun 02, 2004; ... Weekend weather helps bring it down DAYTON - Work crews are expected to begin today cleaning up acollapsed building on East Third Street in Dayton. The building at 1939 E. Third, near the Third, Linden Avenue andSpringfield Street intersection, has been a threat to the area ...
BRIEFLY; GOOD SAMARITANS ARTICLES BEING SOUGHT BY PAPER
Jun 01, 2004 ... The Dayton Daily News is accepting submissions for our series,Your Stories. Readers are invited to send in personal-experience essays on thetopic, "Good Samaritans." We are looking for upbeat, inspiring or poignant stories about howstrangers provided help in times of trouble ....
NCR EXECUTIVES URGE USE OF DATA ALREADY COLLECTED
Jun 01, 2004; ... Book highlights Teradata success stories A new book by NCR Corp. President and Chief Executive Mark Hurdand Chairman Lars Nyberg tells business leaders how to use theinformation they already collect about customers to improve theirbusiness and become more competitive. The ...
COMMENTARY; LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
Jun 01, 2004; ... I can't explain it. Maybe it's a job for some psychologist. I can only hang my head while a good many others seem to beenjoying a hearty laugh. The story began a good number of years ago, more than 20 at least,when I was invited by my friends at VFW Post 3438 to help with ...
MODEST RISE IN STOCKS PREDICTED
Jun 01, 2004; ... Analysts remain cautious ATLANTA - Now that the Memorial Day holiday is over, investors canlook forward to the usual summer rally in the stock market, right? Such an expectation might be reasonable if not for rising oilprices, the promise of higher interest rates, uncertainty ...
OXFORD'S ANNUAL MUSIC FESTIVAL TO OPEN WITH SUNSHINE - LADY SUNSHINE, THAT IS
Jun 01, 2004; ... Free concerts every Thursday through Aug. 26 OXFORD - The 17th annual Oxford Summer Musical Festival kicks offThursday beginning with a taste of rhythm and blues and spanning awide variety of genres throughout the summer. This free concert series takes place from 7:30 to 10 ...
BUTLER, WARREN JOB SCHOOLS TALK MERGER
Jun 01, 2004; ... Advantages `warrant a hard look' LEBANON - Butler Tech and the Warren County Career Center mightmerge career technical programs under a proposal. Bob Sommers, chief executive officer of Butler Tech, said the twoschools are considering how they might work together. He said ...
GABFEST WINNER TO DRIVE HOME NEW CAR
Jun 01, 2004; ... DAYTON - Four contestants braved torrential downpours and tornadowarnings on Sunday trying to see who can talk the longest for achance to win a 2004 Mini Cooper. Contestants of the Cricket Motor Mouth Marathon were chosen from apool of 103.9 WXEG radio listeners. They started ...
CHAMINADE GRAD SET TO TAKE OU REINS
Jun 01, 2004; ... UD experience shifted career path If not for a few twists and turns in his career, Roderick McDaviscould very well be a guidance counselor at a Dayton-area high school.Instead, he's the newly appointed president of Ohio University. McDavis, 55, serves as provost and vice ...
MIAMI VALLEY REMEMBERS
Jun 01, 2004; ... Cemetery ceremony honors ultimate sacrifices DAYTON - The usual red, white and blue array greeted visitors tothe National Cemetery at the Veterans Affairs Center for the MemorialDay ceremony, but the sunny mood was clouded some as visitorsexpressed concern for troops deployed ...
COMMENTARY; TOWN'S TRAFFIC ALSO ITS BACKBONE
Jun 01, 2004; ... Leg 21 of our virtual Around-the-World journey is a long sailthrough the Mediterranean Sea and up the Tiber River. Leg 21 of ourreal Around-the-World-in-Ohio trek is a drive east on the NationalRoad to the speed trap. Both journeys take us to Rome, one old and one New. The ...
OHIO'S BINGO CHANGES GO FAR ENOUGH
Jun 02, 2004 ... LAWMAKERS LAST WEEK WERE GENEROUS enough to fraternal groups thatdepend on instant bingo sales and bingo games to run their clubs. A new law took effect last year that largely put storefront bingooperators out of business, but also cracked down on gambling forcharity at Eagles and ...
GOOD STUFF QUICK HITS FROM THE WORLD OF FOOD BY ANN HELLER; CHILLED BERRIES LOSE THEIR LUSTER
Jun 02, 2004; ... You know that strawberries are best eaten the day you buy them.And if you are eating them that day, you don't need to refrigerate.Just take them out of the box and spread on a tray or plate in asingle layer to prevent crushing and bruising. If the berries are for dinner the next ...
STRAWBERRY DELIGHT
Jun 02, 2004; ... THE BEST PICKS OF THE SEASON ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER Want to put a smile on a friend's face? Just say the word: Strawberry. It's guaranteed - everyone will beam with anticipation. This week the local strawberry harvest rolls into peak production. Sure, ...
FROM THE COVER; EASY FRUIT RECIPES ARE THE BERRIES
Jun 02, 2004; ... This recipe, from a boss who swears by it, was her modification ofa Martha Stewart recipe. The topping is really crisp, as it shouldbe. You can be flexible in the amounts of berries and rhubarb. STRAWBERRY RHUBARB CRISP Makes 6 to 8 servings 1 1/2 pounds rhubarb, washed ...
SEEN & OVERHEARD; THIS IS JUST CREEPY.
Jun 02, 2004 ... According to Yahoo! News, it turns out the reason David Carradinegot the role of `Bill' in Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies isbecause a psychic told Carradine that he was suppose to work withTarantino, and the Kung Fu star then stalked the director. Headmitted at a news conference ...
REDS NOTES; JUNIOR BANGING TOWARD 500
Jun 02, 2004; ... MIAMI - Ken Griffey Jr. flashed his best Nike smile as hecontemplated the question about Lou Gehrig, the man he passed on theall-time home run list into 20th place with his 494th. Asked what he knew about Gehrig, he said, "I'm right on his heelsfor his games played record, but I ...
TELL US ABOUT YOUR BEST BURGER
Jun 02, 2004 ... A lot can happen in 100 years. Consider the hamburger, whichhistorians say was introduced commercially at the St. Louis WorldFair 100 years ago. The original was simple, but now they come super-sized, toppedwith guacamole, filled with blue cheese and spiced with spreads suchas ...
BABY FALCONS GET NAMES, WILL FLY SOON
Jun 02, 2004; ... DAYTON - Now that the four Dayton peregrine falcons have names,they are ready to go out in the world. The four chicks, named in a Boonshoft Museum of Discovery contestare: Raider and Flyer for the two females and Dragon and Jeffersonfor the two males. One of the males was ...
YELLOW SPRINGS 3RD-GRADERS ACE NEW OHIO ACHIEVEMENT TEST
Jun 02, 2004; ... DAYTON - Yellow Springs was the only school district in Ohio witha perfect score on Ohio's Third Grade Achievement Test - all 27 ofits students who took the test in March passed. Overall, 75 percent of Ohio third-graders who took the test inMarch passed and most Miami Valley ...
GUARDSMAN HEADING TO KOSOVO LOSES CAR TO THIEVES
Jun 02, 2004; ... BUTLER TWP., Montgomery County - National Guardsman Frederick D.Adams Jr. and his family's spirited mood following Sunday's ceremonyat Xenia High School for his deployment to Kosovo soured when his carwas stolen from a restaurant and later torched in Dayton. "We went from really ...
LIGHTNING KILLS MAN ALONG PRIVATE WARREN COUNTY LAKE
Jun 02, 2004; ... LEBANON - A Hamilton County man died early Monday after beingstruck by lightning at a lake in southern Warren County where he hadbeen fishing with friends. Warren County officials Tuesday confirmed that Ed Vinsant, 38, ofLoveland, was struck by lightning just before 1 a.m. on the ...
BOYS TENNIS ; CENTERVILLE'S KRONAUGE FIRST-TEAM
Jun 02, 2004; ... Justin Kronauge of Centerville was named to the first team All-Ohio High School boys tennis team by the Ohio Tennis Coaches'Association. The sophomore defeated Tony Teufel 6-1, 6-1 to win the Division Isingles state championship Saturday at Ohio State University'sStickney Tennis ...
SPEAK UP: BRIEF COMMENTS
Jun 02, 2004 ... * Re ` DDN series full of misleading statements," May 28: Rep.John Boehner must have fallen asleep in class to pretend hislegislation is fair or wise. * Re DDN series full of misleading statements," May 28: Thelowering of standards and only minimal testing will make sure ...
ACTIVITIES DON'T HAVE TO BE COSTLY
Jun 02, 2004 ... RE "PREP SPORTS aren't the only options," May 14: After-schoolactivities are beneficial to everyone in a community, especially forthe students involved. At my high school, I acted with the drama club, played in theband, ran with the track team, and took pictures for the ...
TENNIS; MIAMI COUNTY OPEN SET FOR JUNE 11-20 IN TROY
Jun 02, 2004 ... Several Miami County tennis tournaments have been scheduled thissummer, including the Miami County Open, Thomas Frydell MemorialJunior Open and Troy City/Miami County tournaments sponsored in partby Coomer and Company Financial Services. The Miami County Open is June 11-20 ...
MOM WHO SENT SON TO KILL HUSBAND'S GIRLFRIEND GETS PRISON
Jun 02, 2004; ... DAYTON - Sherry Lee Johnson was sentenced to 10 years in prisonTuesday for five felonies stemming from a plot to send her 16-year-old son to blow up her husband's girlfriend in her trailer at theHide-A-Way Mobile Home Court in Moraine. Judge A.J. Wagner of Montgomery County Common ...
FENCING STOLEN GOODS GETS AN INTERNET TWIST
Jun 02, 2004; ... Indictments in Warren County accuse two of theft LEBANON - Guys like Drew Leslie and Matthew Lun give the phrase"electric fence" a whole new meaning, the Warren County prosecutorsaid Tuesday. Leslie and Lun, both 21, are accused of breaking into and stealinggoods from ...
SAUDI SITES NOT HOMELAND, BUT ALMOST
Jun 02, 2004 ... THE ABSENCE OF TERRORIST ATTACKS ON AMER- ican soil since 9/11 isa welcome surprise. It has allowed the Bush administration to arguethat the war in Iraq is a matter of "fighting them there," ratherthan having to "fight them here." The argument is strained.Intelligence, security ...
TRACK AND FIELD NOTEBOOK ; TIPP STANDOUT HOPES FOR HIGH-JUMP SUPREMACY
Jun 02, 2004; ... Jordan Sharpe wouldn't say he had an "off day" at the previousregional track meets. "I was here my freshman year and sophomore year and I ended upchoking both years," said Sharpe, a Tippecanoe junior. "It's kind ofnice to get back in the rhythm of things." Sharpe's 6-foot-5 ...