Dayton Daily News back issues from January 2006:
For Kettering native, all is Saum and bright Fairmont grad to be part of new series 'Love Monkey'
Jan 01, 2006; ... When CBS launches its new TV series Love Monkey this month,Kettering native Sherri Saum will be part of it. Saum, a 1993 graduate of Fairmont High School, has a leading rolein the premier episode. The series, according to the network, revolves around a singlethirtysomething ...
Seen & Overheard
Jan 01, 2006 ... NO MORE. WE ARE DONE, DONE, DONE. UNTIL THE END OF 2006, OFCOURSE. How tired of year-end entertainment lists are we? We were doing OKwith them until we picked up Friday's USA Today and saw "The Year InMovie Moments." Um ... such as "Best Dakota Fanning Moment" (a shortone, ...
Bruton shines with the Irish
Jan 01, 2006; ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- It's not quite a win-one-forthe-Gipper story, butas Notre Dame tales go, it's pretty good. "When Notre Dame first contacted me, I didn't know. I just took itas another letter, another school," said David Bruton, the formerMiamisburg High star. "Coach Lewis ...
Buckeyes' loss to Irish in '35 still stings Notre Dame's comeback win voted Game of the Century
Jan 01, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- John Harwood remembers sitting on his father'sshoulders as a 5-year-old to watch Red Grange, the Galloping Ghost,play at Ohio State. But that isn't the retired Springfieldbusinessman's most vivid Ohio Stadium memory. Harwood was an OSU student when Notre Dame visited ...
My Job WHAT WE DO IN THE WORLD OF WORK
Jan 01, 2006; ... Robin Walton, chocolate maker, radio announcer for WFCJ 93.7 FM "It all started with a chocolate moose. One of my coworkers is aselfproclaimed chocoholic and she loves moose. I saw a moose mold inthe store one day, made a moose lollypop and put it in her box justfor fun ....
'What's the score?' If you have to ask ...
Jan 01, 2006 ... A MAN-ON-THE-STREET INTERVIEWER IN MARYland once posed thefollowing question: "Do you like living in Baltimore?" One fellow responded, "Sure. Good football team. Good baseballteam. What more can you ask?" He mentioned not seafood, not climate, not proximity to greatcities ....
Would running the ball more disguise a weak run defense?
Jan 01, 2006; ... Question: Mike Ditka said the Bengals defense can't stop anybody,so why not keep an opposing offenses off the field by running theball more? Also, why are the Bengals paying better on the road thanat home? -- Paul, Dayton. Answer: The Bengals (6-1 road, 5-3 home) love the ...
1 man dead, 1 hurt in shootings Details sketchy in both cases, Dayton police report
Jan 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Separate shootings in Dayton on Saturday night left oneman dead and another in critical condition with a bullet in hisbrain, police said. The fatal shooting was at 2135 Litchfield Ave., near Salem Avenue,about 7 p.m., Dayton police Lt. Randy Beane said. The ...
Man gets 20 years in fatal drug overdose Sold potent heroin to musician in 2000
Jan 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- A Dayton man drew the minimum 20 years in federal prisonon charges connected to the April 24, 2000, death of the vocalist ofthe rock band Captain Woodycrafter. Michael D. Horton, 30, also known as "Fresh," pleaded guilty Sept.21 to conspiracy to possess with intent to ...
'This is our front door' RIVERSIDE: Site near Wright-Pat may lure military community
Jan 01, 2006; ... RIVERSIDE -- Leaders of this Dayton suburb hope that an 18.5-acrepiece of land which has been home to gritty, dilapidated businesseswill be reborn as a commercial site appealing to the nearby militarycommunity. The site, dubbed the Center of Flight development, is across ...
A change in offseason plans Playoff berth alters Bengals' usual postseason routine
Jan 01, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY -- Normally at this time of year, T.J. Houshmandzadehis preparing to pack up, not suit up. But the Bengals wide receiver won't be bolting home to Los Angelesafter today's game against the Kansas City Chiefs. He'll be gettingpsyched for the NFL playoffs. No ...
'05 bad news highlights bigger picture
Jan 01, 2006 ... THE DESTRUCTION OF NEW ORLEANS AS WE knew it was the transcendentnews event of 2005. When a country loses one of its most storied,historic, distinctive cities -- a city with an extraordinary place inits imagination, literature and music -- that is not just any year. And yet one of ...
Stepping toward championship
Jan 01, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- The year 2005 went out with a bang, a chime and othermusical notes for the Northmont High School Marching Band. The 125 band members are on a memorymaking trip to Phoenix,competing in the Fiesta Bowl National Band Championship. The event showcases 15 of the ...
A big potato record fit to be fried World's Biggest Latke sizzles at Hillel Academy event
Jan 01, 2006; ... The visiting Israelis at Hillel Academy had a bit of a challenge.Their mandate: Introduce the local Jewish community to Israeli life. But sometimes, getting Americans excited about some aspects --like a potato pancake -- can be tough. The solution, Carmi Ronen and Khezy ...
What to expect in 2006 Future of local auto industry hangs in the balance
Jan 01, 2006; ... As the new year begins, the dawn of 2006 finds many Daytonarearesidents waiting with anxiety for the other shoe to drop. It'll be a year in which Dayton's long history as a major auto-industry town hangs in the balance: General Motors is poised toeliminate the third shift at its ...
When it's OK to say no
Jan 01, 2006; ... It isn't only the bride and groom who may have to say no; it canalso be friends, wedding guests, parents. Here's author SusanNewman's advice for potentially difficult situations: - You've been invited to a destination wedding, but you don't wantto go to the expense of paying for a ...
'Kong' kills blockbuster conventions
Jan 01, 2006; ... You've already heard that Peter Jackson's new King Kong is good,but I'll go further: It's one of the four or five best movies I'veever seen. It's more than just an instant classic. It's historic. LikePicasso's first jab at Cubism or Pollock dripping paint, it is thatrare work of ...
Family feasts on cook's bruised self-esteem
Jan 01, 2006; ... The nine days of Christmas vacation: On the first day of my Christmas vacation I cook a vat ofspaghetti sauce and meatballs, because we have kids coming in fromout of town for the holidays. On the second day of my Christmas vacation I cook a barrel ofchicken and dumplings, ...
Healthy pets have clean paws
Jan 01, 2006; ... We've had some snow -- we will have more -- and many of us aretrying to keep up with the mess that winter makes of our yards andhomes. Some of it is brought inside by pets. For pets that walk on sidewalks, owners will want to carefullyconsider how they plan to protect those pets ...
Musical self-expression knows no bounds Upcoming shows will spotlight artists' versatility
Jan 01, 2006; ... Duke Ellington was right on the money when he said, "Jazz can notbe limited by definitions or by rules. Jazz is, above all, a totalfreedom to express oneself." Magnolia Bolthead, a jazz fusion unit from Yellow Springs, fullyembraces Ellington's statement, drawing on an eclectic ...
Another DWBA Hall honor for Reasoner
Jan 01, 2006; ... BEAVERCREEK -- Ho, hum -- hardly. Hall of fame inductions are becoming old hat for Lori Reasoner,but each one is more thrilling than the last. Reasoner, who wasinducted into the Dayton Women's Bowling Association Hall of Fame forbowling achievement in August 2005, will be ...
Smith's roots planted in South Bend Ohio State AD part of Irish national titles as coach, player
Jan 01, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- Ohio State athletic director Gene Smith doesn't weareither of the national-championship rings he won as a player andcoach at Notre Dame in the 1970s, and they aren't on display in hisoffice. The time he spent in South Bend was a rich chapter in his life,but he seldom ...
Little goes right as Zips zap Raiders Akron puts a 72-44 hurting on Wright State
Jan 01, 2006; ... AKRON -- DaShaun Wood had his hands on his hips, a couple ofbandages covering a slash under his right eye and a somber cast onthe rest of his face. The Wright State point guard didn't look like a guy who wanted toparty on New Year's Eve. "I just want to play ball," Wood ...
Here's what was lurking on my desk Truth really can be stranger than fiction
Jan 01, 2006; ... Throughout the year, I add to a stack of newspaper clippings piled on a corner of my desk with the notion thatsometime or other, I'll dig into the accumulation to find inspirationfor a column. As we turn the calendar to 2006, it's time to discard the clutterand ...
Don't be too quick to get ID theft insurance CRIME: Protection may not be worth the expense
Jan 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- If you haven't been terrified enough by the threat ofidentity theft and fraud, an Allstate Insurance commercial thatstarted airing recently in the Miami Valley might do the trick. It shows a spokesman standing in a dark alley lined withdumpsters, warning of dumpster ...
Supreme Court opens center highlighting its history Aim is to educate public on how system works
Jan 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- When talks began about the Ohio Supreme Court movingto a new location in the late 1990s, Chief Justice Thomas Moyer hopedto create a space to educate people about the judicial branch ofgovernment. Now it is a reality. The Ohio Supreme Court Visitor EducationCenter ...
An Ode to '05
Jan 01, 2006; ... Sure, we didn't start the fire, but we're all aware that it's beenburning since the world's been turning. With apologies and thanks toBilly Joel, here is an attempt to put 2005 in a nutshell, sungloosely to the tune of Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire: Kanye puts Bush to the test ...
Couple's first test: Fending off interference Author's advice: Just say no to unwanted suggestions
Jan 01, 2006; ... He's popped the question. She's said, "Yes." Now both betterprepare to say "No!" "There are so many people who want and expect somuch from you, and you can't keep everybody happy, so don't even try," advises social psychologist SusanNewman, who has just authored her 13th book: The ...
IMAGES 2005 Sometimes photographers look through their lenses and see pictures that tell their own stories
Jan 01, 2006; ... Frozen moments, 1/500th of a second. No longer committed to film,but packed with pixels that enlighten and evoke emotion. During 2005, the 10 staff photographers of the Dayton Daily Newspushed the shutter release more than a halfmillion times. Someassignments we loved: They were ...
IMAGES 2005 FROM THE COVER
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Thanks, January, for Super Bowls, Simpsons and snow First month has its share of historical distinctions
Jan 01, 2006; ... New Year's Day: It's time to turn our backs on the old. So putaway the holiday decorations and make resolutions to abandon badhabits. Every culture celebrates the new year, but not always on Jan. 1.The Chinese 4,704 New Year begins Jan. 29 and the Jewish 5,767 NewYear begins at ...
Flying Blind Research at Wright-Pat focused on helping Air Force pilots land safely 'anywhere, anytime'
Jan 01, 2006; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Strapped into the left seat of a transport airplane's cockpit,Douglas Zimmer smoothly lined up on a runway visible only as an imageon a clear screen in front of his windshield. Gliding through a big rectangle superimposed over the ...
Gonzalez great third Buckeye option Sophomore receiver comes up big in the clutch
Jan 01, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- Ohio State receiver Anthony Gonzalez may have picked upa few members in his unofficial fan club since the Michigan game, buthe realizes nobody has taken out a lifetime membership. The sophomore from Cleveland expects to be option No. 3 on passplays as long as Santonio ...
OSU-ND a rare matchup of titans
Jan 01, 2006; ... Former Ohio State football coach John Cooper predicted this,missing a bull's-eye by two days. He was getting ready to play Notre Dame in 1996 for the secondtime in two years, and even though he would run his series record to2-0, he was happy the two-game contract was up. "I ...
Over the river, through the woods, bird counters go Foul weather does not deter fowl play
Jan 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- The cold rain, higher river level and lack of snowSaturday meant warmer feet for Dayton Audubon Society birders, butalso tougher conditions to count the winged friends that soughtshelter. "In the cold, rainy days, they'll hunker down a little more," saidDaryl Michael, ...
Josie, 6, waits for star call
Jan 01, 2006; ... Josie Nicole Pett was sitting at the dinner table with her familyone evening not long ago when she asked, "When do you think I'll be amovie star?" Jack and Ahndrea Pett, the parents, had a laugh and then told herthat no one knows what the future holds. Actually, Josie, ...
Wright State women rally past Youngstown State, 65-62
Jan 01, 2006; ... FAIRBORN -- The Wright State women's basketball team trailed muchof the game, including by as many as 10 in the second half, but theRaiders rallied with a 21-12 run over the final 10 minutes to pullout a 65-62 win against Youngstown State in the Horizon League openerSaturday at the ...
New councilman in Miamisburg
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OSU linebackers let hair down to honor Tillman
Jan 01, 2006; ... TEMPE, Ariz. -- The ghosts of Pat Tillman are everywhere here in Sun DevilStadium. They're up in the dressing room where he used to shed those flipflops, that penchant for cussing and that "Hey, Dude" vernacular forhis football shoes and pads and then pull that Arizona ...
Quinn's commitment leads to breakthrough Notre Dame QB a product of resourceful nature
Jan 02, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- Absorbing the playbook of renowned offensive mastermindand Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis may have been daunting for BradyQuinn, but the star quarterback has never been one to back down froma cerebral challenge. When his interest in spiritual matters was first piqued as ...
Students collect to share, learn, help Beavertown club meets after school for its many projects
Jan 02, 2006; ... KETTERING -- Synergy can be an abstract concept to adults, but forthe 25 students in the Synergy Club at Beavertown School inKettering, synergy happens when they combine their talents to helpothers. The club meets every Thursday after school, and its motto is"Using Teamwork to ...
RegionalHeadlines
Jan 02, 2006; ... MAN HELD IN SLAYING AT BARBER SHOP DAYTON -- One of the men present when Dayton police arrived toinvestigate a fatal shooting in a barber shop Saturday night wasbeing held Sunday night on a murder charge, according to Lt. RandyBeane of the police department. Montgomery ...
Irish eyes won't be smiling
Jan 02, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- Notre Dame didn't drop a road game this year, and coachCharlie Weis is trying to tap into some of that karma on thisexcursion. "I've been telling my players they never lose when they leave thebuilding," he quipped. But throngs of Irish fans are expected to ...
Rudi comes up short, settles for record
Jan 02, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY -- Yards were tough to come by for the Bengals againstan aggressive Kansas City defense on Sunday, especially for tailbackRudi Johnson. He wanted to become the first 1,500-yard rusher in club history.Instead, he had to settle for a single-season team record 1,458 ...
Browns end long season on winning note Cleveland downs Baltimore, 20-16
Jan 02, 2006; ... CLEVELAND -- The crowd in Cleveland Browns Stadium booed the hometeam when a draw play to Reuben Droughns on third-and-9 went nowhereon the game's first series. And a mock cheer arose midway through the second quarter when theBrowns finally managed a first down. That's how ...
Dayton douses Inferno with 8-goal outburst Columbia coach hits shower after tantrum of bottle tossing
Jan 02, 2006; ... FAIRBORN -- Despite the flurry of goals that happened on the ice,perhaps the most memorable moment of Sunday's Dayton Bombers gameagainst the Columbia Inferno happened while play was stopped. With 16:52 left in the third period of what would become an 8-3Bombers victory -- just ...
Bengals stumble into playoffs Larry Johnson runs for 201 yards, 3 TDs in Chiefs win
Jan 02, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY -- As soon as time expired on the Cincinnati Bengals'2005 regular season -- a 37-3 New Year's Day loss to Kansas City atArrowhead Stadium -- they immediately looked forward to their first-round playoff opponent. The Pittsburgh Steelers. "As a Cincinnati Bengal, ...
Alito impresses DeWine
Jan 02, 2006; ... When federal Judge Samuel Alito was nominated to the SupremeCourt, Democrats quickly rallied in opposition to the conservativejudge's record on the bench. A coalition of groups including NARALand the NAACP opposed the 55-yearold jurist. But that was in late October, and much of ...
WWII vet going home
Jan 02, 2006; ... We are losing the old soldiers, veterans of World War II, at analarming rate. It is estimated that between 1,200 and 1,500 members of thoseknown as the Greatest Generation die every day. Now we can place the name of one more decorated soldier on thatlist of outstanding ...
Buckeye fans reach Fiesta frenzy!
Jan 02, 2006; ... FANS HAVE WAITED nearly 10 years to see perennial powerhouses OhioState and Notre Dame take the field together again, but the wait isover. The two storied programs will meet for only the fifth time duringthe 35th annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., at 5 p.m.today. The ...
Speak Up: Brief comments
Jan 02, 2006 ... - Let's have some real voting reform. Since so much of the federalgovernment's budget is now spent on entitlements, let's limit votingto taxpayers. - The ...
Exit strategy needed
Jan 02, 2006 ... On Dec. 14, 2005, six longtime peace activists went to U.S. Rep.David Hobson's office to present petitions for a redress ofgrievances according to our rights stated in the First Amendment tothe Constitution. These petitions held over 600 names of voters fromthe Seventh Congressional ...
OSU past and present
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Winter outdoor sports shows abound
Jan 01, 2006; ... Dayton has a brand new outdoor sports show. The Dodge Dayton BoatSuper Show is scheduled for the last weekend in January and the firstweekend in February at the Dayton Airport Expo Center. "I am really pleased how this show has gone together," said RobLynch of Odyssey Expositions, ...
People pay for Bush's education
Jan 02, 2006 ... I listened carefully to the president's impressive pressconference on Dec. 18. He can now, after six years, articulate policies he could notpossibly have explained in the year 2000 when he was squeezed intooffice. We taxpayers financed his $500 billion education. I ...
Study: New Medicaid rules to hurt economy
Jan 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Douglas Ewalt of Richland County was offered hope thathe could save two of his molars when he saw a root canal specialistin late summer. Root canals could save the teeth, he was told. Butcomplications led to his appointment for the procedure getting pushedinto 2006. Then, he ...
GAME REPORT: CHIEFS 37, BENGALS 3
Jan 02, 2006; ... - Star of the Game: Larry Johnson tore through the Bengals defensefor 201 rushing yards and three TDs. He scored on runs of 49 and 14yards in a 30-second span of the second quarter, and scored on a 20-yard burst at 12:41 in the third. - Goat(s) of the Game: Bengals QB Jon Kitna, ...
With playoffs secure, Cincy mails one in
Jan 02, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY -- Everybody in the Cincinnati dressing room tried topolish this dud. Some tried to spin it. Some decorated it, others just dismissedit. As Bengals back-up quarterback Jon Kitna warned: "No one shouldput much into this today." But the guy who put it ...
Military police say goodbyes Company leaving for California, eventually Iraq
Jan 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- If one were to ignore the closely cropped hair and thegreen knapsacks, the young men and women could appear to be going offfor a camping trip. But the haircuts and knapsacks demand attention, as do the worriedlooks on the faces of those leaving and those left behind ....
Girlfriend stabbed; man held
Jan 02, 2006; ... KETTERING -- A man stabbed his girlfriend Sunday afternoon onAerial Avenue, and then was pursued and captured by Kettering policeofficers after he crashed his car in Oakwood, Officer Bill Toroksaid. It is not clear what prompted the assault, but the victim is inMiami Valley ...
Liberals need to face facts
Jan 02, 2006 ... I really enjoyed the Mike Luckovich cartoon in the paper Dec. 18depicting our president as living in a bubble. I can't help but wonder how a liberal-minded person can face theworld everyday with all the negative energy flowing about theirworld. It seems as though there is never ...
Better way than E-Check needed
Jan 02, 2006 ... E-CHECK MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN DESIGNED to make environmentalism unpopular. That was probably its maineffect. Ohioans resented the intrusion of having to go to the test siteand having to worry about the further inconvenience of not passing.They resented the cost of the ...
Notre Dame's Weis: Irish shouldn't be underdogs
Jan 02, 2006; ... PHOENIX -- Ohio State has been listed as a four-point favorite inthe Fiesta Bowl, but Notre Dame's Charlie Weis believes the odds-makers have gotten it wrong. The brash first-year coach bristled when told at his final pre-game press conference Sunday that his team had been ...
Injury not an issue in Palmer's early exit Plan to play backup Kitna made in advance
Jan 02, 2006; ... KANSAS CITY -- Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer said he felt fineand even lobbied for more playing time against the Kansas City Chiefson Sunday. But head coach Marvin Lewis was hearing none of it. Lewis pulled Palmer after two offensive series, protecting himfrom further injuring ...
GAME REPORT: BROWNS 20, RAVENS 16
Jan 02, 2006; ... - Star of the game: As the third quarter grew late, DennisNorthcutt fielded a punt at the Cleveland 38 and hauled it back for atouchdown, giving the Browns their first lead of the game, 20-16,which became the final score. Toward the end of the return, Northcuttglanced up at the ...