Dayton Daily News back issues from August 2006:
Organization's message against steroids on the ball
Aug 01, 2006; ... You've probably seen the ad on television. It shows various balls -- soccer, basketball, baseball -- deflating as the announcer talksabout the perils of steroids. It's not just a message for athletes,it's for parents as well. Perhaps it is even aimed more at parentsthan students or pro ...
OT Tucker elects to have surgery
Aug 01, 2006; ... BEREA -- Training camp is a week old, and already the ClevelandBrowns have lost 40 percent of their starting offensive line. The relatively favorable news is that right tackle Ryan Tucker,who announced he will undergo arthroscopic surgery today to cleandebris from his left knee, ...
SPEAK UP
Aug 01, 2006 ... Police and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles should go after the realhazardous drivers: the ones talking on cell phones. The best and fairest approach is to test all drivers who areinvolved in an accident and restrict driving accordingly. Re "31 'pit ...
Bengals LB sorry for suspension Thurman arrives at camp and apologizes to the fans and his teammates.
Aug 01, 2006; ... GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Odell Thurman apologized for his fourgamesuspension, denied he had a drug problem and said he won't practiceuntil after the Cincinnati Bengals break training camp Aug. 12. "I just want to say I did make a mistake and I want to apologizeto my teammates, the guys ...
REX Stores to invest up to $18M in ethanol
Aug 01, 2006; ... KETTERING -- REX Stores Corp. Monday announced an agreement toinvest up to $18 million in an ethanol plant in Texas to which REXalready has committed $5 million, securing REX as the project'smajority investor, according to the company's latest filing with theU.S. Securities Exchange ...
SCLC panel says rights push not over
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- The Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III wereamong a panel of speakers Monday who urged a small turnout not toforget the origins of the civil rights movement or the sacrificeseveryday people made for it. A roundtable discussion, A Changing Movement: From the ...
AFIT has first female commandant
Aug 01, 2006; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force Institute ofTechnology gained the first female commandant in its 87-year historyMonday when Brig. Gen. Paula Thornhill succeeded Brig. Gen. MarkMatthews. Thornhill, a 1980 Air Force Academy graduate, also holds adoctorate in ...
Materiel may add to oversight role Reports say it would gain command for three overhaul centers in other states.
Aug 01, 2006; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force Materiel Commandis studying a plan to give its headquarters here responsibility forrunning its three overhaul centers in other states, according to Utahpress reports. But a command spokesman said AFMC isn't about to move five ...
High temps keep pools bustling
Aug 01, 2006; ... More and more people are visiting area swimming pools and aquaticcenters as summer temperatures continue to mix with humidity toproduce sticky days and nights. "Attendance naturally spikes anytime the temperature is 85, 86, orhigher," said Steve Trick, recreation superintendent ...
Man gets 15 to life in mom's slaying
Aug 01, 2006; ... TROY -- A Troy man was sentenced Monday to 15 years to life inprison after pleading no contest to murder in the January stompingdeath of his mother. Investigators said Glenner Monticue, 49, told them he "stomped"his mother before dragging her body into the garage from the ...
Seen & Overheard
Aug 01, 2006; ... HATS OFF TO TREASURER QUILL One of the friendliest places in Dayton is the office ofMontgomery County Treasurer Hugh Quill. I recently made a mistake ona payment and went to the West Third Street County Office building tocorrect the error. I prepared myself for long lines, testy ...
Thurman stays on sidelines
Aug 01, 2006; ... GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Cincinnati Bengals middle linebacker OdellThurman arrived at training camp Monday afternoon and immediatelybegan bonding with teammates. Thurman visited a local Subway sandwich shop with wide receiversChad Johnson, T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Chris Henry, and was on ...
Dayton still an option for hoops prospect Pullen
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Point guard Jacob Pullen has had wads of fun on thesummer-camp circuit, dueling against some of the nation's bestseniors-to-be while traipsing to Indianapolis, Orlando, Kansas Cityand elsewhere. But after helping his AAU team, the Illinois Warriors, to the KCPrep ...
Reds fortify pen with two relievers Dragons' Ward is one of the two minor-leaguers Cincy gave up in separate trades.
Aug 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI -- Cincinnati Reds General Manager Wayne Krivsky onceagain dipped into his recent past, acquiring volatile pitcher KyleLohse Monday from the Minnesota Twins. And Krivsky reached out to thePhiladelphia Phillies to obtain highly successful relief pitcherRheal Cormier ....
Sinclair, Delta Academy to hold open house
Aug 01, 2006; ... Sinclair Community College and the Delta Connection Academy willgive people the chance to start earning their wings at an AviationOpen House at the Dayton International Airport. Walt Davis, professor and chair of the department of aviationtechnology at Sinclair, said 200 people ...
Gas lines form again, this time for low price
Aug 01, 2006; ... Some motorists were the unwitting beneficiaries of a price breakMonday when prices for unleaded fuel dropped 12 cents below thenational average. The average price for unleaded fuel in the Dayton area was $2.87on Monday, 12 cents under the national average, according ...
Dayton holding four events in honor of National Night Out
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Organizers are encouraging people to turn on their porchlights and join their neighbors tonight in supporting police andcommunity efforts to fight crime during the 23rd annual NationalNight Out. There will be four events in Dayton, with free food and drinks ateach ...
Highway patrol's sobriety checkpoints due on weekend
Aug 01, 2006; ... Motorists are advised to be on the lookout this week for OhioHighway Patrol-operated sobriety checkpoints to deter and interceptimpaired drivers, the patrol announced Monday. The counties of the checkpoints for violators of the Operating aVehicle while Intoxicated law -- formerly ...
Browns' top pick making the adjustment Wimbley says switch from end to linebacker gets easier each day.
Aug 02, 2006; ... BEREA -- Kamerion Wimbley will take it personally if the ClevelandBrowns finish anywhere near the bottom of the NFL in quarterbacksacks again. "I'd be disappointed," Wimbley said Tuesday after a steamy two-hour practice in which he again showed flashes of the ability ...
Mets move ex-WSU pitcher to AA
Aug 02, 2006; ... BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Just two months after helping the Wright Statebaseball team win its first Horizon League Championship since 1994,former pitcher Joe Smith was called up from the New York Mets Class ABrooklyn club to Class AA Binghamton on Monday. Smith is the first player to make ...
Two more players exit WSU hoops Former starter Spencer, big man Craft are leaving; Raiders coach Brownell won't fight their decisions.
Aug 02, 2006; ... FAIRBORN -- Junior guard Everett Spencer and sophomore centerJames Craft asked new Wright State basketball coach Brad Brownell fortheir releases this week, the fourth and fifth players to leave theRaiders since the end of last season. "I don't fight kids trying to keep them," ...
DPL says revenue rose 5 percent in second quarter
Aug 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- DPL Inc., owner of the Dayton Power and Light Co.,Tuesday reported a 5 percent increase in second-quarter revenues, butmilder weather prompting fewer service demands partially offset thatincrease, according to U.S. Securities Exchange Commission filings. DPL's total ...
SPEAK UP
Aug 02, 2006 ... The Israeli response in Lebanon is understandable. Lebanon istheir Afghanistan, and Hezbollah is their al-Qaida. I never agreed with President Ronald Reagan's famous statement,"Government is not the solution to our problem; government is theproblem." Now after five years of the ...
Blackwell: Stories no stranger to fiction The candidate says he embellishes his football tale to entertain, not to mislead.
Aug 02, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Republican J. Kenneth Blackwell admits not all thedetails of his stories are true, but that doesn't mean he won't keeptelling them. One of Blackwell's favorite yarns harkens back to his collegefootball days, playing for Xavier University against the QuanticoMarines ...
Local headlines
Aug 01, 2006 ... Firefighters 'filling the boot' at Kroger KETTERING -- City firefighters will team up with city Krogerlocations Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to "fill the boot" for theMuscular Dystrophy Association. Firefighters will be accepting donations at the stores, 530 E.Stroop Road, ...
Guster engages fans and the birds
Aug 01, 2006; ... KETTERING -- Earnest poprock, tempered by a touch of melancholy,dominated the Sunday night concert at Fraze Pavilion, where NewEngland singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne and the Boston-born bandGuster ostensibly shared headliner credit. But while the credit may have been split, the ...
YOUR LETTERS
Aug 01, 2006 ... Diplomacy is the way to go in Mideast This war on terror has truly become a third world war -- it's anightmare. We're all becoming its victims. People are becoming nastyto each other just because you are against one side or the other. Look at what happened after Israel ...
Browns TE hasn't lost cockiness Winslow thinks his '90 percent is still better than any tight end out there.'
Aug 01, 2006; ... BEREA -- In minicamp, Kellen Winslow II said he was 90 percent ofthe player he had been at his healthiest. That remaining 10 percent,the Cleveland Browns tight end admitted Monday, may be unattainable. But not to worry, Winslow cautioned. "I hate to be brash," he said, "but I ...
Clopay puts idle Troy plant to use Garage door maker expects to employ 555 workers within three years at former MT Picture Display factory.
Aug 01, 2006; ... TROY -- Clopay Building Products Co. will start making garagedoors today at the former MT Picture Display plant in Troy aftercompleting its $9.5 million purchase of the property at Interstate 75and Ohio 55. Mason-based Clopay has promised Troy and state officials to employ555 ...
Heat prompts health warnings As temperatures soar into the 90s with high humidity, alarms sound on health, clean-air issues.
Aug 01, 2006; ... It's been hotter this time of year. But not by much. Temperatures in the mid-90s on Monday, coupled with high humidity,prompted the National Weather Service in Wilmington to issue anexcessive heat warning for Montgomery and Hamilton counties and aheat advisory for all other ...
Corrections
Aug 01, 2006 ... In Saturday's edition, Page A6, the picture featured in the Police & Court Headlines column wasnot that of Shawn D. Taylor. Taylor, 29, is wanted for murder androbbery in the beating of Myreon Mazur, 36, who died at Miami ValleyHospital on July 9. The Montgomery County Sheriff's ...
Omega has continuing principal problems The Dayton charter school fired one administrator and was then sued by a second.
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- In just four days, the Omega School of Excellence firedone principal and was sued by another. Tracy Ross, a first-time principal who was brought in by a groupcalled Keys to Improving Ohio's Schools Inc. to lead an all-newteaching staff and save the troubled charter ...
Road to success not easy one, speakers say Convention notes how SCLC has helped blacks move 'From the Streets to the Suites.'
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory chidedan audience of about 150 Monday night, accusing them of beingoblivious to what is happening around them. "You're playing games and don't even know it" the 75-yearold said. He told his audience at the SCLC's ...
Petro eases proposal aimed at charities' disclosures Groups' protests on rules lets them have a say before they become effective.
Aug 01, 2006; ... Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro is backing away from a package ofproposed rules aimed at making Ohio's 24,000 charities, includingmost hospitals, more transparent and accountable to the public. An attorney in Petro's office said the move isn't so much aretreat as it is an effort ...
Understand your meds
Aug 01, 2006; ... THE DEAL Fewer people would be hurt by mistakes with medications ifpatients tried harder to know about the risks of the drugs they take,an Institute of Medicine report said. As it is, the IOM estimatedthat at least 1.5 million Americans a year are sickened, injured orkilled ...
futurefest New plays provoke thought, leave room for varied opinions
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Did you like it? Would you see it again? Would yourecommend it to a friend? Those are three easy ways to judge the plays in Futurefest, theDayton Playhouse's 16th annual new play festival, which filled thepast weekend and Blair Hall Theatre at Sinclair Community College ....
Pitchers thrilled to join Reds Righty Lohse and lefty Cormier will start out in Cincinnati's bullpen.
Aug 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI -- Kyle Lohse and Rheal Cormier both expressed delightthat they were traded to the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, but fordifferent reasons. For Lohse, it is getting out from under a bad situation for himwith the Minnesota Twins and to where he might return to what hewants ...
Obesity vaccine works in rats, researchers report Rodents did not eat less, but produced antibodies against hormone that sparks hunger and stores fat.
Aug 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- Scientists said Monday they have "vaccinated" ratsagainst becoming obese, causing the animals to produce antibodiesagainst a hormone that stimulates hunger and fat storage. Although rats that received the vaccine against the hormone, knownas ghrelin, did not eat less ...
Centerville grad is just a nut Andrew Aten will proudly represent Ohio State as one of five Buckeye mascots.
Aug 01, 2006; ... CENTERVILLE -- What is the plural form of Brutus? Brutuses orBruti? Andrew Aten knows. The sophomore from Centerville was chosen asone of five to portray Ohio State University mascot Brutus Buckeyethis fall. "In recent years we've only had three Brutuses, but allthree are ...
Slot machine advocates tie effort to education Some say petition circulators trick signers by not disclosing aim of expanding gambling.
Aug 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Two religious leaders Monday called on state officialsto investigate what they called a "pervasive pattern of deception" inthe campaign to gather signatures for a constitutional amendment thatwould legalize slot machines at seven Ohio racetracks and twoCleveland locations ....
X-Fest announces lineup, ticket sites Annual all-day concert at county fairgrounds attracts thousands.
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Everyone into the mosh pit! X-Fest is back for its 11thyear of music and mayhem. The multi-platinum alternative rock band Staind headlines theannual allday concert on Sept. 17 at Montgomery County Fairgrounds.The lineup announced Monday also includes Avenged Sevenfold, ...
Agencies declare alert, excessive heat warning
Aug 01, 2006; ... There's no ignoring the heat. The Miami Valley region is sweltering in a blanket of 90-plusdegree temperatures made more oppressive by high humidity. Temperatures are so high, the National Weather Service inWilmington on Monday issued an excessive heat warning for ...
Splashing away the heat
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Dragons win 3rd in row
Aug 01, 2006; ... PEORIA, Ill. -- The Dayton Dragons again got a little late-inningmagic to run their Class A Midwest League baseball winning streak tothree straight Monday night. They scored three in the top of the ninth inning for a 3-1 winover the Peoria Chiefs. Habelito Hernandez started the ...
Chad keeps Bengals cool in heat of camp Cincinnati receiver entertains, even when he's off the field.
Aug 01, 2006; ... GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Leave it to Chad Johnson to sprinkle a littlesugar on a salty, sweaty day of training camp at Georgetown College. After signing autographs for fans tucked against the ropes thatlead from the upper practice field to the stadium, the CincinnatiBengals wide ...
MTV marking its 25th anniversary There is less music than at the start, but the channel has made its mark on American, world culture.
Aug 01, 2006; ... MTV launched a pop culture revolution 25 years ago today when thecable network kicked off at midnight with a prophetic music video ofthe Buggles' Video Killed the Radio Star. For a quarter century, MTV has influenced music, fashion,filmmaking and politics. It also introduced the ...
U.S. seeking bids for final Mound cleanup
Aug 01, 2006; ... The Energy Department is seeking bids to clean up the last twocontaminated parcels of the former Mound nuclear weapons plant inMiamisburg. The cleanup involves the removal of a variety of buriedwastes, including 2,500 empty, crushed drums contaminated withradioactive thorium, sand ...
Is it a boy or a girl? Family waits for 8th grandchild
Aug 01, 2006; ... Will it be a boy or a girl? Herb and Sue Hamby, who live inBellbrook and have been married for 38 years, are looking forward togetting the answer to that question on Aug. 27. Herb, a retired computer specialist, said that is the date he andhis wife and all the members of the ...
Feedback about teens falls into generation gap
Aug 01, 2006; ... File this one under "you just never know." The column was abouthow rock music and how it is inescapable in today's world. It beganwith the comments of a 15-year-old girl in Missouri who went to thecounty fair. When she was interviewed by USA Today, she said shewasn't into animals and ...
Public's right to know should come first Even routine reports kept secret by Taft
Aug 01, 2006 ... Maybe the third time will be a charm for the Ohio Supreme Court. For the past year, the court has grappled with a serious legalquestion: Should written communications and advice to the governorfrom his staff be exempt from public disclosure? Chief Justice Thomas Moyer, a ...
Zips could have top QB in MAC
Aug 01, 2006; ... DETROIT -- Luke Getsy wore a gray suit and a gray tie, his handsfolded in his lap. The University of Akron quarterback with theclosely cropped, dirty blonde hair and soft features listened to hiscoach describe his abilities. "He's not the biggest, certainly doesn't have the ...
Michigan invites Ohio hunters and anglers to enjoy wildlife
Aug 01, 2006; ... The welcome mat is out in Michigan for Ohio hunters and anglers,as well as those from other states that seek outdoor adventure. Michigan has a lot to offer outdoors people. And the outdoor folkshave responded by making a major contribution to the WolverineState's economy. In sales ...
Muscles deserve exercise to fight effects of aging
Aug 01, 2006; ... Aging brings about a decrease in muscle and bone mass, enduranceand flexibility, but how many of these changes are inevitable and howmany are due to our lifestyle choices? Yuri Elkaim, owner and founder of Total Wellness Consulting, acompany that offers people help in reaching ...
After trade to Twins, Ward taking a free ride to Beloit, Wis.
Aug 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Well, that was a nice starting rotation the DaytonDragons had. The Class A Midwest League Dragons had one excellentstarter -- Johnny Cueto -- promoted to high Class A Sarasota earlierin the summer and Monday had another -- Zach Ward (7-0, 2.29 ERA) --sent to the Minnesota ...
School district, Dayton agree to project at Roosevelt site The facility will house a K-12 school and a rec center with four gyms and an aquatics center.
Aug 02, 2006; ... Dayton Public Schools and the city will build a joint operation atthe site of Roosevelt High School that will feature a school, fourgyms and an aquatics center. The school board Tuesday night approved a deal with the city thatcalls for a 50,000 square-foot recreation center at the ...
Vendors at SCLC say sales a no-show Rights group predicted there would be 10,000 patrons, but they never appeared, some say.
Aug 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- It sounded like a can't-miss, money-making opportunity,with promises of thousands of potential customers. But as the 48th Southern Christian Leadership Conference nationalconvention began wrapping up Tuesday at the Dayton Convention Center,some vendors felt they were ...
McGwire shouldn't be denied Cooperstown
Aug 02, 2006; ... Received an e-mail from a baseball writer in New York attemptingto measure support for Mark McGwire's Hall of Fame candidacy. My ballot usually gets lost in the mail, but if one makes it to mymailbox next time around, I will send it back with McGwire's name onit, you can be sure ...
Seen & Overheard
Aug 02, 2006 ... RESTAURANT WEEK A HIT The summer version of Restaurant Week 2006 is off to a rollickingstart, if the robust crowds and appealing menu at Jay's Restaurant onMonday night are any indication. Highlights included a spinach saladwith strawberries, red onion, toasted almonds and ...
Winslow and rival 'pushing, holding, playing dirty'
Aug 02, 2006; ... BEREA -- Training camp is a breeding ground for personalrivalries, even those of the friendly variety. One of the best is developing between rookie linebacker LeonWilliams and tight end Kellen Winslow II. They know each other from their days at the University of Miami,which ...
Buckeyes picked to win Big Ten Tressel doesn't mind being favorite, but OSU football must adjust after losing nine defensive starters.
Aug 02, 2006; ... CHICAGO -- Most coaches would rather have an NCAA investigatorsnooping around their programs than to be picked No. 1 in a preseasonpoll, but Ohio State's Jim Tressel doesn't seem to mind the loftyexpectations. The Buckeyes were picked to finish first in the Big Ten in a voteof ...
YOUR LETTERS
Aug 02, 2006 ... Responsible workers make more money Re "Increase in the minimum wage right, overdue," July 20: As asmall-business owner, I can tell you from experience that if threeout of four people making minimum wage are 20 or older, it is becausethey are irresponsible or unreliable or both ....
MeadWestvaco Corp. reports loss of $7 million in second quarter
Aug 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- MeadWestvaco Corp. on Tuesday reported a $7 million netloss in the second quarter caused by employee severances,relocations, lease cancellations and outsourcing costs, according toa report filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission andcompany officials. The ...
Heat just adds to burden of homeless Life-threatening high temperatures taxing ability of homeless shelters to provide relief.
Aug 02, 2006; ... Excessive heat creates situations that are not only miserable, butlife-threatening -- particularly for people who don't have adequateshelter. Dayton's homeless, many of whom have various health problems, areespecially vulnerable as temperatures hang in the mid- to upper 90s,and ...
Jackson: Drive for rights hits 'backlash'
Aug 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- "It is good to be home," the Rev. Jesse Jackson toldabout 450 people Tuesday night at the 48th Southern ChristianLeadership Conference national convention gala and dinner. Not in Dayton, he said, but back in the arms of the SCLC, where 40years ago the Rev. Martin Luther ...
RTA extends Third and Main security deal Dayton police will continue to patrol the transit hub and maintain order during key periods of activity.
Aug 02, 2006; ... DAYTON -- The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority Board ofTrustees on Tuesday renewed a contract with Dayton police to maintainorder at the Wright Stop Plaza at Third and Main streets. The renewalmakes the six-month contract a one-year deal with a oneyear renewaloption. The hourly ...