Dayton Daily News back issues from October 2006:
'It's easier to not be selfish'
Oct 01, 2006; ... Position: Left guard College: LSU Ht./Wt.: 6-foot-7, 339 poundsAge: 24 Season: 1st In his words: "I spend my off day with my wife,Clacey. We hang around the house, play with our 80-pound bulldog,Mia, and then we'll go out to eat. We'll go get a steak, then sit outin the backyard and ...
Events commemorate Wright brothers' historic patent
Oct 01, 2006; ... The Wright brothers had the engineering genius to invent theairplane, but they needed a lawyer to patent it. Lucky for them, one of the top patent attorneys of their timeworked in Springfield. Harry A. Toulmin wrote the famous "flying machine" patentapplication the ...
Man, 19, convicted of killing girlfriend Richard Wegmann II, of Springboro, the son of a local prominent businessman, said the death was accidental.
Oct 01, 2006; ... LIMA -- The 19-year-old son of a Miami Valley business leader wasconvicted Saturday of murdering his exgirlfriend, whom he claimed waskilled when a gun he was playing with accidentally went off. Richard Wegmann II was sentenced in Allen County Common PleasCourt to 18 years to life ...
Reds' playoff dreams die Kettering-born Marty McLeary shuts out Cincinnati for seven innings in the Pirates' 3-0 victory.
Oct 01, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH -- The Milwaukee-St. Louis game Saturday afternoon wasnot televised in Pittsburgh, so Cincinnati Reds media relationsdirector Rob Butcher listened to a broadcast on MLB.com Game DayAudio on his laptop in the PNC Park press box. When the St. Louis victory ended, Butcher ...
RedHawks on losing end on many fronts Miami drops game to UC, loses quarterback to dizziness, chance to boost MAC standing.
Oct 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI -- The Miami University football team lost not onceSaturday afternoon, but three times. The RedHawks lost their rivalry game to Cincinnati, 24-10, atNippert Stadium. They lost starting quarterback Mike Kokal before theopening kickoff. And they lost a chance to gain ...
UD loses soccer heartbreaker
Oct 01, 2006; ... Two late goals gave Xavier a 2-1 men's college soccer victory overthe University of Dayton in Cincinnati on Saturday. Dayton took a 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute when Xavier's RicardoSutherland misplayed a ball 18 yards from his own goal. CalebLindemann scooped it up and fired it ...
Borchers wins Buck Creek Invitational
Oct 01, 2006; ... In their only matchup this season, the top four cross countryrunners in the area met at Buck Creek State Park in Springfield. GregRoeth of Miamisburg, Jacob Enke of Troy, Sam Borchers of YellowSprings and Greenon's Mike Newkirk were among the 171 runners from 20different high schools ...
Adam Dunn not another Kingman
Oct 01, 2006 ... Hal McCoy, the hall-of-fame baseball writer for the Dayton DailyNews, knows a thing or two about America's pastime. If you want totap into that knowledge, send him an email at hmccoy@DaytonDailyNews.com. For more Ask Hal, log on to DaytonDailyNews.com/reds. Q Pete Rose endorsed ...
Study: Older workers more stable, motivated
Oct 01, 2006; ... CVS Pharmacy began to recruit older workers as far back as 1992,but the decision had little to do with social concerns about thewelfare of seniors. "We saw it as a good business decision," said Steve Wing, thedirector of government programs for CVS. CVS, the largest ...
Brown: Passionate about causes, persistent about change The Democratic candidate has a casual style that belies an 'aggressive' approach to campaigning.
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- Sherrod Brown is teeing up for a conference callwith journalists when, presented with the name of a Cincinnati-areareporter, he gets personal. "Hey, how'd you get the scoop about my hernia surgery?" he asks. Then it starts. Reporter after reporter jokes or makes ...
Landscape changes for developer, too Countrytyme struggles with reputation, shifting tastes and swift local zoning changes.
Oct 01, 2006; ... From an office building within sight of Interstate 71 in theColumbus suburb of Grove City, Jim Wilcox has built a brand name inresidential development throughout rural Ohio. In presiding over Countrytyme's expansion into Indiana, Kentucky,North Carolina and Florida, he's accepted ...
Police & court headlines
Oct 01, 2006 ... Melinda Elkins' fiance admits to disorderly conduct KETTERING -- Patrick Dawson, fiance of Melinda Elkins, pleadedguilty Friday in Kettering Municipal Court to a misdemeanordisorderly conduct charge. Dawson and Elkins fought during a public break-up in August, justas the ...
DeWine wrong on taxes, Brown on trade Candidates do present voters with real choice in November
Oct 01, 2006 ... Sen. Mike DeWine wants to talk about the Bush tax cuts. Intelevision ads, he correctly points out that he has supported astring of cuts proposed by President George W. Bush, while Rep.Sherrod Brown, his Democratic challenger in the November election,has opposed them. Rep. Brown ...
For a brighter tomorrow, Ohio should think gray Employees 55 and older are becoming the fastest-growing segment of the labor market.
Oct 01, 2006; ... The state's economic growth over the ne decade won't be able torely on just fresh-fa ced college grads. Companies will be recruiting from the fastest-growing segment of the lab or market -- workers 55 and older,including hundreds of thousands of people older than 65 who ...
DeWine says he's bipartisan to reach out to both sides In a highly negative political environment, the incumbent senator is trumpeting his past achievements.
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- Behind the Spread Eagle Tavern in northeasternHanoverton, Ohio, incumbent Republican Sen. Mike DeWine fights forhis political life in the most classic of political backdrops. He and his wife, Fran, stand on the back of a vintage, bluepickup, a giant balloon in the ...
Gambling issue's 2 labels: Backers call it good, but opponents call it deceptive Proponents say it will provide money for college, foes claim that is a false promise.
Oct 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- The cute grade-school kid holding a laptop computer inthe 30-second TV ad grins wide as the narrator promises that, in ashort time, slot machines will provide almost $1 billion a year forcollege for Ohio students. What the Issue 3 ad doesn't say, however, is that the ...
Film shows homophobia puts gay teens at risk
Oct 01, 2006; ... Bryan Kimmet thought he knew one thing for certain as a teenager:He was the only gay person in Van Wert, Ohio. There was no one to whom he could turn, no one he could trust. "If the wrong people found out I liked boys instead, I knew Icould be in real trouble," recalls ...
Area farmers open doors to families for interactive tour Grown in Greene County event aims to give kids hands-on experiences and reveal the processes of farm life.
Oct 01, 2006; ... BEAVERCREEK -- Sevenyear-old Mara Nashof Beavercreek reached herhand through the wire fence, trying to lure the brown dog that stoodfour feet away in an open field. But the dog, ears perked, had moreimportant matters on its mind. "Here, puppy. Here, puppy," Mara gently coaxed ....
Carl's Coats for Kids marks 23rd year of caring, warmth
Oct 01, 2006; ... In his 29 years as chief meteorologist at WDTNTV, Channel 2 News,Carl Nichols has made it a point to support charity events in thecommunity. Among many other things, he has donated his services as the hostof an annual fundraising event for Hospice of Dayton and also haslent his ...
Brown, DeWine to begin debate series on 'Meet the Press'
Oct 01, 2006; ... WASHINGTON -- The first of four debates between U.S. Senatecandidates Mike DeWine and Sherrod Brown is scheduled for Meet thePress, at 9 a.m. today. The nationally televised debate will air live on WDTNTV, Channel2, with Meet the Press host Tim Russert moderating. DeWine, ...
B2B Digest
Oct 01, 2006 ... NCR subsidiary wins contract from Air Canada DAYTON -- Air Canada has selected Teradata, a division of NCRCorp., to handle data storage and management responsibilities for theCanadian carrier. Air Canada is the biggest commercial airline in Canada and the14th largest ...
Cleveland ready for Oakland freak show
Oct 01, 2006; ... It was a learning experience for some of the younger ClevelandBrowns when they visited the Oakland Raiders last year. Mainly, they learned not to look in the stands, where the fanssport their own uniforms. Have you seen these people? "Sometimes young players have a hard time ...
Thurman suspension clears way for Brooks
Oct 01, 2006; ... Q Where is Ahmad Brooks? With Odell Thurman's suspension, I figureit's time for Brooks to step up. -- Jordan, Dayton A Brooks, who wears uniform No. 50, will be pressed into dutytoday. The Bengals' top two strong-side linebackers are injured --David Pollack (neck) and Rashad ...
Buckeyes pass 2nd tough road test
Oct 01, 2006; ... IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Yes, the No. 1-ranked Ohio State football teamhas its warts, and national talking heads will be only too happy topoint them out. The Buckeyes have their defensive flaws, and even a fewshortcomings yet on offense. But they stormed into enemy land Saturday ...
Greatness, on any level, is appealing to the eye
Oct 01, 2006; ... Think back. What made last season's college football nationalchampionship game so exciting, so fascinating to the final seconds? There were great players on both sides, and they played great.Texas' 6-foot-5 quarterback Vince Young and Southern California'sversatile running back ...
S P E A K U P
Oct 01, 2006 ... Re "Kerry's loss of Ohio is big Democratic asset," Sept. 22:Martin Gottlieb's column is right on the mark. John Kerry would havebeen crucified for the last four years. But that fate awaits theDemocrat who wins in 2008, unfortunately. Now that the intelligence agencies have refuted ...
works for the health insurance Prole of an older worker Martha Imondi, 74
Oct 01, 2006; ... SIDNEY -- Having raised three children on her own following thedeath of her husband 20 years before, Martha Imondi retired as a casemanager for a mental health clinic in 1997. By 2003, at the age of 71, her growing medical bills had forcedher back into the workaday world ....
E L EC T I O N 2 0 0 6 U . S. S E N AT E
Oct 01, 2006; ... Question: What do you believe is a sensible philosophy toward gunownership in the United States? What should the government's roll be? The Dayton Daily News asked the candidates for U.S. Senate --incumbent Mike DeWine and challenger Sherrod Brown -- questions onvarious issues and ...
Slot machine backers, foes to debate issue
Oct 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS -- Dangling before voters this fall is the promise ofcollege scholarships for Ohio high school graduates if voters allowslot machine gambling in Ohio for the first time . Learn & Earn's $20.5 million campaign is in full swing, trying topersuade Ohioans that gambling in ...
Phone number leads police to pizza delivery robbers 3 arrested in undercover sting after Donatos employees recognized the number from a previous robbery.
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Pizza store employees who recognized a cell phone numberbelieved to have been used in placing an order that resulted in adelivery woman being robbed at gunpoint Sept. 23 helped police arrestthree suspects early Saturday. The arrests of the men, ages 18, 19, and 22, ...
Seen & Overheard
Oct 01, 2006 ... THE 0-3 BROWNS ARE NO. 1! Cincinnati may have the better team, but Cleveland has the bestfans. Or maybe the most gullible. According to a report on MSNBC, abusiness journal rated the fan loyalty of all NFL teams, and theBrowns' fans were No. 1. The ratings were based on how many ...
Goddard's versatility helped him win job
Oct 01, 2006; ... Q What's your favorite high school football memory? A I scored a touchdown. I used to play defensive end in highschool. Against Colonel White, they fumbled the ball, and I ran atouchdown back from like 50 yards. My little brother was our ballboy, and I hugged my little brother in ...
Injury woes fuel letdown worries
Oct 01, 2006; ... What you need to know about today's Bengals-Patriots game at PaulBrown Stadium in Cincinnati: Overview New England looks to rebound from a 17-7 home loss to Denver,while the Bengals aim for back-to-back 4-0 starts for the first timein the franchise's 39-year history ....
Will fans see Patriots' rust or a Bengals' bust? The three-time champions show some flaws, but should be a good test for Cincinnati.
Oct 01, 2006; ... CINCINNATI -- After throwing the Pittsburgh Steelers into theMonongahela River last week, the Cincinnati Bengals will try tothwart a Boston tea party. The New England Patriots invade Paul Brown Stadium today, but thethree-time Super Bowl machine is missing some parts. Wide ...
Browns Backer takes his show on the road
Oct 01, 2006; ... If you've been to a recent Holiday at Home parade, you've noticedLarry Kopa and his tribute to the Cleveland Browns. Kopa, a Riversideresident and retired research and development contracting employee atWright-Patterson Air Force Base, has driven his 1974 VolkswagenBeetle painted like a ...
Griffey braces for his return to Seattle
Oct 01, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH -- When the 2007 schedule was released, Seattle wentinto a frenzy: The Kid's coming back. The Reds visit Seattle on June 22-24, and they'll take Ken GriffeyJr. with them, his first visit to Safeco Field since the Marinerstraded him to Cincinnati after the 1999 season ....
YOUR LETTERS VOTING
Oct 01, 2006 ... Voting benefits voters and society Recent editorials and commentary in the Dayton Daily News haveaddressed low voter turnout, the value of casting a vote and theinfluence of corporate money on public policy. The tone of theseitems could lead a reader to question whether he or she ...
Police enjoys working Prole of an older worker Robert A. Jackson, 59
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- After 25 years as a patrolman and sergeant for theDayton Police Division, Robert A. Jackson left the force for afinancially secure retiremen a t -- until his work ethic caugh . t upwith him "I like working," he said un apolog from the downtown office of his second ...
Owners of Ohio rental property must register sites with counties
Oct 01, 2006; ... All residential rental property owners in Ohio are required toregister their holdings with the county auditors where the propertiesare, thanks to a new state law that went into effect Thursday. Sam Braun, administrative assistant to Montgomery County AuditorKarl Keith, said the ...
Blackwell, Strickland to debate Wednesday
Oct 01, 2006; ... COLUMBUS --After two matinees, Republican J. Kenneth Blackwell andDemocrat Ted Strickland are ready to have at it this week during theevening. Their third hour-long gubernatorial debate is scheduled for 7 p.m.Wednesday at the University of Cincinnati, with the economy as ...
From the police blotter
Oct 01, 2006 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Lack of report foils chance to arrest unruly passenger DAYTON -- Sept. 6: An RTA driver reported she was assaulted on herroute. A male subject with a large radio boarded the bus at Salem andAuburn ...
Teutons of fun: Patrons soak up Oktoberfest The 35th annual fundraiser for the Dayton Art Institute ushers in the season with lots of food, beer and oompah.
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Eddie Carpenter of Moraine took a moment Saturday tocome up with the reason he came out to Oktoberfest at the Dayton ArtInstitute. "You know, I'd like to be high-minded and say I came for the artor the crafts or the music, but you can't get around this," saidCarpenter, ...
Developer changing area's rural landscape Countrytyme buys farmland in Warren, Greene and Miami.
Oct 01, 2006; ... Countrytyme has built a big business of buying, splitting up andreselling farmland for housing, collecting nearly $44 million for 950lots in 2005 alone. About 75 percent of those sales were in rural Ohio, includingWarren, Greene and Miami counties, according to the company, ...
Heading for theHills Hocking area offers a front-row seat to autumn's annual kaleidoscope of color
Oct 01, 2006; ... For several Octobers, my husband and I have made the journey toHocking County and nearby Athens County to see, hear, smell and feelthe wonders of the woods in, arguably, its richest and most vividtime of year. I do the (Web) surfing; Jim does the driving. In my search for ...
C abin fever A relaxing autumn rendezvous with nature is only a short drive away at Hocking Hills State Park
Oct 01, 2006; ... The aroma of moist, fallen leaves, crisp, cool air and the hint ofa distant wood fire; forest silence punctuated by the exciting-yet-comforting crunch of the earth underfoot; and the sight of electricreds and yellows -- and everything in between -- quivering againstthe brilliant blue ....
Culture Works offers one-stop Web shop for arts
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- A new portal Web site designed to provide one-stopshopping for Dayton area arts information rolls out today. A year in the making, www.daytonarts.org was created by CultureWorks with grants totaling $15,000 from the Ohio Arts Council and theDayton Foundation. The ...
Arts headlines
Oct 01, 2006; ... Digital fiber art at Convention Center DAYTON -- Jeanine Kincheloe is showing her digital fiber art atthe Miami Valley Cooperative Gallery at the Dayton Convention Centerthrough Oct. 31. She is a faculty member in the design and artdepartments at Sinclair Community College. The ...
New Orleans band back on road, raising money
Oct 01, 2006; ... It's hardly business as usual for the Preservation Hall Jazz Band,in the midst of a major tour post Hurricane Katrina. The renowned New Orleans jazz outfit, an always popular act ontheir national and international tours, will play at Miami Universityon Wednesday night. Proceeds ...
Tavern Dinners served in a timely manner Carillon Park hosts meals with recipes and cooking methods of the 19th century.
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Ever wondered what it would be like to live in the 19thcentury? Dayton History at Carillon Park's Tavern Dinners will giveyou a pretty good idea. Since 2004 these meals, offered twice a year, have been servedwith a lesson about Dayton history. Based on recipes and ...
A perfect paper airplane Centerville artist re-creates fighter for SAAB dealership
Oct 01, 2006; ... Who: Centerville artist Richard Benjamin What: He has constructed a giant paper airplane model that hangsat Just SAAB Dayton, 6950 Loop Road. It is a SAAB 39 Gripen jet madewith painted Bristol board, cardstock, posterboard and the tiniestbit of lightweight paper. The ...
G A L A G AT H E R I N G S
Oct 01, 2006; ... What/when/where? Tuxedo Junction, Hospice of Dayton's first-ever ballroom-dancefundraiser, will be from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 11 at Skateworld ofKettering, 1601 E. David Road, Kettering. The event is the brainstormof Gail Pruett of Kettering, who sought to find a way to pay back ...
Tours explore history of downtown Retired librarian and experienced guide Leon Bey will lead walks back in time beginning Friday.
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- For more than a decade, he's been leading walking toursof America's greatest cities: New Orleans, Chicago, San Francisco,New York. Soon, retired librarian Leon Bey will show off the city that'snearest to his heart. Bey, who has researched and conducted tours at ...
Paul Laurence Dunbar's legacy leaps from page to stage in dance troupe's season premiere
Oct 01, 2006; ... DAYTON -- Walk. Run. Turn. Jump. Fall. Rise. Movement can betriggered by the simplest words. Verses of less-obvious ones will propel the Dayton ContemporaryDance Company when it opens its 38th season Saturday and next Sundayby dancing to poetry. Modern dance, film and ...
Piling on Pro football rushes to pay dirt once again with NFL Network
Oct 01, 2006; ... In the beginning, there was pro football on network televisioneach Sunday from September through December, and it was good. Not inthe very beginning, you understand. In the very beginning there wasmicroscopic organisms crawling out of the sea. Or Adam and Eve,depending upon your ...
OSU drew the line at two night games
Oct 01, 2006; ... IOWA CITY -- The Ohio State football team may seem like it'sgetting a raw deal in having to play so many Big Ten road games atnight -- always potential ambushes -- but the school actually has achoice in the matter. The Buckeyes, who went into the Iowa game having lost their ...
Flyers finally falter in 4th close game Host Butler dominates the third quarter for a 23-20 Pioneer Football League victory over UD.
Oct 01, 2006; ... INDIANAPOLIS -- For three games, the University of Dayton footballteam lived on the edge. On Saturday, the Flyers fell off. Coach Mike Kelly had said UD was close to putting a full gametogether. Instead, it all fell apart late in a 23-20 loss at Butler. "Maybe I'm trying to ...
Fairborn, Xenia ready to go at it
Oct 01, 2006; ... We know a great Greene County football matchup when we see it, andso do readers. Fairborn and Xenia fans stuffed the poll voting andlanded the Week 7 Dayton Daily News high school football Game of theWeek. The game that draws the most votes from the DDN and WHIO-TV Websites is ...
Browns should taste victory vs. Raiders
Oct 01, 2006; ... What you need to know about today's Browns-Raiders game inOakland: Overview It's the battle of the beaten, each team looking for its firstwin. The Raiders, coming off a bye, can't be as bad as they lookedwhile losing their first two. The Browns looked fairly proficient ...
Bengals capable of knocking out Patriots
Oct 01, 2006; ... Trying to figure out who had the worst week: Michigan Statefootball coach John L. Smith; the wheezing St. Louis Cardinals; orHewlett-Packard CEO Mark Hurd, who probably wishes he were back inThe Big D. Title fight: The Cincinnati Bengals have become one dangerousfootball team -- ...
Girardi's reward: pink slip
Oct 01, 2006; ... PITTSBURGH -- Joe Girardi is expecting to find a note on his deskafter the Florida Marlins finish the season in Dolphins Stadium todayagainst the Philadelphia Phillies. The note should say,"Congratulations on an unbelievable season. We appreciate all youdid. -- Upper Management." ...
Ohio stands second to one in bowl figures
Oct 01, 2006; ... Being No. 2 is no small feat. Ohio ranked second in the country in overall membership during the2005-06 bowling season according to the United States BowlingCongress. The Buckeye state had 168,765 adult and 22,372 youth members for atotal membership of 191,137. Ohio was ...
Musing upon 'Beauty,' schmoozing with Rembrandt
Oct 01, 2006; ... Just because I was on vacation last week doesn't mean I stoppedthinking art thoughts ... Herein I'll happily share a few randomobservations on this and that, just to keep them from rattling aroundin my brainpan and possibly preventing my enjoyment of a frothy brewon the lawn at the DAI ...
Trap, neuter & release Miami County program aims to control feral cat population
Oct 01, 2006; ... Feral cats are a problem no matter where you live. People who live in rural areas get cats and kittens dumped out ofcars by idiots who think cats are "wild animals" that can survive bycatching wildlife to eat -- no matter that the cat may have been fedfrom a can its whole life ....
Lucky 'Thirteen' Charles Frazier's long-awaited follow-up to 'Cold Mountain' doesn't disappoint
Oct 01, 2006; ... An old man looks back at his life. Will Cooper was an orphan. Atthe age of 12, he was bound over and sent off to Indian Territory torun a trading post. Thus begins the beguiling new novel ThirteenMoons (Random House) by Charles Frazier. It has been a long time incoming. Frazier, a native ...
Business People
Oct 01, 2006 ... Children's Medical Center of Dayton The hospital recently announced the new leaders of itsprofessional staff: Dr. Jeffery S. Adam, assistant clinical professorof otorhinolaryngology at Wright State University's Boonshoft Schoolof Medicine, received his medical degree from ...