Dayton Daily News back issues from May 2007:
Watts Bar Lake one big fishing adventure
May 01, 2007; ... Robert O'Bryan of Dayton, better known as O'bie to his friends,felt something solid when he lifted his fishing rod at Watts Bar Lakein Ten Mile, Tenn. "I'm snagged," he said sadly. But then the angler's expressionturned for the better. The "snag" moved and it jerked ...
Caught on tape: Exploiting kids' pain
May 01, 2007; ... When did the pain of children become national news? How did we inthe news business decide that the public has a need, let alone aright, to view and hear and read about the bad things that happen tokids? How far can we stretch the definition of "news"? There are times in which a ...
Draft is victory for Browns fans
May 01, 2007; ... When Cleveland Browns General Manager Phil Savage reported forwork Saturday morning, he stood at the helm of an almost irrelevantNFL franchise. He might as well have been running the CincinnatiBengals of the 1990s or the Arizona Cardinals. A few hours and a couple of draft picks ...
Guantanamo 'black hole' getting darker
May 01, 2007 ... Former CIA Director George Tenet may have been at his mostanimated during his interview on 60 Minutes Sunday when addressingthe question of whether suspected terrorists had been tortured. "We don't torture people," Mr. Tenet told CBS reporter ScottPelley. Then he said it again ....
13-year-old Casey Mowen more than a cancer survivor
May 01, 2007; ... Many times I have shared with you stories of young people in ourcommunity who are fighting serious medical problems who are gettinghelp and prayers from folks who care. Sometimes, as you might imagine, the stories have a sad ending. So it is a pleasure to give you an update ...
Avoiding back injuries Establishing a foundation of flexibility helps
May 01, 2007; ... We all want to get the most from our workouts, but (as discussedin last week's column) problems may arise that make it difficult tostick to an exercise routine. Because working out is an ongoing process of strengthening thebody, it is especially important to be aware of how to ...
Wedding memories are worth every cent
May 01, 2007; ... After all the fuss over picking our wedding photos, I don't lookat our albums very often. Truth is, I don't need to. Even after 17 years, the images come back with perfect clarity.Here's the one I carry of our niece Kate: the little girl carrying mywedding train, her garland of ...
Most NFL teams forgot Smith has ability to win
May 01, 2007; ... Does anybody else wonder whatever happened to Ohio Statequarterback Troy Smith? Perhaps we Ohioans are too caught up in ourBuckeyes hype to get a true picture of Smith. Do we look at the OSUstar only through scarlet-and-gray-colored glasses? A friend of minesent me an offer to buy a ...
Miamisburg grad, OU Bobcat signs 2-year deal with Bengals All-MAC linebacker grew up a Cincinnati fan and knows special teams is his path to playing time.
May 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI -- From the halls of Miamisburg High School in 2002 tothe shores of the Ohio River in 2007, with a glittering career atOhio University in between, Matt Muncy has come a long way. The All-Mid-American Conference linebacker landed in the NFL onSunday night when he signed ...
More tests under way near Behr plant site
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- A second round of testing is under way in the vicinityof the Behr Dayton Thermal Products plant for health hazards from aplume of contaminated groundwater. Fumes from the chemical have migrated into nearby homes. It's still unknown how serious the health impact ...
Corrections
May 01, 2007 ... In Saturday's edition, Page A14, an editorial should have said that former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWineand state Rep. Kevin DeWine are second cousins. In Thursday's Centerville/ ...
Dayton leaders lobbying, learning in D.C. About 120 will talk to state and federal officials during annual trip designed to seek funds for local projects.
May 01, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- It's become a spring tradition every bit as reliableas the cherry blossoms blooming and junior high class trips mobbingthe restaurants in Washington, D.C.'s Union Station. Every year, more than 100 Daytonarea civic leaders, politiciansand businesspeople fly in to the ...
Wright-Pat's impact at $3.3 billion Base officials say the total includes $1.2 billion in payroll for military and civilian employees for fiscal 2006.
May 01, 2007; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- Wright-Patterson Air Force Basesays it had an economic impact of $3.3 billion last year, includingpayroll, payments to contractors, and indirect jobs off base that theAir Force attributes to the base's presence. That total included $1.2 billion ...
Ross, infielders hope to stay hot in Houston
May 01, 2007; ... David Ross walked through the Cincinnati Reds postgame clubhouseSunday singing Fall Out Boy lyrics as the Reds players packed fortheir trip from Pittsburgh to Houston. Ross might not have blasted the Pirates with his one hit in fouratbats, but the Reds catcher is now 6-for-18 on ...
Seen & Overheard
May 01, 2007 ... BI-COASTAL FESTIVAL The Dayton Playhouse's annual new play Futurefest on July 27-29will be 33 percent Brooklyn and almost 33 percent Hollywood. Two ofthe six previously unproduced scripts chosen for the festival are bywriters from the New York borough. Two others bear Los ...
Bombers stay alive with rout of Cyclones Kelly scores three goals in Dayton's 6-2 ECHL playoff victory over Cincinnati.
May 01, 2007; ... CINCINNATI -- Even Dayton Bombers center Paul Kelly was stunned bygoal No. 3. "I thought, 'Did I just do that?" Kelly said. "I guess I picked apretty good day." Kelly scored his first career hat trick Monday, sparking a 6-2Dayton win over Cincinnati when the Bombers needed ...
OSU's Kronauge Big Ten freshman of the year Centerville grad was 9-1 in both singles and doubles in league play.
May 01, 2007; ... Justin Kronauge returned from the Big Ten tennis championships inWest Lafayette, Ind., last weekend with two trophies -- one for beingpart of Ohio State's second straight conference title and one forbeing the Big Ten freshman of the year. "My coach, Ty Tucker, did some campaigning ...
Greenville outpitches Lebanon in girls victory
May 01, 2007; ... Greenville High School's Abbie Shell outdueled Dana Bors to leadthe Green Wave over Lebanon, 3-2, in a Monday softball game. Greenville is ranked No. 1 in the state in Division II and earnedits 20th victory. Bors struck out 16 in the loss. Greenville improves to 20-4, while ...
WSU hires hoops coach with ties to Brownell New assistant coach Victor Ebong played for UNC-Wilmington, replaces Townsend.
May 02, 2007; ... FAIRBORN -- Not content with just adding bigger players to histeam, Wright State men's basketball coach Brad Brownell has added abigger assistant coach, 6-foot-8, 265-pound Victor Ebong. Ebong takes over for Adrian Townsend, who said he was leaving theprogram after one season for ...
SPEAK UP
May 02, 2007 ... A recent PBS feature on Indonesia, with its large Muslimpopulation, was gratifying because that country -- without outsideintervention -- is making steady progress toward democracy, albeitwith faltering steps ....
Bombers' desperation may be good thing today
May 02, 2007; ... It's a must-win -- again -- for the Dayton Bombers. Playoff hockey moves back to the Nutter Center tonight as theBombers host the Cincinnati Cyclones for Game 6 in the bestof-sevenECHL North Division finals. Cincinnati leads 3-2, but the Bombersextended the series with a ...
Prospective jurors questioned in DPL trial The company is seeking to recover more than $100 million from three ousted executives.
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- An attorney for DPL Inc. told prospective jurors Tuesdaythe company will seek more than $100 million in damages from thecompany's former top three executives. Attorney Neil Freund also asked prospective jurors if they wouldhave any problem awarding DPL as much as $150 ...
Wayne slugs 4 homers off Sidney
May 02, 2007; ... Wayne High School's baseball team drilled four home runs on itshome turf Tuesday to stun state-ranked Sidney, 9-4. Taylor Messinger had two homers and four RBIs, while Zach Stewartand Ryan Ashe also homered for the Warriors (15-6). Wayne's Stevie Hendrickson went the ...
Browns need to take their time with Quinn
May 02, 2007; ... So the Browns have their quarterback of the near future. Now, howdo they ensure Brady Quinn doesn't end up another Tim Couch? Couch, if you remember, broke his thumb in practice midway throughthe 2000 season on the helmet of a rookie linebacker who got tooclose to him during a ...
YOUR LETTERS
May 02, 2007 ... Township didn't need new trash plan Re "Dayton trash trucks to begin servicing Jefferson Twp.," March15: It seems that Dayton will profit the most. The trustees alwaysmake their decisions without consulting the residents ....
Star Saine quits Piqua track team A series of injuries lead to the defending D-I champ's decision to leave team.
May 02, 2007; ... Brandon Saine, the two-time defending Division I state champion inthe 100 and 400 meters, has stopped running track after a series ofinjuries led to unusually slow times, his coach said Tuesday. Saine approached Piqua High School track coach Ron Pearson lastweek to say he would be ...
DPL earnings increase 12 percent in first quarter President and CEO Paul Barbas says company 'achieved solid financial performance' and is 'on target' for 2007.
May 02, 2007; ... Dayton-based DPL reported a 12 percent increase in 2007 first-quarter basic earnings from continuing operations, or 48 cents pershare, compared to 43 cents per share in the first quarter of 2006,according to company filings with the U.S. Securities ExchangeCommission. Total ...
Bush vetoes war bill, denounces withdrawal plan President meets today with congressional leaders in an effort to forge a compromise.
May 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- In a rare wartime confrontation between Congress andthe commander-inchief, President Bush on Tuesday vetoed Democrats'effort to force him to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq by theend of next March. "It makes no sense to tell the enemy when you planto start ...
Corrections
May 02, 2007 ... In Sunday's edition, page A6, the story "Dayton's poverty ratemeans more spent for special programs" should have listed the totalsalary of 157 Dayton school administrators as $10.9 million, ascompared to $5.7 million in ...
Fatal crash victim was 3 days from graduation Miami-Jacobs College president will recognize Davison, a single mother of 2, at ceremony tonight.
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Jessica Davison was a full-time single mom who worked apart-time job and wanted a good life for her children, so sheenrolled in Miami-Jacobs Career College to pursue a career as amedical assistant. "She was trying to get something for her and her kids," saidDavison's ...
Teachers attend board meeting to rally for levy passage
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Ann Gottschlich stood before the city school boardTuesday night and reminded Superintendent Percy Mack about the day hevisited her special education class at Eastmont Elementary. An autistic student greeted Mack with "hello, how are you," shesaid, and told him, "I love ...
Benefit will help fund at Children's
May 02, 2007; ... What/when/where? CHA-CHA, a festive evening sponsored by the Women's Board of theChildren's Medical Center of Dayton is set for 6 p.m. May 12, aSaturday, at Sinclair Community College's Ponitz Center in downtownDayton. Why are they celebrating? Proceeds from ...
Theresa Biancardi to coach Bellbrook soccer
May 02, 2007; ... Theresa Biancardi -- wife of former Wright State men's basketballcoach Paul Biancardi -- is Bellbrook High School's new girls soccercoach. She replaces Cathy Cable, who resigned. Biancardi's soccer credentials are impressive. She graduated fromthe University of Texas, where she ...
F-22A Raptor stealth fighter to be on display Plane, which is dubbed the future of the U.S. Air Force, was used in demonstration flights.
May 01, 2007; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- It flies at twice the speed ofsound, evades radar systems and can shoot traditional fighteraircraft out of the sky before it is detected. Now, an F-22A Raptor stealth fighter that was used indemonstration flights earlier this decade is being ...
Water tech expo to showcase expansion
May 01, 2007; ... VANDALIA -- When Crown Solutions opens its annual Water TechnologyExpo on Monday at the Dayton Airport Expo Center, it will have muchto showcase. Not least will be the company's expansion plans after itsacquisition by French company Veolia Water late last year. For 22 years ...
Sweet play captures Marilyn in the flesh
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- You can see the face and considerably more of MarilynMonroe on the walls of the Dayton Art Institute over the next severalweeks. The real Marilyn is entertaining visitors just down the hall andaround the corner in the museum's NCR Renaissance Auditorium. That's ...
Moving back might be a step forward Prep softball pitchers would throw 3 feet farther under plan to increase scoring and cut down on injuries.
May 01, 2007; ... Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout ... zzzzz. Fast-pitch softball atthe high school level can be a snoozer. Pitchers dominate the game,which is one reason there is a movement afoot to relocate thepitching rubber by three feet. One yard. From 40 to 43 feet. It's nota lot, but it can mean ...
Ex-DPL execs' relationship may be aired at trial
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- With a six-week civil jury trial set to begin today,Judge Timothy O'Connell was studying lastminute legal motions in theDPL case Monday, including whether testimony should be allowed aboutan "intimate relationship" between ousted executives Peter H. Forsterand Caroline E ....
College officials striving to increase security 70 Ohio college officials meet as part of task force to bolster campus safety.
May 01, 2007; ... FAIRBORN -- College campus security officials from around thestate met Monday afternoon to brainstorm ways to increase campussecurity before the new academic year starts in the fall. About 70 private and public college officials responded to Gov.Ted Strickland's call last week for ...
Dropout program likely to get $2M from state House's version of the state budget also includes $9 million to help create jobs related to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
May 01, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- The version of the state budget expected to beapproved today in the House includes $2 million for a MontgomeryCounty program that has helped cut the county's high school dropoutrate from 25.2 percent in 2000 to 13.3 percent in 2005. Montgomery County Administrator ...
Manufacturing jobs not obsolete, chairman says
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Wanted: A few good workers. For: Jobs requiringbrainpower, perseverance and the ability to serve as the backbone ofa changing local economy. Jeffrey Kelly, chairman of the NationalTooling and Manufacturing Association, will be in the area Thursdayto dismiss rumors that ...
Bidder-sweet! Dayton Visual Arts auction attracts a who's who of Center artists and collectors
May 01, 2007; ... It's going, going, gone ... Just as quickly as the art wassnatched up in the evening's live and silent auction by hungry artlovers, another successful Dayton Visual Arts Center art auctionwound down. Friday night's 14th annual DVAC auction, in the Kettering Towerlobby downtown, ...
No. 13 a lucky number at Great American Ball Park Concepcion's number will become the ninth retired by the Cincinnati Reds.
May 01, 2007; ... Tradition says the number 13 is bad luck, but former CincinnatiReds shortstop Dave Concepcion doesn't think so. He chose the number for his uniform in a roundabout way, and now,19 years after he concluded his 19-year major-league career, that No.13 will hang from the Great ...
clearing the record Daytonian, fans of Doors push for Florida to pardon legendary singer
May 01, 2007; ... During the Doors' short run in the late '60s, singer Jim Morrisonearned a reputation for creativity and reckless behavior. However,most of the focus today is less on his poetic lyrics and more on hisoutlaw conduct, what is referred to as his "Lizard King" persona,much of which stems from ...
YOUR LETTERS MAY 8 ELECTION
May 01, 2007 ... DAY TO N P U B L I C S C H O O L S L E V Y Vote yes on Issue 4 for strong Dayton A strong, stable, successful public school system is necessary forany community to thrive. All citizens benefit from a public school system that isadequately funded and efficiently led ....
Disorder might be behind death in 'minor' car crash
May 01, 2007; ... BEAVERCREEK -- A rare, underlying medical condition may havecaused the death of a 9-year-old Enon girl who died Saturdayfollowing what police called a "minor" car crash. Beavercreek police said Anna Gustafson, a third-grader at EnonElementary who has family in Dayton, was ...
Moving prep softball pitchers back 3 feet gaining support Florida did it for safety issues, but many in the fast-pitch community don't like the idea.
May 01, 2007; ... Should high school softball pitchers be moved back three feet, to43 feet? That's a hot-button topic that has split the fast-pitch community. Florida changed its rules last season, and those 1-0, extrainningmarathons are a thing of the past. It is the only state that hasmoved ...
Northmont, Trotwood in Ohio vs. USA Challenge
May 01, 2007; ... Northmont and Trotwood-Madison will play football games in thethird annual Ohio vs. USA Challenge this fall. The 11-game footballextravaganza is the brainchild of Centerville graduate and formerElks quarterback Kirk Herbstreit. Northmont will play national powerhouse DeMatha ...
Arguments to begin in bingo case
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Opening arguments are expected today in the trial ofeight defendants accused of diverting $15 million in charitable bingorevenues over three years into their own pockets and associatedbusinesses. The trial before Montgomery County Common Pleas Court JudgeBarbara P ....
Soaking up the sun
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Vandalia Butler High's Pacifico sets state record in shot put Pending certification, the senior owns the all-division record with a throw of 70 feet, 10 inches.
May 01, 2007; ... VANDALIA -- One word describes the best way to watch JimmiePacifico heave the shot put: Duck! The Vandalia Butler High School senior set an all-division staterecord in Monday's Crossroads Invitational, unloading a final heaveof 70 feet, 10 inches. Pending certification by ...
Dragons win behind one-hitter
May 01, 2007; ... APPLETON, Wis. -- Travis Webb and Pedro Viola combined for a one-hitter as the Dayton Dragons beat the Timber Rattlers, 3-1, at FoxCities Stadium. The lefty Webb (2-0) had a nohitter through six innings whilestriking out five and walking just one. Webb gave way to Viola, ...
Curran to ring NASDAQ closing bell
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Daniel Curran, president of the University of Dayton,and George Kell, executive director of the United Nations GlobalCompact, will preside over today's NASDAQ market closing bell, theuniversity said Monday. The invitation to ring the 4 p.m. closing bell came after ...
REX sells 94 stores for $84M
May 01, 2007; ... DAYTON -- REX Stores confirmed that the Daytonbased electronicsretailer has completed an $84 million sale of 94 stores and theplanned lease back of 40. Stuart Rose, REX chairman and chief executive officer, Mondayconfirmed the deal with Coventry Real Estate Investments and ...
Stanton's Series rings draw clubhouse crowd
May 02, 2007; ... HOUSTON -- Mike Stanton walked into the Cincinnati Reds' clubhouseTuesday afternoon carrying a plastic Walgreens bag, and when EddieGuardado discovered what was in the bag, he said, "You didn't bringthem in a Brink's truck?" The bag did not contain aspirin or a hair dryer or cough ...
Reds offense comes alive in 11-2 win over Astros Arroyo gets his first win of the season as hitters finally give him some run support.
May 02, 2007; ... HOUSTON -- Even Bronson Arroyo had to be standing on the MinuteMaid Park pitching mound Tuesday night muttering under his breath,"Enough already, enough. Save some for me for next time." In Arroyo's first five starts this season, his Cincinnati Redsteammates scored 11 total runs ...
Tax breaks urged to encourage shift from gasoline automobiles
May 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON -- Plug-in hybrid? Biodiesel? Hydrogen? Electric?Automotive visionaries urged senators Tuesday to use tax credits tostimulate a variety of vehicle technologies and fuels for a post-gasoline America. The federal government shouldn't try to "pick a winner" for carsof ...
Local tech specialists lend a hand to area inventor
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Sometimes the most promising inventions are slap-yourself-on-the-forehead obvious. That doesn't mean creating them issimple. Ask Dale Bell, president of Dayton's Cirrus Concept Design.The Centerville resident has spent nearly a decade and about $60,000of his own money to ...
Mack says cuts will be deep if levy fails Dayton schools superintendent says defeat would mean about 28 percent of district's instructional staff would be let go.
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Nearly 400 teachers and instructional staff would beamong almost 600 job cuts if the levy for Dayton Public Schools failsMay 8 . To eliminate $30 million from its budget by July 1, SuperintendentPercy Mack said about 28 percent of the district's instructionalstaff -- ...
Strippers march against restrictions to clubs' hours, proximity to patrons
May 02, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- There comes a time when you have to step off thestage, put your clothes on, and march to the state capitol to take astand for free speech. On Tuesday, about two dozen strippers calling themselves "Dancersfor Democracy" kicked off their campaign near the Ohio Statehouse ...
A question of timing on a bill becoming a law
May 02, 2007; ... COLUMBUS -- The question seems simple enough: When does a billbecome a law? But it's complicated enough that Attorney General MarcDann and the Ohio General Assembly argued the question Tuesday beforethe Ohio Supreme Court. The case stems from action Gov. Ted Strickland took on his ...
Opera singer's voice more than just light, sweet
May 02, 2007; ... Operatic singer Ruth Ann Swenson is known as a lyric soprano, butthe designation doesn't really do justice to the full quality of hervoice. Sopranos generally fall into one of three classifications: thecoloratura, whose ornamental trills and runs add "color" to a vocalline; the ...
Seen & Overheard
May 02, 2007; ... SPIDEY SPUN A WEB WITH WEB SURFERS Spider-Man 3 tops this summer's list of must-see movies, accordingYahoo! Buzz. The Web site, at buzz.yahoo.com, aggregates the millionsof searches done daily across Yahoo to determine what people arethinking and talking about. More than 25 ...
How to TIE one on around the neck, that is Neckwear wraps over, under and around from one generation of men to the next
May 02, 2007; ... In a matter of a few flips, tucks and pulls, it's done. BillMitrousis has done what millions of men around the world do each andevery morning. He's tied his tie. It's something that Mitrousis, who coowns Herle's Formal Wear inKettering with his brother, learned from his father ...
NAACP youth group gets stage
May 02, 2007; ... DAYTON -- Fresh from a trip to Los Angeles, members of the NAACPYouth Council will take center stage during the brunch and fashionshow Saturday at the Dayton Marriott. Fashions from the Dayton Mall J.C. Penney store will be modeled,but the youth council and its achievement will be ...