Dayton Daily News back issues from February 2008:
Marshall girls earn share of City title
Feb 01, 2008; ... Marshall gained a share of the City League girls high schoolbasketball championship Thursday night with a 59-47 win overBelmont. The win gives the Cougars (13-4 overall) a 7-1 league record.Meadowdale is 6-1 and can tie for the title with a win over Stiversnext Tuesday. Kirium ...
SPEAK UP
Feb 01, 2008 ... Re "Church to picket Vandalia funeral," Jan. 30: Please do notjustify the Westboro Baptist Church protesters by writing anythingabout them. Publicity is what they want, and if the DDN covers themlike a "news" story, those radical idiots win. This funeral shouldbe about Maria Lauterbach ....
Warriors to host Elks for GWOC Central title
Feb 01, 2008; ... HUBER HEIGHTS -- What's just as good as a Wayne-Centervillefootball game? This season, a boys high school basketball showdown. Centerville (15-2) is at Wayne (16-1) in a rematch at 7:30tonight that will likely determine who'll clinch or share the GWOCCentral title. In December's ...
Slain Marine mourned
Feb 01, 2008 ... Friends support family ...
Officials hope sensor tech center will create jobs ; The IDCAST lets businesses, universities and the Air Force Research Lab work together.
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A new incubator focused on research and development ofhigh-tech sensors launched Thursday, with officials saying thefacility will help drive Dayton's economic future. Thursday's event brought together government, business, academicleaders for a glimpse inside The ...
4 injured in I-75 accident
Feb 01, 2008 ... Caption ...
ROMANTIC MOVIES
Feb 01, 2008; ... With Valentine's Day rapidly approaching, it's time to thinkabout what you'll be doing for that special someone, or yourself asthe case may be (love yourself first ... you deserve it!). Gettinginto the right mood is important and I'll be honest, I'm a completesucker for romantic movies ....
Culture Works campaign kicks off ; 2008 drive already has collected more than $800,000 -- well on its way to its goal of $1.75M.
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The 2008 Culture Works campaign began pursuit of $1.75million with an enthusiastic public display of affection onThursday. Jordan Coughry and Elana Ernst, stars of The Human Race TheatreCompany's current production of "Romeo and Juliet," shared severalkisses while ...
Sunday is all Super Bowl, starting at sunrise
Feb 01, 2008; ... If you watch all the shows designed to prepare you for Sundaynight's Fox broadcast of the Super Bowl, you'll be as tired as theplayers when the game ends sometime around 11 p.m. Actual kickoff will be at about 6:17 p.m., and don't forget, thePatriots and Giants are playing. If ...
YOUR LETTERS
Feb 01, 2008 ... DDN too soft on Hobson, earmarks Re "Slam at Hobson reflects more on system," Jan. 18: The DaytonDaily News is to be commended for its fine editorial on spending onpork. However, it treated the subject and U.S. Rep David Hobson fartoo gently. The earmark process in Congress is ...
Trotwood, DPS end sports split
Feb 01, 2008; ... There was good reason Trotwood-Madison City Schools and DaytonCity Schools hadn't played in any sports at any level this schoolyear: T-M officials just said no. But something happened from the time of last spring's withdrawalto Thursday's news release that trumpeted an end to the ...
No success story like Briscoe's
Feb 01, 2008; ... PHOENIX -- As the New England Patriots have marched through theseason unbeaten -- needing only to conquer the New York Giants onSunday in Super Bowl XLII to finish the year 19-0 -- they haverevived interest in the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only team in NFLhistory to complete a season ...
Lexis-Nexis' RV hits the road to promote company ; The 39-foot 'Lexpo' tries a more traditional approach to market its legal information services.
Feb 01, 2008; ... MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County -- When the LexisNexis marketingteam hits the road, it doesn't fool around. On Thursday, LexisNexis launched a 39-foot RV from its SpringboroPike campus on a nationwide tour to bring word of its legal productsand services directly to law firms, law ...
Got your shot? Flu hits Valley hard
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Local health officials warn there's a "dramaticincrease" in the number of flu cases in Montgomery County and thatresidents should get a flu shot while there's still time. The 483flu cases reported so far this flu season is more than four timesthe number reported this time last ...
Town & Country close to securing 'national' tenant ; While the shopping center works to sign a new retailer, Roderer Shoe Center begins work on its new space.
Feb 01, 2008; ... KETTERING -- Town & Country Shopping Center managers are workingto sign a new "national" tenant. Pamela Cochran, the center's property manager, declined toidentify the prospective tenant, but she said "our construction ison hold while we work with the new tenant." Phase I of ...
Speller 'extraordinaire' takes Bee ; Third-grader had little hesitation and a no-nonsense manner
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- If 9-year-old Adrian Jones Jr. doesn't grow up to be awriter, his chiseled-in-stone poker face might do well to find acard table in Las Vegas some day. A no-nonsense Adrian, one of the youngest competitors Thursday inthe 37-student field at the Dayton City Spelling Bee ...
Expansion of state lottery could face a legal challenge ; Anti-gambling group promises fight; attorney general supports governor.
Feb 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS-- Gambling and controversy continue to go hand in handin Ohio. Gov. Ted Strickland jumped into the steaming cauldron Thursdaywith his proposal to boost revenue by $73 million by expanding thestate lottery to include video versions of Keno and other games inbars and ...
ROAD COMIC SAYS HE STOPPED GROWING UP AT 16
Feb 01, 2008; ... After nearly 20 years as a road comic, Robert Hawkins isaccustomed to traveling. However, his fourth and latest tourentertaining the troops in the Middle East was a taxing experience. "I was gone a month and I literally just got back yesterday,"Hawkins said last week, speaking ...
ROMANCE TRAVELS FROM CANADIAN FARMS TO FRENCH BATTLEFIELDS IN PLAY
Feb 01, 2008; ... "Mary's Wedding" is a romantic drama set against the backdrop ofWorld War I, moving from the farmlands of Canada to the battlefieldsof France. The play takes place at the Ensemble Theatre, 1127 VineSt., in Over-the-Rhine. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays andThursdays, 8 p.m. Fridays ...
HOT topics ; THE STUFF YOU'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS WEEKEND
Feb 01, 2008; ... PRESIDENT BUSH DELIVERS HIS LAST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS: Hesaid the war was a huge mistake, took responsibility for the failingeconomy and admitted to torturing detainees. Just kidding, he saideverything's fine. PATRIOTS AND GIANTS FACE OFF IN SUPER BOWL XLII: Eli ...
ARTIST'S OWN GALLERY WAS UNEXPECTED
Feb 01, 2008; ... The relaxing atmosphere of Gallery 510 in the Oregon HistoricDistrict instantly insulates the visitor from the noise and urgencyof the traffic on the street. Artist and gallery owner LorettaPuncer welcomes you with the soothing sounds of classical music andthe sweet smell of exotic teas ....
Seen & Overheard
Feb 01, 2008; ... HOLOCAUST TRIBUTE A local Holocaust survivor and educator will be honored as partof the Victoria Theatre Association's education project. Individualsand businesses have the opportunity to recognize Renate Frydman bypurchasing advertising space and line listings in the ...
Project Rock 2008
Feb 01, 2008; ... Project Rock 2008, the second annual band playoffs at The Cavern,78 Main St. in Xenia, is not your typical battle of the bands andthat's just how organizer Alan King wanted it. "I thought it wasbetter to give them different challenges like on Project Runway onTV," King said. "I tried it ...
Beavercreek team to beat for GWOC wrestling title
Feb 01, 2008; ... The Greater Western Ohio Conference has the spotlight today andSaturday at Lebanon in the Month of Champions. Last season, it wasgoing to take a miraculous weekend to overtake Miamisburg. Thisyear, a four-school battle could go down to the final matches.Beavercreek, the top-ranked team, ...
High School/'DDN' BASKETBALL RATINGS
Feb 01, 2008 ... . BOYS Records through Wednesday DIVISION I 1. Wayne (16-1): Warriors surpassed century mark forsecond straight game in 101-67 defeat of Fairborn. 2. Centerville(15-2): Elks at Wayne tonight with GWOC Central title on line. 3.Northmont (15-1): T-Bolts defense was ...
Bombers battling roster issues, but coach has eye on playoffs
Feb 01, 2008; ... Win a game, lose a game. Win two games, lose two games. TheBombers season has been a series of peaks and valleys. Past thehalfway point of the season, firstyear Dayton coach Bill McDonaldknows it's time for his team to "buckle down and play." Q Has anything surprised you about ...
Raiders win 4th straight
Feb 01, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- Clean-shaven Vaughn Duggins did make a differenceThursday night, as did N'Gai Evans. So far this season, Duggins and Evans have not been linked otherthan by the Wright State University men's basketball uniforms theywear. Against Wisconsin-Green Bay, the pair were WSU's ...
Freshman Evans Raiders' surprise
Feb 01, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- It's always nice to hear the cheers, and N'Gai Evans,the freshman guard from North Canton, heard them Thursday night. Evans cranked out 11 points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field and4-of-6 free throws while playing 12 minutes, the most time he's beenon court during ...
The front-runner who wasn't a contender
Feb 01, 2008; ... Seems like just yesterday when the polls were showing RudyGiuliani as the strongest Republican presidential candidate in Ohio.In a state that had just gone hugely Democratic, he was running justabout even with Hillary Clinton. He seemed to some like the kind of candidate the ...
Local headlines
Feb 01, 2008 ... Doctors open new Sidney office SIDNEY -- Two doctors with Lima Pulmonary and Critical CareAssociates have opened a new office at Wilson Memorial Hospital. As pulmonologists, Drs. Sreenivasa R. Chanamolu, MD, and JosephM. Anigbogu will examine and treat lung and respiratory ...
Cellmate: Mom said she killed her baby ; China Arnold admitted putting her daughter in microwave, woman says.
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- She was China Arnold's cellmate and lover, but afterArnold admitted killing her baby in a microwave, Linda Williamswanted out. "I requested to leave the cell we were in," Williams testifiedThursday in Arnold's aggravated murder trial. "I didn't want to bethere ...
Final respects paid to Marine ; Mourners fill a Vandalia church for Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach.
Feb 01, 2008; ... VANDALIA -- Lance Cpl. Maria Lauterbach was back home andsurrounded by loved ones Thursday as hundreds of people filled St.Christopher Church to pay final respects to the slain Marine. A steady stream of mourners snaked through the church during thefour-hour visitation for ...
Red-light cameras ruled OK ; Unanimous decision by Ohio Supreme Court says cities do not overstep their authority.
Feb 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Cities, such as Dayton, are allowed to use red lightcameras to enforce traffic laws, the Ohio Supreme Court ruledThursday in a 7-0 decision. The court said an Ohio municipality does not overstep itsauthority under "home rule" provisions in the state constitutionwhen ...
FOOD[news]
Feb 01, 2008; ... COME IN FROM THE COLD FOR WINTER REDS AT PACCHIA DAYTON --Pacchia, 400 E. Fifth St. in the Oregon Historic District, will hosta four-course Winter Reds Wine Dinner focusing on valuepriced winesat 7 p.m. Thursday. The cost is $29.95, which includes wine, but nottax or tip. For more ...
SECRETS OF RESTAURANT REVIEWS REVEALED!
Feb 01, 2008; ... Based on the number of questions I get from friends and newacquaintances -- on occasion, I'm grilled, steamed and sauteed -- itmight be time to let folks know what we do and how we do it here inthe Dining Out pages. Here are some of the most frequently askedquestions I've encountered: ...
'BODIES:THE EXHIBITION' ; MUSEUM DISPLAY OFFERS CLOSE-UP LOOK AT HUMANS
Feb 01, 2008; ... Although "Bodies: The Exhibition" has caused some controversy,there's still nothing like it, no other place where a person can seethe human machine in all its complexity and detail so upclose. "Your body is the only thing that you carry with you from thetime your are born until ...
Sinclair has $527,000 for drive
Feb 01, 2008; ... Sinclair Community College raised more than half a milliondollars in campaign cash in 2007 for its 3.2-mill, 10-year propertytax levy on the upcoming March 4 ballot. Citizens for Sinclair reported collecting $527,293 in 2007. Itspent $14,453 on the campaign so far, which launched ...
'Romeo and Juliet' ; LOFT PRODUCTION GETS TO THE POINT, KEEPS THE MAGIC
Feb 01, 2008; ... As the crow fl ies is the shortest distance between two points,give or take a side excursion to a promising cornfi eld. As the Crowe fl ies with Shakespeare is also swift and direct. Brian B. Crowe believes in trimming non-essentials and getting tothe point, but not so any ...
HAMILTON'S ICEFEST RETURNS WITH ANIMAL KINGDOM' THEME
Feb 01, 2008; ... Some 20,000 visitors and 40 tons of ice are expected to descendupon downtown Hamilton this weekend as the sixth IceFest takes placealong High Street. With the theme "Animal Kingdom," more than 100sculptures sponsored by area businesses will line the street fromthe Government Services ...
FAME: BABY, REMEMBER THEIR NAMES
Feb 01, 2008; ... It's a good indication of what we've come to expect fromcelebrity parents when the typical reaction to the name of ChristinaAguilera's newborn son is, "Max? But that's so ... normal!" Indeed, it's becoming difficult to imagine the rich and famoussending their well-heeled offspring ...
Reasons to Celebrate ; ARTS STAFFS FROM THREE COLLEGES PUT ON SHOW
Feb 01, 2008; ... Art instructors use various tools to teach their students aboutthe many forms of art. But the best method might just be the mostvisual one -- showing their own works in an exhibit for the studentsto view. Visual art faculty from the University of Dayton, SinclairCommunity ...
FILM news
Feb 01, 2008 ... YOU TOO CAN SEE 'U2 3D' BEFORE IT HITS DAYTON SCREENS "U2 3D ," the new concert fi lm featuring the acclaimed Irishrock band in digital 3-D, is scheduled to open Feb. 15 in Dayton. U2fans who can't wait or who want to experience the fi lm on the giantscreen should visit Springdale ...
NEWCOMER LETS HER SPIRIT LOOSE
Feb 01, 2008; ... CENTERVILLE -- Acoustic singersongwriter Carrie Newcomer hasalways written music that had a component one might call spiritual.As an introspective, self-reflective writer, she couldn't reallyavoid such an important aspect of her life. But she didn'tnecessarily put it out front, either ....
CD[reviews]
Feb 01, 2008 ... pop Kate Nash MADE OF BRICKS Lily Allen, Amy Winehouse, the Streets, Regina Spektor and NellieMcKay ... any of these artists would be a dream for a sassy 20-year-old firsttime U.K. recording artist to be compared to by critics. Sothe fact that Kate Nash and her ...
Fine sip tip: Meranda-Nixon Winery
Feb 01, 2008; ... Transitioning away from tobacco as a cash crop can be a wrenchingexperience, as many farm families across southern Ohio, Kentucky,Virginia and other states can attest. Seth Meranda found an alternative to tobacco for his great-grandfather's farm, which is located near Ripley in ...
Will a slogan bring people to Dayton?
Feb 01, 2008; ... How much is a slogan worth? A lot depends on the slogan. "Where'sthe beef?" apparently did wonders for Wendy's business. "Great taste ... less filling" seems to have caught on and boosted Miller Lite'ssales. Or maybe it depends on the product. A catchy phrase may be greatfor ...
POINT OR CENTER? ; Multifaceted Hellemann provides spark for Lebanon
Feb 01, 2008; ... LEBANON -- At 6-foot-7 and 205 pounds, with the ability todribble like a point guard and a penchant for offensive rebounds,Derek Hellemann is no ordinary high school basketball center. When asked to define Hellemann, Lebanon boys basketball coach PatMurphy labels him "a point ...
First black QB still winning fight
Feb 01, 2008; ... PHOENIX -- If you didn't know the whole story -- and few peopledo -- you'd think that Super Bowl ring he wears on his right hand issimply a gaudy trinket from his Miami Dolphins glory days,especially that perfect 17-0 season of 1972. But if you watched the way the light reflected ...
Belisle avoids arbitration, agrees to deal
Feb 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- If the Cincinnati Reds are to reverse theirmonotonous trend of losing seasons, anybody worth the price of asoft drink in Great American Ball Park knows what needs to happen. The starting pitching must get better -- much, much better. There is Aaron Harang, ...
Dayton can't be bullied into taking prisoners
Feb 01, 2008 ... Dayton Mayor Rhine McLin and City Hall were asleep at thejailhouse door. The mayor said OK when Ohio's prison officials asked in Novemberto support putting 250 more inmates at the Dayton CorrectionalInstitution, and 200 more at a prerelease center -- which wouldrequire ...
Cuts not expected to hit Moraine plant ; Isuzu won't sell passenger vehicles in the U.S., including the locally made SUV, Ascender.
Feb 01, 2008; ... MORAINE-- Isuzu Motors America Inc. said it will stop sellingpassenger vehicles in the United States -- including an SUV madelocally. But the hit to the General Motors Corp. SUV assembly plant inMoraine -- which makes the Isuzu Ascender -- will be minimal, andthere will be no ...
Voinovich criticizes Strickland lottery plan ; Senator says proposal 'would be a foot in the door for full-blown gambling.'
Feb 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Sen. George Voinovich isn't criticizing Gov. TedStrickland's plan to plug a $733 million hole in the state budget byeliminating up to 2,700 state jobs and closing two state psychiatrichospitals, including Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare in Dayton. It's Strickland's ...
Former Dayton Daily News columnist, 82, dies ; Millie Bingham, known as Millie B. and Kate McQueen, passed away Thursday in Hospice.
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A ray of sunshine is gone. Millie Bingham, known as Millie B. and Kate McQueen to readers ofher columns in The Journal Herald and Dayton Daily News, died earlyThursday at Hospice of Dayton. She was 82. Her son Tim and his girlfriend Linda Gum were at her side ....
Author points to Easter Island to illustrate how societies choose their fate
Feb 01, 2008; ... When Polynesians first landed on Easter Island sometime around900 AD, they found a lushly forested little world with dozens oftree species. But in 1722 when Europeans first discovered Earth's most remotehabitable piece of land with its huge, mysterious stone statues, notone tree ...
153-year-old hospital to shutter ; Economic crisis forces state to close Wayne Avenue's Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare.
Feb 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A 153-year-old tradition will end this summer when thestate closes the inpatient facility for the mentally ill on WayneAvenue once known as Dayton State Hospital. As part of a plan to cut more than $733 million from the statebudget, Gov. Ted Strickland announced Thursday ...
Better than Brady's bunch?
Feb 01, 2008 ... What some of our staffers will be watching this weekend: The Associated Press reported this week that there is a strongchance the Super Bowl (6 p.m. Sunday, 19/45) could be the most-watched ever, partly because of the New England Patriots' quest forperfection. I'll watch, of ...
Brennaman makes the call, and Reds change the game time
Feb 01, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- The discussion at the table was about Opening Day andthe NCAA basketball finals. Cincinnati Reds broadcaster MartyBrennaman said, "This is the first time in a long time that theyhaven't been on the same day." With that, Brennaman pulled out his pocket schedule and ...
Arizona OK for Reds fans; Palmer less so for Bengals
Feb 01, 2008; ... Random thoughts as I put down my green on the Patriots to cover ... - Judging from most of the e-mails we've received, you'd thinkthe Cincinnati Reds were talking about moving their spring trainingto Mars. Sure, I guess if you're a Reds junkie, you might like to ...
Local headlines
Feb 01, 2008 ... City approves $750K for airport improvements DAYTON -- Dayton International Airport officials say contractsfor infrastructure improvements and an environment assessment arebeing done to prepare for future commercial development there. The Dayton City Commission approved the ...
ATK will add 60 jobs over 3 years
Feb 01, 2008; ... BEAVERCREEK -- ATK Space Systems Inc., a provider of antennae andantenna components to the Air Force, Navy and Army, plans anexpansion that is to add 60 jobs within three years at its complexin Miami Valley Research Park. The company already has about 140 employees at its location ...
Monday deadline looms for primary ; Last day nears to register to vote in March 4 election.
Feb 01, 2008; ... The battle for the presidential nominations in the Republican andDemocratic parties may still be going on when Ohioans vote on March4. But, if the nominees are locked by then, Dayton-area voters stillhave legislative and county offices on the ballot as well as severalschool ...
Giants aren't backing down from challenge
Feb 02, 2008; ... Think New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is aloudmouth? He's predicted a New York Giants Super Bowl win and evenpredicted the score, 23-17 Giants. Well, Burress' prediction reminds me of a little incident thatoccurred in May 1983 when I was covering the Larry ...
TO DAY 'S G A M E U W- M I LWAU K E E AT W R I G H T STAT E
Feb 02, 2008; ... When: 7 p.m. | Radio: WONEAM (980), WIZE-AM (1340) Records: Wisconsin-Milwaukee 12-9, 7-4 Horizon League; WrightState, 13-6, 6-4 Series record: Wisconsin-Milwaukee leads 20-14. Probable starters UW-MILWAUKEE Yr Ht P Ppg Deonte Roberts Fr. 6-3 G 7.0 Ricky ...
Correction
Feb 02, 2008 ... In Friday's edition, Life section, Page 12, a story titled"Choose subtle jewelry that ...
Absentee voting glitch found ; The problem affects those who applied online for a Democratic ballot.
Feb 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- If you think you applied for a Democratic absenteeballot for the March 4 primary using the Montgomery County Board ofElections online application, look again. An apparent computer glitch causes the box marked "Democrat" togo blank on the application that needs to be ...