Dayton Daily News back issues from April 2008:
Police headlines
Apr 01, 2008 ... Boy, 17, gets life in prison for killing his mother DAYTON -- A teen who pleaded guilty to the May 30, 2006, fatalstabbing of his mother at their home on Hillcrest Avenue wassentenced Monday, March 31, to life in prison with paroleeligibility at 20 years. Benedict Reuben ...
By the numbers
Apr 01, 2008; ... 6 Cincinnati Opening Days for new in Reds manager Dusty Baker,including two as a player. He is now 3-1 as a manager opening theseason in the Queen City. 10 batters Strikeouts on by Opening Reds Day. Brandon Phillipsled the way with three. Cincinnati struck out 1,113 times ...
Dunbar junior recovering after nearly dying
Apr 01, 2008; ... Darion Brandon was dying on a basketball court but felt like hewas in water. "When I was unconscious, it seemed like I was having a dream thatI was drowning and I was in some deep, deep water, like an ocean orsomething, and I just couldn't get out and I was trying to gasp forair ...
KeyBank moving into downtown Dayton office tower by year's end
Apr 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- By year's end, KeyBank will be moving into more high-profile quarters downtown: the nearly vacant MeadWestvaco Corp.office tower on Courthouse Square. The banking company will put its name and logo atop the 27-storybuilding, boosting its visibility. Its new lease, with ...
Krivsky likes Reds' talent
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Wayne Krivsky, the Cincinnati Reds general manager,visited with reporters for 15 minutes before the Opening Day gameagainst the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday, March 31. Somehighlights: On new members of the bullpen mixing with Reds veterans: ...
Reds lose opener
Apr 01, 2008 ... Six boys gather around the statue of Joe Nuxhall before the Redslost to the Arizona Diamondbacks to open the season. Staff photo byRon Alvey Diamondbacks 4 Reds 2 Article on B1 See pictures, fan photos and more at DaytonDailyNews.com Tip leads to remains of ...
Patterson impresses with glove, but not bat
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- In the eighth inning, Arizona's Conor Jacksonlobbed a fly ball into right-center field. Corey Patterson, the newCincinnati Reds center fielder, jogged toward it as right fielderKen Griffey Jr. entered the picture. Griffey grabbed the flyout as the two nearly ...
Flames spread to nearby homes ; Drake fire may have been set; separate fire hits Stanford building.
Apr 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A morning fire at 47 Drake Ave. burned violently enoughto ignite houses on either side, city District Fire Chief RichardPost said, and flames spread so quickly in the vacant house thatfirefighters believe the blaze was intentionally set. Later Monday morning, March 31, ...
UD's provost takes new job ; Fred P. Pestello has been named president of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y.
Apr 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Fred P. Pestello, provost and senior vice president foreducational affairs at the University of Dayton, has been namedpresident of Le Moyne College, a Catholic, Jesuit liberal artscollege in Syracuse, N.Y., UD announced Monday, March 31. Pestellostarts his new job July 1 ....
Seen & Overheard
Apr 01, 2008 ... DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS TITLE If your book club is looking for something to read, you might try"If You Want Closure in Your Relationship, Start With Your Legs." Wehaven't reviewed it, but it's already won an award as the year'soddest book title in The Booksellers annual ...
Mean queen spreads grief -- at Victoria
Apr 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Don't let her '50s housewife exterior fool you ... LisaLampanelli, decked out in a polka-dot dress and bright red sweaterfor her Friday, March 28, appearance in Dayton, has the mouth of thenastiest truck driver you could ever dream up. The Victoria Theatre, usually a ...
Sports headlines
Apr 01, 2008; ... Bengals get four compensatory picks Two AFC North also-rans, the Baltimore Ravens and CincinnatiBengals, were awarded the most compensatory picks in this year'sdraft. The Ravens (5-11) and Bengals (7-9) each received four picks,beginning in the third round of the April ...
Lots to address after opener
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Homers did in the home team. It isn't often onesees Aaron Harang give up two home runs in a game, let alone in aninning. But that was the deadly happenstance on Opening Day againstthe Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona hit three home runs (one off Jared Burton) and ...
Reds batters powerless against Webb's arm ; Diamondbacks pitchers hold Cincy offense to three hits in Baker's managerial debut for club.
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- The sun made a welcome appearance in the latterstages of the Cincinnati Reds' opener, but a sellout crowd departedGreat American Ball Park still waiting for the team's bats to shine. The Reds had three hits and only two left the infield in a 4-2loss to the Arizona ...
Arizona puts the heat on Reds
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Opening Day is a nuisance for some ballplayers, butnew managers dream about making good first impressions. Whichexplains why Dusty Baker seemed to take the loss hard. "Opening Day is Opening Day," Baker said after the CincinnatiReds fell 4-2 to the Arizona ...
YOUR LETTERS
Apr 01, 2008 ... Stimulus plan really is a whopper It's not enough that Americans have suffered through a seven-year hiatus from the truth; now politicians are selling a giantwhopper named the "economic stimulus plan." The Treasury door is being propped open to serve a politicalparty's ...
Taxpayers deserve facts on tanker contract fight
Apr 01, 2008 ... Boeing Corp.'s stunning loss of a bid to adapt its 767 commercialaircraft as the Air Force's next generation in-flight refuelingtanker has tongues wagging throughout and beyond the military-industrial complex. That includes people from the Dayton region familiar with the"source ...
Low college tuition key to plan ; The goal is to enable almost everyone to get a degree within 30 miles of home.
Apr 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Ohio will get 230,000 more people into college in thenext decade by making tuition more affordable, improving the qualityof its programs, preventing colleges from competing for students andenabling just about anyone -- including high school dropouts andpeople older than 55 -- ...
Local headlines
Apr 01, 2008 ... Federal judge extends Delphi deadlines DETROIT -- A federal bankruptcy court judge on Monday, March 31,approved Delphi's request to extend deadlines with General Motorsand the Internal Revenue Service as it attempts to line up thefinancing it needs to exit from bankruptcy ....
Tip from local Iraqi leads to recovery of Army reservist Maupin's remains ; Remains found in northwest Baghdad; sent back to the United States and positively identified on Saturday.
Apr 01, 2008; ... A tip from a local Iraqi led to the discovery of the remains ofmissing Army reservist Matt Maupin of Batavia, an Army official inIraq said Monday, March 31. Maj. Mark Cheadle with the Multi-National Division public affairsoffice in Baghdad, said the military had received a number ...
State's plan aims at reducing duplication among public colleges and universities ; Fingerhut's 10-year master plan also increases financial aid.
Apr 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut saidhe expects some aspects of his 10-year master plan for increasingeducational attainment in Ohio to be "controversial." A new funding formula, along with the requirement that campusesspecialize in their "centers of ...
Can you spot the baloney? ; Some of these stories are true. Others, not so much.
Apr 01, 2008; ... You can't believe everything you read -- especially on AprilFools' Day. The unofficial holiday that falls on April 1 is marked by theplaying of hoaxes and practical jokes. In that spirit, we've compiled strange but true news stories fromthe Associated Press and Reuters ....
Eat some history with your Denny's
Apr 01, 2008; ... In Seattle, there's a controversy going on concerning a buildingthat developers with no appreciation for historic significance wantto tear down so they can build a condo development, or somethingequally unhistoric. The building is a Denny's. As in grand-slam breakfasts, ...
Realistic cardio plan is key to success
Apr 01, 2008; ... Cardiovascular (aerobic) exercise is a key component of a well-rounded fitness program. Performed correctly it can providecountless benefits, including increased stamina and endurance, bodyfat reduction, lower blood pressure, stress relief and a stronger,healthier heart and lungs ....
Dragons have first workout in Dayton
Apr 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Lugging bags full of bats, gloves, balls and otherequipment, players on the ninth edition of the Dayton Dragonsarrived at Fifth Third Field on Monday, March 31, for their first,brief, workout. "It's nice to get here and get your spot set up," said Jake Long,one of the ...
Heart surgery for Wolverine ; Dunbar's Brandon shoots for full recovery
Apr 01, 2008; ... At first, George Howard thought Darion Brandon was just playingaround. About four minutes into an AAU practice for Howard's All-Ohio Redteam on March 15, Brandon stopped playing basketball and laid downon the court at The Hoop, a basketball complex in east Columbus. "I ...
Nuxhall remains 'special guy' to Reds ; Team pays tribute to late broadcaster and pitcher
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Afterward, they all spoke from the heart about theloss. Not the one on the field, Arizona's 4-2 victory overCincinnati in the season opener at Great American Ball Park onMonday, March 31. That was just a game and they were talking aboutsomething far bigger: The ...
Area players on South All-Star hoop teams
Apr 01, 2008; ... Five area boys, five girls and two coaches have been chosen forthe South squads in the upcoming OHSBCA North-South All-Starbasketball games at Capital University in Columbus. Kyle Corbin (Tippecanoe), Derek Helleman (Lebanon) and JoshBenson (Dunbar) are on the combined Division ...
Fans, friends honor Nuxhall at Opening Day
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Joe Nuxhall received three thunderous ovations fromthe capacity crowd in attendance at the Cincinnati Reds Opening Daygame. The roaring cheers began Monday, March 31, when every Reds playerand coach was introduced before the game wearing jerseys with"NUXHALL 41" on ...
Rice makes Griffey family's day
Apr 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- While the rest of the Cincinnati Reds were visitingSt. Petersburg, Fla., for an exhibition game Friday, March 28, KenGriffey Jr. was in Washington, D.C., visiting Secretary of StateCondoleezza Rice. "I've met three sitting U.S. presidents and none impressed me ...
Downtown getting a boost ; KeyBank move latest shot in arm in store for Dayton
Apr 01, 2008; ... KeyBank's decision to move to the former MeadWestvaco Tower laterthis year will help shore up the 27-story office tower and comesamid other changes in downtown's business landscape. KeyBank said Monday, March 31, it had leased space on four floorsand plans to move its 200 ...
Turner accused of causing needless worry ; Democrats say questions he raised about Delphi worker eligibility for tax rebates were unfounded.
Apr 01, 2008; ... Democrats are accusing U.S. Rep. Mike Turner of needlesslyworrying former Delphi workers. At issue are questions Turner raised about the workers'eligibility for economic stimulus rebates after he'd already votedfor the bill that ensured the workers would get the money. On ...
GAO: Defense needs better management of projects ; Audit finds plenty of evidence of rising costs and suggests 'knowledge-based approach' to needed on new products.
Apr 01, 2008; ... The Defense Department is making little progress in holding theline on costs, or ensuring on-time delivery, of expensive newweapons systems, consuming money that is needed elsewhere, federalauditors said in a report. The Government Accountability Office, investigative arm ...
Local headlines
Apr 01, 2008 ... Pacchia restaurant has new owners DAYTON -- Pacchia, a popular restaurant at 410 E. Fifth St. inthe Oregon Arts District, has new owners. Restaurateurs Stephen Ramsey and Carla Carnahan have purchasedthe restaurant from Glen Brailey, who founded it 13 years ago ....
Police blotter
Apr 01, 2008 ... A roundup of unusual and noteworthy items from area policedepartments: Man forces way into home but fails to get what he came for DAYTON -- Jan. 19: A Bickmore Avenue resident was awakened by anunknown male knocking at his door. The subject told the resident he ...
Attention roller coaster enthusiasts!
Apr 01, 2008 ... If you're a fan of Kings Island and are excited about the park'sopening on April 20, we want to ...
It's a hairy situation for Stewart and friends
Apr 01, 2008; ... Bets among athletes are nothing new in sports, especially when itcomes to helping charities. In case you missed it last week, NASCARSprint Cup drivers Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick had such a deal. Stewart didn't give the shirt off his back to help the VictoryJunction Gang Camp ....
McCarty column to return soon
Apr 01, 2008 ... Caption ...
Grant sought to lure nanotech firm ; Kettering's National Composite Center may get manufacturer NanoSperse, which would create 25 jobs.
Apr 01, 2008; ... KETTERING -- Kettering City Council has authorized the citymanager to apply for an Economic Development/Government Equity Grantfor an advanced material manufacturing company. City Manager Mark Schwieterman said he would apply to MontgomeryCounty for the $310,00 grant by today, ...
Foreclosure help to be unveiled today ; Partnership offers free legal resources for homeowners with mortgage troubles.
Apr 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Gov. Ted Strickland, Ohio Supreme Court Chief JusticeThomas Moyer and Rob Ware, president of the Ohio Bar Association,will announce today, April 1, a partnership to provide added legalresources for families in or facing foreclosure. Statewide, 1,100 volunteers, mostly ...
Ex-con reinstated to law practice ; Derek Farmer's law license was suspended for a year over failure to keep records.
Apr 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Derek Farmer, the Columbus attorney who served 18years in prison as an accomplice to two Dayton murders when he was16, has been reinstated to the practice of law. In November 2006, the Ohio Supreme Court suspended Farmer for ayear, a harsher penalty than the court's ...
SPEAK UP
Apr 02, 2008 ... Re "Bush seen as candid, relaxed," March 28: George W. Bush hasnever been candid. He lied about weapons of mass destruction, anIraqi connection to 9/11, and the devastating consequences to ourcountry and our economy that the Iraq war is causing. On a day when the Green Zone in ...
Sports looking untouchable; uh-oh
Apr 02, 2008 ... "The business of baseball has never been so successful. MajorLeague Baseball's revenues are exploding. They are projected to hit$6 billion this season, which is NFL territory, and double what MLBgenerated eight years ago. The game had record attendance of 79.5million last season. This ...
Trade group says high-tech hiring increased
Apr 02, 2008; ... Ohio's high-tech industry gained a net 2,800 jobs in 2006, butthat paled in comparison with some other states, according to AeA, anational technology trade association. That gave Ohio's high-tech industry a total of 155,200 jobs in2006, the most recent year for which stateby-state ...
Police and court headlines
Apr 02, 2008 ... Woman indicted on HIV charge DAYTON -- An HIV-infected woman convicted several times under anOhio law she inspired has been indicted again. Vickie West, alsoknown as Vicki Lynn West, 48, was arrested March 18 after shesolicited an undercover Dayton police officer, according to a ...
Arroyo returns to mound and stage ; Benefit concert shows Reds' singing pitcher has put tough-luck 2007 season behind him.
Apr 02, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Bronson Arroyo prefers to be known as a good major-league pitcher who picks the guitar and sings, not as a guitarpicker who also pitches for the Cincinnati Reds. Although a lot of it wasn't of his own making last season, itsometimes appeared he was better with a song ...
Bombers can't stop Cyclones
Apr 02, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- The North Division-leading Cincinnati Cyclonesdrilled in a pair of goals in the span of one minute early in thethird period Tuesday, April 1, and the Dayton Bombers couldn't fightback from the 5-1 deficit. They lost 5-4 in front of a crowd of2,805 at the Nutter Center ....
Nursing home to become charter school ; Company plans $4 million renovation, hopes to enroll 300 in a kindergarten-tothird-grade school.
Apr 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- A nursing and rehabilitation facility that closed lastyear has been sold and will be converted to a charter school. The former Northwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, 3650Klepinger Road, was purchased March 24 for $1.65 million bySchoolhouse Finance, an Arlington, ...
Seen & Overheard
Apr 02, 2008; ... PUTTING OUR GEMS ON THE TABLE The Miami Valley has no shortage of coffee-table books devoted toits history and scenery, but few carry the pedigree of "Gems of theGreater Dayton Region," by Brian Hackett and Dane Mutter. Hackett isthe former director of the Montgomery County ...
Premiere of piece connects far places ; A German quartet debuts a work by a composer who grew up in Yellow Springs.
Apr 02, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- A spiritual sense of place is the personallandscape on which New York-based composer Drew Hemenger constructedhis new work "Three Inner Moments" (String Quartet No. 2), whichreceived its world premiere Sunday evening in Yellow Springs. Performing the piece as ...
Pitchers testify to Dragons' pop ; Third baseman Brandon Waring hit 47 homers last year -- two in college off of his new teammates.
Apr 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Pitcher Jeff Jeffords chose to reveal an odd highlightfrom his past while speaking at a media introduction event Tuesday,April 1, at Fifth Third Field. Each of the 2008 Dayton Dragons were asked to stand and saysomething about themselves. Jeffords, who pitched for ...
Northmont's Belton in RedHawks' QB mix ; Redshirt freshman will battle returning starter Raudabaugh into fall for the job.
Apr 02, 2008; ... OXFORD -- Miami University football coach Shane Montgomery facesa choice between solid experience and unlimited potential, between astrong right-handed arm and a strong left-handed arm, between DanielRaudabaugh and Clay Belton. One of them will be the Red-Hawks' starting ...
YOUR LETTERS
Apr 02, 2008 ... Candidates are wrong on NAFTA Two articles dealing with presidential hopefuls' opinions on theNorth American Free Trade Agreement appeared recently in the DaytonDaily News, and both articles, like the candidates themselves,seriously missed the mark. It is not enough to talk about ...
Snapp returns to defend crown
Apr 02, 2008; ... Last season, Steve Snapp planned on running his modified atvarious tracks in pursuit of big wins. The wins came, but just at one track. The Shady Bowl Speedway modified champion returns to defend his2007 title. But this time it might not be such a, well, Snapp. "We ...
Carroll still searching after Cogan opts to stay put ; Fairmont's girls basketball coach was chosen to replace ousted Herman Burger as the Patriots' boys coach.
Apr 02, 2008; ... All Tim Cogan needed was a reflective weekend. All Carroll HighSchool still needs is a boys varsity basketball coach. "I just wantto put it to rest," said Cogan, the ultra-successful Fairmont girlshoops coach who briefly accepted -- then reneged on -- the openCarroll job last week. "It's ...
Hoops, Indy will alter radio schedule ; Team's flagship station, WING-AM, will move four games to WKSW-FM this year.
Apr 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- While most of the Dayton Dragons games will bebroadcast on WINGAM (1410) radio this season, four contests will bebumped for other sports. The season opener Thursday night, April 3, at Midland (Mich.) hadto be moved when Ohio State won its way into the NIT final, ...
Antioch officials seeks 11th-hour deal
Apr 02, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- Antioch University officials are still hopingfor an 11th-hour agreement with the Antioch College ContinuationCorporation, a group of wealthy alumni created to negotiateindependence for Antioch College, despite rejecting the group's"best and final" offer on Friday, March ...
Springfield's Legend talks to Congress about arts funding ; Singer and others in entertainment pushing for $176M for the National Endowment of the Arts.
Apr 02, 2008; ... WASHINGTON -- Springfield native and five-time Grammy winner JohnLegend told members of Congress on Tuesday, April 1, that hisappearance as a star named "Andro" in his second-grade play atSpringfield Christian School helped him to become the success he istoday. While his ...
Woman works hard to give back
Apr 02, 2008; ... WILBERFORCE -- Wanda Canales was a married woman of 18 when sheleft her native Puerto Rico to enroll at Baylor University in Waco,Texas. At the time, her ability to speak English was limited to "hello,""goodbye" and "howdy." "You had to know 'howdy' because it was Texas," ...
Local headlines
Apr 02, 2008 ... Wright Brothers Aero lays off 8 employees DAYTON -- The federal government has taken over responsibilityfrom a private contractor for checking documents of passengersbefore they board flights at Dayton International Airport. The U.S. Transportation Security Administration ...
For lasting memories, baseball's your game
Apr 02, 2008; ... Of the 30 or so baseball openers I've attended as a fan orreporter, one is easily the most memorable. It was April 8, 1975. Indians-Yankees at old Cleveland Stadium.Historically important because it marked Frank Robinson's debut asthe majors' first black manager. Important to me ...
Defensive end ready to return to starting position on top unit ; Lawrence Wilson missed 2007 season and the BCS title game after breaking his leg in the opener.
Apr 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Lawrence Wilson, who missed almost the entire 2007regular season with a broken leg, had practiced with the Ohio Statefootball team leading up to the BCS championship game. As the gameneared, many wondered whether the defensive end would see the field. "I knew I wasn't ...
All about other aMElia robinsons
Apr 02, 2008; ... Is it me or does it freak everyone out that I am not the onlyAmelia Robinson in the world? That's right, fine citizens. Hold your purses tightly and lockyour car doors because there are several Amelia Robinsons floatingabout. (There are likely more of you out there, too ....
Long season, but no regrets for Cook ; The former Dunbar High star has had ups and downs in his first year as a pro.
Apr 02, 2008; ... This whole season has been like a swift elbow to the head for theMiami Heat. "It's been real tough," rookie Daequan Cook said. "This is alearning process right now." The Dunbar High School graduate and former Ohio State guard, whowas drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in ...
Cook still close to Shaq, plans to return to school
Apr 02, 2008; ... By the time the Miami Heat sent Daequan Cook down to theDevelopmental League, he was ready to embrace it. He had played twominutes in the Heat's previous eight games. His stint -- three games for the Iowa Energy for games inAlbuquerque, N.M., Anaheim and Los Angeles from March 2-7 ...