Dayton Daily News back issues from November 2008:
Public TV in Dayton, Cincinnati to merge ; WPTD/WPTO president to head new regional company. Merger won't affect programming.
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The organizations behind the Dayton region's publictelevision stations, WPTD Channel 16 and WPTO Channel 14, andCincinnati's counterpart, WCET Channel 48, plan to merge and form aregional public TV company. The changes won't be apparent to viewers, at least not ...
Chancellor: Ohio near 'nitty-gritty' of higher ed plan ; Public university chief details plan to address accountability, budgeting and centers of excellence.
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut, for the first time,addressed implementation of the University System of Ohio's"Strategic Plan for Higher Education" on Friday, Oct. 31, at anAcademic Leaders Conference at Sinclair Community College. The plan, released March 31, details ...
Correction
Nov 01, 2008 ... In the Friday, Oct. 31, edition, Page A3, a story carrying theheadline "ABC co-host kicks off Town Hall series" should ...
Sinclair goes down 'the right path' by going green ; A tractor powered by recycled cafeteria grease symbolizes the school's direction, president says.
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Sinclair Community College President Steven Johnsonwheeled around a campus plaza last month on a lawn tractor poweredby recycled cafeteria fryer grease. The newly converted biodieseltractor, one of two to be used for grounds work at Sinclair, mightnot be the answer to the ...
Election focuses on characters
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1,600 cheer Biden as he rips McCain, touts Obama
Nov 01, 2008; ... KETTERING -- Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Bidenpainted a dire picture of the current state of the country, andplaced the blame squarely on the shoulders of President George Bushand the Republican who wants to replace him, Sen. John McCain. Biden, speaking Friday, ...
Election headlines
Nov 01, 2008 ... Lawsuit seeking to remove Obama from ballot rejected LEBANON -- A Warren County magistrate on Friday, Oct. 31, denieda Turtlecreek Twp. man's attempt to remove Barack Obama's name fromballots in Ohio. David Neal, 55, claimed in a lawsuit that Obama cannot be ...
Boehner's name-calling a desperate, angry act, Obama spokesman says
Nov 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Cluck. Cluck. Cluck. That's chicken talk, a lot nicer than the barnyard name U.S.House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-West Chester, used this weekto describe Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. According to the Miami Student, the newspaper at Miami ...
McCain keeps up attacks on Obama ; California Gov. Schwarzenegger joins the Arizona senator at end of Ohio tour.
Nov 01, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- This time of year, Nationwide Arena is usually hometo burly ice hockey players who slam their opponents into theboards. On Friday, Oct. 31, it wasn't much different. Republican JohnMcCain and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger bashed DemocratBarack Obama ....
Elections board to look into Husted's residency
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted's residency will beinvestigated by the Montgomery County Board of Elections afterElection Day. "The board has asked whether it is mandated to conduct such aninvestigation. The short answer is, 'yes," county AssistantProsecuting Attorney ...
Recorder's race focuses on duties ; Blackshear tackled foreclosure issue; Setzer wonders if that's part of office.
Nov 01, 2008; ... County recorder races usually center on the important but mundaneworld of running a good government office: customer service,accuracy in record keeping, and the use of technology. But because Montgomery County Recorder Willis Blackshear decidedto tackle the home foreclosure issue, ...
Campuses focus on sustainability ; Programs under way at Dayton, Wright State, Sinclair and Central State.
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Environmental sustainability programs are a priority atDayton-area colleges and universities. "There are efforts to do more about saving energy and puttingmore money into energy-saving devices and habits," said Bob Brecha,a University of Dayton physics professor who ...
Troy planning director set to be named manager of Yellow Springs ; Cundiff also served as city manager in Illinois and assistant city manager in Sidney.
Nov 01, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- Troy's planning director will be this village'snext manager after council members approve his contract Monday, Nov.3. They offered the post to Mark Cundiff this week and havenegotiated a contract that, if approved, would pay him $85,000annually. Cundiff ...
Local headlines
Nov 01, 2008 ... Archbishop to participate in anti-abortion rally KETTERING -- The Most Rev. Daniel Pilarczyk, archbishop of theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cincinnati, will join an anti-abortion rally Sunday, Nov. 2, according to Mary Britt, committeemember for the 40 Days for Life campaign ....
Police headlines
Nov 01, 2008; ... Anthrax scare from California reaches Dayton newsroom DAYTON -- Several Dayton Daily News employees were interviewed byauthorities Friday, Oct. 31, after they came in contact with apackage containing a small packet labeled "anthrax." The package was believed to be one of 120 ...
Train show weekend
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Local headlines
Nov 01, 2008 ... Battelle accounting firm opens Troy office TROY -- Battelle & Battelle LLP, an accounting and businessadvisory firm, has opened an office here. Senior executives had been eyeing the city as the site for anexpansion for some time, according to Jay Moeller, a Troy residentand ...
AF challenges ruling, wants fewer than 3 per fire truck
Nov 01, 2008; ... WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE -- The Air Force Materiel Commandis challenging an arbitrator's ruling that the AFMC violated a laboragreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters byreducing staffing on base fire trucks last year. The AFMC said Friday, Oct. 31, that ...
Airport increasing fees for parking
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Dayton International Airport will increase its parkingfees at mid-month to pay for planned improvements to the parkinglots and to cover higher operating costs. The new rates will take effect at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 17. Plans call for resurfacing, restriping of ...
Despite crush, early voting has been smooth
Nov 01, 2008 ... Pam Golden wanted to be sure her vote counts. Ms. Golden, of Vandalia, retired from the Navy in 2007 after 20years. This is the first time she did not have to vote using anabsentee ballot because of her military travel. In 2000, she maileda ballot from Spain back to her home in ...
YOUR LETTERS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Nov 01, 2008 ... Obama editorial discarded 'balance' The Dayton Daily News endorsed the opponent of current OhioSupreme Court Justice Evelyn Stratton, arguing that the court -- nowcomprised 7-0 Republican -- needed some ideological "balance." TheDDN argued that it is good for government ...
Biden derides McCain in Kettering speech ; Senator from Delaware speaks at Trent Arena
Nov 01, 2008; ... KETTERING -- Delaware Sen. Joe Biden's appearance here had a bitof a Halloween theme. Biden, the Democratic vice presidential nominee spoke Friday,Oct. 31, at Kettering Fairmont High School's Trent Arena -- the samelocation of Republican presidential nominee John McCain's rally ...
Knights overwhelm Blue Devils ; Alter flexes its muscle and shows its depth in rolling past Brookville in D-IV playoffs.
Nov 01, 2008; ... BROOKVILLE -- Alter and Brookville each played the toughest teamthey'd faced Friday, Oct. 31. "I thought they were, until now, the best team we've played allyear," Alter football coach Ed Domsitz said. "I thought they werecompetitive." The Knights, though, were just bigger, ...
Toreros, Flyers have owned PFL
Nov 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The University of Dayton and San Diego have won atleast a share of 12 of the 15 Pioneer Football League titles inconference history, and the winner of tonight's Nov. 1 game could beon its way to another crown. The Flyers (7-1, 4-0) are tied for first place in the league ...
Shaw, Roundtree having little impact at Michigan
Nov 01, 2008; ... Remember the fuss in the spring when Trotwood-Madison footballplayers Michael Shaw and Roy Roundtree signed with Michigan afterbacking out of oral commitments to attend Penn State and Purdue,respectively? Let it be known that first-year Michigan coach Rich Rodriguezstill ...
Time to make the Series a true 'world' spectacle
Nov 01, 2008; ... Congratulations to the Philadelphia Phillies for winning thechampionship of Major League Baseball. It was great for power hitterRyan Howard, a serious National League MVP candidate, and it wasquite a statement for nice-guy manager Charlie Manuel, especiallyafter the Cleveland Indians ...
TODAY'S BIG TEN MATCHUPS
Nov 01, 2008; ... Ohio State is off this weekend, but life goes on in the Big Ten,where Michigan seeks victory No. 3 and Michigan State hopes to keepthe pressure on conference leader Penn State: Michigan (2-6, 1-3) at Purdue (2-6, 0-4) When: Noon Etc.: Big game for one reason: The ...
TODAY'S GAME UD AT SAN DIEGO
Nov 01, 2008; ... Who: Dayton (7-1, 4-0 Pioneer Football League) at San Diego (6-1, 4-1) When: 9 p.m. Where: Torero Stadium Radio: WHIO-AM (1290), WHIO-FM (95.7) Series: UD leads 11-4, but San Diego won four straight meetingsfrom 2003-06 until dropping a 35-16 decision last ...
TODAY'S AREA GAMES
Nov 01, 2008; ... N0. 3 St. Francis (7-0) at Urbana (1-7) When: Noon Where: Urbana Etc.: The Blue Knights have lost six in a row, including lastweek's 22-6 defeat to Malone (No. 18, NAIA). Former Wayne HighSchool standout Alex Earley came back from injury to resume startingQB ...
Coldwater in regional semifinal
Nov 01, 2008; ... Coldwater got off to a good start toward defending its DivisionIV state high school football championship Friday, Oct. 31. The Cavs shut out Cincinnati North College Hill 42-0 in the firstround of the D-IV, Region 16 playoffs. The state's No. 1 D-IV team is now 11-0 with a ...
Trick play a treat for Oakwood
Nov 01, 2008; ... PLAIN CITY -- Prior to his team's Division IV, Region 16 highschool football playoff game, Oakwood coach Paul Stone had neverseen his players so fired up. It's probably safe to say Stone had never seen a Lumberjacks'postgame locker room so loud and exuberant, either ....
Tecumseh bounces Western Brown
Nov 01, 2008; ... NEW CARLISLE -- The only indication that Kyle Sanning scored waswatching the Tecumseh High School junior running through the endzone holding the football. Before most of Tecumseh's fans had a chance to find a seat atSpitzer Stadium on Friday, Oct. 31, Arrows' kicker Karson ...
Upland game hunting season starts next week
Nov 01, 2008; ... The season for three of Ohio's most popular game species -- ring-necked pheasant, cottontail rabbit, and bobwhite quail -- beginsFriday, Nov. 7. "The state's rabbit population is at its highest level since2003, so opportunities to take cottontails should be plentiful,"said ...
Raiders get game play in controlled setting
Nov 01, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- Closed, controlled scrimmages are great, Wright Statebasketball coach Brad Brownell said, because a team can work on itsplays, "without having to worry if you're winning a game." For the third straight year today, Nov. 1, the Raiders willscrimmage Eastern Kentucky ...
New Madden golf pro has been in cool spots before
Nov 01, 2008; ... Rain was pelting an empty parking lot at Madden Golf Course on acold day last week as Lawrence "Larry" Price sat in his office inthe pro shop, discussing his appointment as head golf professionaland manager of the restaurant. A visitor had to wonder if the man who had worked for ...
Turnout poor for big-name concert ; Despite the draw of Sheryl Crow and the Beastie Boys, the Hara Arena crowd barely reached half-full.
Nov 01, 2008; ... TROTWOOD -- The big-name, relatively low-priced concert tour thatcame to town Thursday, Oct. 30, to promote voting may be selling outelsewhere, but the show -- which featured performances by theBeastie Boys, Sheryl Crow and Ben Harper -- barely reached halfcapacity at 6,000-seat Hara ...
We Care Arts holding holiday open house
Nov 01, 2008; ... It's a gift shop with heart, and there's no finer place to shopfor holiday treasures. We Care Arts, the nonprofit group that helps emotionally,mentally and physically disabled adults and youths create and selltheir artistic creations, will host its holiday open house Saturdayand ...
Church's personal finance seminars open to public
Nov 01, 2008; ... You better buckle-up tight if you want to survive this economicroller coaster says the Rev. John Bradoski, pastor of EpiphanyLutheran Church, 6430 Far Hills Ave. "Most people don't have a firm grasp of what Fannie Mae andFreddie Mac are all about," Bradoski said. "What ...
Church service marks ninth anniversary of officer's slaying
Nov 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- An annual service in memory of Kevin Brame, a Daytonpolice officer killed in a 1999 ambush, brought family, friends anduniformed county sheriff's officers to a church Saturday, Nov. 1,but no Dayton police officers made an appearance. Rosemary Peters-Brame, mother of the ...
Former Sen. DeWine's father dies days after mother's death ; Richard DeWine died Saturday morning after a three-year fight with pancreatic cancer.
Nov 02, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- Both parents of former U.S. Sen. Mike DeWinehave died in less than a week. Richard "Dick" DeWine died at 5 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, at homeafter a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. The elder DeWine's death comes just days after Jean, his wife of65 ...
Browns' goal a bit loftier than Bengals'
Nov 02, 2008; ... The Browns got some bad news late in the week, losing offensivelineman Ryan Tucker for the season with a knee injury that willrequire surgery. Safe to say this season won't go down as one of Tucker's finest.The 10-year veteran has appeared in only one game, missing the pasttwo ...
Wayne bursts to win over Woodward ; Warriors are energized by Bitsko's return to quarterback in a 52-0 first-round triumph.
Nov 02, 2008; ... HUBER HEIGHTS -- The Wayne High School football team scored at afrenetic clip in the first half of its playoff game against visitingCincinnati Woodward, which thrilled the masses but putcannonoperator Carl Fisher in a predicament. Touchdowns are usually celebrated with a KA-BOOM! ...
A win would sweeten bye week
Nov 02, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- What would a victory today against Jacksonville dofor the Bengals? It will likely give them some confidence, along with a littlepeace of mind, heading into their Nov. 9 bye. "It definitely would be nice, when we get those days off for ourbye week, to be able ...
Auto repair business moves to Englewood
Nov 02, 2008; ... Seibert Automotive Inc. has moved from Vandalia to Englewood.Brian Seibert, president of the 18-year-old independent auto repairbusiness, said the shop is in the third week of operation at its newlocation. The address is 811 S. Main St. Siebert, who has been an automotive ...
Former Dayton dancer showing some new steps
Nov 02, 2008; ... Dayton native and BalletMet Columbus dancer Adam Hundt's work"Rockabetty" will be part of the company's Cool Nights, Hot Danceprogram Friday, Nov. 7, through Nov. 15 in the BalletMet PerformanceSpace, 322 Mount Vernon Ave. Dedicated to the women in Hundt's life, the piece is done ...
Ohio is still the political heartland ; McCain, Obama visited the swing state nearly 30 times to woo voters
Nov 02, 2008; ... Jacqueline Walker-Adkins moved from Ohio this fall and now shefeels left out. No robo calls to her house. No presidential visitsto her home. Not as many TV ads from Barack Obama and John McCain. "Living here now, I don't know that it even matters if I vote,"said Walker-Adkins, a ...
IRS: In the name of God, don't stump at pulpit
Nov 02, 2008; ... On the Sunday after Republican vice presidential candidate SarahPalin took a swipe at Democrat Barack Obama for having been acommunity organizer, the Rev. Mike Castle fired back from thepulpit. The Centerville pastor quipped that Jesus Christ was a communityorganizer and Pontius ...
CHATTERBOX
Nov 02, 2008; ... Both presidential candidates and their running mates have mademultiple appearances in the Miami Valley during the campaign. Do youthink that makes people here more informed about their choice forpresident? "No, because I think a lot of people had their minds madeup before they came ...
Elections chief says 3,400 voted Saturday at downtown office
Nov 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Voters planning to cast an early ballot today mightwant to wear comfortable shoes because early voting, or as it'stechnically called, no-fault absentee voting, is a hit in MontgomeryCounty. Thousands of voters waited two hours or more Saturday, Nov. 1, tocast ballots ...
Split classrooms symbolize district's plight
Nov 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- In teacher Vicki Westerfield's classroom at KempElementary, the fifth-graders sit on one side of the room and thesixth-graders sit on the other. Westerfield teaches one side at a time while the other stays busywith assignments. "It's difficult," said Westerfield, ...
Levy on ballot for third time this year
Nov 02, 2008; ... and needs the levy to hire additional staff and buy supplies toeducate the new students, district officials said. Jane Heitkamp, a social studies teacher in the district for nineyears, said the current funding shortfalls ultimately hurt students. "The kids lose and we have ...
Struggling district asking voters to pass a 5-mill operating levy
Nov 02, 2008; ... JEFFERSON TWP., Montgomery County -- Jefferson Twp. Local Schoolsare banking on a community set on remaining an independent schooldistrict, but that's shown little support for previous levies tocome through and pass an operating levy on Tuesday's ballot. Voters in 1998 first ...
Clergy wrestle with free speech issue in light of nonprofit rules ; Despite IRS restrictions on partisan comments at official functions, some pastors took part in 'Pulpit Initiative.'
Nov 02, 2008; ... The Rev. Mike Castle of Cross Creek Community Church, UnitedChurch of Christ displays a Barack Obama bumper sticker on his 2007Buick Rendezvous and an Obama sign in his yard. He even hosted ahouse party supporting the Democratic presidential candidate inJuly, but said he made it crystal ...
Local headlines
Nov 02, 2008 ... Dayton 3rd in nation in public charter school enrollment Dayton ranks third among American communities in the percentageof its public school students enrolled in public charter schools,according to a report released Friday, Oct. 31, by the NationalAlliance for Public Charter ...
Police & court headlines
Nov 02, 2008 ... Sex offender gets prison term for failing to register DAYTON -- A Greenville man was sentenced Thursday, Oct. 30, tothree years in federal prison for failing to register as a sexoffender. Roger Dale Trent also will be required to register as a sexoffender wherever he lives ...
Blair, Lienesch running to represent southeast suburbs in Statehouse
Nov 02, 2008; ... Republican Terry Blair and Democrat Susan Lienesch are running toreplace state Rep. John White who has to leave his 38th Districtseat due to term limits. The 38th Ohio House District includes Centerville, WashingtonTwp. and parts of Dayton, Riverside and Kettering. Terry ...
Nonpartisan group works to get out the vote for Nov. 4
Nov 02, 2008; ... Name the political organization that has knocked on 7,000 doors,registered nearly 900 new voters, yet hasn't canvassed for a singlecandidate. Stumped? It's Vote! Dayton, a grassroots get-out-the-vote groupwhose executive director, the Rev. Darryl Fairchild, characterizesas ...
Candidates' resumes filled with law enforcement experience
Nov 02, 2008; ... The two men vying for the Montgomery County sheriff's badge eachhave two decades or more of local law enforcement experience, eachfrom very different organizations. Phil Plummer, appointed sheriff this summer by the MontgomeryCounty Republican Party, faces Democrat Mike Tenore, a ...
Obama adviser visits Troy, rural areas ; Mitt Romney campaigning for McCain in Columbus today.
Nov 02, 2008; ... TROY -- Ray Mabus, a former Mississippi governor who is now asenior adviser to Democrat Barack Obama's presidential campaign,said he has found enthusiasm for Obama in rural towns across Ohio. Mabus visited Troy on Saturday, Nov. 1, as part of a two-dayvisit to 11 small communities ...
Sights, sounds from the campaign trail
Nov 02, 2008; ... Editor's note: Dayton Daily News reporter Laura A. Bischofffollowed Republican John McCain for two days last week as he madestops across Ohio. This story peeks behind the curtain of a campaignin its final days. What do you get when a presidential candidate tours Ohio in thefinal ...
Ohio is the heart of it all when it comes to campaign
Nov 02, 2008; ... In 2004, Ohio was the political equivalent of the favored son,lavished with as much love as both presidential candidates couldgive. This year, the family has grown. Thanks to an aggressive ground organization and nearly obscenelevels of fundraising, Democrat Barack Obama ...
Plumber, taxi driver tell America's story
Nov 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Joe the Plumber, meet Abraham the taxi driver. Joe's familiar to most Americans by now. He's Republican JohnMcCain's best friend and campaign sidekick. Joe -- actually Samuel Joseph Wurzelbacher -- met up withDemocrat Barack Obama in suburban Toledo last month and ...
New charge in Kettering fits old patter
Nov 02, 2008 ... The last-minute campaign rallies are not simply repetitions ofthe stuff you've heard before. The John McCain campaign isparticularly eager to come up with new, headlinegrabbing material,given that Sen. McCain has been behind in the polls. Trouble with the new stuff, though, is ...
Joe the plumber didn't deserve this
Nov 02, 2008 ... After Sen. John McCain mentioned "Joe the plumber" almost twodozen times during a presidential debate last month, Joe was boundto get welcome -- or unwelcome -- attention. Sure enough, journalists, bloggers, partisans and sleuths wereexamining all the details of Samuel Joseph ...
SPEAK UP
Nov 02, 2008 ... Re "Beavercreek Twp. trustees consider hiring administrator,"Oct. 30: Enough. A simple rule: no school system, no funky localgovernment. Beavercreek Twp. should be part of the City ofBeavercreek. Re "Springboro mayor accused of falsifying military honor," Oct.28: The honorable ...