Dayton Daily News back issues from December 2008:
Moraine workers wonder why us? ; Repercussions of GM's decision to close Stroop Road plant may last for years.
Dec 01, 2008; ... It was a scene Dave Hicks, Moraine city manager, probably willnever forget. Hicks and Mike Davis, Moraine economic development director, wereat Miami Valley Cable Council offices on Alex Bell Road inCenterville early June 3 when Rick Wagoner, chairman and chiefexecutive of ...
Snow could total as much as 3 inches or as little as 1
Dec 01, 2008 ... Scattered snow showers were expected just about the time thecalendar turns to December. The snow is forecast to continue intothe daytime ...
OSU law professor working with Obama's transition team
Dec 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON -- Peter Shane is one of the few links -- so far, thatis -- between Ohio and President-elect Barack Obama'sadministration. Shane, 56, a law professor at the Ohio State University's MoritzSchool of Law since 2003, is reviewing the International TradeCommission for ...
Rain means slow first weekend for area Christmas tree farmers
Dec 01, 2008; ... TROTWOOD -- It was a cold rainy last-day-of-November Sunday, bestfor staying warm and cozy inside and watching football on TV,unless, of course, you were making fresh Christmas wreaths fromCanaan fir branches. George Derringer and his son Andy, a Northmont High Schoolstudent, ...
More Christmas tree farms
Dec 01, 2008 ... A. Brown & Sons Fresh Cut Christmas Trees Address: 7701 SalemAve., Clayton Phone: (937) 836-5826 or (937) 836-6445 Hours: 9 a.m.to 9 p.m. daily through Christmas Eve What they offer: precut Ohio-grown trees cut daily, 2 to 15 feet, all varieties Red Barn Tree Farm Address: 990 ...
High gas prices, crossovers, other factors doomed Moraine plant ; Industry insider sees better times ahead for domestic carmakers, if they can survive the current downturn.
Dec 01, 2008; ... Anyone looking for reasons why General Motors is closing its lastDayton-area plant could go back to May 10, when gas prices werealready about $3.60 a gallon locally. WardsAuto.com They could go further, to early December 2007, when , an industryWeb site, published a story ...
Shoppers still find bargains without Black Friday hassle
Dec 01, 2008; ... The early bird may have elbowed his way to the worm Fridaymorning, Nov. 28, but plenty of patient shoppers were out gettingtheir holiday deals amid much thinner crowds on Sunday, Nov. 30. A daylong drizzle left plenty of parking spots at area malls asthe year's busiest shopping ...
Friends of Arcade working to save it
Dec 01, 2008; ... The historic Arcade complex in downtown Dayton is down, but notout. Even though the financial woes of a failing economy continue toimpede grass-roots efforts to save the grand and glorious structure,the heart of the facility still has a pulse, and most Daytonians arepraying for ...
Police & court headlines
Dec 01, 2008 ... 3-vehicle accident at Main Steet/I-75 backs up traffic DAYTON -- Interstate 75 northbound was backed up from downtownDayton all the way to the Dayton Mall area much of Sunday afternoonthis due to a three-vehicle crash near the Main Street exit. Dayton police Sgt. Timothy ...
Snowfall could reach up to 3 inches
Dec 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The rain that has been falling in the eastern part ofthe Miami Valley was expected to turn to snow in the evening Sunday,Nov. 30, said Jeffrey Sites, meteorologist with the National WeatherService in Wilmington. Scattered snow showers were expected after midnight ...
Woman, 25, dies after predawn car accident
Dec 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Cicely Shontee, 25, of Dayton, was killed earlySaturday morning, Nov. 29, after the driver of a Chevrolet Impalalost control while driving at a high rate of speed along North MainStreet, said Dayton Police Lt. John Bardun. Shontee was a passengerin the car. At about 3 ...
Kevin DeWine horrifies hard right; vice versa
Dec 01, 2008 ... All across the country, Republicans are agonizing about thefuture of their party, after the second straight disastrous election(with other, smaller disasters scattered in between). An articleanalyzing the situation at Politico.com said Republicans in the U.S.Senate have considered ...
YOUR LETTERS
Dec 01, 2008 ... School taxes making township unaffordable Re "Springboro school board has tough task," Nov. 26: "Toughdiscussions" pale compared with having to move out of SugarcreekTwp. because we cannot afford our homes anymore because of all ofthe school taxes. Many of us have not been to ...
SPEAK UP
Dec 01, 2008 ... The Grande Illumination on Courthouse Square is just a big treewith a bunch of lights on it. Whoopee! The middle class is hurting, thanklessly feeding the upper- andlower-income classes. Its near extinction is what's causing ...
Bengals lack offense in big loss
Dec 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Former Bengal-turned-broadcaster Dave Lapham calledthe Cincinnati Bengals a "Fife and Drum, Johnson & Johnson" unitheld together by Bandaids, athletic tape and gauze. "The Band-Aid Bengals" have placed a club-record 20 players onseason-ending injured reserve this ...
ROCK BOTTOM? ; Anderson's return to Cincy is bittersweet
Dec 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- It was his first game back in Cincinnati since hewas cut last August and Willie Anderson admitted he felt a swirl ofemotions. He was nervous, nostalgic, even a bit confused: "I alwayswondered where the visitors' locker room was." But once Baltimore's starting ...
FLYERS FALL TO NO. 20 OSU
Dec 01, 2008 ... Jantel Lavender scored 27 points and Samantha Prahalis had 17 tohelp No. 20 Ohio State rally from a 10-point deficit in the secondhalf to beat ...
Gurgel out at UFC, signs with Strikeforce
Dec 01, 2008; ... Less than two weeks after winning a $60,000 "Fight of the Night"bonus in a close but unanimous-decision loss to Aaron Riley on Nov.15, Jorge Gurgel was shocked to learn he had been cut from theUltimate Fighting Championship's roster of fighters. Despite the disappointment, though, ...
CO R R EC T I O N S
Dec 02, 2008 ... In Monday's edition, Page 8 of the Life section, a photo captionin a story about Dayton's signature dish should have identified theMike-Sell's official as Luke Mapp, sales and marketingadministrator. In Monday's edition, Page A3, the article, "OSU lawprofessor working with Obama's ...
Dayton native Stang hailed as human rights champion
Dec 02, 2008; ... In May, David Stang sat through yet another Brazilian trial inwhich his sister, Dorothy, was described as a gun-runner, acommunist, an evil influence and a killer. The day before Thanksgiving, he received a call with the newsthat his sister won the United Nations' prestigious ...
State's budget deficit growing ; For the first time, most Ohioans may make less money in 2009 than they did in past years.
Dec 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- Job losses, plummeting housing values and shakyconsumer confidence across the nation are translating into a budgetnightmare for state officials who are looking at a $640 millionshortfall for the current fiscal year and as much as a $7.3 billionfunding gap in the upcoming ...
Traveling AIDS exhibit aims to promote awareness ; Interactive replica of African village tells story of children touched by disease.
Dec 02, 2008; ... To remind people of the global AIDS epidemic, Stillwater UnitedMethodist Church, 6911 Frederick Pike, Dayton, is hosting a well-traveled exhibit produced by the AIDS relief organization, WorldVision. The exhibit, called The World Vision Experience: AIDS, opened onWorld AIDS Day, ...
Who's responsible for players' safety? ; Coaches, doctors say keeping athletes safe is a combined effort.
Dec 02, 2008; ... With hundreds and perhaps thousands of local kids playing thehigh-speed, high-contact sport of hockey, coaches and doctors saykeeping those athletes safe is the combined responsibility ofcoaches, referees and the players. Kyle Cannon, 14, of Oregon Clay High School, suffered a ...
Breathalyzer use reconsidered ; Other states that use the device have run up against lawsuits.
Dec 02, 2008; ... COLUMBUS -- State officials will take two more weeks to decidewhether to spend $6.4 million in federal dollars on 700 portableBreathalyzers that are supposed to help crack down on drunk drivers. The Controlling Board on Nov. 17 had approved release of themoney for machines that ...
Parker to lead McGregor board ; Says top priority is to help university recruit new president.
Dec 02, 2008; ... YELLOW SPRINGS -- Phil Parker has a busy year ahead of him aschairman of Antioch University McGregor's first board of trustees. Parker, chief executive of the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce,said his top priorities will be to help the university recruit a newpresident to replace ...
Police blotter
Dec 02, 2008 ... A roundup of unusual items from area police departments: Paper carrier cited after damaging personal property TROY -- Nov. 7: Residents in the 1000 block of Paul Revere Way,awakened by a noise, went out to find their garage door and stonefacia damaged. The door frame had been ...
Police & court headlines
Dec 02, 2008 ... Man says wife was shot while they were being intimate URBANA TWP., Champaign County -- A 42-yearold woman's conditionworsened Monday, Dec. 1, a day after her estranged husband said shewas shot in the chest while they were being intimate. Carolyn Havens was taken to a local ...
Police blame snowy, icy driving conditions for fatality
Dec 02, 2008; ... WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County -- One person was killed andanother was injured Monday, Dec. 1, in a two-vehicle head-onaccident on the McEwen Road overpass to Interstate 675 that aMontgomery County sheriff's captain called weather-related. The crash on the icy overpass came on ...
'LOCAL TOUCH, GLOBAL REACH' ; Sogeti, an international IT consulting firm, uses offices around the country and world to give local service.
Dec 02, 2008; ... VERSAILLES -- When Midmark Inc., one of the nation's largestsuppliers of medical examination equipment, decided to make a splashon the Internet with a new Web site, the company found global helpright in its own backyard -- Sogeti information technologyconsultants. With its U.S ....
1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder
Dec 02, 2008; ... CHICAGO -- Almost one in five young American adults has apersonality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and evenmore abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the mostextensive study of its kind. The disorders include problems such as obsessive or ...
IRS cuts mileage rate to 55 cents
Dec 02, 2008; ... The Internal Revenue Service has announced that its mileage ratefor 2009 business expenses will be 55 cents a mile, down from thecurrent rate of 58.5 cents. Still, it's higher than the 50.5 cents that was in place for thefirst half of this year. The IRS raised that midyear when ...
Blackwell running national GOP? Let's be serious
Dec 02, 2008 ... When a political party comes through a passage like theRepublicans have come through, an internal debate starts about whatthe party is doing wrong. People start writing articles, planningmeetings, creating committees and preparing speeches, all around the"whither the party?" question ....
YOUR LETTERS
Dec 02, 2008 ... Americans should support Big Three It's a very hurtful and serious situation when the Americanpeople seem to be rooting for the downfall of the Big Three. For more than 100 years, Detroit has provided millions of jobs,not just from the auto plants, but the industries they ...
SPEAK UP
Dec 02, 2008 ... Barack Obama spouted "Change, change, change" during hiscampaign, yet he's appointed the old guard from the Clinton years tohis staff ....
FLYIN' HIGH ; Unranked Flyers receive votes in both national polls
Dec 02, 2008; ... Coming off a convincing win over No. 15 Marquette, Dayton hasbegun receiving votes for the first time this season in bothnational polls. But coach Brian Gregory hopes his players have thesame interest in the ratings as he does. "It makes no difference to me," Gregory said. "As I ...
Surgery to sideline Raiders' Duggins ; Leading scorer for 0-4 Wright State fractured his ring finger in a Thanksgiving Day practice.
Dec 02, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- Wright State's Vaughn Duggins has an operation on hisinjured ring finger scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 3. It will keephim out of the lineup most of the month. That's certainly not good news for the 0-4 Raiders, especiallyheading into Horizon League play at ...
Big loss leaves Bengals' Lewis on the edge
Dec 02, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- The offense moves in inches, not yards. The punterhas tied the club record for punts in a game twice already. Playersare wondering how many of them are going to be gone in a few months,the fallout from another abysmal season. The Cincinnati Bengals are inching their ...
Playing 'Beat The Wizard' is as easy as click-click-click
Dec 02, 2008 ... The Wizard is looking for a few good prognosticators. And thatmeans you. "Beat The Wizard" is a weekly online Dayton Daily News basketballcontest this season. It features our resident Wiz matching clickswith the field. Pick more winners in 20 games than The Wizard andyou're in ...
Sports headlines
Dec 01, 2008; ... UD's Wright named A-10 co-player of the week University of Dayton sophomore forward Chris Wright was namedAtlantic 10 co-player of the week after registering three double-doubles in four games in the Chicago Invitational Challenge. Wright had 13 points, 13 rebounds and four ...
DAYTON'S SIGNATURE DISH? ; Philly's got its cheesesteak. Cincinnati claims chili. Chicago has deep-dish pizza. But what, pray tell, is
Dec 01, 2008; ... We tossed that culinary hot potato directly to our readersearlier this year, soliciting nominations for the Gem City'squintessential dish in the newspaper and on the daytondailynews.comWeb site. Four nominees (some weren't really dishes, but not toquibble) quickly rose to the top: ...
Nothing super anymore about Weis, Crennel
Dec 01, 2008; ... They left the New England Patriots in triumph, eager to run theirown shows. But it hasn't worked out for Romeo Crennel with theBrowns, nor for Charlie Weis at Notre Dame, and you wonder whetherit can. I feel worse for Crennel, mainly because there's some humility tothe man. Weis ...
Palmer's brother sees first action
Dec 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- The biggest ovation from Bengals fans came with3:20 to play in Baltimore's 34-3 victory on Sunday, Nov. 30. That's when quarterback Jordan Palmer trotted onto the field,replacing starter Ryan Fitzpatrick. "It felt good for a couple seconds," Palmer said, "until ...
Clayton has a field day with Hall
Dec 01, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- Bengals cornerback Leon Hall discovered that MarkClayton is a quality receiver. A pretty fine passer, too. Clayton caught five passes for 164 yards on Hall, including a 70-yard touchdown, and tossed a 32-yard TD pass to fellow wideoutDerrick Mason, who beat Hall on ...
McClean scores winning goal, sparing Bombers OT
Dec 01, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- Mike McLean wasn't trying to be a hero, the Bombersleft wing just didn't want to go to overtime. Just back from a southern road swing and playing the third homegame in as many nights, 60 minutes was plenty of ice time forMcLean. "I was definitely exhausted, we ...
Scoreboard
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Raiders fall to Robert Morris
Dec 01, 2008; ... MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Wright State's women's basketball teamtrailed by just two at the break, but could not overcome host RobertMorris in the second half as the Colonials won the RMU ThanksgivingTournament title with a 65-57 win over the Raiders on Sunday, Nov.30. After leading ...
Wilmington nets 110 to pick up win
Dec 01, 2008; ... OAKLAND CITY, Ind. -- Brandon Rogers and R.J. Brown combined for54 points as Wilmington College blew past host Oakland CityUniversity, 110-86, on Sunday. The Quakers are now 2-2 while Division II Oakland City drops to 0-5. "I thought it was a pretty complete performance," ...
Hit-making act Boyz II Men carries torch to Schuster
Dec 01, 2008; ... DAYTON -- The 1990s chart-topping vocal ensemble Boyz II Men setthe standard by which all other so-called "boy bands" of the decadeaspired. Now marking 18 years in the music business, three of the originalfour members continue to carry the torch for heartfelt melodicballadry ...
On the cover
Dec 01, 2008 ... Mike-Sell's Potato Chip packer Alicia Donato works the line ...
Seen & Overheard
Dec 01, 2008 ... HIP HIP HOORAY FOR ENGLAND We don't know if these feelings are transoceanic, but a newreport suggests that the threat of a recession could lead people tobe more charity-minded. At least in England. One thousand people inthe UK were polled in November and 73 percent said economic ...
Sarcasm teaches mom a lesson in the blues
Dec 01, 2008; ... Our family is destined to have a blue Christmas. I'm not talkingeconomically or emotionally. Or even decorating preferences or theElvis Presley tune. I'm talking hair. Blue hair. On my teenagedaughter. I blame this turn of events on text messaging's inabilityto convey sarcasm. You see, a ...
DAYTON'S SIGNATURE DISH MIKE-SELL'S MAKES IT ; Snack manufacturer tops poll of Miami Valley munchies
Dec 01, 2008; ... Sure, David Ray -- CEO of the Mike-Sell's Potato Chip Co. and aveteran of the snack industry --can wax eloquent about his product:the quality of the potatoes, the peanut oil, the seasonings ("A lotof chip companies skimp. We splurge."). But Ray also knows that consumers' chip ...
The signature dish finalists
Dec 01, 2008 ... Mike-Sell's Potato Chips: The private, family-owned companylaunched in 1910, when Daniel W. Mikesell went into business sellingdried beef and sausage, then shortly afterward started making potatochips, then known as "Saratoga chips." Mike-Sell's now claims to bethe oldest potato chip ...
Pan drippings make it a satisfying dish Black Beans and Rice
Dec 01, 2008; ... My little dog and I walk each morning in a wooded park near ourhome, and on a few occasions we've encountered a large barred owl.It perches low in the trees, a scant 20 to 30 feet from us, watchingour approach and turning its head around to make sure we keepmoving. Owls have to ...
Deer gun season kicks off
Dec 02, 2008 ... Greene County wildlife officer Matt Hunt (left) tags a 9-pointbuck killed by John Collins on his farm near Cedarville during thefirst day of deer gun-hunting season on Monday. Officials estimatedthe statewide deer herd at 640,000 ...
Foundation scrimmage pits Graham-Centerville
Dec 02, 2008; ... It could be one of the best high school boys basketball gamesthis weekend. And it doesn't count, at least not in the records. Graham and Centerville close out the area's OHSAA Foundationgames -- a statewide service initiative from the Ohio High SchoolAthletic Association -- ...
Sports headlines
Dec 02, 2008; ... Armstrong to ride in 2009 Tour de France AUSTIN, Texas -- Lance Armstrong will ride in the 2009 Tour deFrance, marking the first time he will compete in that race and theGiro d'Italia in the same year. "I'm committed to riding for the best guy," Armstrong saidMonday, Dec ....
Memo to HOF-bound Rickey: Try to sound humble for once
Dec 02, 2008; ... The list of candidates for baseball's hall of fame was releasedMonday, Dec. 1. Career steals leader Rickey Henderson is on the list for thefirst time. I think Henderson is a shooin as a first-ballot player,but I hope his induction speech is a little better than the tributehe ...
Carroll girls pull away vs. Wayne
Dec 02, 2008; ... Carroll High School's girls basketball team captured its firstwin of the season on Monday, Dec. 1. The Patriots defeated Wayne 48-43. The game stayed close the entire way with Carroll taking a three-point lead in the final moments. The Warriors attempted to tiethings up with a ...
Little giving team more this season
Dec 02, 2008; ... Charles Little's mother was in the stands at the Sears Centre inHoffman Estates, Ill., as Dayton upended Marquette to complete afour-game sweep in the Chicago Invitational Challenge. She was beaming afterward as her son walked to the middle of thecourt to receive his ...
Coach: Flyers rewarded for tough schedule ; UD will host the opening round of the NCAA championships this weekend.
Dec 02, 2008; ... DAYTON -- Kelly Sheffield tuned into the NCAA Selection Show onSunday night, Nov. 30, merely to see the intriguing match-ups. So it wasn't surprising that the University of Dayton volleyballcoach was caught offguard when, in the first 30 seconds, his team'sname popped onto the ...
WSU women are off to a smiling start
Dec 02, 2008; ... FAIRBORN -- With a 2-2 team, Wright State women's basketballcoach Bridgett Williams can smile a little. "I'm not happy, but I'm not exactly sad, either," said Williamson the eve of her team's home opener against Miami at the NutterCenter. "We're not quite there yet, but we have a ...
Safety tore ACL, MCL, kept playing
Dec 02, 2008; ... CINCINNATI -- At least the Bengals lead the NFL in something --injuries. A club-record 20 players have fallen victim to season-enders this year, and the list is about to grow. Free safety Marvin White will become No. 21 as early as today,Dec. 2. Head coach Marvin Lewis reported ...
Weather doesn't dampen spirits during opening day ; 400,000 hunters expected to take part in Ohio's deer gun season this year; first-day results to be announced today
Dec 02, 2008; ... XENIA -- Greg Greening stood behind some bushes at the top of ahill on a Greene County farm owned by a friend. He was waiting for adeer to appear in front of him. Instead, he heard some rustling in the woods behind him andrealized some deer were about to pass very close to him ....
Some geese aren't Canadian at all but native Buckeyes
Dec 02, 2008; ... The Canada goose is a bird nearly everyone knows. It's a giant goose that can weigh up to 18 pounds. The gray-brown coloration and the black head and neck are distinctive. If onestill has any doubt about the identification, take a look at thewhite cheek patch on the head ....