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Column:
NKY Provides State GOP's Pulse
Written November 7, 2004
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky) and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Bunning's Burning Questions
Written October 24, 2004
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky) and on ChallengerNKY.com.
It's Tough to Know When It's Time to Go
Written August 8, 2004
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky) and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Time for NKY to Step Out of the Shadows
Written June 15, 2004
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky) and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Dollar signs driving cloning race
Written December 29, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Internet changing more than usual
Written December 22, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
War games preceding the main event
Written December 8, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Face it: fiction becoming reality
Written November 30, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Chicago Voxitatis, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Be thankful for your loved ones
Written November 24, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Chicago Voxitatis, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Smallpox: How real is the threat?
Written October 6, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Chicago Voxitatis, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Like father, like son for George Bushes?
Written July 20, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Baseball fans should brace for the worst -- again
Written July 6, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Playing paddy cake with Saddam's stepson
Written July 6, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Pledge of Allegiance ruling outrageous on many fronts
Written June 27, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Britney Spears shows how celebrity works
Written June 23, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Reverence for presidents is gone
Written June 16, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Looking for Mr. Goodmovie
Written June 9, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
We were too smug about our invulnerability
Written June 2, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Palladium Times (Oswego, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Thongs for kids a bad idea
Written May 26, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
We have a right to know -- to a point
Written May 19, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Live TV has created indelible memories
Written May 12, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Star Wars ticket lines a tribute to George Lucas' creative genius
Written May 4, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
He faced adversity and defeated it
Written April 28, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
Are we really winning the war?
Written April 21, 2002
Appeared in the Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Sandy (Oregon) Profile.
It's time for a simpler way to pay taxes
Written April 14, 2002
Appeared in the Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northfield (Minn.) News, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald and the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette.
Domestic violence is never a laughing matter
Written April 7, 2002
Appeared in the Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Mass.), Northfield (Minn.) News, Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald and the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette.
Enron, Arthur Andersen are corporate bad apples
Written March 30, 2002
Appeared in the Fairhope (Alabama) Courier, The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), the Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Central Michigan Life and Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers
Even if she gets well, Andrea Yates is in for life
Written March 23, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Berkeley (California) Daily Planet, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), and Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers.
Blunder reveals immigration service's dangerous weaknesses
Written March 16, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Northfield (Minn.) News, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Up & Coming (Fayetteville, N.C.), Central Michigan Life, and the Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current.
Animator Chuck Jones had a life well-lived by any measure
Written Feb. 23, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Hernando (Florida) Today, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Rangeley (Maine) Highlander, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Central Michigan Life, Richmond.com, and the Crewe-Burkeville (Virginia) Journal.
Figure skating reduced to entertainment, not sport
Written Feb. 16, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Berkeley (California) Daily Planet, Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Evening Times (Little Falls, N.Y.), Billings County Pioneer (Beach, N.D.), Central Michigan Life and Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current.
Where on Earth is Osama bin Laden?
Written Feb. 9, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), The Baltimore (Maryland) Chronicle, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), The McKenzie (Tennessee) Banner, Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers, Richmond.com (Va.) and Afgha.com.
It's not too late to resolve to change in 2002
Written Feb. 2, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Pasadena (California) Star-News, San Gabriel Valley Tribune (West Covina, Ca.), Whittier (California) Daily News, Town Times (Durham, Connecticut), Tri-County News (Heron Lake, Minn.), The Prairie Star (Great Falls, Montana), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, the Pottsville (Pennsylvania) Republican, The McKenzie (Tennessee) Banner, Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers and Richmond.com (Va.)
Baseball needs salary cap to restore competitive balance
Written Jan. 26, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), La Prensa San Diego, Central Michigan LIFE, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, The Daily and Sunday Review (Towanda, Pa.), The Cannon (Texas) News, and the Whitesboro (Texas) News-Record.
Cloning regulations, limitations may be this century's great debate
Written Jan. 19, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), The Mountaineer Progress (Phelan / Wrightwood / Pinon Hills, Ca.), Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, Murray State News (Murray, Ky.), The Todd County Standard (Elkton, Ky.), The Review Messenger (Sebeka, Minnesota), Winston County Journal (Louisville, Miss.), The Concordian (Concordia, Mo.), The Daily Record (Dunn, N.C.), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, NashvilleDigest.com (Tennessee), Central Michigan Life and The Angleton (Texas) Times.
Airline security guards getting mixed messages
Written Jan. 11, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Pensacola (Florida) Gulf-Herald, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, The Baltimore (Maryland) Chronicle, The Evening Times (Little Falls, N.Y.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), Standard-Speaker (Hazleton, Pa.), Columbia (S.C.) Star and The Angleton (Texas) Times.
Understanding the looming postal rate increase
Written Jan. 5, 2002
Appeared in The American Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), La Prensa San Diego, (Fayette County, Ga.) Daily Citizen, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Southern Illinoisan (Carbondale, Ill.), Stafford (Kansas) Courier, The Todd County Standard (Elkton, Ky.), The Baltimore (Maryland) Chronicle, Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Massachusetts), The View (Belleville, Michigan), Albert Lea (Minnesota) Tribune, The Cass County Democrat-Missourian (Harrisonville, Mo.), Circle (Montana) Banner, Ranger-Review (Glendive, Montana), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), The Two River Times (Monmouth County, New Jersey), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), Times News (Lehighton, Pa.), The Angleton (Texas) Times, Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers, Round Rock (Texas) Leader, Whitesboro (Texas) News-Record, Thecitizen.com, Mountain Times (Timburon, N.M.), Republican Journal (Darlington, Wisconsin).
TIME made the right call to bypass bin Laden for 'honor'
Written Dec. 24, 2001
Appeared in the Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Silicon Valley Business Ink (San Jose, California), Hernando (Florida) Today, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Lincoln (Illinois) Daily News, Coon Rapids (Iowa) Enterprise, Northern Express Weekly (Northern Michigan), Elko (Nevada) Daily Free Press, The Two River Times (Monmouth County, New Jersey) Stilwell (Oklahoma) Democrat Journal Gilmer (Texas) Mirror, the Park Cities / Northside (Texas) People Newspapers and Camas-Washougal Post Record (Camas, Washington).
When times are tough, it's time to count your blessings
Written Dec. 17, 2001
Appeared in the Peninsula Clarion (Kenai, Alaska), Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Colorado Springs Business Journal, The Elburn (Illinois) Herald, Louisville.com (Louisville, Ky.), Grant County Herald (Elbow Lake, Minn.), Fallon County Times (Baker, Montana), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Harrison News-Herald (Cadiz, Ohio), Wooster (Ohio) Daily Record, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), Camas-Washougal Post Record (Camas, Washington) and Northwest News (community newspapers serving Northshore and Lower Snoqualmie areas of Washington State).
Remember those hanging chads?
Written Nov. 3, 2001
Appeared in the Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), The Washington (D.C.) Times, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Northern Express Weekly (Northern Michigan), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette, Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.), Mountain Times (Timburon, N.M.), and the Coquille Valley Sentinel (Coquille, Oregon).
For hygiene or for terror?
Written Oct. 26, 2001
Appeared in the Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Silicon Valley Business Ink (San Jose, California), Rabbit Creek Journal (Clipper Mills, California), Hernando (Florida) Today, Pensacola (Florida) Gulf-Herald, Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Fairborn, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.)
Parents: This could happen to you
Written Oct. 3, 2001
Appeared in the Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Pensacola (Florida) Gulf-Herald, Pioneer/Enterprise Group (Michigan), Velva (North Dakota) Area Voice, Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette, McKenzie River Reflections (Oregon) and the Intermountain Commercial Record (Salt Lake City, Utah).
Few may be qualified for OSU job
Written as bylined column
Appeared in Beavercreek (Ohio) Daily News, November 19, 1987. Was judged by Associated Press as top sports column in Ohio for 1987 appearing in publications under 20,000 circulation.
Editorial:
Geese: Shape up or ship out
Written April 9, 2002
Appeared in the Northfield (Minnesota) News.
Be prepared for a long, difficult war
Written Sept. 16, 2001
Appeared in the Anchorage (Alaska) Press, Arizona Reporter, Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), Albion Monitor (Sebastopol, California), The Gulf-Herald (Pensacola, Florida), Maui's Free Press (Maui, Hawaii), River Cities Reader (Davenport, Iowa), Business First (Louisville, Ky.), Bossier Press-Tribune (Bossier City, Louisiana), Tinytown Gazette (Cohasset, Massachusetts), Northern Light (Conway, N.H.), Ocean County (New Jersey) Journal, Mountain Times (Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico), Little Falls (New York) Evening Times, Benson County (North Dakota) Farmers Press, Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, The Sun Journal (Stark County, Ohio), Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette and the Federal Hill Gazette (Providence, R.I.).
Make no mistake, we are at war
Written Sept. 11, 2001
Appeared in the Butler County (Alabama) News, Fairhope (Alabama) Courier, Arizona Reporter, El Observador (San Jose, California), Media Monitors Network (Brea, California), San Diego Headline News, Albion Monitor (Sebastopol, California), Thomaston (Connecticut) Express, Basta Pinoy! (Boca Raton, Fla.), The Gulf-Herald (Pensacola, Florida), Dixie County (Florida) Advocate, The (Peachtree Corners, Ga.) Weekly, Lahaina News (Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii), Latah Eagle (Moscow, Idaho), Lincoln (Illinois) DailyNews.com, Daily Review Atlas (Monmouth, Illinois), Bossier Press-Tribune (Bossier City, Louisiana), Cape Cod (Massachusetts) Today, Southbridge (Massachusetts) Evening News, Larson Newspapers of the Minneapolis-St. Paul (Minnesota) suburbs, Victoria (Minnesota) Gazette, Ranger-Review (Glendive, Montana), Arlington (Nebraska) Citizen, York (Nebraska) News-Times, Beavercreek (Ohio) News-Current, Fairborn (Ohio) Daily Herald, Huber Heights (Ohio) Courier, Tipp City (Ohio) Herald, the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette, The Providence, Ky. Journal-Enterprise, and the Warwick (Rhode Island) Beacon.
Mental illness or murder? Let court decide
Written as unsigned editorial
Appeared in Piqua (Ohio) Daily Call, June 26, 2001
News:
I-75's Cut-in-the-Hill: It was fixed 12 years ago... so why are trucks wrecking so often?
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post on October 22, 2006.
Mayor: Dohoney fills the bill
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post on June 7, 2006.
Cosby: Parents need to protect
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Cincinnati Post and The Kentucky Post on April 14, 2006.
'Northern Kentucky Has More Influence Now in Frankfort Than It Has Ever Had'
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), March 6, 2005, and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Senators, Senate Offices May Be Terrorist Targets
Written as bylined news story
Appeared first on ChallengerNKY.com on October 14, 2004, and then in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), October 17, 2004
Inaugural Edition Well Received
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), July 11, 2004
NKY Has New Sunday Newspaper, Perspective
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), July 4, 2004
Business/Money:
Delta Blues
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), August 21, 2005, and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Airport Lands $4.5 Billion On Region
Written as bylined news story
Appeared first on ChallengerNKY.com on June 1, 2005, and then in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), June 5, 2004
Disadvantage: Kentucky
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), February 6, 2005, and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Our Bucks Stop There
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), January 16, 2005, and on ChallengerNKY.com.
Mall anchors may be revealed Friday
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in Beavercreek (Ohio) Current, January 9, 1991
Education:
Big Fat Zero: Walton-Verona has had no dropouts in nearly seven years
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Kentucky Post, and RedOrbit.com, May 25, 2006.
Audit: Expectations Low for Newport Students
Written as bylined news story
Appeared first on ChallengerNKY.com on January 13, 2005, and then in The Sunday Challenger (Northern Kentucky), January 16, 2005
Sports:
Kansas City Chiefs 1989 team preview
Written in summer 1989
Appeared in Game Plan Pro Football 1989 Annual Preview
Feature:
Bringing Kabuki to Hollywood
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in The Kentucky Post, June 8, 2006
Salads prompt 'Iggy' shuffle
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in Beavercreek (Ohio) Current, February 15, 1989
Local inventor right at home in hotbed of creativity
Written as bylined news story
Appeared in Beavercreek (Ohio) Current, October 26, 1988
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