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PD/former BJ entertainment critic Mark Dawidziak’s thespian buddy, retired Stow educator Tom Stephan, got caught in a heated dispute over a shouted letter of a word from the audience.

 

Tom Stephan

Stephan is the Spelling Bee’s longtime pronouncer. At Saturday’s regional finals at the Akron-Summit County Public Library,  the contest was interrupted for 20 minutes while judges tried to decide what to do.

Parents and coaches argued the rules and lobbied the judges, sometimes heatedly. I guess Little League parents have counterparts at Spelling Bees, too.

To read humorist/columnist Bob Dyer’s article on the spat, click on http://www.ohio.com/news/local/bob-dyer-brouhaha-challenges-top-spellers-1.573195?localLinksEnabled=false&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed