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Tuesday, June 28, 2005

Congratulations Graduates!

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Photos and brief notes on two dozen sons and daughters of Beacon Journal employees were published in a “Congratulations Graduates!” page of ...
Monday, June 27, 2005

Jane Betz drowns in Leesville Lake

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Jane E, Betz RN Jane Betz, wife of Tim Betz, former head of Information Technology at the Beacon Journal, drowned on Wednesday, June 22, nea...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005

Tony Ridder expects ad rebound

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Knight Ridder Inc., the second-largest newspaper publisher in the country, expects to see national advertising pick up in the second half of...
Monday, June 20, 2005

Doug selling BJ clock tower bricks

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Doug Oplinger hawks BJ clock tower bricks In another benefit for United Way, bricks from the Beacon Journal clock tower -- in varying shape...
Saturday, June 18, 2005

A visit with Don and Donn

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Don Bandy and I visited Donn Gaynor on Wednesday (June 15) and spent almost two hours talking about people we had worked with at the Beacon ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2005

KR says earnings could be flat

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SAN JOSE, Calif., June 14 (AP) - Knight Ridder, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the country, warned on Tuesday that its second-qua...
Tuesday, June 14, 2005

Ads on BJ clock tower OKd

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The Akron Beacon Journal can sell advertising on its new clock tower. The Akron City Council voted unanimously Monday to allow the advertisi...
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Saturday, June 11, 2005

Confidence in news falls to all-time low

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Public trust in newspapers and television news continued to decline in Gallup's annual survey of "public confidence in major instit...
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Thursday, June 09, 2005

Batz in 35th year at Dayton Daily News

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Would you believe this?: Bob Batz, who is now living in Brookville, OH, is in his 35th year at the Dayton Daily News as a feature writer/c...

It's not the usual dozen at lunch

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The attendance figure for the BJ Retirees lunch on June 8 at Papa Joe’s was the usual dozen, but there were more women and two editorial typ...
Friday, June 03, 2005

Richard Sweet: Record-Courier photog

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Richard Sweet Richard R. Sweet, 65, of Elno Avenue, Kent, died Sunday, May 22, 2005, at Justin T. Rogers Hospice Care Center in Akron, Ohio...
Thursday, June 02, 2005

Authentic BJ coffee table

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BJ coffee with glass top at left is supported (right) by press plates This BJ coffee table in the basement family room of Roger and Anne Mez...
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Tom Ryan's son dies in Venice, FL

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"Bill" Ryan This blog would be negligent if attention was not given to the death of the late Tom Ryan’s son, John William “Bill” R...

Help find these BJ "Lost Lambs"

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The following list is what I call “ Lost Lambs.” That is probably not appropriate, but they are old timers I would like to contact. I hav...
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Tuesday, May 31, 2005

A final -30- for Polly

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Did everyone notice the neat floral tribute left by Nancy (Yockey) Bonar at the calling hours and service for Polly Paffilas? It was a 30 fo...
Monday, May 30, 2005

Country roads took him home

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to a place called Monongah

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You can go home again

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I had a memorable weekend over the Memorial Day weekend. I attended my Monongah High School alumni reunion for a dinner/dance and meetings w...

Memorable Stories: An unopened bottle

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Beacon Journal Sports Editor Larry Pantages contributed a moving Memorial Day story for A1 of todayÂ’s newspaper. Phil Masturzo also had a g...
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Saturday, May 28, 2005

Going, going, gone: End of an era

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The end of an era came Wednesday, May 25, 2005, as a crane lowered the Akron Beacon Journal's old clock tower onto a flatbed truck. The ...
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