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Saturday, March 31, 2012

Background on Chandra law firm

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The Chandra law firm that obtained a healthcare lawsuit settlement from the Beacon Journal on behalf of retired printers and Guild retirees ...

Earlier stories on BJ healthcare lawsuit

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For earlier stories on the BJ healthcare lawsuit, click on the headline.
Friday, March 30, 2012

BJ agrees to restore printers, Guild health care to retirement-day levels or better

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The Beacon Journal has agreed to restore health care benefits for retired printers and Guild retirees to equal to or better than their retir...
Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Derf's Dahmer book reviewed by Time mag

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John “Derf” Backderf’s book, “My Friend Dahmer” is reviewed in Time magazine. See the review Also, see our earlier post .

Chuck Ayers christens Kent State student lounge

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Former Beacon Journal artist Chuck Ayers and Tom Batiuk decorated the new Kent State student lounge with illustrations from their syndicated...
Monday, March 26, 2012

Retired printer Gene McClellan, 73, dies

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Retired printer Gene McClellan, 73, passed away Monday, March 19. He was born Dec. 6, 1938 to Earl and Eileen McClellan. Public viewing hour...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Pruitt named CEO of Associated Press

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Gary Pruitt, a former First Amendment lawyer who heads the third-largest newspaper company in the U.S., will become the next president an...
Tuesday, March 20, 2012

More BJ ink for Carney's kid

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Beacon Journal pop music writer Malcolm X Abram details the Black Keys two-man band's early days at the now-extinct Lime Spider in Akron...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Jane C. Stone, mother of Paula Tucker, dies

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It all began with a kiss by a lake--a beautiful love affair that led to a wonderful family. Jane C. Stone, 88, an Irish lass to the end, bo...

Phil Meyer's "Paper Route" traces his career

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Phil Meyer, who was Washington correspondent for the Akron Beacon Journal from 1962-1966,  has written another book.  This one is a memoi...

Retired BJ reporter Joan Rice's brother dies

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John B. Rice, 66, of Simpsonville, South Carolina, passed away Sunday, March 11, 2012, after a courageous battle with cancer. His life was g...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

He's now the Duke of URL

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Former BJ copy desk editor Jim Kavanagh, now at CNN, is in charge of placing links inside stories, so he acquired a new title at the en...

Carney's kid gets the Enjoy! cover story

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Patrick Carney, son of BJ reporter Jim Carney, and Black Keys bandmate Dan Auerbach got the Enjoy! cover story today in an article by Malc...

Doonesbury printed on Op-Ed page

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The  ”Doonesbury” comic strip dealing with the ultrasound-before-abortion debate was pubished on the Op-Ed page in today's Beacon Jour...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Only 5 attend retiree lunch

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  By TOM MOORE It was a beautiful “summer” day, but only five showed up for our retiree luncheon for March:. Tom Moore, Al Hunsickle, Gen...

Aetna/BJ retaliates against Obamacare -- and you

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COMMENTARY By John Olesky (BJ 1969-96) Obamacare requires a 50% reduction in your co-pay for brand-name prescriptions once you hit the donu...

Olive Garden review goes viral

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Everyone is writing about 85-year-old Marilyn Hagerty who wrote a review of the Grand Forks, ND, Olive Garden. She got rave reviews ...
Saturday, March 10, 2012

PD to print Doonesbury strip on abortion, BJ wll not

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The Plain Dealer will carry the ”Doonesbury” comic strip dealing with the ultrasound-before-abortion debate. The Beacon Journakl wll not. ...
Friday, March 09, 2012

My 90-day drug supply delivered by UPS

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Here's my 90-day supply of drugs which arrived by UPS today.  In back are 6 vials of Levimir insulin and 6 vials of Humalog.  In fro...
Thursday, March 08, 2012

Adrienne Bosworth Chafetz dies in Columbus

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Adrienne Bosworth Chafetz , who worked full or part-time for Beacon Journal in Columbus Bureau in early 1970s, died March 6. BOSWORTH CHAFE...