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Thursday, August 02, 2012

Saturday calling hours, funeral for Art Cullison

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Calling hours for Beacon Journal newsroom retiree Ardent L. “Art” Cullison, 92, who passed away July 26 in Erlanger, Ky., will be  1 to ...

Who's watching the liars?

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===============================       COMMENTARY =============================== By John Olesky (BJ 1969-96) Jonah Lehrer fabr...
Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Gore Vidal, 86,dies

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Gore Vidal, 86, essayist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, actor, died Tuesday at 86 from complications of pneumonia at his home in...
Sunday, July 29, 2012

Slide-show tribute to Cal Deshong

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To watch a slide-show tribute to Cal Deshong, 93, click on http://memorial.yourtribute.com/Calvin-E-Deshong1/video.aspx?mode=view&vide...
Saturday, July 28, 2012

Thrity's latest novel coming out in paperback

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Thrity Umrigar's latest novel, the bestselling T he World We Found , will be released in paperback on July 31. If you have suppo...
Friday, July 27, 2012

BJ newsroom retiree Art Cullison, 92, dies

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Art Cullison in 1980s BJ newsroom photo Beacon Journal newsroom retiree Ardent L. “Art” Cullison, 92, passed away Thursday at Baptist ...
Thursday, July 26, 2012

Cal Deshong passes. Calling hours Sunday.

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Retired Beacon Journal printer Cal Deshong, 93, died  Wednesday, July 25. This is the email from his daughter, Mary Pat Deshong-Kinkel...
Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Two tributes to Tim

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BJ Alums blog reported in January about former Managing Editor Tim Smith’s June 1, 2012 retirement from the Kent State University School...

Sheinin tosses first pitch at Aeros game

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Neil Sheinin, former Beacon Journal staffer and husband of Cheryl Scott Sheinen, threw out the first pitch before the Akron Aeros game Tuesd...
Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Cal Deshong in critical condition

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Calvin Deshong is in critical condition on hospice at home, his daughter Mary Pat Deshong-Kinkelaar reports today.  Cal, who is 93, worked ...

155 in Detroit media offered early retirement

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An early retirement offer was made today to 155 employees with at least 20 years experience at The Detroit News, Detroit Free Press and the...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Warner's daughter seeks information

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The following is from Mindy Warner, daughter of Dan Warner: Dear Mr. Liggett: I am the daughter of Dan Warner, a former mem...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

Comment on newspaper downsizing

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Roger Mezger posts on facebook:  Every time a newspaper downsizes, a newspaper editor writes one of these less-means-more-and-you're-...
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Healthiest retirees? Female, white, married with money

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If you’re female, white and married you’re more likely to be in better health in retirement, according to AgingSociety.org. Divorced r...
Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Defined benefit pensions: Going, going, gone!

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The percentage of workers covered by a defined benefit pension that pays a lifetime annuity, often based on years of service and average sa...

Plying both sides of the street

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===============================        COMMENTARY =============================== BY JOHN OLESKY (BJ 1969-96) Chris VanDeHoef has ...

Online advertising bad news, too, for newspapers

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After two decades of operating the way they have for nearly a century, newspapers finally turned to digital advertising in desperation.  ...
Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Outsourced company used hundreds of fake bylines

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Outsourcing company Journatic used fake bylines on hundreds of stories it supplied to the Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-...
Monday, July 16, 2012

Belly fat is no laughing matter

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Belly fat is more than just a joke when you pat it. It can kill you. Belly fat increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disea...
Saturday, July 14, 2012

David Giffels' mother dies

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Donna Mae Giffels, 73, of Bath, passed away peacefully on July 11, 2012, with her family by her side. Her last words were the recitation o...