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Sunday, December 30, 2012

Fumbling over fakes

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The media is having trouble preventing fake stories, by its own employees and by Internet mischief-makers. There’s no standard protoco...
Friday, December 28, 2012

Dawidziak's top 10 TV series of 2012

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Plain Dealer TV critic Mark Dawidziak, once in the same role at the Beacon Journal, lists his top 10 TV series for 2012. 1.    "J...

My 10 cents worth about Dave White

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By John Olesky (BJ 1969-96) When Dave White was the big honcho in BJ Composing and an editor would complain, Dave’s response was, “Here’...
Thursday, December 27, 2012

Dave White memories from Tom Moore

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Remembering a guy by the name of Dave White....   Some of the folks still crushing the grapes in the o...

Award for river-protector Ken Krause

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Former Beacon Journal Sports Department resident Ken Krause was given the Ripple Award in October by the Mystic River Watershed Associatio...

Memorial quilt art for Ken Krause

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Facebook posting by former BJ Features editor and pet columnist Connie Bloom, who has become a quilt art guru in Ohio circles since her re...
Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Great timing, Don!

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Retired BJ photographer Don Roese was in Wytheville, Virginia on his way to the family winter digs in Hollywood, Florida when the snow start...
Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Pressroom retiree John Spencer dies at 82

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John R. Spencer, age 82, of Perry Township, passed away on December 21, 2012. John was born on January 14, 1930 in Spencer, W.Va. the son ...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Round 'em up, Santa !!!

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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Greetings from Akron, OH

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And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It ca...

Aetna notifying lawsuit winners of its bowout

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The 49 Beacon Journal retirees who won the healthcare lawsuit are being notified by Aetna that their Aetna Medicare Plan (PPO) and prescri...
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Next, Ecuador for Mike Williams

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The retirement for Advertising Art’s Mike Williams was held Friday in the back room of the Barley House on Main Street in the old O’Ne...
Friday, December 21, 2012

John Dunphy humor

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Former BJ reporter John Dunphy hasn’t lost his sense of humor despite his health situation. John’s Facebook post: Found out from m...
Thursday, December 20, 2012

Jane Snow's Christmas card

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Christmas greetings from Jane, Tony & family friend This is the 2012 Christmas card from former BJ food writer extraordinare Jane ...

Todd Windhorst dies at 62

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He is the fa ther of Bri an Windhors t, ESPN sportswrit er who was at the Beacon Journal in 2003-8. Todd E. Windhorst, 62, of Austintown,...

Derf's book wins praise

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Derf Backderf's book "My Fri end  Dahme r" is winning pr aise. Here's a report from Ri ch Hel denfels:   In case...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Catching up with . . . Mike Williams

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Mike Williams, who will be the guest of honor at his retirement party Friday, provides this information about his journey through the BJ and...
Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Mike Williams retirement party on Friday

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BJ Advertising Art Department long-time hard worker Mike Williams finally is hanging it up. His retirement party will be at 5:30 p.m. Frid...
Monday, December 17, 2012

Social Security pay raise, such as it is

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Thursday, December 13, 2012

Dunphy begins chemo therapy Friday

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Former BJ reporter John Dunphy, an Orange County (California) Register retiree, will begin chemo therapy Friday for his Stage 3 esophageal...