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- Thrill killer up for parole for 1973 Ohio State stabbing
She woke up that morning, on the last day of her life, and tugged on a pair of pantyhose. She slipped into a green-and-white skirt and a blouse embroidered with her initials — BML — over her heart. She pressed her feet into a pair of leather loafers and climbed into her car. (The Columbus Dispatch, March 2014) - If name’s not sexy, judge might help
Hundreds of people change their names in Licking and Franklin counties every year, but it’s rare to see a Sexy Crabtree. (The Columbus Dispatch, January 2014) - Dancing driver hams it up for DUI stop
You’ve never seen such a joyous field sobriety test. Dale Bentley swiveled his pelvis. He kicked his legs in the air. He told a dirty story about a woman he’d just met in a bar. (The Columbus Dispatch, August 2013) - Arnold’s Bazaar
Let’s begin with a disclaimer: The written word cannot do the Arnold Fitness Expo justice. Such an experience must be seen, heard, touched — and, yes, smelled — to be understood. (The Columbus Dispatch, March 2013) - Danger in the land | Toxic plume spreads under Newark; 8 families must leave
Ever since she learned what was lurking beneath the soil, Heather Puryear has been afraid of her home. She put a filter on the kitchen faucet, let the tomatoes out back rot on the vine. She cries thinking about what her five children might have been exposed to since they moved into their Licking County house nearly two years ago. (The Columbus Dispatch, September 2012) - Hard life, brutal death: Dad torn up over his girl
The last time he saw Celeste, she was behind the wheel of his truck, ignoring his demand to return the keys, shouting out the window in that booming voice of hers. Dad, I’ll be right back. (The Columbus Dispatch, September 2012) - Couple survive spate of bad luck
If bad things come in threes, the tree crashing through a couple’s truck was like some kind of sick bonus. (The Columbus Dispatch, July 2012) - Volunteers photograph Ohio tombstones for easy online research
He likes it out here because it’s quiet, serene, just him and 6,000 tombstones and a curious breeze that never sways the trees. (The Columbus Dispatch, July 2012) - Brotherly love saves man from hard time
There was no Gary or Bruce, it was always Gary and Bruce. They were brothers, best friends, two guys whose kids were more like siblings than cousins. Their families were so tight that even the events of Jan. 1 couldn’t rip them apart.(The Columbus Dispatch, July 2012) - ‘Dangerous dog’ law has some biting back
In the classic battle between dog and dog warden, the pooch emerged the victor this time. (The Columbus Dispatch, June 2012) - Abusive partners often won’t stay away
Each time he banged on her door, she watched the daylight spill in through the corners. She’d seen him angry, plenty of times, but never in a rage like this. That door wasn’t going to hold. (The Columbus Dispatch, May 2012) - Clowns might weep over state of art
It’s a tough time to be a clown.
Pop culture has labeled you creepy. Something called the Insane Clown Posse has stolen your look. If a child’s not screaming in terror at your big red nose, there’s a chance his parent is. (The Columbus Dispatch, May 2012) - Coats of kindness
The transformation was swift. Regina Williams left home to spend time with her grandkids and came back to find her house gleaming, the exterior slathered with two fresh coats of white paint. (The Columbus Dispatch, April 2012) **Here’s an update to this story. - Inmate gone
The nursing-home resident was 53 years old, a big, bald guy with an injured leg and brain damage so severe he seemed drunk. He also was accused of attempted murder, but most people in town didn’t know about that. (The Columbus Dispatch, April 2012)
- A life too short, a mystery for too long
Police couldn’t identify the burned body, not right away. The condition made even simple distinctions impossible. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - Losing control, losing freedom
Rapist recalls attack that changed several lives (Hutchinson News, 2003)
- But was it rape? (part 1) (part 2)
Just off campus, a house party, an offer of a ride home, two students in a back seat, two lives changed forever (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2009) - Visitor wore out welcome at UC
It is hard to say why Virgil Tuttle keeps returning to the University of Cincinnati. Clearly it does not want him. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - Grad overcame Tourette’s
The schoolyard beatings were frequent when Monte Allen was a kid. He’d be left with blackened eyes and torn clothing and more crushed eyeglasses than he cares to remember. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - Cincinnati loses a men’s basketball
scholarship Cincinnati men’s basketball program is under pressure — and this time, it’s not coming from the guys on the other side of the court. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - Bad things at Miami U. trace mostly to drinking
The streets here start to fill after 2 a.m., women in short skirts teetering on their stilettos, men in flip-flops with beer on their breath. They spill out of bars and onto the sidewalks, some playfully scuffling, some shouting into cell phones, one man inexplicably cursing at a slice of pizza he’s thrown on the ground. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2006) - Campus cops grab attention in beetle cruiser (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2006)
- Body donations help UC train doctors of the future (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2005)
- Restraint policies, charges under review Parchment student’s death, one year later (Kalamazoo Gazette, 2004)
- Vet gets diploma 60 years after war (Kalamazoo Gazette, 2004)
- The art of grieving Fernside helps Liberty Township family cope with losing 4-year-old Charley (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2008)
- Where did they go?
Mary Ellen Walters, 68, and Ada Wasson, 80, left April 19 to go shopping. The women haven’t been seen since. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - Cats confound neighbors
Few people seemed to know what festered behind the front door of the two-story yellow house at 251 Strader Ave. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2007) - 165 died at Beverly Hills Supper Club; the pain lingers
(USA Today, 2007) - HOLDING OUT: Longtime locations resisting ‘renewal’
All around Acropolis Chili, the Calhoun Street restaurant that Joe Kennedy and his wife, Kathy, have run since 1987, the buildings have been coming down. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2005) - Bush brings battle to B.C.
Presidential campaign sweeps through three West Michigan towns (Kalamazoo Gazette, 2004) - Going uphill
Having known homelessness, mom resolves to stay on track (Hutchinson News, 2003) - Broken Hearts
Husband makes best of wife’s last days (Hutchinson News, 2003) - Silence is not so golden
Unanswered questions surround Hutchinson white supremacist (Hutchinson News, 2002) - ‘We’ll start now’
Man, his mother, sister vow to pick up pieces after his 40-year absence (Hutchinson News, 2002) - Death of a quiet superhero
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- Our ‘talk’ with Jay-Z
OK, he’s too busy to talk to us. So we just went ahead and made something up. (Metromix, 2010) - How Parrotheads prep for Buffett show
(Cincinnati Enquirer, 2009) - Hunt for a Reds super-fan
The goal Monday was to pick through the thousands of people crowding the streets of downtown and to find, among them, the biggest Reds fan. What a fun, easy task this would be. How simple. (Metromix, 2010) - Few remain strangers on trip by Greyhound
Let’s just say: Aboard the Greyhound, we will not be bored. (Cincinnati Enquirer, 2009) - Feeling free as the birds
Powered-parachute pilots hold fly-in from Hutchinson field (Hutchinson News, 2002) - To help readers, columnist will take over for Ann
(Hutchinson News, 2002) - Saddling up his dream
Inman-area man buys buffalo calf at auction with future ride in mind (Hutchinson News, 2003)
- Entries from weird news blog, No…Really (Cincinnati.com, 2010)
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