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Write Turns
October 2009 Issue
In the magazine business, we talk a lot about “shelf life.” The physical nature of a magazine — the quality of its paper, its heft and its weight — makes it something that many people have a hard time throwing away months, and even years, after its issue date has passed. We like to think the nature of our editorial content has something to do with it too, of course. Much of what we write about has relevance that is close to timeless. And the pictures are nice to look at. Keats sa... |
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Hidden Blessings
September 2009 Issue
Jessica Esemplare
When Julie Rubini speaks of her daughter, Claire, who died suddenly from a heart condition in July 2000 at the age of 10, sadness frames her voice in a way that shows her pain will never go away. But when she describes all that has happened since then — most recently,Hidden Ohio, her first published book — her tone has a lightness that demonstrates her positive nature. “I needed to do something with the energy that I had,” Rubini says. “Being forever the optimist, I knew tha... |
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Paper With Panache
September 2009 Issue
Melissa Kory
Junk mail, water and a blender are all you need to make beautiful, personalized art. Tipp City artist Alison Rusk, also known as “Paper Alice,” has been turning junk mail into paper treasures for more than 20 years. “I have a policy — never throw anything away. I love looking for new techniques and using different supplies to make art,” Rusk says. She adds her own special flair with flowers, spices, thread, popcorn bags and anything else she can shred by hand. The water, pap... |
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Strings & Things
September 2009 Issue
Jennifer Rogers
Athens’ burgeoning music scene relies on more than talented players. It also requires instruments and someone to repair them, as well as accessories, music lessons and sundry supplies. That’s where Blue Eagle Music comes in. Founded in 1971 in the same Court Street location where it stands today, Blue Eagle is Athens’ only music store, and an exceptional one at that. Home to every string under the sun, from guitars to banjos, ukuleles and mandolins, the quaint shop is a bright-blue beac... |
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Touring Old and New
September 2009 Issue
My wife's friend Natalie visits us from Massachusetts every summer. The visit is a tradition that began when we left the Bay State almost two decades ago at the conclusion of our familys five-year New England experience. A trip to Amish Country is, of course, prominent among the excursions the two take each year to explore Ohio. Though it seems counterintuitive, the historic charms of Amish Country always seem fresh and new. Certainly that is the message we receive from you as we regularly serve as the ... |
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My Ohio: Desperately Seeking Shakespeare
September 2009 Issue
Jeffrey Hammond
When I was a Kent State graduate student, I spent the summer of 1975 researching my dissertation at London’s British Museum. Each day, I’d work until 3 p.m. or so, then take the Underground to a different neighborhood and explore. One rainy afternoon I rode to the Tower of London: My plan was to walk across Tower Bridge into Southwark and locate the site of Shakespeare’s Globe Theater. I stopped briefly at Southwark Cathedral and asked a warder for directions. He didn’t know exac... |
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Ohioan - Ron Kaplan
September 2009 Issue
Ron Rollins
AGE: 51 PERSONAL: Originally from Columbus, he now lives in Kettering with his wife, Jennifer, and their two children; he also has 21-year-old twin boys out on their own. THE JOB: The National Aviation Hall of Fame ( nationalaviation.org ) commemorates American champions of flight. It’s housed at, but separate from, the National Museum of the Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton. He’s been executive director since 2005. “I tell people we’re to aviation as Coop... |
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Full Plate
August 2009 Issue
Never mind the locale. When the urchins in the musical “Oliver” waxed rhapsodic about “food, glorious food,” they must have been singing about Ohio — just as surely as Ohioans know that with a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good. Food, glorious food! Hot sausage and mustard! While we’re in the mood — Cold jelly and custard! Yes, indeed. Hot sausage from Bob Evans (Rio Grande). Mustard from Ben’s Mustard (Kingston). Cold jelly from — where el... |
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Taste Appeal
July 2009 Issue
I eat what is put in front of me. With the exception of lima beans and other assorted vegetables I would hide under the mashed potatoes as a kid, I’ve always been that way. I am not what our mothers used to derisively call a “picky eater.” Truth be told, back in high school I even thought cafeteria food wasn’t half bad. What were my classmates complaining about? It’s pretty hard to mess up a Sloppy Joe — or at least to mess it up any more than it is supposed to be mes... |
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Picture Perfect
June 2009 Issue
How’s this for budget travel? When our young family lived in a third-floor walk-up in Cincinnati, we’d make the long trip (about 15 minutes, door-to-door) from our apartment to a motel just the other side of the river. For $8 — and another buck for a rollaway crib — we’d cash in on three things we didn’t have at home: air-conditioning, a pool and a color TV. At dinnertime, I’d drive back, raid the refrigerator and return in the space of a color cartoon with balo... |
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Road Trip!
May 2009 Issue
When we first created our “Days and Nights of Summer” annual cover story years ago, we meant it to serve as something of a suggested menu of ideas. The thought was that you would choose a date (or two or three) over the course of the summer, check the calendar, and make your plans. Over the years, you have been kind enough to let us know that the approach has worked well in three great ways. They are, in fact, our favorite three ways: beauty, adventure and fun. The calendar is a terrific way... |
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Spring Forward
April 2009 Issue
Forget the calendar. We are Ohioans. Our seasons are not ruled by official dates; they are ruled by temperatures and our own common sense. And no matter what the calendar notation says, March and spring have little if anything in common. No, spring begins in April. We can feel it in our bones. Call it the thaw factor. This month, then, we celebrate spring. And “celebrate” is precisely the word. We love each of Ohio’s four seasons, of course, but few among us would disagree that the one... |
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Ohio, Naturally
March 2009 Issue
Remember when Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the White House roof? It was, incredibly, 30 years ago. Carter wanted to make both a practical and symbolic gesture of environmental responsibility. Back in 1979, the environmental movement in America was, in a word, “hot.” And, happily, it is again. Given what seems to be an ever-increasing polarization of Americans on social issues, the widespread acceptance of the so-called “green movement” is as heartening as it is amaz... |
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Follow the Leaders
February 2009 Issue
Happy birthday, Mr. President. We’re glad you came to visit. And we’re glad that — no matter what fits we may have caused you from time to time — you developed a special affection for Ohio. No, we’re not talking about President Obama. His birthday isn’t until August. That’s when he will reach the ripe young age of 48. We are talking about President Lincoln, whose 200th birthday we celebrate this month. To mark the occasion, we asked Contributing Editor Ron Rolli... |
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An Appetite for Ohio
January 2009 Issue
All right, we plead guilty. It was before lunch when we met to discuss the “bests” to be included in this year’s “ Best of Ohio ” cover story. That may have something to do with the ample presence of edibles on the list. Come to think of it, the fact that we felt compelled to taste test all the entries may have something to do with ampleness of another sort. Who could resist? Pastry chef — or, better put, artist — Sue Larson had more than a little to do with the... |
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Making the Grade
December 2008 Issue
Like most of you, I am a product of Ohio schools. Even when it came time to venture from home, I went no farther than the opposite end of the state. There simply was no good reason to cross the border to continue my education. In making my college decision, I can’t say that the matter of state pride weighed very heavily on my mind. Affordability was a much bigger deal. And familiarity. And, oh yes, academics. I did remember to factor that point somewhere into the equation — though it may hav... |
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Covering the Story
November 2008 Issue
One of the most enjoyable things we do in our office each month — it’s all enjoyable, of course, but this is among the most enjoyable — is choose our cover image. Because our mission is to capture the beauty, the adventure and the fun of life in Ohio, selecting just a dozen ways to convey the character of the state over the course of the year can also be daunting. So, once a year, we cheat. When we launched our Best Hometowns feature three years ago, we decided to take the unprecedente... |
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Proud of Ohio
October 2008 Issue
At Ohio Magazine, we’re all about the best. We celebrate the people, the places and the things that make life in the Buckeye State so satisfying and rewarding. Whether it is an educator or an athlete, a winery or a restaurant, a museum or a landmark, nothing gives us more pleasure than to spread the word about the best Ohio has to offer. You’ll forgive us, then, if we are especially pleased with ourselves this month. The results from the state’s journalism organizations are in and, onc... |
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Tip of the Month
September 2008 Issue
Everyone needs to work in a restaurant, at least for a little while. It will make you a better person. And it certainly will make you a better customer — more sensitive, more polite, more generous. My personal experience as a restaurant worker occurred in high school, when I was a busboy in the coffee shops at a couple of “motor hotels” in the suburbs of Cleveland. The memories of that experience came flooding back like a glass of spilled milk after reading Jessica Esemplare’s co... |
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Staff Notes
August 2008 Issue
One of the most gratifying aspects of this business is the opportunity to continually discover new talent. It is always a pleasure to celebrate the people who give the state its unique blend of beauty, adventure and fun. Telling their stories is very much a team effort, and it is an additional pleasure to work with an outstanding group of individuals who love the state with a spirit of enthusiasm matching that of the personalities we feature on these pages each month. Which brings us back to the subject... |
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So Proudly We Hail’d
June 2008 Issue
Along with millions of other American schoolchildren in classrooms across the country, we would stand each morning, face the flag and place our hands over our hearts. We’d recite the familiar words: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America...” It was all quite patriotic and inspiring, and it remains a wonderful way to begin the school day. In my case, however, there was one very significant problem. Reared in a family where we wore politics on our sleeves —... |
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Celebrate With Us
June 2008 Issue
When I speak to associations and groups around the state about the history and mission of Ohio Magazine ,I almost always receive more than I give. Everyone in Ohio has a unique story to tell and many of the stories I’m told make it onto these pages. It’s one of the joys of the job. Ohioans love their state and are eager to share the reasons. It never ceases to amaze me how deep that love goes and how knowledgeable Ohioans are about the state they call home. I routinely toss out some Ohio tri... |
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Ohioan - Lora Van Lear
May 2008 Issue
Sarah Nusinow
HOMETOWN: Born in Cincinnati, she lives in Centerville. AGE: 50 OCCUPATION: She’s a wedding dress and special events gown designer. She started her business in New York City in 1984 and opened Van Lear Bridals in Miamisburg almost two years ago. HOW SHE GOT HER START: After changing her major in college from elementary education to fashion design, Van Lear participated in the University of Cincinnati’s co-op program. “One of my co-ops was in New York City and I fell in love with it. It... |
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Summer’s Song
May 2008 Issue
We didn’t count the days back in the ’50s. What purpose would there have been to that? The days and nights of summer were simply never going to end. From the moment the final school bell rang in June to the clang of the first bell in September, it was an endless series of adventures. The sights, smells and sounds of summer were all the same. Summer looked, smelled and sounded like bliss. Baseball games, tag, hide-and-seek — or, as we named it back then, “hide and go seek” &... |
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Ohioan - Benny Clary
Steve Herrick
AGE: 71 LET’S GO REDS: Clary has been a Cincinnati Reds fan his entire life. He started working as a ticket taker when Riverfront Stadium opened in 1970. “I’m lucky,†he says. “It’s a good way to get in free, work, get paid and also watch the game.†Clary, who became the supervisor of the team’s 125 ticket takers five years ago, has missed only one ga... |
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Spring Brake
April 2008 Issue
John Hyduk
Drive far enough into Ohio and you’ll find spring. Drive far enough into spring and you will find my Ohio. Do not dwell on any ice still crunching beneath your wheels. I believe in spring. In the dead of winter, I want spring. And when spring is near, I want spring more. My Ohio vanishes in winter, when the snow clouds drift in, and everything turns steel gray. People disappear, too, buried in layers of warm clothes, until you wonder if there truly is anybody inside that bundle of lau... |
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Word-worthy
April 2008 Issue
Forty years ago, I wrote a column forThe Scoop. Oh come on, you’ve never heard ofThe Scoop? Back in the day, the weekly newspaper was the hottest thing going in the Collinwood area of Cleveland. Nearly 50 years ago, I was delivering the paper in our neighborhood near Euclid Beach Park. It was a big job. The route — which I inherited from an older brother and sister — covered every home and business on several streets. It was a kick a few years later to have my ownScoop byline. I was ta... |
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Ann Richens
March 2008 Issue
AGE: 60 PERSONAL: Born in Dublin, Ireland, she began studying Irish dance at age 7. Richens now lives in Dayton with husband Jack, a retired aerospace engineer. WHY SHE CAME TO THE U.S.: “Looking for a rich man,” she jokes. Actually, she took a job at the Irish Embassy in Washington. She taught dance in the D.C. area, and opened a school in Dayton in 1968. She and former student and world champion John Timm opened another location in Dublin, Ohio, in the 1990s. TEACHING ... |
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Critical Condition
March 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
As John Boyd watched the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina unfold on his TV screen in 2005, his thoughts turned to those whose lives depended on the medication that had washed away with everything else they owned. “Here you had people who just lost their house or a loved one. Understandably, medicine was the last thing on their minds,” Boyd says. “Not to mention the fact that many were in shock and weren’t in a position to recall the list of pills they take or when they had last tak... |
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Going Home
April 2008 Issue
Jeffery Hammond
This past summer, heavy rains overwhelmed the Blanchard River and flooded large sections of Findlay, where I grew up. I now live in a Maryland suburb of Washington, D.C., and as I followed the story, it was hard to imagine such a catastrophe happening in a place where, as I remembered it, nothing much ever happened. From the Web site of the Findlay Courier I learned that the impassable streets included an intersection at the heart of my old neighborhood. Even though our family left Findlay decades ago, ... |
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In the Spirit
March 2008 Issue
Linda Feagler
Except for the brown eyes, Mary Ann Winkowski looks nothing like Hollywood actress Jennifer Love Hewitt. But that doesn’t stop the occasional case of mistaken identity that the North Royalton resident encounters during her paranormal investigations. For more than 50 years, Winkowski has used her ghost-busting talent to, as she says, help spirits find their way to the Other Side. Four years ago, that ability caught the attention of CBS programmers who created the hit show “Ghost Whisperer,... |
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Places of the Heart
March 2008 Issue
My wife and I have had nine homes — a term which, of course, includes apartments — during our marriage. Prior to that, I had four homes and she had two. You do the math: The point is that we are not unaccustomed to moving. Yet each home, even those where the stay was relatively short, has a distinctive place in our history. Each home evokes a sentiment all its own. I bring this up because Jeffrey Hammond’s “My Ohio” column this month strikes at the heart of how we feel abou... |
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Scripted For You
March 2008 Issue
Betsa Marsh
Who would dot the ‘i’? For generations of fans, that was the biggest surprise as the Ohio State marching band performed its legendary Script Ohio, an integrated series of maneuvers in which musicians spell out the name of our state during football games. Now, a 17-year-old has expanded the script into an e-enterprise that may well fund her own college career. It started with a laugh around the dinner table. “We said it would be such a joke on our friends,” Kristin Wood rec... |
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Time for Change
March 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
When a devastating fire tore through downtown Wauseon last year, Stas Legenza wanted to help with rebuilding efforts –– especially since his favorite eatery, Doc Holliday’s western-themed steakhouse, was one of six businesses destroyed by the flames. So he dragged a card table to the end of his driveway, put up a sign and asked passersby to donate to the cause. Stas also canvassed his Dover Drive neighborhood and called upon his classmates to add to the burgeoning coffers. In little ov... |
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A New Age
February 2008 Issue
Oberlin College is clearly a noteworthy success story — its Conservatory of Music has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the top music schools in the country. Now, the college has taken the kudos a step further by launching its own commercial record label. Oberlin Music, featuring recordings made by conservatory faculty and students, debuted three months ago with “Beauty Surrounds Us,” featuring selections by Wendell Logan, professor of African American music and chair o... |
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A Shoe-In
February 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
Alan Francis’ passion for horseshoes goes beyond a leisurely game played in the back yard. For more than a decade, the Defiance resident has been heralded as the Men’s World Horseshoe Pitching Champion. The 38-year-old has earned that title 13 times during the past 15 years at the World Horseshoe Pitching Tournament, most recently at August’s contest in Ardmore, Oklahoma. To take home the title, Francis achieved an undefeated ringer percentage of 81 — meaning that out of the 1,00... |
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Ohioan - Gerald A. Payn, Abraham Lincoln Presenter
February 2008 Issue
Andrew Kane
AGE: 68 PERSONAL: Born and raised in Lodi, Payn is a retired science teacher and lives in Wooster with wife, Marilyn. Before becoming a teacher, he was a dairy farmer in West Salem. WHAT HE DOES: He “becomes” Abraham Lincoln in presentations for historical societies, schools and senior citizen and church groups. Payn works to not only portray the 16th president, but also to educate his audiences on Lincoln’s legend and history. HOW IT BEGAN: In 1999, Payn volunteered to play Abe for a ... |
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The Best February
February 2008 Issue
Thirty years ago this month, we just watched. If we were really lucky, we watched from the comfortable confines of our homes, still gun-shy about venturing out. Who could blame us? We were still recovering from the blast. Remember when the Blizzard of ’78 rocked Ohio and other parts of the Midwest and Northeast? Ohio escaped the fury of the first storm. That one occurred January 19–21 in the Northeast, where 21 inches of snow fell in some parts of the region. In the ... |
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The Gift of Giving
February 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
Like many of us, Nicole Gross believes in giving back to society. But her dilemma was a common one: Which charity should be the recipient? The Solon mother of two fervently believes in spreading global literacy, stopping domestic violence and helping the environment. But her father has diabetes. And a friend’s child grapples with Asperger’s syndrome. “You start to think of all the different people in your life,” she says. “There are so many choices to make, it’s mind-... |
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Wild Things
February 2008 Issue
Save for a prolonged warm spell during which they might emerge for a brief look-see, the black bears of Ohio are hunkered down. Males mostly snooze through the shadow and darkness of winter. Females doze alongside year-old cubs that soon after awakening will be sent out on their own. Other sows are giving birth to next winter’s bedfellows. The colder, leaner and bleaker the season, the deeper is bear sleep. That black bears, after an absence of 100 years, slumber this winter on Ohio soil can be li... |
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Food for Thought
January 2008 Issue
For a small worker-owned restaurant in Athens, community involvement takes priority alongside providing tasty Mexican-influenced fare. So when Michelle Wasserman and Chris Bruno, two of the 18 worker-owners at Casa Nueva Restaurant and Cantina, made the decision to set up shop at the Athens Farmer’s Market in October, they not only increased contact with their customers, but also carried out one of their core values: promoting economic well-being. Every month, Casa Nueva spends $12,000 to $14,000 ... |
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Up to Speed
January 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
It’s no wonder the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum is revved up about its recent acquisition: an auto that’s truly in a class by itself. The car, donated by officials at Akron’s All-American Soap Box Derby, was driven by Denny Zimmerman, the only driver to race in both the All-American Soap Box Derby championships in Akron and in the Indianapolis 500. Zimmerman drove in the Derby in 1954, losing in an early round of the finals in Akron. After the car spent the next 36 y... |
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A Sense of Ohio
January 2008 Issue
We have the best jobs in the world — or in Ohio, at least. Every single month, we celebrate the beauty, the adventure and the fun of life in the Buckeye State. It doesn’t get much better than that. This year, we celebrate our 30th anniversary — stay tuned for special surprises to mark the occasion — and we have not yet come close to running out of discoveries. Once again this year, we have gathered a collection of new finds and old favorites for “Best of Ohio,” beginn... |
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Clued In
January 2008 Issue
Steve Herrick
What’s a nine-letter noun for wordsmith? In Ohio, the answer is often Brethauer. For 15 years, Annemarie Brethauer has created crossword and logic puzzles for newspapers and magazines around the country, including the Chicago Tribune, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times and The Chronicle of Higher Education. The Columbus resident, who once considered majoring in linguistics, has always been up to the challenge that a satisfying puzzle provides. “Words have always been a big part of my li... |
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Letters to the Editors
January 2008 Issue
Tour Guide On October 24, my husband and I, along with a close friend, drove to Holmes County, a copy of the September 2007 Ohio Magazine in hand. After our delicious meal at Der Dutchman in Walnut Creek, we decided to follow the back-road route suggested in your article. We found it to be all you described and more! We enjoyed the scenery, made all the more spectacular by the beautiful colors of the turning leaves. [There was a] gathering at a large farm, and everyone waved as we drove past. Thank you ... |
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Ohioan - Dr James Harrell, Geologist + Egyptologist
January 2008 Issue
AGE : 59 Dr. James Harrell, Geologist and Egyptologist Photograph by James Harrell HOMETOWN: Toledo. OCCUPATION: A professor of geology at the University of Toledo, he’s a leading expert on ancient Egyptian mines. HOW HE GOT HIS START: A fossil and coin collector, Harrell came across his first Roman coin at age 12, “beginning a love affair with ancient history.” ONE OF MANY CLAIMS TO FAME: Harrell discovered the world’s oldest paved road, dated between 2600 a... |
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View From the Porch
January 2008 Issue
John Hyduk
Greatness can be born or made, but sometimes it is nailed together. A cold wind rattles my windows as I wish for spring, and a porch. I cannot help it. I am a stepchild, raised in a world of stepchildren. Porches are where we played as babies between our mother’s house-shoes, and later, as teenagers, courted clumsily. Porches were my space before MySpace. Neighbors were always welcome — “visiting,” the old folks christened it. Porches were where the outside world came call... |
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For the Record
December 2007 Issue
To some people, Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without spending every free moment scouring the state for the perfect tree. For others, unwrapping a special ornament or whipping up a batch of cookies from a treasured family recipe conjures up the spirit of holidays past. But for me, nothing grants such powerful access to days gone by as the music that played a noteworthy part in my childhood: the Christmas LPs that Akron’s Goodyear and Firestone tire companies released annually during t... |
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Kids Rule
December 2007 Issue
Brittany Timmons
For most fifth-graders, summer means swimming pools and keeping a close lookout for ice-cream trucks. But 9-year-old Cody Mendenhall of Newport spent part of his vacation helping transform a dusty, abandoned town in New Mexico into a functioning community. This summer Mendenhall was one of 40 children from across the country chosen to participate in the new reality show on CBS-TV, “Kid Nation.” The show takes place in a ghost town called Bonanza City, where children make the rules sans adult... |
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Selfless Acts
December 2007 Issue
There are as many definitions of heroism as there are heroes. But for our purposes here, we believe tennis star Arthur Ashe, who died in 1993, put it best: “True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic,” he said. “It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others at whatever cost.” That says it well for the six heroic individuals and groups we spotlight this month in our annual “Ohio Heroes” feature. This is the feature’... |
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Sue Larson
December 2007 Issue
AGE: 57 HOMETOWN: New Albany PERSONAL: Married to Mark; they have three children: Kirsten, 24, Kristopher, 22, and Kalin, 20. OCCUPATION: Owner of Le Gateau, a cake and pastry shop. Her business is conducted primarily by phone (614/939-1930) and online ( www.legateau.net ). WHERE SHE LEARNED TO BAKE: Larson trained at Lenotre Pastry School in France, and continues to learn from professionals like Norman Love, a chocolatier with the French Pastry School in Chicago. She also has a mas... |
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Bringing Home a Winner
November 2007 Issue
There aren’t many places that can boast about being the permanent home of a Heisman Trophy. But thanks to Dick Kazmaier, Maumee High School can do just that. Kazmaier won the Heisman, awarded annually to the outstanding college football player in the country, in 1951 while playing for Princeton. He donated it to his high school alma mater this fall. “It’s a fitting place for the trophy,” Kazmaier says. “I think it’s a great place for it to be.” Dick Kazmaier don... |
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Douglas Blue Feather
November 2007 Issue
AGE: 55 HOMETOWN: Springboro. He was born in Akron and grew up in Findlay. PERSONAL: Married to Debra, with one daughter, Jennifer, and three grandchildren. OCCUPATION: He’s a recording artist, performer and songwriter, translating his Cherokee heritage and love of music into a career as a flutist. He performs about 200 times a year, often at Native American events and historical sites. HIS WORK ON CD: He’s released seven discs, most recently the 13-song “Spi... |
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Hometown Visit
November 2007 Issue
Will someone please call John Adams? No, not presidents two and six. Both John and John Q. were New Englanders. Here in Ohio, we have plenty of presidents of our own. The John Adams we need is the dedicated Cleveland Indians fan who has pounded out a drumbeat in the bleachers — old stadium and new — for the past 34 years. We need him to give us a drum roll that can be heard around the state as we announce the winners of our 2008 “Best Hometowns” award. In alphabetical order and r... |
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Sense of Place
November 2007 Issue
Randall Edwards
Ephesus, the Mediterranean hometown of the philosopher Heraclites, is a crumbling ruin today. This is worth pointing out because it was Heraclites who famously said, “No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it is not the same river and he is not the same man.” His meaning, our college professors told us, is that there is no permanent reality. Everything changes. Heraclites wouldn’t be surprised then, to come back to life and find Ephesus abandoned, but for the tourists poking ab... |
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Letters to the Editor
October 2007 Issue
Vineyard Getaway Jenny Pavlasek’s “Take to the Byway” [July, page 95] led us to a pleasant three-day getaway into Amish country and local wineries. We especially enjoyed the more isolated locations of Shawnee Springs and Rainbow Hills. The Toast of Ohio Wine Festival listed in the August calendar provided another day of learning even more about the diversity of Ohio’s wines. Our long-term goal is to visit every Ohio winery. Many thanks for inviting us to “... roam, taste an... |
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Lead the Pack
Jenny Pavlasek
Blue Rock Station in Philo, 10 miles southeast of Zanesville, is a 38-acre expression of the Warmke family’s sustainable-living philosophy. Here, among their 2,200-square-foot home built entirely of old tires and trash and the vaulted straw-bale coop that houses a rare breed of chickens, visitors are invited to take a fall trek into the property’s woods with Blue Rock’s herd of working llamas. “October is the most special month to walk with the llamas, because the leaves are so b... |
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Mary Klei
September 2007 Issue
Nedda Pourahmady
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