Pop reviews — week of Nov. 24
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ SoundtrackVarious artistsChoosing the tracks for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack must have been a mini-Hunger Games in itself. The victors offer a mix of...
View ArticleThe beard as fashion statement keeps growing
Chris Sorensen usually spends 20 minutes each morning carefully styling his beard and mustache. Other days, “depending on how critical the situation is,” it takes more than an hour.The 29-year-old...
View ArticleFlint Ridge is one of Ohio’s most historical sites with old quarry pits
BROWNSVILLE: Flint Ridge is one of the most historically significant spots in Ohio.But it’s hard to be impressed by what you’re seeing: a wooded ridge in southeast Licking County.The quarries where...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 24
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleWhat’s up in the sky: Astronomy for December
On the morning of Dec. 2, if you are up at 6:30 a.m. and it’s clear out, look to the east. You’ll see Saturn shining brightly in Libra, with a sliver of the waning crescent moon only 2 degrees below,...
View ArticleShow us your tacky Christmas sweaters!
SHOW US YOURS ...Don’t sweat how to entertain your Thanksgiving dinner guests this year — let them provide the amusement. Tell the gang to bring their ugliest Christmas sweaters to the gathering. Slip...
View ArticleFormer FBI agent alleges conspiracy in JFK’s death
When Jack Ruby thrust a gun into Lee Harvey Oswald’s gut and pulled the trigger, he killed the man responsible for John F. Kennedy’s death.Or did he?Don Adams doesn’t think so.Adams, the retired police...
View ArticleCharity events — week of Nov. 25
This WeekWednesdayYoung Black Professional Coalition “Strikes 4 Hunger” Bowling Outing — Riviera Lanes, 20 S. Miller Road, Fairlawn. Youths: 5-8 p.m., ages 5-17. $10, $7 with five canned goods; Adults:...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 25
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
View ArticleLocal history: Misfit balloons rained on Akron’s holiday parade in 1973
Sure, we can laugh about it now. At the time, though, we cringed.Downtown Akron’s grand parade, a small-scale version of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, went over like a lead balloon...
View ArticleNews photo immortalizes Akron resident’s encounter with JFK
In the early 1960s, Akron resident Sonya Heckman was among the legions of young people who counted themselves among John F. Kennedy’s supporters.She admired the youthful leader with the bold ideas and...
View ArticleJFK assassination stunned a nation, shaped generation
John F. Kennedy looked out the window of Air Force One at the crowd that had gathered at Love Field to welcome him and his wife.“Here we are in Dallas, and it looks like everything in Texas is going to...
View ArticleWord of president’s death sparked uproar in Beacon Journal newsroom
In 1963, the wire room at the Beacon Journal was the newspaper’s lifeline to news from beyond Akron. Teletype machines clattered incessantly, spitting out long sheets of paper printed with stories...
View Article50 years ago: Both hope and anger surrounded JFK’s Texas trip
When John F. Kennedy flew from Washington to Texas on Nov. 21, 1963, he crossed a divided America.To some, the young president embodied hope. To others, he manifested a threat to national security,...
View ArticleLocal Marine served in honor guard at JFK’s funeral
When the news reached Marine Corps Base Quantico that President Kennedy had been assassinated, Jim Rutherford waited nervously in his barracks for orders. Fears were high that the United States would...
View ArticleA fallen president is laid to rest
For more than five hours on Nov. 25, 1963, Akron stood at a virtual standstill.Across the city, people stayed close to TV sets to watch the funeral of their slain president. Some 5,000 others joined...
View ArticleMillions watched as Lee Harvey Oswald was shot
Jim Kroeger stayed home from church with a head cold on Nov. 24, 1963. Coverage of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination had dominated the TV airwaves that weekend, so he spent that Sunday morning...
View ArticleJFK: Still affecting America far beyond politics
You don’t have to look far to see how John F. Kennedy still pervades popular culture 50 years after his death.Scandal, one of the most talked-about series in prime time, often reworks Kennedy lore,...
View ArticleHealth Bulletin Board: Longtime counselor honored
A longtime counselor and administrator at Child Guidance & Family Solutions recently received statewide recognition for nearly three decades of work.Thelma Greaser, 65, this month earned this...
View ArticlePeople Helping People — Nov. 26
People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and...
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