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Mike Hennessey

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Cops Can’t Win

Dateline Dayton -- I have been told some of my essays are depressing. I agree. I am disappointed that so often I must write about...

Why Licensing Is the Answer

Dateline Dayton – Early yesterday morning at my favorite gas station, I was purchasing a snack for work. Nearby I heard a woman yelling...

Throwing a Baby Away

Dateline Dayton -- When will the killing of children stop? This situation is so sad. A father, using the term loosely, throws his four-month-old infant...

Let the Music Play on

Dateline Dayton -- Pauline and I attended a Yanni concert last Friday. Fantastic, even though it wasn’t what I expected. I thought Yanni was...

A Vacation in the Country

Dateline Dayton -- I took a week’s vacation in exchange for working days when I should have been off. When we decided to get away...

Kill Time, Not People

Dateline Dayton -- I wrote last week about the number of homicides in Dayton by the month, and I mentioned June wasn't over. Sure...

Addressing 2 Grave Matters

Dateline Dayton -- Do we value life anymore? Yesterday, the Dayton area had its eighth murder in June, the highest monthly total in years. I...

An Appreciative Dad

Dateline Dayton -- Pauline and I attended the Kettering Civic Band's Summertime, Sousa and Sundaes last Thursday at Polen Farm, just a couple blocks...

Orlando and Faulty Parents

Dateline Dayton – The tragedy in Orlando could have been my son, your son or daughter who was killed. Maybe he or she was....

Who Will You Shrug and Vote for?

Dateline Dayton -- Do we really know which nominees will be on the presidential ballot in November? Unless things change between now and the...