Links of Interest

Larry Chapman's Greenfield, Ohio site is full of good information about goings-on in Greenfield: www.greenfield-ohio.com

Cindi Pearce says Greenfield Rocks and who can disagree? Check it out at: www.greenfieldrocks.net

WVNU-FM, serving Greenfield and Washington C.H., Ohio with lite rock and local news coverage: www.wvnu.com

Highland County property information is available online. The site below has links to information from Highland County Auditor Bill Fawley and Recorder Ike Hodson. Click on the links to do a property search or even view deeds, mortgages, leases, liens, partnerships and other records online: http://www.co.highland.oh.us/

Local product, singer/guitarist Colin Coffey write about his musical career and interests on his website, www.colincoffey.com

While it's not dial-up friendly, the best Cincinnati Bengals coverage comes from the club's own website: http://bengals.com/. Geoff Hobson gives a balanced insider's view of the team and some great profiles of the players and staff. Who-Dey!

Some great sports columnists, including Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon, are part of the Washington Post team. You have to set up a login to use the site, but it's well worth it if you enjoy good writing. (The world news and political coverage is also probably pretty good, but I just visit for sports): http://www.washingtonpost.com

Did you know that you can find the names and photos of all sexual offenders currently registered with the Highland County Sheriff’s Office? This information, and much more, can be found at Sheriff Ron Ward's web site: www.highlandcoso.com 

Lynn Beatty, a Greenfield native who oozes music from every pore, is making music in california these days with a group called Bourbon County. There's a definite Kentucky influence in this country/rock, and you can hear samples at: http://www.myspace.com/bourboncounty

Mike Beatty, son of Jim Beatty of Greenfield, is a grape grower and winemaker in California's Napa Valley. Learn more at: http://www.howellmountain.com

J.D. Dunn of Greenfield is a man of many talents, including photography. Visit his website for more information: http://jds-photography.com

Greenfield Dog Warden Brad Adams has a website containing information on canine laws and pet services. Check it out at http://www.geocities.com/greenfielddogwarden/

Pokey Post, area deejay, sound and light man, has his own web page at:

www.geocities.com/ff_pokey/Pokey_s_page  

Pete Rose and the Dowd Report written by John M. Dowd, former special counsel to the commissioner of baseball. Download this lengthy document yourself and draw your own conclusions: http://www.dowdreport.com

Travel Ohio! A great place to start is www.ohiotourism.com, the state's travel and tourism site.

Legendary singer/musician/producer, etc. Al Kooper freely shares his opinions on a number of subjects at http://alkooper.com/

Public service on the dangers of "guitar face": www.angelfire.com/tx/singlecoil/face.html

Looking for country music by people from Greenfield? Check here: http://www.angelfire.com/poetry/from_greenfield

Song Lyrics sites come and go, which is a shame because singers can't perform songs unless they know the words (Bob Dylan and Ozzy Osbourne may be exceptions to this rule). A site that I liked, called Lyrics World, has apparently disappeared from the Internet. Another nice site with a large database of song lyrics is: http://www.leoslyrics.com

All-Music Guide, another great source of musical info and trivia: www.allmusic.com

Urban Legends: Will a human tooth soaked in Coke really dissolve overnight? Is the government getting ready to tax e-mail? When you get a disturbing e-mail, how do you know if it's true? Often the answers can be found at one of these sites: www.urbanlegends.com or www.snopes2.com 

How about those virus alerts and/or hoaxes?  It's amazing how many people will self-damage their PCs on the advice of a hysterical non-expert. Before deleting any of your files check out: www.vmyths.com

Did you know that a "secret fold" of a $20 bill "secret fold" evokes images of the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center? The suspected mastermind's name can even be extracted with some creative folding. See for yourself at: www.linkydinky.com/20billsecrets.shtml

MISCELLANEOUS STUFF:

Greenfield First Baptist: http://firstbaptistgreenfield.com/

Good Shepherd: http://www.ubchurch.com/generalinfo.html 

Grace Baptist: http://www.anewgrace.com/

Presbyterian: http://www.greenfieldpresbyterian.com/home.aspx 

St. Benignus: http://www.stbenignus.org/

Some of the most amazing football plays ever can be viewed on youtube, including a recent small college touchdown that involved 15 laterals. Check them out:

DON GRATE/JIMMY HULL INFO: 

http://greenfieldhistoricalsociety.org/don-grate-article.html

Some Don Grate basketball stats:

http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/g/gratedo01.html

For more about Jimmy Hull:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hull

http://www.basketball.com/menscollege/records/NCAADiv1Fin4MVP.shtml

HIGHLAND COUNTY INFO: Did you know that you can look up information about your property (or someone else’s) online at a Highland County website? The site below has links to information from Highland County Auditor Bill Fawley and Recorder Ike Hodson. Click on the links to do a property search or even view deeds, mortgages, leases, liens, partnerships and other records online:

http://www.co.highland.oh.us/

Of note to Ohio University alumni and fans: 

The main Ohio University web site: www.ohiou.edu

The Post online edition: http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu

OU Alumni: http://www.ohioalumni.org/

OU Sports: http://ohiobobcats.cstv.com/

Ohio U. alumnus Rudy Maxa's travel newsletter: www.rudymaxa.com/index.php

Useful research sites include:

My favorite information source is Wikipedia, an online dictionary that is free and comes up quickly, even on dial-up. Readers have an opportunity to contribute to the knowledge base, and while that can be scary, so far the information I've accessed has been very useful. Check for yourself at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

www.refdesk.com: Need information about anything? This is another good place to start!

www.m-w.com: Merriam-Webster Online. Discover new words like "snollygoster" and amaze your friends!