Paul Batterson
In 25 years of working with newspapers and magazines, Paul Batterson has had the pleasure of being a bar with Billy Martin, almost being run over by Paul Newman and being snubbed by David Hasselhoff. He was born in Columbus, graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia and spent three years in Frankfurt, Germany before returning to Columbus. He lives here with his wife, Nancy, and children Alicia and Grant.

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On the road again Southside Johnny and Asbury Jukes looking forward to Columbus stopover

As a child, John Lyon, also known as Southside Johnny, believed Billie Holiday would come into his room at night and sing him lullabies. The front man of Asbury Jukes remembers hearing bars of “Strange Fruit” and “Ain’t Nobody’s Business” wafting into his room and serenading him to sleep. “When I…
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Overlooked, then near the top: DeWeese flourishes as one of nation’s top middle blockers at Wisconsin-Green Bay

When she was a senior at Worthington Kilbourne High School, Lydia DeWeese wasn’t sure she had what it takes to play volleyball at the Division I collegiate level. This season, the middle blocker for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay proved she did. As of Nov. 26, the 6-foot-2 junior was ranked…
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Balancing act: Multitasking helped Johnston return to the Olympics and pass medical boards

Around this time last year, Abby Johnston’s life revolved around boards. The 2008 Upper Arlington High School graduate was either studying for them (Johnston is in her third year of medical school at Duke University) or she was diving off of them. After earning a silver medal in 3-meter…
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The tale of two Kamaras: Ola Kamara taking the reins of Crew SC’s offense since the trade of Kei Kamara to New England

The Kamara of the present and the Kamara of the past found themselves on opposite sidelines when the Columbus Crew SC defeated the New England Revolution 2-0 on Aug. 20. Former Crew SC forward Kei Kamara, who just missed winning the MLS Golden Boot award last season with 22 goals, squared off…

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