Tom Stafford

Arizona

Staff Writer at Springfield News-Sun

I'm in my 35th year as a reporter and columnist at the Springfield News-Sun, am a husband, father, grandfather, drummer, in-line skater and , mostly, a learner.

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Articles

‘The Tale of the Four Yahtzees’ will take its place in family lore

1 week ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

When we got back upstairs, Older One (12) and Grandma (who was once 12) said they, too, were up for a game. That meant the trash talk started over lunchtime peanut butter sandwiches in the fashion expected of all who have watched too much professional wrestling. As is apparent from all this, most of the preliminaries to Yahtzee-Mania went smoother than a fresh jar of Skippy.
Why Healthcare Organizations Should Undergo a Networking Health Check

2 weeks ago | healthtechmagazine.net | Tom Stafford

What Networking Challenges Do Healthcare Organizations Face? In recent years, an increasing number of wireless devices have been connected to hospitals’ production networks to enable clinical mobility. These include ultrasounds, imaging devices, workstations on wheels, handheld devices and more. This growing number of devices can put a strain on healthcare organizations’ physical and wireless networks.
Workshop trains adults to provide ‘youth mental health first-aid

Mar 2, 2025 | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

But for a child not to benefit from the influence of a caring adult is another matter. Springfield and Clark County took a small step toward improving the community’s ability to provide that influence Feb.
2025 Season Preview: Cobh Ramblers - extratime.com

Feb 13, 2025 | extratime.com | Tom Stafford

Head Coach: Michael McDermott Stadium: St Colman’s Park Players in: Shane Griffin (Shelbourne), Timothy Martin (Royal Excelsior Virton), Cian Coleman, Cian Murphy, Barry Coffey, Cian Bargary, Jack Doherty, John O’Donovan (Cork City), Jonas Häkkinen (Free Agent), Shane Griffin (Bray Wanderers), Niall O’Keeffe, Sam Bellis (Waterford) Players out: Jack Larkin (Wexford), Dean Larkin (end of loan), Matt McKevitt (Avondale), David Eguaibor, Justin Eguaibor, Pierce Phillips, Charlie O’Brien...
2025 Season Preview: Kerry FC - extratime.com

Feb 13, 2025 | extratime.com | Tom Stafford

Head Coach: Conor McCarthyStadium: Mounthawk ParkPlayers in: Theo Marcel Farquharson (Workington Town), Niall Brookwell (Cork City), Alex Dunne (UCD), Chris McQueen, Connal Doran (Iowa Lakes Lakers), Kevin Williams (Balzan FC), Tim Oliver-Heimer (Finn Harps), Abel Alabi (Floro SK), Stefan Stanic-Floody (Brisbane City), Joe Adams (Rylands). Players out: Valerii Dolia (Treaty United), Andrew Spain (Longford Town). extratime.com key player: Ryan Kelliher No surprises for guessing this one.
Speaker: Practical, political cooperation essential for keeping all Ohioans safe

Feb 9, 2025 | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

He sees the tradition of cooperation in the Ohio law enforcement community as the lynchpin to the state’s ability to perform its most essential job: keeping its citizens safe. “Where Do We Go From Here?” will be his topic on Feb. 22 when Moore delivers a Black History Month speech to the Springfield-Clark County Section of the National Council of Negro Women at Clark State Community College’s Hollenbeck Create Arts and Conference Center.
The Irish Football Pyramid – or lack of (part 4 - Leinster) - extratime.com

Jan 31, 2025 | extratime.com | Tom Stafford

Following our recent foray into the ‘non-league’ football eco-systems of Munster, Connacht and Ulster, we now conclude the series by focusing on Leinster. Delving into the junior & intermediate football scene in Ireland’s most populous province is a minefield, but we shall endeavour nonetheless. At present Leinster is one of two homes to what is effectively our present equivalent of a ‘third tier’ - the Leinster Senior League (LSL). These clubs are classed as intermediate.
New podcast program at Wittenberg University gives snapshot of campus life

Jan 12, 2025 | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

Distinguished Teaching Award winner Catherine Waggoner has rebooted herself in mid-career to learn about and now teach podcasting. Directed to topics they knew and cared about, her bright students responded with the care and enthusiasm people of that age can bring to any table.
Standing behind their walkers, our moms still show us the way

Dec 7, 2024 | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

I lost count. The second yielded a total of 190 steps of my 6-foot-2-inch frame. Tuesday, I asked Marshall her height to calibrate and get a better sense of what it takes for a 102-year-old — who’s 14 inches shorter and three decades older —to cover that distance on the commute for two meals in the first-floor dining room. As it turned out, the answer to my question also answers the question of why Lagonda Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution honored Mrs.
City’s first pizza place has a storied history

Nov 29, 2024 | springfieldnewssun.com | Tom Stafford

When he mentioned Dutch Calabrese – a guy I came to like while covering City Hall 40-some years ago – I decided to call Dutch’s son, Mike, to check it out. Which is why last Wednesday, the two of us sat at a corner table in Ridgewood Café talking for more than an hour while our food went cold. It turns out the story of the pizza parlor begins about 1890, when 17-year-old Angelo Calabrese, Mike’s grandfather, was way short on cash for passage to the United States.