Author: Bobby Ross Jr.

Bobby Ross Jr. is an award-winning journalist who has reported from all 50 states and 20 countries.
Associated Press

Moral issue or not? Tennessee voters to decide whether to legalize state lottery

November 4, 2002 Monday Tennessee to Vote on Lottery BYLINE: BOBBY ROSS JR.; Associated Press Writer SECTION: NATIONAL POLITICAL NEWS LENGTH: 721 words DATELINE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. It’s a moral issue. It’s not a moral issue. That’s the mixed message from Tennessee lottery opponents fighting to keep the Bible Belt state from joining 47 other states with some form of legalized gambling. While their hopes of defeating Tuesday’s referendum depend heavily … Continue reading Moral issue or not? Tennessee voters to decide whether to legalize state lottery

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Associated Press

Senate candidates clash on eve of debate

The Associated Press State & Local Wire October 5, 2002, Saturday, BC cycle Senate candidates clash on eve of debate BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Political News LENGTH: 827 words DATELINE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Bob Clement, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, pounced Saturday on an unconfirmed television news report that a company affiliated with Republican Lamar Alexander is under investigation. Clement, a Nashville congressman, charged that … Continue reading Senate candidates clash on eve of debate

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Washington Post

Excommunicated Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out on church’s handling of child abuse

This story appeared on the AP national wire and ran on Page A20 of The Washington Post. September 26, 2002, Thursday, BC cycle Excommunicated Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out on church’s handling of child abuse BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic News LENGTH: 728 words DATELINE: TULLAHOMA, Tenn. Joe and Barbara Anderson have been abandoned by their peers. Their son won’t talk to them, and won’t let them … Continue reading Excommunicated Jehovah’s Witnesses speak out on church’s handling of child abuse

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Associated Press

Nashville minister-turned-thief works to rebuild his life

September 14, 2002, Saturday, BC cycle Nashville minister-turned-thief works to rebuild his life BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: State and Regional LENGTH: 1118 words DATELINE: BRENTWOOD, Tenn. For 38 years, David Slater starred in his own success story. As a country music singer, he won $100,000 on “Star Search” and recorded two albums for Capitol Records. As a Church of Christ preacher, he gained fellow ministers’ respect … Continue reading Nashville minister-turned-thief works to rebuild his life

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Associated Press

Post-attack volunteerism: Lasting trend or a blip?

The Associated Press September 2, 2002, Monday, BC cycle Post-attack volunteerism: Lasting trend or a blip? BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Domestic LENGTH: 653 words DATELINE: NASHVILLE, Tenn. Since Sept. 11, Donna Nix has given blood, sorted canned goods at a food bank and made care packages for AIDS patients. Before the terrorist attacks, Nix was content to enjoy the comfort of her living room sofa. But when the … Continue reading Post-attack volunteerism: Lasting trend or a blip?

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Candidates campaign with guns blazing

Candidates campaign with guns blazing BYLINE: By BOBBY ROSS JR., Associated Press Writer SECTION: Political News LENGTH: 957 words DATELINE: KINGSTON SPRINGS, Tenn. Tennessee’s nominees for U.S. Senate donned camouflage, armed themselves with shotguns and scoped out doves – not to mention voters – on Monday. Democrat Bob Clement and Republican Lamar Alexander marked Labor Day, the unofficial start of the general election campaign, by joining hunters on the first day of … Continue reading Candidates campaign with guns blazing

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Oklahoman

Marriage and divorce in Oklahoma: an in-depth series

Headline: Divorce rate stays steady, study shows Byline: Bobby Ross Jr. Source: Publication Date: February 10, 2002 Page: 1-A Three years after Gov. Frank Keating declared war on the state’s No. 2-in-the-nation divorce rate, the enemy shows little sign of retreating. Oklahoma’s number of failed marriages – about 20,000 a year – has remained fairly steady, state records show. For every 100 marriage licenses issued in 2001, the state granted 76 divorce … Continue reading Marriage and divorce in Oklahoma: an in-depth series

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Oklahoman

Transfusion opposition lies in faith

Bobby Ross Jr. Published: January 12, 2002 WITH a chance to save her baby’s life, how could a mother refuse? I asked myself that, I must admit, when I read about a boy born almost three months premature at OU Medical Center. As staff writer Ken Raymond reported recently in The Oklahoman, the boy – weighing 1 1/2 pounds after 25 weeks in the womb … Continue reading Transfusion opposition lies in faith

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