Charleston Daily Mail back issues from March 1999:
EDITORIALS
Mar 01, 1999 ... Welfare - Why not require recipients to keep a B average to keep their benefits?WEST Virginia requires single people to work 86 hours a month toqualify for a welfare check. Attending college doesn't count aswork.Six legislators have introduced a bill to let welfare ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Mar 01, 1999 ... Liquor - Underwood administration's tardiness didn't help consumers in this battleBETTER late than never is no excuse in the Legislature,because late often means never. So why did Gov. Underwood wait untilthe last minute - Friday - to give lawmakers his proposal to ...
news in brief
Mar 01, 1999 ... Searchers find body of missing boy NORTON, Mass. - One need only look at the snow covering thisruraltown to see how hard everyone searched for little Corey Anderson.Within a mile of his gray, clapboard home, there wasn't asnowbank, not a yard, not a ditch untrampled by the ...
LOTTERY numbers
Mar 01, 1999 ... * WEST VIRGINIA Daily 3: 270 Daily 4: 1444- KENTUCKYPick 3: 942Pick 4: 9135Lotto: 4-11-26-34-39-41- ...
March 1-5
Mar 01, 1999 ... Special Events - TODAY West Virginia Special Olympics Day- TUESDAYCommunity Housing Day- WEDNESDAYSeniors Day- THURSDAYRespiratory Care ...
CORRECTIONS
Mar 01, 1999 ... * A committee formed to discuss administrative reorganization inthe Kanawha County Board of Education met twice before releasing itssuggestions to the school board in January. The number of meetingswas unclear in Thursday's ...
Senators say prepare for Y2K like a bad storm
Mar 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON - Americans can expect some power brownouts and shouldworry about their medical records, but disruptions from the Year2000computer glitch probably are manageable, two senators investigatingthe problem say. "We will probably not know until we go through it," Sen ....
Capital actors present murder mystery Tuesday
Mar 01, 1999 ... A one-act tale of revenge set late at night in a nearly emptyoffice building will be presented Tuesday by Capital High School'sTheatre Department. "Going Down," a murder mystery, is set for a 7:30 p.m. showing ...
Post office evacuated over suspicious package
Mar 01, 1999 ... CLARKSBURG - The post office and a two-block area surrounding itwas evacuated today after Postal Service employees found asuspiciouspackage addressed to the FBI complex nearby. Postal Service officials scanned a package through their X-rayequipment about 10 a.m. and discovered it ...
March begins with winter storms
Mar 01, 1999 ... March came charging in today with the winter weather that wasabsent through much of February. The National Weather Service issued storm warnings for PrestonandTucker counties, and several counties closed schools because of snowand ice-covered roads. Forecasters predicted ...
readers' vent line
Mar 01, 1999 ... I'd like to know how many students it takes to close a schooldownwhen this flu is going around? I can understand when teachers getsick and they can bring substitutes in, but how many students doesittake to close a school down? None of these school kids need to begoing to ...
Charleston benefits from vision, not fads
Mar 01, 1999 ... Where are Charleston's visionary leaders? What passes for visiontoday is actually trendiness. There was a time when the trend was to build interstate highwaysaround cities. Charleston's leaders bucked the trend, suffered someinconvenience, and built our highways through the heart ...
Why empower unwed dads?: Sex isn't enough to set up a claim to parental rights.
Mar 01, 1999 ... I had planned to postpone announcing my dictatorship until my sonwas grown, not wishing to embarrass him, but rampant stupidity makessuch leisurely pace untenable. To wit, a recent Supreme Court decision upholding a $7.8 millionjudgment against an unwed woman who gave up her child ...
BRIEFLY
Mar 01, 1999 ... HOCKEY - Theoren Fleury, one of the NHL's top scorers, was traded fromthe Calgary Flames to Colorado in a move the Avalanche hope willbolster its offense for the playoffs. Fleury, an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season, wentto the Avalanche with winger Chris ...
Chuckys for WVC tourney
Mar 01, 1999 ... YOU'VE heard the Grammys. You've watched the Emmys. Now, readthe Chuckys. Here's the West Virginia Conference division of my annual post-tournament basketball awards: - MVP - Ajamu Gaines, University of Charleston. I haven't seenanybody put on a shooting display like this ...
WVU basketball secure in Big East School is 'accepted' by its league brethren
Mar 01, 1999; ... Not so long ago in a distant conference, there were mumblings ofthe ancient Palestra, the horrors of winter trips to nowhere calledOlean, N.Y., and league tournaments that used more settings thanfloating dinner parties. Today, West Virginia is safe, sound, content and, if not ...
Since they joined
Mar 01, 1999 ... Overall records of three teams who joined Big East in basketballin 1995-96: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: 67-52 overall, 33-39 in Big East games,1-3 in Big East Tournament NOTRE DAME: 52-61, 27-45, ...
Lakers hot again
Mar 01, 1999; ... INGLEWOOD, Calif. - "Whoooo!" actress Dyan Cannon said on her wayout of the Great Western Forum. "It's like we've got a whole newclub." Here's where it gets difficult. Did she mean that the Los AngelesLakers look different with the addition of Dennis Rodman? Or did she mean ...
Future appears bright for Herd hoops
Mar 01, 1999; ... All heartache aside, those players returning for MarshallUniversity's basketball team have much reason for optimism. And that makes all of the offseason hard work a little easier.Scheduled weight training begins Sunday. Unceremoniously booted by host Kent from the first round ...
Eagles soar: to new heights- Gee has UC shedding unwanted 'soft' labels
Mar 01, 1999 ... Leaning forward at the interview table, Jayson Gee was ready tospeak into a television microphone. The microphone crumpled. "Am I talking that much, Moo?," Gee said.The University of Charleston's third-year coach, Gee asked that ofhis star, junior guard Ajamu "Moo" Gaines. No ...
, Rivermen keelhaul Blizzard
Mar 01, 1999; ... HUNTINGTON - It's enough to make you want to start over.Mulligan, anyone? Your former players score goals on you. You trade for a player,but he's not coming. At one point, you have nine skaters on the icetrying to sort out a simple line change. Your playoff hopes aredisappearing, ...
Lung cancer rates called 'most alarming'
Mar 01, 1999; ... This year, physicians will tell 9,000 West Virginians they havedeveloped cancer. Next year, that number probably will increase as residents growolder. "Age is a risk factor for cancer and West Virginia is No. 1 inthehighest median age," said Beverly Keener, director of the ...
Counties lament legislative decisions
Mar 01, 1999 ... Like bewildered tourists, county commissioners can't find theirway around the shifting politics of the Capitol. Local officials last year won from the Legislature power theynever sought to remove dilapidated property. Wary of flexing their muscle, local officials went to ...
Police Blotter
Mar 01, 1999 ... Huntington man shot following police chase HUNTINGTON - A man accused of shooting his wife and her uncle wasshot after a state trooper chased him into a city park. Ethan Jerome Moore, 40, was shot after he drove into Huntington'sRitter Park, crashed his car into a tree, then ...
County junior highs going to divisions
Mar 01, 1999; ... There will will a new look in Kanawha County junior high schoolsports next year, according to Kanawha County Junior High ConferenceCommissioner Dave Gillespie. "We'll be running two full divisions next year," Gillispie said."There will be a junior high division and a middle school ...
STATE WRESTLING RESULTS
Mar 01, 1999 ... HUNTINGTON - Results Saturday from the West Virginia high schoolwrestling tournament: CLASS AAA Team scores1, Parkersburg South, 165 points. 2, Parkersburg, 136. 3, CabellMidland, 130.5. 4, North Marion, 96.5. 5, Hedgesville, 96. 6,HerbertHoover, 86. 7, Brooke, 81. 8, ...
West Chester in same boat as UC
Mar 01, 1999; ... There is no comparison in experience between West ChesterUniversity's Dick DeLaney and the University of Charleston's JaysonGee. A long-time Division II assistant, DeLaney has led the GoldenRamsfor the last 12 seasons, compiling a 207-121 record. He is the firstWest Chester ...
WVU takes on 'Nova again
Mar 01, 1999; ... Somehow they missed February together. West Virginia University and Villanova will become reacquaintedwhen the pair meet at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in the first round of theBig East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York. The game, to be televised by ESPN, will ...
1999 Big East Conference Tournament
Mar 01, 1999 ... 1999 Big East Conference TournamentAt Madison Square Garden, New YorkWednesday'sFirst Round GamesGame 1: Notre Dame vs. Seton Hall, 11 a.m.Game 2: Syracuse vs. Boston College, 1 p.m.Game 3: Villanova vs. West Virginia, 3:30 p.m.Game 4: Providence vs. Georgetown, 7:30 ...
NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar 01, 1999 ... NCAA Division II Men's Basketball TournamentAll games at Salem-Teikyo UniversityFirst RoundThursdayUniversity of Charleston (25-5) vs. West Chester, Pa. (23-5)California, Pa. (24-5) vs. Queens, N.C ....
Kent 79,Marshall 76
Mar 01, 1999 ... Marshall (16-11) Player Min FG 3pt FT R A PT D. Wright 30 1-3 9-9 7 3 2T. Slay 25 3-9 0-5 0-0 4 4 6JR Vanhoose 40 10-17 10-12 17 1 30T. Young 24 2-5 2-3 2-2 3 3 8C. Jackson 32 4-9 1-3 0-2 2 5 9J. Burgess 15 2-6 1-3 1-2 2 2 6V. Morton 4 1-3 1-2 3 0 3C. King 24 4-10 ...
, NCAA lets LSU play in SEC Tournament
Mar 01, 1999 ... BATON ROUGE, La. - Louisiana State avoided losing its eligibilityto play in the Southeastern Conference Tournament this week. Butrecruiting violations will be punished with scholarship reductionsthat could keep the school out of the NCAA Tournament for years tocome. An NCAA ...
SPORTS P.M.
Mar 01, 1999 ... Prep basketball - Sissonville got 16 points from Angel Bailey indowning Ravenswood Saturday night for the Class AA, Region 5 Section1 championship in girls high school basketball. The victory improved the Indians to 13-9 on the season and movedthem into Wednesday's Region 5 final ...
Basketball
Mar 01, 1999 ... COLLEGE MEN BIg East Conference ConferenceAll GamesW L Pct. W L Pct.Connecticut 16 2 .889 25 2 .926Miami 15 3 .833 21 5 .808St. John's 14 4 .778 23 7 .767Villanova 10 8 .556 20 9 .690Syracuse 10 8 .556 19 10 .655Rutgers 9 9 .500 17 11 .607Providence 9 9 .500 16 ...
Tourism in W.Va.
Mar 01, 1999; ... LIVELY groups of ladies and gentlemen often traveled by entouragein late 1700s Virginia. They journeyed from Warm Springs to White Sulphur to SweetSpringsand then to other medicinal resorts on the social circuit. Entire summers were spent sipping the waters of the springs ...
The other love in his life
Mar 01, 1999; ... I guess I'm lucky. I used to wince when I heard my honey say, "Wow, look at that body." It doesn't bother me anymore.I just smile tolerantly.It's even OK when he searches the Internet for items that fuel hisaddiction.It does bug me a little some Saturday mornings when he ...
NBA Report
Mar 01, 1999 ... While Michael Jordan, NBC and all the other big shots werelavishing attention on the dysfunctional Los Angeles Lakers, thePortland Trail Blazers and Miami Heat were making the most noise. The Trail Blazers became the first team to beat the Timberwolveson their home court, defeating ...
NBA Report
Mar 01, 1999 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Streak Home Away ConfOrlando 10 4 .714 - 7-3 Lost 1 7-0 3-4 8-4Miami 9 4 .692 1/2 8-2 Won 1 4-2 5-2 8-4New York 8 5 .615 11/2 7-3 Lost 2 6-1 2-4 7-5Philadelphia 8 5 .615 11/2 5-5 Won 4 4-4 4-1 7-4Boston 6 5 .545 21/2 6-4 ...
Maggert chips off into sunset
Mar 01, 1999; ... CARLSBAD, Calif - It's clear that five days and 128 holes, 38 onSunday, were only barely enough to identify the richest match-playgolfer in the world. For the record, his name is Jeff Maggert, whoplayed from, oh, just about sunup to just about sundown so he couldstuff $1 million his his ...
Nets not safe with Roane: Raider girls move to region final vs. Capital
Mar 01, 1999; ... Like every other aspect of basketball, cutting nets down takes alittle practice. Coach Sue Knotts is hoping Roane County's girls get their thirdlesson in postgame celebration Tuesday against Capital. "I've been here in Roane County 15 years," said Knotts. "I'vebeen involved ...
BOYSSECTIONALPAIRINGS
Mar 01, 1999 ... CLASS AAA Region 5 Section 1 - Greenbrier East vs. Princeton, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, atConcord College. Winner vs. Beckley, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, atConcord.Section 2 - Oak Hill vs. Nicholas County, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, atNicholas County.Regional final - March 9, Raleigh County ...
WVU video goes behind the scenes of football season
Mar 01, 1999; ... MORGANTOWN - The most comprehensive sports highlights video everproduced by West Virginia University now is on sale. Entitled "All Access," it's a unique documentary on the 1998football team that posted an 8-4 record. The video runs 90 minutesand is now on sale statewide at United ...
GIRLS REGIONAL PAIRINGS
Mar 01, 1999 ... CLASS AAA (All games 7:30 p.m., Tuesday) Region 1Parkersburg South vs. Wheeling Park, at Tyler Consolidated HighSchool.Region 2Martinsburg vs. Hampshire, at Musselman High School.Region 3Morgantown vs. Fairmont Senior, at East Fairmont High School.Region 4Philip ...
, City man reports being beaten with metal pole
Mar 01, 1999 ... A Charleston man told police he was beaten with a metal pole inthe 1500 block of Lee Street East. Police were called to the corner of Washington Street East andRuffner Avenue about 6 p.m. Saturday to find Carl Lindsay FountainJr., 30, of Chamberlain Court, bleeding from a 2-inch ...
Men hurt in fight on Capitol Street
Mar 01, 1999 ... One man was hospitalized and another was slightly injured after afight in the first block of Capitol Street, said Charleston policeLt. Randy Young. Lyle Ellis, 24, of Valley Road was hospitalized with headinjuriesafter a fight with an unidentified man early Saturday ...
Police say man shot son-in-law
Mar 01, 1999 ... WINFIELD - A Putnam County man was charged with wantonendangerment after allegedly shooting his son-in-law, police said. Kenneth Simpson, 47, shot 36-year-old John Dwight Cook in the legabout 4:50 p.m. Saturday, said Deputy E.S. Hayzlett of the PutnamCounty Sheriff's ...
OBITUARIES
Mar 01, 1999 ... Peyton M. Bowlin Peyton Marie Bowlin, infant daughter of Charles Lee and Lori DawnBowlin of Kanawha Two-Mile, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 1999, in Womenand Children's Hospital. Also surviving: brother, Charles Hunter Bowlin at home; paternalgrandmother, Margaret Bowlin of ...
Cherry blossoms are right on schedule, expert says
Mar 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON - Washington's mild winter may coax the Tidal Basincherry trees into bloom a few days sooner than usual, but thisweek'schill should ensure they do not flower foolishly early, the NationalPark Service's chief blossom-watcher predicted Thursday. The tentative forecast ...
King speech tape restored: Long forgotten oration was recorded after bus boycotts
Mar 01, 1999 ... * Long forgotten oration was recorded after bus boycottsBy CINDY LOOSETHE WASHINGTON POSTWASHINGTON - "You would have never heard of Martin Luther King ifit hadn't been for Rosa Parks and the humble people of Montgomery,Alabama, who decided to walk in dignity rather than ...
Greenhouses can fit any size budget: Determine amount of humidity before making purchase
Mar 01, 1999 ... Q. I have always wanted a small greenhouse to grow veggies andhave flowers year-round. Our budget is tight so we need aninexpensive kit and one that does not need a lot of heat. What low-cost kits are best? Peg N. Dear Peg: Nothing is better than having a salad made ...
HOROSCOPE
Mar 01, 1999 ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Discuss any doubts you have beforecommitting to a business venture. Get necessary obligations out ofthe way, and then, everything will run smoothly. Your recent actionsare sure to attract attention. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20) ....
DEAR ABBY
Mar 01, 1999 ... DEAR ABBY: I'm responding to the letter in your column from ourfederal drug czar, Barry R. McCaffrey. The general is not an M.D. orsocial worker, and isn't qualified to speak on the drug problem.None of what he suggests will prevent drug abuse. Furthermore, herecently made himself look ...
Auctions a country addiction: You may have to sit on your hands to keep from bidding on it all
Mar 01, 1999; ... "I'VE got five dollars, five dollars. Who will give me six?" No, those aren't the words of someone looking for a handout. Thatis auctioneer talk, albeit slowed down and deciphered. We attended a tack auction last weekend in the hope of findingsome bargains for our horses and ...
Bike messengers go without brakes
Mar 01, 1999 ... DENVER - David Dungan dashes through midday traffic, changinglanes and blowing through red lights at almost 35 mph. A bicycle messenger, he does it all on a bike with neither gearsnor brakes. Dungan is one of a growing cadre of so-called "groovy" riders whohave stormed onto ...
There's still time to convert IRAs
Mar 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON - People who rushed last year to convert theirtraditional individual retirement accounts to new Roth IRAs stillcanswitch back and affect their 1998 tax returns. Taxpayers had until the end of December to convert their regularIRAs to Roth IRAs if they wanted to enjoy a ...
Tobacco executive charged with money laundering
Mar 01, 1999 ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A tobacco company executive was charged withhelping smugglers scheme to sell nearly $700 million worth ofcigarettes on the Canadian black market. Leslie Thompson, a former R.J. Reynolds executive, was arrestedthis week in Detroit on money laundering charges. He is ...
Entrepreneurs can shop for funds
Mar 01, 1999; ... NORWALK, CONN. - On a recent afternoon, deep inside a bustling TVstudio, entrepreneur Katherine Legatos sparred with three menchargedwith finding the holes in the business plan for Ingredients.com, hernew Internet cosmetics company.Legatos and partner Amy Rybergplan to sell an ...
Business people
Mar 01, 1999 ... ACCOUNTING - The accounting firm Arnett & Foster PLLC announced SusanBarber,Eric Cole, Michele Goddard, James Lafferty, Amy Moulder, MonicaStephenson and Brian Wadsworth have been promoted to in-chargeaccountants in the firm's Charleston office. BANKING- Alecia Tyson has ...
Kids of working mothers do OK, study shows: Quality of parenting outweighs hours at; home, professor says
Mar 01, 1999 ... WASHINGTON - A study evaluating the development and health ofmorethan 6,000 youngsters suggests that children of women who workoutside the home suffer no permanent harm because of their mother'sabsence. "I found there was no difference between children whose motherswere ...
Kentucky firm grows as coal consolidates: AEI Resources emerges as nation's fifth-largest producer
Mar 01, 1999; ... So many coal companies changed hands last year that one researchfirm called it "The Great Coal Sell-Off of 1998." The 10 largest coal producers now account for 62 percent ofdomestic coal production. Over the past decade, the number ofoperating mines has dropped almost in half while ...
City's Capitol Market names new director
Mar 01, 1999; ... A retail marketing expert has been named the new executivedirector of Capitol Market Inc. For the past six years, Tammy Borstnar (pronounced BORS-ner) hasarranged temporary leases with those vendors who sell merchandise inthe carts and kiosks at Charleston Town Center. Today, ...
Regular day: no big deal
Mar 01, 1999; ... I started sniffling last Sunday and woke up Monday morningaching.My body told me this season's flu shot hadn't worked. Although I went to the office every day last week, I know Ishouldhave stayed home. For the record, I DID try to avoid breathing onany of my coworkers or ...
Like it or not, lawmakers to tackle salary issues
Mar 01, 1999; ... Lawmakers are faced with a slew of proposed government raisesjustas new legislative projections are showing there will be less moneyto go around. "It's not good as far as public perception that we're talkingabout major holes in next year's budget while looking at ...
More W.Va. guns used in crimes
Mar 01, 1999 ... The number of guns purchased in West Virginia and used in out-of-state felonies has risen by more than 135 percent in five years,according to statistics from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobaccoand Firearms. ATF statistics show 257 guns purchased in West Virginia were usedin ...
FOR THE RECORD
Mar 01, 1999 ... * City crimes The following crimes have been reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment: - Public intoxication and resisting arrest were reported between12:30 a.m. and midnight Feb. 20 in the 4900 block of WashingtonAvenue.- Petit larceny was reported between 1 a.m. and ...