Charleston Daily Mail back issues from September 2000:
12-year-old, officer die in altercation: ; Youth drags officer in car before being shot by police
Sep 01, 2000; ... CINCINNATI - A city police officer attempting to stop a cardriven by a 12-year-old boy was dragged about 800 feet to his deathearly today as he tried to snatch the keys out of the ignition,police said. The boy was shot to death by the officer. The officerdied "because some young punk ...
Workers' Comp deficit continues to shrink
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The Workers' Compensation Fund's deficit reduction programcontinues to do better than expected despite 1999 law changes thatslowed down the rate of that reduction, according to new figures. William Vieweg, commissioner of the state Bureau of EmploymentPrograms, ...
First night gets thumbs up: ; Beer sales slow as teens, families pack boulevard
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL Ten-year-old Brandon Dodrill, above, of Hurricane did a high-flying act over the Regatta crowds on Kanawha Boulevard while tryingout the ...
Gas prices escalate for holiday: ; Motorists outraged by 20 cent or more hikes in single day
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Motorists filling up for the Labor Day weekend apparently arefacing double-digit price increases at many area gas stations, ahike that took even the American Automobile Association by surprise."Prices going up 20 cents a gallon in a day - that's not typical,"Greg ...
Gore is no enemy of coal, party official says
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL POLITICAL EDITOR Democrat Al Gore is not planning to abandon the coal industry ifhe is elected president, the party's national chairman declared. "We want to make sure coal has a prominent place in the energypolicy of the United States of America," Joe Andrew said ...
State vote may swing to GOP
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Long thought to be solidly and steadily Democratic,West Virginia may be more of a swing state than its registration orrepresentation indicates. If given a Republican alternative, abouthalf the voters in two of the state's three ...
First night gets the thumbs up: ; Beer sales slow as teens, families pack boulevard
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Opening day of the reinvented five-day Charleston SternwheelRegatta belonged to families and teeny-boppers. It wasn't wild likethe old days but many festival-goers said it looked like the eventwas finally getting better. "I think this might be it; I think ...
Driver gets $100 fine, two days in jail in Putnam child's death
Sep 01, 2000; ... A Georgia man was fined $100 and spent two days in jail forrunning a stop sign and causing an accident that caused the death ofa 10-year-old Putnam County girl. The family of Jennifer Petry wasdismayed Wednesday when a prosecutor explained that he was unable tocharge Kevin O'Quinn with ...
Clinton will leave missile defense decision to the next president
Sep 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - President Clinton has decided to leave to hissuccessor the tough decision on beginning deployment of a nationaldefense against ballistic missile attack, two senior administrationofficials said. The president planned to announce his decision in aspeech today at Georgetown ...
Clinton's estate tax veto may be big issue this fall
Sep 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - House Republican leaders are vowing a prompt attemptto override President Clinton's veto of a bill repealing inheritancetaxes, but if that fails the so-called death tax debate will playout in the fall election campaigns. Republicans say they will makesure voters understand ...
Steelworkers prepare to strike: ; Firestone officials hopeful a deal can be reached
Sep 01, 2000; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Union negotiators and Bridgestone/FirestoneCo. executives talked through the night, took a break and thenresumed discussions this morning as the clock ticked down toward amidnight strike deadline. "They negotiated all night long, wound upat 6 a.m. and were going back ...
Scouts may be campaign issue: ; Federal agency questions relations after court decision
Sep 01, 2000; ... WASHINGTON - An Interior Department attempt to clarify itsrelationship with the Boy Scouts of America in light of the group'sban on gays has prompted sharp responses from Republicans, with theissue quickly surfacing in the presidential race. The InteriorDepartment acknowledged Thursday ...
REGIONAL
Sep 01, 2000 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 81 67 Cldy Charlotte 85 69 Cldy Cincinnati 84 69 Cldy Cleveland 80 67 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 83 69 Cldy Dayton 84 67 Cldy Daytona Beach 90 74 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 83 72 ...
NATIONAL
Sep 01, 2000 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 60 47 Cldy Baltimore 84 73 PCldy Boston 73 69 Rain Chicago 82 68 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 106 77 Clr Denver 84 55 Clr Detroit 84 69 PCldy Honolulu 88 75 Clr Houston 105 77 Clr Indianapolis 89 70 ...
News briefs
Sep 01, 2000 ... Japan evacuating volcanic island TOKYO - All remaining residents of a Japanese island where avolcano began erupting nearly two months ago were ordered toevacuate today because of the danger of more eruptions, earthquakesand landslides. About 1,500 residents had remained on ...
Letters to the Editor: ; The past of the Rev. Allan Hill is old news
Sep 01, 2000 ... I have been a reader of the Daily Mail for over 70 years. I don't know the Rev. Allan Hill, but reporter Todd C. Frankel'sarticle, "Activist discusses criminal past," in the Aug. 16 DailyMail, about him was vicious and political. I also don't know theDaily Mail anymore. It reads ...
Education: ; Lincoln County has a chance to improve life for its children
Sep 01, 2000; ... THE United States extends the same opportunities to the daughtersof immigrants that it extends to the sons of privilege. The toolsneeded to succeed are not restricted to a narrow band of the well-born. Education is the great equalizer. It is the road that leadsfrom ...
Our views: ; Gambling; Cabell County's sheriff doesn't have a hard time enforcing the law
Sep 01, 2000; ... PUBLIC officials manifest all manner of weak behavior on thesubject of illegal gambling payouts on "entertainment" machines.They always have. Members of the Legislature have never been ableto decide whether to outlaw a family-destroying, poverty-promotingsocial pathology or make money ...
Debates are important to voters: ; Humphreys and Wise should honor the process
Sep 01, 2000; ... STRIKE up the band - the debate dance begins again. The back andforth between candidates over debates is as predictable in the fallas the turning of the leaves. That doesn't mean voters should ignoreit. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Wise doesn't want toparticipate in anything ...
Undercurrents of media culture: ; Standard-setters and mega-dittos
Sep 01, 2000; ... CITING its own higher standard, the Charleston Gazettereprimanded this newspaper for revealing the criminal past of a manwho had thrust himself into a leadership role in a publiccontroversy. Thus the Other Paper introduced a subject worthy of aSunday School class discussion. I'll start ...
Charges dropped against 11-year-old Elian protester
Sep 01, 2000; ... MIAMI - Charges have been dropped against the youngest personarrested during protests over the government's April seizure of 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez. Christopher Quintana, 11, was accused ofblocking traffic and inciting a riot, a felony. The charge was laterdropped, but the ...
Underwood pledges to increase day care availability
Sep 01, 2000; ... MORGANTOWN - A plan to increase the availability andaffordability of child care in the state should ease stress onworking families, state officials said. Gov. Cecil UnderwoodThursday announced an $18.6 million initiative that changeseligibility rules and raises reimbursement rates for ...
Foundation offers computer training
Sep 01, 2000; ... FAIRMONT - The West Virginia High Technology ConsortiumFoundation is offering some free education to unemployed people andthose who have part-time or low-paying jobs. The program willprovide nine months of classroom work and college credit to thosewho pass a basic skills ...
Witness defends credentials
Sep 01, 2000; ... An expert witness for environmentalists fighting strip mining inWest Virginia has defended his credentials against attacks by stateofficials. Charles H. Norris, who says he is working toward adoctoral degree in hydrogeology at the University of Illinois, saidlawyers for the Division of ...
Lawyers not stepping forward to help State Bar General counsel for agency says conflicts could arise
Sep 01, 2000; ... Concerns about the state Public Service Commission's legaldivision reviewing ethical complaints against other lawyers may bemoot because no one has volunteered to do the work. PSC ChairwomanCharlotte Lane offered the legal division's services after learningat a recent State Bar board of ...
Official questions legality of meeting
Sep 01, 2000; ... MARTINSBURG - Members of the Martinsburg City Council andPlanning Commission may have violated state open meetings lawrecently, says an official of the state attorney general's office. Mayor George Karos said officials did not discuss specific mattersat their unannounced joint meeting ...
Burn dilapidated houses, Beckley official suggests
Sep 01, 2000; ... BECKLEY - A Raleigh County volunteer fire chief has proposed anovel way to get rid of hundreds of rotting, abandoned houses. Burnthem for training exercises, says Danny Lambert, chief of the CoalCity Volunteer Fire Department. Lambert said Thursday he has won the support of nearly ...
Raleigh fire chief no longer faces charges
Sep 01, 2000; ... BECKLEY - Charges against a Raleigh County volunteer fire chiefaccused in a shooting were dropped after prosecutors discovered thatthe victim could face a federal weapons charge if he testified. Magistrate John Tanner ruled Thursday there was no probable cause topursue the charges ...
Sheriff using new patrol boat
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department new boat was launchedjust in time to help officers patrol the river during the SternwheelRegatta and Labor Day weekend. "If the police are around, thenpeople will tend to do what they're supposed to," said Cpl JessBailes ...
Student charged with stock scam: ; Technology firm feels effects of fake press release
Sep 01, 2000; ... LOS ANGELES - A 23-year-old community college student wasarrested and charged with fraud for allegedly issuing a bogus pressrelease that caused a California fiber optics company's stock tolose more than $2 billion in value in several hours of trading lastweek. Mark S. Jakob allegedly ...
State plans racing plates party: ; NASCAR drivers to appear at debut of license plates
Sep 01, 2000; ... West Virginia drivers can display their love for NASCAR with newlicense plates available this month, but they still won't be allowedto drive as fast as their favorite racers. A licensing agreementwith NASCAR allows West Virginians to purchase plates bearing thesignatures of Dale ...
Vent Line
Sep 01, 2000 ... * A friend's son is living with severe back pain due to work. Heneeds surgery immediately. Yet, Worker's Comp tells him he must waittwo to three weeks for paperwork and red tape before a release canbe had for the doctors to be allowed to perform this needed surgery.This needs corrected. ...
Police to increase presence on roads during holiday
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF West Virginia State Police are again focusing their energies onkeeping the roads safe this Labor Day weekend. In 1999, eightmotorists were killed in five traffic crashes on the state'shighways. Labor Day weekend is typically the deadliest of allholiday periods ...
Lottery
Sep 01, 2000 ... * WEST VIRGINIA Daily 3: 802 Daily 4: 1480 Cash 25: 3-8-15-20-21-24 - OHIO Day Pick 3: 927 Pick 4: 6038 Night Pick 3: 415 Pick 4: ...
Schedule of Regatta events
Sep 01, 2000 ... Today - 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. - Petting zoo, pony rides and balloon rideson Magic Island - 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. - Children's activities andSolid Rock on Boulevard - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Excursion boats - 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. - Ferry service from Haddad Park to ...
Festival brings people of all kinds
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Tara Lyons is a receptionist, but she wants to be a paddleboatcaptain. On Thursday, she was in training, running passengers from amakeshift landing spot on Magic Island to Haddad Riverfront Park. "I like being out on the river," said Lyons, 25. She ...
Herd doesn't emerge unscathed
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - A game like Southeast Missouri State is a goodtuneup, if you don't get torn down in the process. Which is exactlywhat happened to Marshall University Thursday in its 63-7 win overthe Indians. The worst injury appeared to be left guard ...
He's no Fodor: New passer breaks mold
Sep 01, 2000; ... HUNTINGTON - OK, who was in charge of the Zippo? Whichever slacker it was certainly didn't do their job duringMarshall's 63-7 win over Southeast Missouri State here Thursdaynight. All he had to do was make sure the quarterbacking torch wasfired up, so it could be passed from Chad ...
Marshall scores right and Leftwich: ; Big debuts key to season-opening rout of Indians
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Even though it was overmatched Southeast MissouriState, Marshall University Byron Leftwich not only left his doubtersbehind, he left them in the dust. In his first start for theThundering Herd, Leftwich and a host of new names - ...
Summer school snafu cited in forfeit
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER The use of a player who did not fulfill his summer schoolobligations has caused Riverside High to forfeit its footballvictory against Herbert Hoover, said Principal Richard Clendenin. Riverside administrators first discovered the error during a ...
A 'must-win' season opener?: ; Boston College players also say victory is essential
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Since the day the schedule was released, this is the gamedeclared the tone-setter for the season. It is a day before WestVirginia University's 2000 opener with Boston College. A qualityfoe, a 1999 bowl team that had doubled the Mountaineers' score aseason ...
Come back, Nehlen begs students
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - Even the man upstairs has noticed the drop-off. No, not him. The man upstairs at West Virginia Universityfootball. Coach Don Nehlen. Even Nehlen, often concerned with X'sand O's, now has turned his attention to no-shows. In other ...
SPORTS ON TV
Sep 01, 2000 ... auto racing 3:30 p.m. - NASCAR Winston Cup, Southern 500 qualifying ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Saturday - NASCAR Grand National, Dura-Lube 200 ESPN baseball 8 p.m. - Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros TBS 10 p.m. - Pittsburgh Pirates at San Diego Padres ...
Local sports
Sep 01, 2000 ... WVC VOLLEYBALL The University of Charleston has been selected by a vote of nineparticipating league coaches as preseason volleyball favorite in theWest Virginia Conference. The Golden Eagles were the 1999 WVIACtournament and regular season runners up before dropping a decisionto ...
TODAY'S ODDS
Sep 01, 2000 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Cincinnati -135 Montreal +125 Atlanta-120 at Houston +110 at St. Louis -125 New York +115 at Colorado -165 Milwaukee +155 at Arizona-165 Florida ...
WVU roster
Sep 01, 2000 ... No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown 30 Seth Abraham WR 5-11 175 3rd Triadelphia, W.Va. 37 Zach Anglin P 6-0 200 3rd Bridgeport, W.Va. 10 Brad Allen QB 6-2 215 1st Hermitage, Pa. 2 Lawerence Audena DB 6-0 195 1st Norwalk, Conn. 19 Scott Beresford QB 6-3 210 ...
Game stats
Sep 01, 2000 ... Game stats SE Missouri 7 0 0 0 - 7 Marshall 7 21 14 21 -63 First Quarter Mar-Kellett 3 pass from Leftwich (Jenkins kick), 12:06 SMS-Weaver 26 pass from West (Witczak kick), 6:53 Second Quarter Mar-Rodgers 2 run (Jenkins kick), ...
Charleston: ; Distance Run past winners
Sep 01, 2000 ... Charleston Distance Run past winners (Male and female winners listed) 1973 - Jeff Galloway, 1:16.29 Jackie Hansen, 1:39.28 1974 - Philip Ndoo, 1:18.03 Katy Schilly, 1:38.23 1975 - John Vitale, 1:17.00 Kim Merritt, 1:32.15 1976 - Frank Shorter, 1:14.37 ...
Daughter gets father back into competition
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTS EDITOR On the brink of 40, Larry Taylor can't run as fast as he did incollege. But he's not far behind. More important, the Fayettevilleresident is having a lot more fun these days. "I was serious forfour years in high school and four years in college," ...
Spring Valley taking pregame prayer to air
Sep 01, 2000; ... HUNTINGTON - A Wayne County high school and a radio stationbelieve they have found a way around a U.S. Supreme Court rulingbarring pre-game prayers. Dave McCallister and WRVC-FM/AM promisean on-air prayer tonight that will avoid the Spring Valley HighSchool intercom system and, they ...
Prep Game of the Week
Sep 01, 2000; ... Key players In a worst-case scenario, this game could do for high schoolfootball what the Three Stooges' "Three Little Pigskins" did forfootball movies. Nyuck, nyuck, fumble. Last week, South Charlestonfumbled eight times and lost four in beating St. Albans. Meanwhile,Riverside ...
Indians run, not limp, to tackle tough schedule
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER When his starting quarterback came down with a freak injury ongame week, Sissonville Coach Henry "Boob" Lanham had only onerecourse. "I took a little guy who had never even shaved before andsaid, 'Here you go, buddy, take the varsity team in against ...
Alley Cats end how they began: plenty of errors
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER The Charleston Alley Cats wrapped up their home schedule Thursdaynight with Fan Appreciation Night. Unfortunately for the 1,286 fansin attendance, the Cats didn't save their best for last. Charleston (29-33) committed a season-high six errors, four ...
Fantasy winners
Sep 01, 2000 ... * RUSTY GREER, Rangers: Had five hits, three runs scored and fourRBI. - PHIL NEVIN, Padres: Went 4-for-5 with a homer and four RBI. - JEROMYBURNITZandLUISLOPEZ, Brewers: Each had three hits andthree RBI. - ...
MAJOR LEAGUE GAMES
Sep 01, 2000 ... reds 4, braves 3 Cincinnati rallied for four runs in the sixth inning, keyed bySean Casey's RBI double, and knocked Atlanta into second place inthe NL East. Atlanta fell a half-game behind the idle New York Metsafter losing 3-of-4 to Cincinnati, going 2-6 on the homestand ...
Baseball P.M.
Sep 01, 2000 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Wild Card GB in ( ) W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York74 56 .569 - z-7-3 W-1 37-28 37-28 11-6 Boston (1) 69 61 .531 5 z-5-5 L-1 35-28 34-33 9-9 Toronto (11/2) 70 63 .526 51/2 7-3 W-1 36-28 34-35 9-9 Baltimore 60 73 ...
Mets' Reed gets a rocky reception
Sep 01, 2000; ... NEW YORK - Met pitcher Rick Reed had no problems on the mound inhis most recent start. His trouble started when he left SheaStadium. A group of fans, upset that the Huntington, W.Va., nativewould not sign autographs, rocked his car Wednesday night andprompted an angry confrontation in ...
Bichette experiment ends after less than a season
Sep 01, 2000; ... CINCINNATI - Dante Bich-ette thinks his new baseball home issimply splendid. The outfielder grew up admiring Ted Williams. He met his wife ata gym across from the Green Monster. During his first seasons in themajors, he fattened his average at Fenway Park. Bichette's secondtrade ...
Freshman leads Sissonville girls past Catholic, 4-1: ; Hurricane, Poca, South Charleston boys blank foes
Sep 01, 2000 ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Freshman Jennifer Povick scored two goals and assisted on a thirdas the Sissonville rolled to a 4-1 road victory over CharlestonCatholic. The Indians' defense limited the Irish (2-2-1) to fiveshots on goal Thursday at Shawnee Park with sophomore keeper ...
Coliseum back on WVU slate
Sep 01, 2000; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MORGANTOWN - The big news with the 2000-01 West VirginiaUniversity men's and women's basketball schedules isn't who's comingto town. It's where they're going to be played - the Coliseum. WVU announced the schedules Thursday. Both the men's and women'steams ...
Not a normal loss for outmanned Bears
Sep 01, 2000; ... NORMAL, Ill. - Kevin Glenn passed for 286 yards and fourtouchdowns as Illinois State crushed West Virginia University Tech75-10. The Redbirds, ranked No. 5 in the preseason NCAA Division I-AA poll, jumped ahead 31-3 in the first quarter. At halftime, theGolden Bears, a Division II team, ...
Long day gets longer for Badgers
Sep 01, 2000; ... MADISON, Wis. - At the end of the longest day of Barry Alvarez'scoaching career, the Wisconsin coach sat silently behind a podium,mopping his brow and studying a stat sheet. Alvarez will be doing alot of deep thinking in the upcoming days. His No. 4 WisconsinBadgers picked up an uneasy ...
Merchants deem first Hale Street Block Party a selling success
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The merchants of Hale Street figured a midday block party withthe promise of food, music and reduced-price merchandise would drawpeople, if they could just get the word out. They found out theywere right beyond their wildest dreams. The first Hale Street ...
Brutal day sends Agassi packing
Sep 01, 2000; ... NEW YORK - Andre Agassi minced no words in talking about hisperformance. "It was just a brutal day," he said after falling in the secondround to Frenchman Arnaud Clement and ending his bid to retain hisU.S. Open title. "I tried to figure out how to get to him, but Icouldn't do ...
Storms left their trash troubles behind: ; Geography worked against storm victims
Sep 01, 2000; ... DAILY MAIL Officials from Jackson County Emergency Services set up a trashcontainer by the Goldtown exit of Interstate 77 for homeowners toget rid of ...