Charleston Daily Mail back issues from January 2001:
Baby's early arrival makes her first of the new year
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Brian and Leona Jordan are the parents of Courtney Nicole, thefirst ...
You say you wanna resolution?: ; Year-end pledges can be simple ... or very far-fetched
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF What we really wanted to do for this story was to go to one ofthose "perp walks," where criminal suspects are led in handcuffsthrough a salivating and wild pack of journalists. Other red-facedjournalists would shriek, "Are you the mastermind responsible forthese ...
Radon detected in state building
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Tipped off by employees doing their own samples, the state Officeof Environmental Health has found radon levels in a Fairlea stateoffice building that are three to five times the level at whichfederal regulations recommend action. Randy Curtis, director ...
Cafe blaze kills 5: ; New Year's revelers jumped from building to escape flames
Jan 01, 2001; ... VOLENDAM, Netherlands - A fire ripped through a packed New Year'scelebration in a three-story party hall, killing at least fiverevelers and injuring more than 130, as people leaped from the topfloor to flee the mayhem, officials and eyewitnesses said. The firestarted shortly after ...
Baby's early arrival makes her first of the new year
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF His birthday is Halloween. Her birthday is two days beforeChristmas. Brian and Leona Jordan seem to like the holidays. They are theparents of the first baby born in the Kanawha Valley in 2001. Thecouple's first child, Courtney Nicole Jordan, was born at 5:25 ...
Building inspectors proposed: ; Independent workers suggested for Putnam unincorporated areas
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Max Ferguson, a nationally certified home inspector, checks outan attic, above, and under a sink, left, at a home in a subdivisionnear Poca. Putnam County officials are considering a proposal thatwould require a certified inspection of buildings before they couldbe ...
Building inspectors proposed: ; Independent workers suggested for Putnam unincorporated areas
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER For their retirement move from Connecticut back to West Virginia,Stan and Terri Illikainen found Teays Valley property, a house planand a builder. What they didn't have in the mix was a buildinginspector. There are none in unincorporated Putnam ...
Iranian weavers finish giant carpet for mosque
Jan 01, 2001; ... TEHRAN, Iran - After three years of work by 500 weavers, Iran hasshipped a hand-woven carpet the size of a football field to a mosquein Oman. The carpet, with a surface area of 6,000 square yards andweighing 24.2 tons, was shipped to the Omani capital of Muscat onSaturday, said Mostafa ...
Wash. teen arrested after family found dead
Jan 01, 2001; ... ADDY, Wash. - A 16-year-old boy was arrested after his parentsand two siblings were found dead along a rural road near this smallmountain community in northeast Washington. Investigators said thebodies were covered with snow. All four, including the two siblings,ages 11 and 18, were ...
Fairmont mayor faces two challengers
Jan 01, 2001; ... FAIRMONT - Fairmont Mayor Nick Fantasia will have competitionthis month when city council decides who should be the city's nextmayor. The two-term mayor is being challenged by council membersRon Straight and Burley Tennant Jr. "I am certainly intending to ask council for support ...
Oldsmobile fans sorry to see the line go: ; Area dealers say change won't put them out of business
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Jim Morgan of Royal Oldsmobile-Jeep near Patrick Street Plazachecks out a brand-new Aurora ....
Oldsmobile fans sorry to see the line go: ; Area dealers say change won't put them out of business
Jan 01, 2001; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL Oldsmobile owners can be a loyal lot. Don Ahrens of Charleston isExhibit A. General Motors recent announcement that it is phasing out itsOldsmobile division may disappoint many of the cars' fans, but itdoesn't dampen their enthusiasm for their beloved Olds ....
REGIONAL
Jan 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 27 18 Cldy Charlotte 38 17 Clr Cincinnati 29 12 Clr Cleveland 27 19 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 29 11 Clr Dayton 27 12 Clr Daytona Beach 52 31 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 38 19 ...
NATIONAL
Jan 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 25 15 Snow Baltimore 33 20 PCldy Boston 32 18 Clr Chicago 22 15 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 39 27 PCldy Denver 44 19 Clr Detroit 27 19 PCldy Honolulu 81 67 Clr Houston 47 25 PCldy Indianapolis 23 10 ...
Attackers slash, set fire to worshippers at church in the Caribbean
Jan 01, 2001; ... CASTRIES, St. Lucia - Men wielding machetes and a blowtorchattacked worshippers in church on the final day of the year, hackingat people and setting them ablaze, police and witnesses said. Onenun died, and at least 13 people were injured. The motive for theattack during Sunday Mass in a ...
It's Y2K+1: ; World celebrates 2001 with dancing, fireworks
Jan 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK - Welcome to the REAL third millennium. Mathematical purists who opted out of champagne for last NewYear's Eve were happy to enjoy the first day of 2001, while revelersacross the nation gleefully celebrated the millennium for a secondtime. "It's a real sense of occasion," ...
Many still using up last year's stockpiles
Jan 01, 2001; ... EL PASO, Texas - It's taken 12 months, but Ron Williams has justabout depleted his supply of food, medicine and other goods stockedin preparation for the Y2K computer chaos that never came. Still,the military surplus store owner who advised his customers to stockup on staples has no ...
News briefs
Jan 01, 2001 ... Oklahoma set to put 8 people to death TULSA, Okla. - The already busy death chamber at the OklahomaState Penitentiary is about to log its busiest month ever. But noteven a record eight executions causes much stir in this strongly pro-death penalty state. "Look at what those ...
Vent Line
Jan 01, 2001 ... * This is for all the people who are bashing Bush. Guess what?He's won. He's president. In your face. - In response to the venter who was talking about the teachers inKanawha County driving the very expensive BMWs, SUVs and big 4X4trucks and not needing a raise: You were looking ...
Have a mindfully happy new year: ; Let us resolve to align priorities with time spent
Jan 01, 2001; ... BOSTON - Who thought up this resolutions thing anyway? The wholeidea of a new year is to get a clean slate and a fresh start. Theicon is a baby, the calendar begins with the number 1. But what'sthe first assignment we get for the first of the year? To pick upour autobiography as if it ...
Land mine explodes, killing one in Pakistan
Jan 01, 2001; ... QUETTA, Pakistan - A land mine exploded in a remote region ofsouthwestern Pakistan, killing one person and ...
Obituaries & News
Jan 01, 2001 ... Joseph Beattie Joseph Beattie, 84, of Charleston, died Saturday, Dec. 30, 2000,in CAMC General Hospital following a long illness. He was theretired owner and broker of Beattie-Firth Inc. He was a member ofSt. Matthews Episcopal Church, Charleston, a World War II veteran ofthe ...
Putnam officials say enforcement is a struggle
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER A nagging problem persists in Putnam County, where regulationsgovern subdivision development, signs and land use in Teays Valley,salvage yards and construction in flood plains. Enforcement. Ninety-five percent of businesses, developers, contractors ...
Police blotter
Jan 01, 2001 ... Man charged with assault, burglary A St. Albans man was charged this morning with assault andseveral other offenses after he allegedly started a fracas at his ex-girlfriend's apartment, police said. Mark A. Paul, 22, allegedlyforced his way into the residence of his ...
Calif. region may be at greater risk of quake damage
Jan 01, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - A new picture of the ground beneath SouthernCalifornia shows one of its most populous areas could be at greaterrisk of earthquake damage than previously realized. A basin of softsediment beneath the San Gabriel Valley, just east of downtown LosAngeles, is about 3 miles ...
Forecasters don't expect repeat of '77, '78 freezes
Jan 01, 2001; ... CINCINNATI - Colder than usual temperatures are expected thiswinter, but forecasters say they won't be anywhere near the recordlows of the late '70s, when the Ohio River froze so solid that somepeople walked across it. "Those were very unusual years," saidWarren Bruns, hydrologist for ...
Woman predicts what future holds: ; Money troubles won't be end for city, psychic says
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Everyone wants to know what the future holds, and a Dunbarpsychic has a few answers to questions about what lies ahead forCharleston in 2001. Ann Reynolds said Charleston finally is"catching up with the rest of the world at the expense of having hadour head in ...
Buccaneers frozen out again: ; Fumble-causing sack spurs Eagles to 21-3 victory
Jan 01, 2001; ... PHILADELPHIA - Hugh Douglas was tired of hearing about coldweather, so he made sure he was a bigger factor. Douglas turned thegame around with a second-quarter sack and the Philadelphia Eagleskept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winless in temperatures under 40degrees (0-20) with a 21-3 ...
WVU Game wrapup: ; WVU needs more Moss entering Big East games
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - He came out of the locker room with a smile. "Remember me?" Chris Moss said toward the assembled media. It only seemed like Moss had been locked in a Siberian prisonwithout bread, water, a basket and scoreboard for years. He ...
Burgess finding rhythm for Marshall
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - There's no one better to have on the free throw lineat crunch time than Marshall University's Joda Burgess. And whenhe's hot, Coach Greg White wants him hoisting the 3-pointer as well. Saturday it looked like Burgess' two-game hot streak ...
Braxton ready for new regime
Jan 01, 2001; ... NO one plans to have a happier New Year than Phil Braxton. Imagine a kid who just discovered one final Christmas presenthidden way back behind the tree. That's how the young West VirginiaUniversity wide receiver feels. He can't wait to unwrap new WVU Coach Rich Rodriguez's ...
Defenses take over in playoffs: ; Ravens stymie NFL's No. 2 offense
Jan 01, 2001; ... BALTIMORE - For 16 games, the Baltimore Ravens played defense asefficiently as any team in NFL history. Still, they heard rumblingsthat they just weren't that good. Denver now believes. The rest ofthe league should, too. The Ravens dominated the NFL's second-ranked offense ...
Briefly
Jan 01, 2001 ... BASKETBALL - Anthony Perry scored 16 points and No. 21 Georgetown overcamepoor shooting at the start of each half to beat Houston 79-63 on theroad. The Hoyas, 11-0 and off to their best start in 11 seasons,fell behind 8-2 before taking a 49-30 haltfime lead. They hit only ...
Local sports
Jan 01, 2001 ... STATE LOSES West Virginia State's men's basketball team lost its second gameto Montana State-Billings in Billings, Mont., on Sunday, falling 116-83. The loss dropped the Yellow Jackets to 3-5. Montana State,coached by former West Virginia State head coach Craig Carse, is ...
Time for Big East teams to close the bakery
Jan 01, 2001; ... Forget about Stony Brook, Maryland-Eastern Shore, High Point,Brown, Coastal Carolina and all the others. Cupcake season is over.Time for serious hoops. Around these parts, that means Big EastConference hoops. Turn the calendar to 2001 and hunker down for somegames that actually mean ...
Sherill prevails over ex-employer
Jan 01, 2001; ... SHREVEPORT, La. - If beating his former team made JackieSherrill's latest coaching victory extra special, he wasn't lettingon. Sherrill's Mississippi State Bulldogs beat Texas A&M 43-41 inovertime on Sunday night in the snowy Independence Bowl. Quarterback Wayne Madkin scored the ...
Perfect call not enough for Fresno State
Jan 01, 2001; ... SAN JOSE, Calif. - It was the perfect play, if only it hadworked. Trailing Air Force 37-34 with 14 seconds left, Fresno State fakeda field goal. The Falcons weren't expecting it, and two Bulldogsplayers were wide open in the end zone. But holder Jason Simpson'spass to Giachino ...
Whitney proving magical for Wizards
Jan 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Rod Strickland doesn't know when he'll play again.The way Chris Whitney is playing, maybe it's better that way. Strickland returned to the Washington Wizards on Sunday after anunexcused absence that lasted nearly four days. The veteran pointguard then said his hamstrings ...
TODAY'S ODDS
Jan 01, 2001 ... NCAA Football Bowl Games FAVORITE OPEN TODAY UNDERDOG Today Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif. Purdue Pk 1 (61) Washington Fiesta Bowl at Tempe, Ariz. Oregon State 21/2 31/2 (511/2) Notre Dame Tuesday Sugar Bowl at New ...
Rose Bowl: ; Freshman quintet propels Boilermakers' defense
Jan 01, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - Even Purdue Defensive Coordinator Brock Spack can'tbelieve that the Boilermakers plan to start five freshmen on defensein the Rose Bowl against Washington. "Going into the season, I wasvery nervous because we were going to rely on some young guys,"Spack said. "But I think ...
Despite rumors, PNC Park on schedule
Jan 01, 2001; ... PITTSBURGH - Despite reports that PNC Park construction hasfallen behind by several weeks to a month, the Pittsburgh Piratessaid they still plan to open their new ballpark April 9 for a gameagainst the Cincinnati Reds. The 38,000-seat ballpark has beenbuilt under a tight construction ...
Mascots not welcome at Orange
Jan 01, 2001 ... MIAMI - When it comes to the Sooner Schooner and Chief Osceola,there will be no horsing around at the Orange Bowl. The twotraditional mascots have been banned from Pro Player Stadium whenNo. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 Florida State meet Wednesday night. The Schooner, a small covered ...
Lakas rarely misses for Patriot girls
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER George Washington sophomore Britni Lakas overcame frigidtemperatures and frustrated defenders to turn in the best long-range shooting performance of the season in girls basketball actionlast week. Lakas, a 5-foot-5 shooting guard, hit 5-of-6 from 3-point ...
Prep girls basketball stats
Jan 01, 2001 ... Kanawha County Scoring Player, school G Pts Hi Avg. 1. Megan Withrow, Nitro 7 152 28 21.7 2.Ashleigh Huffman, Nitro 5 96 26 19.2 3. Keisha Tyler, GW 7 132 24 18.9 4. Alexis Hornbuckle, Capital 8 141 26 17.6 5. Emily Facemyer, Sissonville 6 96 ...
Beavers are not in awe of Irish
Jan 01, 2001; ... TEMPE, Ariz. - Traditionally speaking, this year's Fiesta Bowlfeatures one of the strangest matchups of all-time. Notre Dame, witha history of winning, will play Oregon State, with a history offinishing ninth or 10th in the Pacific 10 Conference. It getsstranger. When these ...
They're having a ball: ; The folks at Marietta Silver Globe Company enjoy making hand-blown garden globes the old-fashioned way
Jan 01, 2001; ... Hand-blown garden globes are a specialty of the Marietta SilverGlobe Company of Marietta, Ohio, the only company in the UnitedStates ...
MYTURN: ; Stuff a sock in it!; In the basket, that is
Jan 01, 2001; ... MY husband has so many good qualities I had decided to get overthe fact he does not pick up socks. But then I saw a column by a co-worker and my hopes soared. Among other things it said, "There comesa time when a man has to set aside his habits of the past and startnew traditions, such ...
CLICK&CLACK: ; Oil warning light may signal a range of problems
Jan 01, 2001; ... DEAR Tom and Ray: Is it always bad news when your oil light comeson? I have a 1986 Audi 4000, and when the rpm goes above 2,500, theoil light comes on along with a buzzer. I'm scared to take it to amechanic for fear of what he might tell me. Kelly TOM: Hey, Kelly, that's MY ...
They're having a ball: ; The folks at Marietta Silver Globe Company enjoy making hand-blown garden globes the old-fashioned way
Jan 01, 2001; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MARIETTA, Ohio - As mega-chains and foreign competition make mom-and-pop businesses an endangered species, family-owned operationslike the Marietta Silver Globe Company are not only a rarity, but atreasure. Started in 1938 by George Rigaux, a Belgian immigrant ...
DEARABBY
Jan 01, 2001; ... DEAR READERS: My New Year's column has become an annualtradition. These New Year's resolutions are based on the originalcredo of Al-Anon with the addition of some variations of my own. Just for today, I will live through this day only, and not set far-reaching goals to try to overcome ...
HOROSCOPE
Jan 01, 2001; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). The lull of distant shores is strong,but it seems there is nothing but work and commitment in sight. Dowhat needs to be done, and you'll be swiftly rewarded. rTAURUS(April 20-May 20). Your extraordinary style allows you ...
Moviegoers spent record $7.7 billion
Jan 01, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson headlined a big finalweekend that helped propel Hollywood to another year of recordrevenues as Americans spent about $7.7 billion going to the movies. Hanks'"Cast Away" remained the No. 1 movie for a second consecutiveweekend, grossing $31.2 million ...
Four more killed: ; Violence may threaten efforts toward peace
Jan 01, 2001; ... JERUSALEM - Gunfire and apparent revenge attacks in the West Bankand Gaza Strip left four Palestinians dead, including a 10-year-oldboy, as both sides demanded vengeance for the killings of two high-profile Jewish and Palestinian figures. The violence late Sundayand early today further ...
Many states still reeling from storms: ; Storms that hit East are causing major airline disruptions
Jan 01, 2001; ... LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - As the lights slowly came back on inthousands of Arkansas homes, Gov. Mike Huckabee, who himself hadlost power after a Christmas Day ice storm, urged residents to bepatient. About 46,000 Arkansas homes and businesses remainedwithout electricity on New Year's Eve. At ...
Lessons learned in kitchen put to good use: ; Italian restaurants thrive in Clarksburg
Jan 01, 2001; ... CLARKSBURG EXPONENT-TELEGRAM CLARKSBURG - Sundays weren't always football games and pizzadelivery. Years ago, many afternoons were spent in grandma's kitchenwhere a big, bubbling pot of spaghetti sauce and some crustyhomemade bread were waiting on the other side of an ...
Mayflower move among other top business stories of year
Jan 01, 2001; ... A "top 10" list is bound to be controversial because some folkswill think a few items are unworthy and some significant items willmiss the cut. So it is with the "Top 10 Business Stories of 2000,"found elsewhere on this page. Here, in no particular order, aresome of the stories that ...
Buyouts, job losses, job gains, retail changes, a shifting economy: ; A year in business
Jan 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR BUYOUTS and tough times in basic industries top the list of statebusiness stories in 2000. Daily Mail staff members asked to namethe top story of 2000 agreed: Corporate buyouts were big. Also cited were woes in basic industries ....
Salons in Japan now offer full-body baths
Jan 01, 2001; ... It's an iron lung! It's an MRI! It's a . . . human washingmachine? A Japanese cosmetics maker has introduced a contraption that somemay view as the ultimate in personal pampering and others will seeas the embodiment of sloth. It also happens to look a lot like someintimidating ...
Financial experts advise thrift in new year: ; Emergency savings still advocated for financial health
Jan 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK - Let's face it, we're weak. It's tough to make meaningful New Year's resolutions - and eventougher to keep them. So The Associated Press asked more than ahalf dozen consumer experts to make some resolutions for us.Consumers might use them to start on the path to a ...
Synthesizer pioneer is still the real deal: ; Moog aims to make mark with new keyboard
Jan 01, 2001; ... ASHEVILLE, N.C. - His name is synonymous with electronic music,but for years someone else owned the right to use it. Bob Moog nowhas regained his identity, and he's again stepping onto the stage asa technical innovator. Moog is targeting adventurous musicians witha new, high-end ...
Network Solutions: ; plans to expand on Web
Jan 01, 2001; ... SAN FRANCISCO - No longer content with being the Internet'sleading real-estate agent, the company in charge of registering".com", ".net" and ".org" addresses now has empire-building on itsmind. Network Solutions Inc. aims to become one of the Web'sbusiness barons by transforming itself ...
Business people
Jan 01, 2001 ... FORESTRY - Trenor Hypes has been promoted to Appalachian regional managerat Westvaco Corp. He succeeds Wayne Barfield, who has moved to SouthCarolina ...
Focus on improving manners in the workplace, expert advises
Jan 01, 2001; ... Instead of swearing off cigarettes, greasy food and othertemptations in the new year, why not decide to behave in a moregenteel manner in the office? Improving business etiquette not onlyhelps you interact better with co-workers and clients. It may alsospeed your climb up the corporate ...
Smart Money: ; Do what you can to cut your debt
Jan 01, 2001; ... Q. I am finally making some decent income, after having struggledfor many years as I worked my way up the corporate ladder. Along theway, we used our credit cards to keep our family afloat. I have fourmajor creditors, now that I owe $20,000 to. I am earning $65,000 ayear, and in ...
Ten people hurt in bomb blast
Jan 01, 2001; ... ISTANBUL, Turkey - A bomb explosion injured 10 people in downtownIstanbul early today and caused thousands of Turks celebrating NewYear's Eve to briefly flee the area in panic. There was noimmediate claim of responsibility, but police said it could be thework of leftist militants angry ...