Charleston Daily Mail back issues from July 2001:
Nelson receives 40 years: ; Judge gives woman maximum sentence in baby's death
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL The family of 7-month-old Jodi Nicole Martin appeared in PutnamCircuit Court today for the sentencing of Paula J. Nelson, the womanconvicted in the infant's ...
United leaning against US Airways merger: ; Officials say airline needs deal to survive
Jul 02, 2001 ... FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS CHICAGO - Officials in West Virginia reacted with anxiety asUnited Airlines and US Airways said today that they are indiscussions to abandon their planned $4.3 billion merger. Theannouncement came after a person familiar with the approval saidUnited is ...
McCain urges Capito to back campaign bill: ; Senator wants support for finance reform measure
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Like a note from a summer camp friend, the letterfrom Sen. John McCain arrived, reminiscing about the ArizonaRepublican's visits to West Virginia to campaign for then-candidateShelley Moore Capito. Then came the kicker. Recalling their ...
Summers wins bid on Morris: ; $1 million offer for building closer to state's estimates
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Taking it to court didn't work, but a second auction did. Al Summers today bought the Morris Square building from the stateat auction for $1 million, which was higher than any of his previousoffers during the contentious purchase process. Summers has said ...
Some welfare recipients told time is running out
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER The state is warning more than 200 families receiving cashassistance through Temporary Assistance for Needy Families thatthey're getting close to finding out what temporary means. TheDepartment of Health and Human Resources is sending letters ...
Nelson receives 40 years: ; Judge gives woman maximum sentence in baby's death
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER WINFIELD - A Putnam Circuit judge today sentenced Paula J. Nelsonto the maximum 40 years in prison for the strangling death of 7-month Jodi Nicole Martin. Before Judge O.C. Spaulding delivered thesentence, the victim's mother, Sonja Holstein, tearfully ...
State 'motor voter': ; program problem-free; Motorists register to vote when renewing license
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF More than half the states that use "motor voter" registration,which allows a person to sign up to vote while renewing a driver'slicense, had problems with the program during the last election.West Virginia, though, was in the minority. "West Virginia did ...
Humane board gets off to a new start: ; Members reinstate shelter director who was fired from post
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Moments before the Kanawha/Charleston Humane Association meetingbegan, Connie Simpson looked around and in front of her. Then, shesmiled and leaned toward fellow board member Betty Eagan. "I'm so excited," Simpson told Eagan Sunday evening. "This is thefirst ...
Smoking may be factor in SIDS, report says
Jul 02, 2001 ... Smoking during pregnancy and second-hand smoke are a factor inSudden Infant Death, the state Bureau for Public Health says. In1999, about 75 percent of West Virginia Sudden Infant Deathsoccurred with children of mothers who smoked while they werepregnant. That year 26 percent of ...
Workers' compensation studied enough, Kiss says: ; House Speaker says issue solved in 1995 overhaul
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF While academics, lobbyists and pundits may be interested inarguing over how West Virginia's workers' compensation systemcompares to other states, House Speaker Bob Kiss said theLegislature has better things to spend its time and money on. Areport released by two ...
Palestinian militants retaliate: ; Israeli killed, bombs go off after strike
Jul 02, 2001; ... JERUSALEM - An Israeli motorist was killed in a shooting attackand two car bombs blew up in the working class town of Yehud today,a day after three Palestinian militants were killed by missilesfired from an Israeli helicopter. The violence was the deadliestsince a shaky U.S.-brokered ...
Okinawan police seek to arrest serviceman: ; Air Force sergeant suspected in rape
Jul 02, 2001; ... OKINAWA CITY, Japan - After four days of intense questioning,police today obtained an arrest warrant for a U.S. Air Forcesergeant suspected of raping an Okinawan woman in a parking lotoutside a row of bars. Chief investigator Isamu Inamine identifiedthe suspect as Timothy B. Woodland, ...
Cheney back at work after surgery: ; Vice president returns to duties with pacemaker
Jul 02, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney returned to work todaywith a new heart pacemaker in his chest. He was promoting the energystrategy he assembled for the administration and attending his usualseries of White House meetings. "Typical day," spokeswoman JuleannaGlover Weiss said ....
REGIONAL
Jul 02, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 75 53 Cldy Charlotte 83 63 Cldy Cincinnati 81 58 PCldy Cleveland 77 57 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 81 59 PCldy Dayton 79 57 PCldy Daytona Beach 88 72 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 83 59 ...
NATIONAL
Jul 02, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 67 51 PCldy Baltimore 81 55 Clr Boston 79 58 Clr Chicago 85 58 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 93 73 PCldy Denver 93 61 PCldy Detroit 78 58 PCldy Honolulu 87 74 Clr Houston 89 72 Rain Indianapolis 82 58 ...
News briefs
Jul 02, 2001 ... Five people killed when train hits car MONTPELIER, Ohio - A freight train slammed into a car at a railcrossing, killing all five people in the car, authorities said. Thetrain struck the car broadside and it burst into flames Sunday, saidLt. Mike Sharp of the State Highway ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Desecrating the flag denigrates what it stands for
Jul 02, 2001 ... Daily Mail Washington reporter Karin Fischer is not onlycontradictory, but just plain wrong in her June 28 column, "Protectburning the flag: Amendment to stop desecration can hurt freedom." While arguing against an amendment prohibiting the burning of anAmerican flag, Fischer opines ...
Progress: ; It's good to save the past while building for the future
Jul 02, 2001; ... HISTORY changes. The way people view the past reflects thepresent and also new information. Winners usually write history andthey suppress unflattering facts. But those suppressed facts have away of rising from the dead. For example, most baby boomers weretaught in school that ...
Our views: ; Pensions; Legislators need to include taxpayers in their bond discussions
Jul 02, 2001; ... WEST Virginia legislators have promised more in pension benefitsthan taxpayers can pay. The Teachers Retirement System has thelargest unfunded liability of any public pension plan in the UnitedStates - $3.8 billion. State leaders have resorted to desperatemeasures in an attempt to find ...
Americans are not really free: ; As always, government threatens liberty
Jul 02, 2001; ... ON July 4th, we, the American people, will loudly profess ourlove of liberty. Bands will play, politicians will orate, andnewspapers and TV stations will recount our proud history ofrevolution and freedom. Fireworks will cap the celebration. But thewhole show will be a sham. We are not ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Defend liberty from big government
Jul 02, 2001 ... As the Fourth of July approaches and people plan their picnicsand fireworks, a celebration of liberty is missing from the agenda. Liberty, which was the Founding Fathers ideology, not liberalism orconservatism, is under attack from all fronts. The sad issue is thatno one cares. People ...
Fireworks scheduled for Charleston and vicinity
Jul 02, 2001 ... Communities across the area will be lighting up the skies withfireworks displays on July Fourth. Following is a schedule of areafireworks: - Charleston: 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at Haddad Riverfront Park. - Buffalo: 10 p.m. Wednesday in town. - ...
Man who killed two sons, shot to death by police
Jul 02, 2001; ... SYRACUSE, N.Y- A father stabbed his three young boys, killingtwo, before he was shot and killed by police as the distraughtmother looked on outside a locked window. Police said Cuong Tran,33, lunged at them with a knife when they found him Saturday nightin a bedroom of the family's ...
Obituaries
Jul 02, 2001 ... Samuel J. Browning Sr. ACCOVILLE - Samuel Joseph Browning Sr., 57, of Accoville diedJune 29, 2001. Service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 3, at Krantz-McNeely Funeral Home, Man. Friends may call form 6 to 9 p.m. Monday.Burial will be in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby. Helen A ....
Future of county: ; health plan an issue; Carper wants task force to examine rising plan costs
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper is asking hiscolleagues to consider creating an independent task force with aconsultant to examine the county health plan and suggest ways toimprove it. "We must not kid ourselves about today's rising cost ofhealth ...
State briefs
Jul 02, 2001 ... Tourist flights continue at higher price FAYETTEVILLE - The legacy of "Five Dollar Frank" Thomas willcontinue at Fayetteville Airport, but at a higher price. Longtimeairport operator Frank Thomas, who died March 23, was known for his$5 flights over the New River Gorge ...
Fish are biting at state resort: ; 2,650-acre lake offers anglers great fishing opportunity
Jul 02, 2001; ... ROANOKE - As darkness falls over Stonewall Jackson Lake, a mistforms at the surface. The sun is long gone, the air turns chilly. And still, the fish are biting. Bluegill and bass. Crappie and channel cats. The 2,650-acre lakein central West Virginia literally teems with life, ...
Summers wins bid on Morris: ; $1 million offer for building closer to state's estimates
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Donny Hockman, in the foreground, of the West VirginiaAuctioneers Association worked to raise the bid at ...
How many homeless?: ; Census not telling
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL Chris Reynolds, left, and Ben Keeney are staying at a homelessshelter in Charleston. They say the Census ...
Police blotter
Jul 02, 2001 ... Gas leak doesn't affect business A natural gas leak outside a Charleston assisted living facilityresulted in shelter-in-place procedures today at a nursing home nextdoor. Charleston firefighters responded to a 911 call from theNorthGate industrial park about 10:30 this ...
Serena slams way into duel with Capriati
Jul 02, 2001; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Jennifer Capriati and Serena Williams set upanother Grand Slam quarterfinal showdown with straight-set victoriestoday at Wimbledon. Capriati beat Sandrine Testud 6-1, 6-2, whileWilliams topped Magdalena Maleeva 6-2, 6-1. They'll play Tuesday for the first time ...
Pitching keeps Cubs on top: ; NL Central leaders trying to escape an offensive funk
Jul 02, 2001; ... CINCINNATI - Not hitting much, but not losing much ground,either. The Chicago Cubs are holding their own as they try to work theirway out of a slump. A 2-1 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Redsleft them with a split of their four-game series and a 41/2-gamelead in the NL ...
Money not issue when world's top rafters arrive: ; Three-stage event coming to New Gauley rivers
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL OUTDOORS EDITOR FAYETTEVILLE - Even though hundreds of world-class whitewaterathletes will visit West Virginia for the World Whitewater RaftingChampionships this fall, state officials aren't sure how much moneythey'll spend after they get here. Nor, for that matter, are ...
Are golf courses becoming obsolete?: ; Golf State of today's game
Jul 02, 2001; ... The most storied shot in the history of professional golf was hitwith a 4-wood, traveled about 235 yards and propelled the player whostruck it toward a legendary win at the Masters. That Gene Sarazen'sshot is still talked about 66 years later is testament to the loreof both the player ...
Singleton starting to look like his father
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER A month ago the two safest bets at Watt Powell Park were thatCharleston would fall and Justin Singleton would suffer multiplestrikeouts. Everyone realized the Cats' woes. Singleton, swingingwildly, was more difficult to detect unless you were paying ...
Fleisher wins Senior Open for first major
Jul 02, 2001; ... PEABODY, Mass. - When the U.S. Senior Open was over, BruceFleisher slumped in a chair, relieved that he no longer has tostruggle with the Salem Country Club's torturous pin placements ondome-shaped greens. He grouched about the course's length - 6,709yards - and the toll that the four ...
SPORTS ON TV
Jul 02, 2001 ... BASEBALL 7 p.m. - Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds Fox-Pittsburgh BASKETBALL 8 p.m. - WNBA, Detroit Shock at New York Liberty ESPN BOWLING 9 p.m. - PWBA, Greater Memphis Open (taped) ESPN2 SOCCER 1 p.m. Tuesday - Women, Canada at United States ESPN TENNIS 10 ...
Local sports
Jul 02, 2001 ... SOFTBALL The West Virginia Baseburners won this past weekend's WestVirginia Storm Classic girls softball tournament in Milton. TheBaseburners defeated a team from Brandon, Mich., 5-4, in the titlegame. McClung Autographs Former Greenbrier East High School star Seth McClung, ...
Briefly
Jul 02, 2001 ... GOLF - At Cromwell, Conn., Phil Mickelson overcame his recent historyof final-round collapses, shooting a 2-under-par 68 for a one-stroke victory over Billy Andrade in the Greater Hartford Open. Andrade shot a 66. Dudley Hart (63), Chris DiMarco (68) and DavidBerganio Jr. (69) ...
TODAY'S LINE
Jul 02, 2001 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Cincinnati -125 Pittsburgh +115 at Milwaukee -110 Houston +100 San Francisco -110 at Los Angeles +100 American League Boston -120 at Toronto +110 at New York ...
Wings land 'Dominator,' Avalanche remains loaded
Jul 02, 2001; ... The Detroit Red Wings are counting on their newest player to takethem deep into the NHL playoffs. The Colorado Ava-lanche is bringingback its Big Three to defend the Stanley Cup. Shortly before theNHL's free-agent market opened Sunday, the Red Wings acquired stargoalie Dominik Hasek ...
Alley STATS
Jul 02, 2001 ... BATTING Player, position Avg. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB Cosby, Rob, 3B .228241 30 55 15 1 3 27 3 Crespo, Manny, 2B .235 102 14 24 3 0 3 9 0 Davenport, Ron, OF .301 103 13 31 3 2 2 21 4 Jiminez, Richard 2B .167 66 9 11 0 0 0 4 7 Quiroz, Guillermo, C .186 172 ...
Hackers play better with souped-up balls
Jul 02, 2001; ... There is only one point upon which both sides of the Great GolfBall Debate can agree: A very difficult game has been made easier,and more enjoyable, to a greater number of players. From playerswho could barely break 100 to Tiger Woods, the overall skill levelfrom the PGA Tour down to ...
Baseball P.M.
Jul 02, 2001 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 47 33 .587 - 4-6 W-2 25-18 22-15 6-3 New York 46 33 .5821/2 7-3 W-4 26-16 20-17 5-4 Baltimore 39 42 .481 81/2 z-6-4 W-1 20-21 19-21 4-5 Toronto 38 43 .469 91/2 z-5-5 L-2 20-25 18-18 ...
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES
Jul 02, 2001 ... cubs 2, reds 1 See story, Page 1B. CHICAGO CINCINNATI ab r h bi ab r h bi CPttson cf 4 0 0 0 Ochoa rf 5 0 1 0 Mth Jr. cf 0 0 0 0 DYong lf 5 0 1 0 Cairo 2b 4 0 2 1 Grf Jr cf 4 0 0 0 SSosa rf 3 0 0 0 Casey 1b 4 0 0 0 Stairs 1b 4 0 ...
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES
Jul 02, 2001 ... red sox 4, blue jays 0 Rolando Arrojo, filling in for the injured Pedro Martinez,combined with Rod Beck and Derek Lowe on a two-hitter for Boston. Brian Daubach and Shea Hillenbrand homered for the Red Sox, who area half-game ahead of New York in the AL East. BOSTON ...
Desperate Mexicans down Americans, 1-0
Jul 02, 2001; ... MEXICO CITY - After its worst game of the year, the U.S. soccerteam is still in good shape. Sunday's 1-0 loss to Mexico was thefirst for Americans in the final round of World Cup qualifying.Still, the U.S. team can pretty much ensure itself a berth in nextyear's tournament with a win in ...
Landscaper transforms ho-hum lawn into the cat's meow: ; Couple benefits when fellow animal lover lends his expertise
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF JOHNY Halloran happily gardened for years at her South Hillshome, enlisting the help of husband Tim for heavy work. And whilethe Hallorans made a lot of progress in their yard, flat in thefront and sloped in the back, Johny wasn't quite satisfied. When it ...
Trees planted to bring life to Spring Hill Cemetery: ; Grant helping arboretum project to move along
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF You don't have to come to Spring Hill Cemetery just to visit thedearly departed. You can come to admire the living, as plans todevelop an arboretum there take shape. In addition to reading the historical tombstones of many of thecity's founding families and ...
MYTURN: ; Don't get starry-eyed over this
Jul 02, 2001; ... THE moon was full. Jupiter was aligned with mars. The sun was inmy 12th House. I was bound for something great, according to myastrology. Or was that Internet fortune teller just spouting offlyrics from The Fifth Dimension's "Age of Aquarius"? Whatever it was, it sounded cool. And ...
Ellen Degeneres sells home she shared with Anne Heche
Jul 02, 2001; ... LOS ANGELES - Comedian Ellen DeGeneres has sold the Ojai home sheshared with actress Anne Heche before the couple's breakup lastAugust. The asking price was $2.75 ...
DEARABBY: ; Husband wants help to avoid strip clubs
Jul 02, 2001; ... DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married four years. I love hervery much, and we have a good marriage. Years ago, I becamefascinated with strip bars. I even dated a couple of strippers inthe past. My problem is I can't seem to stay away from these stripclubs. I go once or twice a ...
HOROSCOPE
Jul 02, 2001; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). A group project will be moresuccessful and fun than a solo endeavor during this time. Make onenew acquaintance before the work day is over. A Virgo could turninto your best buddy. You will share secrets and jokes with eachother. ...
CLICK&CLACKTALKCARS: ; Consider testing senior drivers; As faculties decline, it seems like the safe thing to do
Jul 02, 2001; ... DEAR Tom and Ray: Recently, you answered a question from Heidi,whose 75-year-old mother had developed physical problems that kepther from driving a manual transmission. Your advice (to trade for asimilar car with an automatic transmission) made sound financial andmechanical sense, but ...
Jury awards puts Miss. county on map: ; 'Jackpot justice' is a black eye for state, groups say
Jul 02, 2001 ... FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS FAYETTE, Miss. - Global corporations, multimillion-dollarverdicts and high-priced lawyers are the last things that come tomind as you drive in Jefferson County with its row crops andoccasional roadside groceries. Yet this rural county in ...
Council advocates special education training: ; One of groups' chief concerns is shortage of teachers
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Regular education teachers should receive more training on how towork with special education children and resources for the parentsof those students should be increased statewide, a special councilrecommends. The West Virginia Advisory Council for the Education ...
Fla. prostitute says she doesn't regret killings
Jul 02, 2001; ... OCALA, Fla. - A former prostitute convicted of murdering sixclients says she doesn't regret the killings and didn't act in self-defense, as she had claimed at her trial. Aileen Wuornos, 45, toldthe Ocala Star-Banner for a story published Sunday that before theshootings she had "always ...
Former governor Smith's condition improving
Jul 02, 2001; ... Former Democratic Gov. Hulett Smith was taken out of theintensive care unit at Charleston Area Medical Center, a hospitalofficial said. Smith, 82, was hospitalized Thursday after he felldown stairs at his home and suffered a head injury, said LewisMcManus, a former speaker of the House ...
Survivors of fireworks fire still facing anger: ; Fifth anniversary of Scottown, Ohio, tragedy is Tuesday
Jul 02, 2001; ... SCOTTOWN, Ohio - Five years after a fire ripped through asouthern Ohio fireworks store, many family members of the ninepeople who were killed remain bitter and angry. "They say timeheals all things. It doesn't. Not a day goes by that I don't thinkabout it. And some days, I just go to ...
New laws take effect this month: ; Budget, 56 laws took effect Sunday
Jul 02, 2001; ... Legislators are back at home, but their work this year is justbeginning to take effect. Out of 340 laws passed during theLegislature's regular session and two special sessions, 220 go intoeffect during the next two weeks and 56 took effect Sunday. Unless specified in a bill, laws ...
State casts out 'Net to catch tourists: ; Web site evens standing with larger destinations
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR West Virginia's Division of Tourism is using the Internet tocompete with much bigger destination marketing organizations, saidAlisa Bailey, state tourism commissioner. "E-commerce is terriblyimportant to the travel industry sector," Bailey said ....
CITYNET reconnects: ; Internet company happy to be back on its own
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR AFTER three years out of the limelight, the largest West Virginia-based Internet service provider and Web site development company -Citynet - is back in its own spotlight. Citynet executives arehappy to gain independence from City Holding Co. and are ...
Stadium will need a hand
Jul 02, 2001; ... IF the Alley Cats are to get a new stadium - and thereby remainin Charleston - it strikes me that several things must happen: -The project will need a strong advocate. So far, most of thecomments I've read have been about how difficult it would be toarrange financing for a new stadium ....
Comair restarts flights next week
Jul 02, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Local air service will improve next week, not with theannouncement of a new airline serving the city but, instead, withthe return of an old airline. Comair, which went through an 89-daylabor dispute, plans to restart two daily flights from Charleston toits ...
Graduates are finding there's no place like home (again)
Jul 02, 2001; ... CHICAGO - When Johnny comes marching home again, hurrah . . . Hurrah? The caps and gowns have been used and returned, yet many BabyBoomers are finding that the commencement to their grown-up kids'life away from home has been put off indefinitely. In a developmentthat would ...