Charleston Daily Mail back issues from December 2001:
Terrorism cuts federal prosecutions
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Federal agents preoccupied with the war on terrorismrecommended 76 percent fewer criminal cases for prosecution in theweeks after Sept. 11, a computer analysis of Justice Departmentrecords shows. The dramatic shift of resources to the terrorism investigationcame at ...
Neediest Cases: ; Young mother needs dental work
Dec 01, 2001 ... * Case No. 9 With two little ones to think about, this young mother doesn'talways have the time or the means to take care of herself as sheshould. Her children, 4 and 6, have insurance that pays for their dentalwork. She doesn't. She has four decayed teeth. They need ...
City, county try to regain title games: ; Charleston pushing to host state football championships
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF This weekend in Wheeling, thousands of football fans gathered towatch the high school championship games. Fans booked up hotel roomsaround Wheeling and even into Ohio. They packed stores downtown andat the nearby mall across the state line. After dark, long lines ...
Finding doctors tougher: ; Recruiters for facilities cite malpractice crisis as cause
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL HEALTH REPORTER West Virginia recruiters trying to entice physicians to settle inthe state are finding their jobs more and more difficult, they say. While the state's rural nature and a struggling economy areroadblocks, the uncertain medical malpractice insurance ...
SATURDAYS: ; Regatta needs anarchism
Dec 01, 2001; ... IT'S not going too well for the people who want an alternative tothe Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. Their big, alternative idea ischanging the name to the "Kanawha River Sternwheel Regatta." Yes, that's very alternative - if you're the kind of person whothinks wild-and-crazy 7-Up ...
Disabled workers print governor's cards
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF PARKERSBURG - Annette Morris, 42, said she was a "basket case"when she began working at SW Resources six years ago. Now, she saidshe is a rose. "When I came here, all I did was whine and cry," she said. "I wasalways upset." She wasn't crying Friday ...
Hurricane school marks renovation with concert
Dec 01, 2001 ... Hurricane Middle School is singing in celebration of both theholiday season and the completion of additions and renovations tothe campus. The annual Christmas concert Monday will be preceded at 7 p.m. bya ribbon-cutting ceremony in the new combined cafeteria/auditorium,built as ...
Carbide retirees face premium increase: ; Dow dropping one supplemental policy for another
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR About 2,400 Union Carbide retirees nationwide, including many inthe Kanawha Valley, have been notified by MetLife that theirsupplemental life insurance policy premium will increasedramatically Jan. 1 if they choose to continue coverage. The notice ...
Legislature close on medical malpractice bill
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER House and Senate leaders have agreed generally on what should bein a bill that would address both short-term and long-termavailability and affordability of medical malpractice insurance inWest Virginia. The question Friday night was whether the ...
Contaminated mail suspected in Conn. anthrax death: ; Traces of bacteria found in letter at nearby home
Dec 01, 2001; ... HARTFORD, Conn. - Investigators have found the first indicationthat an elderly woman who mysteriously died from inhaled anthraxcould have been exposed to spores sent through the mail. Traces of the bacteria were found Friday in a letter in Seymour,about three miles from Ottilie ...
Fighting for Kandahar continues: ; Residents flee last Taliban stronghold
Dec 01, 2001; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - Panicked residents fled Kandahar, theTaliban's last major stronghold, as U.S. bombers hammered the citytoday and anti-Taliban fighters advanced, meeting what appeared tobe patchy resistance. More than 1,000 U.S. troops dug in at a nearby desert base, about70 ...
U.S. troops watch, wait: ; Marines see no serious action from Afghan base
Dec 01, 2001; ... SOUTHERN AFGHANISTAN - U.S. Marines have routinely spotted armedmen during patrols from their new base in the Afghan desert, buthave had no serious encounters, a task force spokesman said today. Capt. David Romley said there had been "nothing significantregarding encounters" on ...
REGIONAL
Dec 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 47 31 PCldy Charlotte 66 44 PCldy Cincinnati 53 32 Clr Cleveland 48 33 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 52 33 Clr Dayton 51 33 Clr Daytona Beach 78 57 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 60 40 ...
NATIONAL
Dec 01, 2001 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 17 4 Clr Baltimore 56 47 PCldy Boston 52 41 PCldy Chicago 51 31 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 65 40 Clr Denver 50 22 PCldy Detroit 49 32 PCldy Honolulu 85 71 Clr Houston 71 47 PCldy Indianapolis 53 33 ...
News briefs
Dec 01, 2001 ... Suspect arrested in serial killings SEATTLE - The women's bodies began turning up in the early 1980s,dozens of prostitutes found strangled near a seedy strip along theGreen River south of Seattle. For over a decade, the case remained one of the nation'sdeadliest ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Lawyers don't make fee compromises
Dec 01, 2001 ... Jacques Williams criticized my letter on the effectiveness oftort reform, but failed to mention a possible solution to WestVirginia's medical malpractice crisis. He also failed to answer two important questions: "Whatsacrifices have attorneys made?" And "have any lawyers reduced ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Let attorneys, like doctors, make a set amount per case
Dec 01, 2001 ... The recent turmoil in the medical liability insurance industrypoints to several problems with our current system. Insurance companies cannot run in the red. This is a basicbusiness rule. Large settlements are the result of malpracticesuits, both real and frivolous, which are filed ...
Our views: ; Doctors; First W.Va. legislators vote, and then insurers and doctors
Dec 01, 2001; ... WEST Virginia, a medically underserved area, now faces a crisis:Hundreds of its physicians can't get affordable medical malpracticeinsurance, and can't practice without it. They are begginglegislators to act. Now members of the state Senate and the House of Delegates willdecide ...
Fog lights: ; The Division of Highways responds to a terrible tragedy that killed three
Dec 01, 2001; ... ON Sunday, Jan. 30, 2000, Albert "Vic" Mays was driving to King'sWay Christian Church in Nitro. At 10:30 a.m. his Jeep becameinvolved in a six-vehicle wreck on the Interstate 64 Bridge nearNitro. Three of his four passengers - his wife, his stepdaughter andher boyfriend - were killed ....
Letters to the Editor: ; Revising 'bad faith' law would protect only insurers
Dec 01, 2001 ... Two companies insuring West Virginia doctors are focusing onrestricting "bad-faith" claims. A doctor, lawyer or engineer purchases malpractice insurance sothat if he or someone under his supervision makes a mistake thatcauses injury, his home or practice will not be at risk by ...
Letters to the Editor: ; Who decides whose malpractice claim has merit?
Dec 01, 2001 ... Del. John Overington's column leaves out many aspects that wouldundermine his reasoning that tort reform is the answer to theworld's woes. There are no lawsuits without clients, and there are no verdictswithout juries. Most medical malpractice claims verdicts (96 percentby some ...
Cast, crew of Civil War film impresses Byrd
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - Has Robert Byrd gone Hollywood? Give him one little cameo role - in the Civil War flick "Gods andGenerals," shot last week - and suddenly West Virginia's seniorsenator is using words like "creative," "intelligent," "talented"and ...
Kanawha courthouse extends operating hours
Dec 01, 2001 ... The Kanawha County Courthouse starting Monday will be extendingits hours of operation for Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridaysby one hour. The courthouse now will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on thosedays instead of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. It will continue its normalThursday ...
Athlete's libel suit proceeds: ; Ex-Weir player says story of tournament incident false
Dec 01, 2001; ... WEIRTON - A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for a libel lawsuitagainst The Charleston Gazette, accused by a former high schoolathlete of falsely reporting accusations he exposed himself tocheerleaders at the 1999 state basketball tournament in Charleston. Quincy Wilson, now a ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2001 ... Helen M. Backus Helen M. Backus, 84, of Dry Branch on Campbells Creek, died Nov.30, 2001, at CAMC General Hospital after a long illness. Mrs. Backus was a retired sales clerk for Sears and Cohen DrugCo., and also a lifetime member of Springfork Missionary BaptistChurch. She ...
Foundation gives $10 million to Kennedy Center for programs
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Artsreceived $10 million from the Catherine B. Reynolds Foundation tofund a decade of innovative programming. First in the series will be a collaboration between the BolshoiBallet and the Bolshoi Opera in May. "This ...
Bible class gives 'every little bit'
Dec 01, 2001 ... Since 1973, members of the Bible class at Roxalana GospelTabernacle have been taking up a collection around the holidays andsending it to the Daily Mail's Neediest Cases Appeal. Each week, the class collects an offering. Treasurer Olive Asburynow puts it in a Christmas Club ...
'We just care for special children': ; Shriners hold pig roast to honor members' work
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Trying to find the words to describe what the Shriners Club meansto him, Roger Blake got choked up and then stopped. He took off hisglasses and grabbed a white handkerchief from his pocket to dry hiseyes. "You look at the little kids and what you do for ...
Grant helps S.C. pay the Devil his due: ; Walking trail with interesting name getting an upgrade
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Using a $55,000 grant issued by Gov. Bob Wise, the city of SouthCharleston plans to give a seldom-used walking trail behind theTrace Fork Shopping Center a face lift. The 2-mile trail, called "The Devil's Teatable," gets little usebecause it is difficult to ...
Official says dissolving town no precedent
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER There's only one town that has to worry about Jefferson beingdissolved and that's Jefferson, said Lisa Dooley, director of theWest Virginia Municipal League. "I don't see a precedent being set here," she said. In a letter dated Monday, ...
Putnam agencies seek new funding
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER The cash-strapped library and park systems in Putnam County areturning a new page in the search for a more stable funding. As suggested at a community meeting that the two agencies calledthis week to outline their dilemma, the County Commission ...
State briefs
Dec 01, 2001 ... Vandals damage Salvation Army office CLARKSBURG - Even Scrooge didn't go this far. Workers at the Salvation Army in Clarksburg were devastatedFriday after they discovered someone had ransacked the office andripped open hundreds of Christmas packages, mangling toys intendedfor ...
Police blotter
Dec 01, 2001 ... Gunshot victim released from hospital A Cross Lanes man was discharged from the hospital Friday afterbeing shot in what may have been an attempt to burglarize his home,police said. Roaul Perkins, 34, was transferred from Thomas Memorial Hospitalto Charleston Area Medical ...
Attendance 'worst crowd of the season' for Toledo
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER TOLEDO, Ohio - The Glass Bowl was either half-full or half-empty. Depends on whether you are an optimist or pessimist. Unless, that is, you are a University of Toledo official. Then,the questionable attendance for the Mid-American ...
'Miscommunication,' fumble turn game
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER TOLEDO, Ohio - Two plays. That's all it took to change a victory into a defeat. That's allit took to alter the entire outcome of a game. That's all it took togive Toledo a 41-36 victory over Marshall Friday. Two plays. Just two of the ...
MAC got what it wanted: A Marshall loss
Dec 01, 2001; ... TOLEDO, Ohio - The Mid-American Conference finally got what itwanted. A Marshall loss in a championship game. Paranoia? Not at all. The MAC's motives were clearer than the Glass Bowl after hostinga Windex convention. Why do you suppose the MAC presidents made ...
Fifth ring slips off Herd's thumb: ; Kicking game blunders help Herd boot title away
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER TOLEDO, Ohio - Marshall University had its fifth consecutive Mid-American Conference crown in hand and let it bounce awayunceremoniously. The Thundering Herd appeared to be putting Toledo away early,going ahead 23-0 on a Curtis Head 28-yard field goal ...
Briefly
Dec 01, 2001 ... BASEBALL Baseball's plan to eliminate two teams by next season was dealt asevere blow when Minnesota courts put off until Dec. 27 an appeal ofthe injunction that forces the Twins to play in 2002. Many baseball officials have said mid-December is the deadlinefor deciding ...
Local sports
Dec 01, 2001 ... WVU BASEBALL Chapmanville center fielder Casey Bowling heads a list of fiveearly signees by the Mountaineers. Bowling earned all-state honors and played in the East CoastProfessional Baseball Showcase in Wilmington, N.C. WVU Coach Greg Van Zant also signed: * ...
Marriott would rather have fifth MAC title
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER TOLEDO, Ohio - It was no consolation for Denero Marriott afterMarshall lost 41-36 to Toledo, but he earned the Herd's MostValuable Player honor. The Musselman High graduate had a special game, catching 10 ByronLeftwich passes for 179 yards and four ...
Marshall vs. Toledo
Dec 01, 2001 ... Marshall 20 3 6 7 -36 Toledo 0 10 25 6 -41 First Quarter Mar-Marriott 14 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 11:03 Mar-Marriott 15 pass from Leftwich (kick failed), 8:26 Mar-Wallace 62 run (Head kick), 6:30 Second Quarter Mar-FG Head 28, ...
TODAY'S ODDS
Dec 01, 2001 ... NCAA FOOTBALL Today FAVORITE OPEN TODAY (O/U) U'DOG at Purdue 3 11/2 Notre Dame at North Carolina 231/2 231/2 SMU at Pittsburgh 51/2 61/2 UAB at Mississippi 17 16 Vanderbilt Utah 111/2 Off (Off) at Air Force BYU 61/2 4 at Mississippi ...
Jordan extends Heat's woes
Dec 01, 2001; ... Watching Michael Jordan take control of games is nothing new forPat Riley. However, the Miami Heat Coach isn't used to losing likethis. Jordan had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists as theWashington Wizards beat Miami 84-75 on Friday night, handing theHeat its 11th ...
Marquette improves to 6-0
Dec 01, 2001; ... MILWAUKEE - Marquette Coach Tom Crean swears he cares more aboutthe rafters than the rankings. He was thrilled Friday night, even before his 23rd-ranked GoldenEagles routed winless Texas Southern 76-40 in the opening round ofthe Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Classic. "When you see ...
Weekend sports on radio
Dec 01, 2001 ... 6 p.m. - College basketball, Arkansas-Monticello at WVU WCHS, 580-AM 7:30 p.m. - Class A final, Wheeling Central vs. Moorefield ESPNRadio, 1490-AM 10 p.m. - ...
Weekend sports on TV
Dec 01, 2001 ... BASKETBALL 2:30 p.m. - Boston College at Michigan WOWK 2:30 p.m. - DePaul vs. Notre Dame Fox-Pittsburgh 5 p.m. - Texas Christian at Texas Tech ESPN2 6:30 p.m. - Orlando Magic at Washington Wizards WSAZ 8:30 p.m. - Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls ...
WVU foe getting education
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Mike Newell calls Arkansas-Monticello's early-season path aneducation. The class, however, could be "How to Be a Victim 101." The well-traveled Newell is in his first season as head coach ofNCAA Division II Arkansas-Monticello. Blessed with a ...
Catlett high on Schifino
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER In conversations and chronicles regarding West VirginiaUniversity, the word is "Jonathan." Yet in the mind of WVU Coach Gale Catlett, the name floatingaround his skull is not that of spectacular freshman point guardJonathan Hargett. Instead, Catlett ...
Blackhawks, Avs head in opposite directions
Dec 01, 2001; ... The Chicago Blackhawks are slumping, and the Colorado Avalancheare surging in the Western Conference standings. Alexander Mogilny and Mats Sundin scored to lead the TorontoMaple Leafs to a 2-1 victory over Chicago on Friday night, theBlackhawks' first home loss of the ...
NASCAR honors two champs: ; Gordon, Earnhardt dominate annual awards at New York
Dec 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK - Jeff Gordon and the still-vibrant memory of DaleEarnhardt Sr. dominated the annual NASCAR Awards. While Gordon was honored Friday for his fourth Winston Cupchampionship and raked in a record payoff of $10,879,757, the sportgathered for a black-tie gala that also was a ...
Harvick's schedule calming down some
Dec 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK - Compared to the 2001 racing season, Kevin Harvick'shectic schedule this week in New York has been a breeze. "They've kept me running since we got here," said Harvick, whowon NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year honors as well as thechampionship of the Busch Series ....
Today's people
Dec 01, 2001 ... Singer LeAnn Rimes expressed enthusiasm after signing a new dealwith the record company she sued in 2000. Rimes signs new record contract NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Singer LeAnn Rimes has ended her yearlonglegal standoff with Curb Records and signed a new contract, ...
Remake of 'Brian's Song' sings without excess: ; Story of friendship, love and loss still a tear-jerker; even 30 years later
Dec 01, 2001; ... WILL the 1970s ever go away? A Jackson Five reunion and a blooperreel from "The Carol Burnett Show" were the two biggest surprises ofthe November sweeps. Viewers can now watch a remake of "Brian'sSong" (7 p.m., Sunday, ABC, TV-PG, L). The original 1971 version of "Brian's Song" ...
Dots pull off the ultimate trick
Dec 01, 2001 ... Poca 0 0 7 14 -21 Bridgeport 7 0 0 0 - 7 B'port - Chris Lindsey 10 run (Tyler Dodd kick) Poca - Darrell Thomas 37 run (Derrick Holmes kick) Poca - Thomas 53 pass from Brent Roberts (Holmes kick) Poca - Thomas 32 run (Holmes kick) TEAM ...
Black Eagles could become big, bad birds: ; Defending champ Capital hit hard by personnel losses
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER IN 6-foot-5 senior Joe Benjamin and 6-3 junior Lee Hall, SouthCharleston Coach Bobby Dawson already had two of the tallest, mostagile post players returning for this season in Kanawha County highschool basketball. Then Joey Daugherty decided to come ...
Dots pull off the ultimate trick: ; Double pass helps halt Bridgeport's 27-game win streak
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER WHEELING - Poca High Coach Bob Lemley refuses to separate hisplaybook into any divisions except runs and passes. "Some of our plays might be unusual, some people might call themtrick plays, but I don't consider them trick plays because they'replays we ...
Poca bounces back from sluggish start
Dec 01, 2001; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER WHEELING - Caught off guard by a rare Bridgeport pass completion,Poca High's defense was soggy and muddy, but never sweating despitethe fact that it gave up a score on the first possession of theClass AA title game. "It's not the first time we started ...
Moorefield, Wheeling Central again go after Class A crown
Dec 01, 2001; ... WHEELING - Justin Edwards would like to finish the year the wayit started for defending champion Wheeling Central - with a victoryover Moorefield. The second-rated Maroon Knights (11-2) meet No. 8 Moorefield (10-2) for the second straight year in the Class A championship ...
Montana sends corny message
Dec 01, 2001; ... HYSHAM, Mont. - A Montana cornfield has lit up with 8,000miniature lights declaring, in a 120-foot-long message, "MerryChristmas U.S.A." Mark Manning, who put up the display in thecornfield beside his house, said, "With this September 11th deal, Ijust thought let's put the USA in there ...
DEARABBY: ; Masseuse's banter leaves client tense
Dec 01, 2001; ... DEAR ABBY: As a treat to myself, every two weeks for the pastseveral years I have gone to "Natasha," a professional massagetherapist. Like my hairdresser, Natasha has become not so much abusiness acquaintance as a friend. That's why I need your advice. Natasha constantly talks and ...
HOROSCOPE
Dec 01, 2001; ... FORECAST FOR SUNDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Learn as you go along; that's yourstyle. Being inquisitive will help you avoid romantic complicationsbefore they even begin. Be specific - hints will just confuseeveryone. Boost your confidence, and plan what you'll say to ...
Do the airport Hokey Pokey: ; These days, air travelers do what they're told
Dec 01, 2001; ... AIR travel sure is a big old laundry hamper of fun these days.That's what I was thinking as I was removing my clothing in front ofhundreds of people at the Denver airport (which is located inWyoming). For some reason, my traveling party had been singled out by thesecurity people ...
In Jesus' birthplace, Christmas observances somber this year
Dec 01, 2001; ... BETHLEHEM, West Bank - A white stone monument rises from MangerSquare, dedicated to a 17-year-old Palestinian killed on the spot byIsraeli weapons fire. Mile-long Nativity Street is lined with a gutted five-storyhotel, piles of rubble from shops knocked down by bulldozers ...
Religious activities
Dec 01, 2001 ... * The Suttles Quartet will sing at 7 p.m. today at Beulah BaptistChurch, Witcher Creek. Forest Memorial Park, Milton, will hold a candlelight Service at4 p.m. today. n Bring an ornament to decorate the "Tree of Remembrance." * Meadowbrook Freewill Baptist Church will ...
Federal judge won't move mountaintop removal case to Kentucky
Dec 01, 2001; ... Chief U.S. District Judge Charles H. Haden II has refused to movea new case over mountaintop removal coal mining to Kentucky. Friday's decision means the judge will have another opportunityto review allegations of lax regulation of mountaintop removal bythe U.S. Army Corps of ...