Charleston Daily Mail back issues from January 2002:
LET THE RESOLUTIONS BEGIN: With the drop of a ball, city greets 2002
Jan 01, 2002; ... Cold temperatures didn't stop local residents from ringing in thenew year. Gathering outside the Blue Parrot on Capitol ...
In the winter, their business heats up
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL David Darnold technician John Kelley looks over a test gauge whilechecking a heat pump at an Alum Creek residence. The recent coldweather ...
LET THE RESOLUTIONS BEGIN: With the drop of a ball, city greets 2002
Jan 01, 2002; ... Fireworks flashed in the sky as the ball dropped for the annualNew Year's celebration at Haddad Riverfront ...
Bush pinpoints public health, immigration: President sets priorities for new year, says to stay alert
Jan 01, 2002; ... CRAWFORD, Tex. - President Bush said that the public health systemand immigration policy will be among his priorities in the new year,and warned Americans to remain on alert for terrorist attacks. Bush's New Year's Eve remarks, made during a lunchtime excursionfrom his ranch, ...
Criminal penalties at issue: Legislature should consider reforms, some officials say
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF West Virginia needs to tinker with its penalties for crimes tomake them more consistent, give judges more discretion and createtougher sentences for some offenses, officials say. Public Safety Secretary Joe Martin says the time has come to lookat the ...
In the winter, their business heats up
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF For some, Jack Frost's arrival in Charleston means bundling upbefore taking a peaceful walk through the snow. For others, it meanshunkering down in front of a warm fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa. For area heating repair people, recent cold temperatures ...
With the drop of a ball, city greets 2002: Weather didn't stop celebrations
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF CLAD in a thick winter coat, hands stuffed in her pockets, RoseSimon rocked back and forth from her heels to her toes, continuously,trying to keep in the heat. Below her feet, a stockpile of blankets and comforters lay, readyto provide extra ...
Agency wants new wildlife headquarters
Jan 01, 2002; ... FAIRMONT - The Division of Natural Resources plans to ask theLegislature next year to release up to $2 million to buy about 11acres from the Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation and build a newregional wildlife headquarters. And construction on a new bridge leading to Pricketts Fort ...
New state laws go on books: Rules affect three contentious legislative issues
Jan 01, 2002; ... A state medical malpractice insurance program for doctors, a banon unlicensed video poker machines and a new family court system areamong the new laws that take effect today in West Virginia. Legislators spent six weeks in special session between Oct. 21 andDec. 1 coming up with a ...
Tree pickup set to begin
Jan 01, 2002 ... The city of Charleston will begin disposal of real Christmas treeson Wednesday. Trees will be picked up at households on the regular ...
Doctor disciplined for lack of continuing education
Jan 01, 2002; ... The state Board of Medicine has ordered a doctor to pay a fine,put another doctor's license on probation and publicly reprimanded aphysician's assistant. Dr. Marion Korstanje of Huntington reported on his 2000 licenserenewal application that he had completed 50 required hours ...
Search for leader continues: Marines start mission to find ex-Taliban head
Jan 01, 2002; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - Pushing to snatch the elusive leader ofAfghanistan's deposed Taliban, American forces have launched amission to capture Mullah Mohammed Omar, probably in the ruggedmountains northwest of Kandahar, the interim prime minister said. "If he's there, he'll be ...
REGIONAL
Jan 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 27 14 PCldy Charlotte 33 25 Snow Cincinnati 27 14 Cldy Cleveland 27 14 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 26 13 Cldy Dayton 25 13 Cldy Daytona Beach 66 48 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 39 20 ...
NATIONAL
Jan 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 30 24 Cldy Baltimore 36 17 PCldy Boston 37 21 Clr Chicago 24 14 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 38 25 Cldy Denver 35 5 PCldy Detroit 27 14 PCldy Honolulu 80 65 Clr Houston 39 30 Cldy Indianapolis 22 12 ...
N.Y. revels in patriotism: New mayor sworn in after annual Times Square party
Jan 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK - Despite the freezing temperatures and the stiflingsecurity, Jessica Talavera knew she couldn't spend this New Year'sEve anyplace but in Times Square. "We're here to celebrate the greatest holiday in the world in thegreatest city in the world," said Talavera, 25, of ...
News briefs
Jan 01, 2002 ... Carina Josefsson and Adam Kandziora hold up their first eurobanknotes just taken from a cash dispenser in Duesseldorf, Germany. Europeans get their first euros FRANKFURT, Germany - The largest currency swap in history gatheredspeed today as New Year's revelers in 12 ...
Letters to the Editor: Let's hope FAA stops this airport waste
Jan 01, 2002 ... Considering that not a single member of the port authority couldbe considered objective, is the fact that they voted to go ahead withconstruction of a regional airport really news? The authority has spun the issues and has employed onlyconsultants who would rubber-stamp its ...
College: Those who sell drugs should not get federal aid
Jan 01, 2002; ... IN 1998, Congress passed a law denying student loans to drugdealers. The issue here was not a college student smoking a littlepot. The standard was set at those who peddle drugs. The first conviction for selling drugs would garner a one-year banon getting a student loan. A second ...
Our views: Teachers; Educators should welcome the aid of other professionals
Jan 01, 2002; ... FOR years, the teachers' union has made the unsubstantiated claimthat West Virginia faces a statewide shortage of teachers. Whilethere are shortages in certain specialties and the Eastern Panhandlecould use more teachers, the sad fact is colleges in the stategraduate far more education ...
Letters to the Editor: The Charleston Fire Department is undermanned
Jan 01, 2002 ... I respond to reporter Josh Hafenbrack's Dec. 21 article, "Firedepartments agree on Corridor G coverage." Certain inaccuracies havebeen repeated that I will try to correct. The citizens of Charleston have been misled in regard to themanpower of their fire department. First, ...
Remembrance and resilience: Fully mindful of a painful past, looking to the future
Jan 01, 2002; ... BOSTON - The flags are still draped from the houses on the block.They went up in September in quick succession, like sports fans in astadium performing the wave. They've stayed there, day and night,huge flags somewhat the worse for the weather, covering the sides ofthe tall houses for ...
Putnam museum still going strong
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER A change in directors hasn't spelled a change in direction forMuseum in the Community, which has been characterized by innovativeprograms since its inception in a shopping center storefront twodecades ago. Now in its third year in a building of its ...
Ex-West Liberty College president takes new post
Jan 01, 2002; ... VALDOSTA, Ga. - Ronald Zaccari was named as Valdosta StateUniversity's seventh president. Zaccari served most recently as president of West Liberty StateCollege in West Liberty, W.Va., from 1996 to August 2001. He retiredto work on commissioned sculptures but said he could not ...
Attackers throw gasoline bombs at Jewish school
Jan 01, 2002; ... RETEIL, France - Attackers threw gasoline bombs at a Jewish schoolin suburban Paris, setting a classroom on fire, police said. In a separate incident, three people were taken into custody ...
Brazil mudslide claims 10 more lives
Jan 01, 2002; ... RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Further mudslides caused by continuingrains killed 10 more people in southeastern Brazil, raising the tollof past week's torrential rains to 71. About 400 people were left homeless in Rio de Janeiro state andmore than 300 in neighboring Minas ...
Obituaries
Jan 01, 2002 ... Thomas E. Bell Sr. Thomas E. Bell Sr., 68, of Charleston died Dec. 29, 2001, at home. He was a retired sales representative from Certain Teed Corp. Hewas a member of AHEPA and the church council at his church, St.John's Greek Orthodox Church, Kanawha City. He was a veteran of ...
Flooded school will reopen next month: Pineville Grade School closed since July floods
Jan 01, 2002; ... PINEVILLE - In about three weeks, Pineville Grade School studentswill be allowed back in the lower level of their school for the firsttime since it was damaged by July floods, says Wyoming County SchoolsSuperintendent Frank Blackwell. Students are now attending class in temporary ...
Man gives statement in slayings
Jan 01, 2002; ... YORK, Pa. - A York man accused of killing two West Virginianatives gave police a statement admitting his role in the crime,court records said. Marcus Robinson has been charged with murdering his girlfriend,Sandra K. Blankenship, 46, and her sister, Bessie M. Short, 48, attheir ...
Air France flight makes emergency landing
Jan 01, 2002; ... PARIS - An Air France jet carrying 240 passengers from Paris toWashington made an emergency landing after its crew found asuspicious substance on board, company officials said. The Boeing 777 landed late Monday in the western French city ofBrest, said the officials. There were no ...
Pilot killed when small plane crashes onto IBM lot
Jan 01, 2002; ... ARMONK, N.Y. - A small plane crashed into a parking lot at IBM'sheadquarters, killing the pilot, officials said. No one else was aboard the single-engine plane when it went downabout 30 miles north of New York City Monday. The pilot was trying toland when the plane crashed about 1 ...
Blasts kills one, injures three in Indonesia
Jan 01, 2002; ... JAKARTA, Indonesia - A reveler was killed in a blast in Jakartaearly today, and a series of explosions at churches on Sulawesiisland injured three people, police said. In the capital, a man lost his leg when a hand grenade explodedoutside a shopping mall just before dawn, police ...
Woman gives birth to area's first baby
Jan 01, 2002 ... Lilly Boggess never expected to give birth to a New Year's Daybaby. Her child was not due until Jan. 21, almost three weeks away. But Boggess, 24, of Cabin Creek found herself in Charleston AreaMedical Center's Women and Children's Hospital at 11:30 p.m. on NewYear's Eve ....
Commissioners expect to name Hardy president: Carper will give up post after 3 years
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Kanawha County commissioners at their meeting Thursday evening areexpected to name Dave Hardy the new commission president for the newcalendar year. Hardy will take the post of Kent Carper, who presided over thecommission for three years. Carper and ...
Tar Heels cage Tigers in Peach: Auburn can't cope with Peppers, Curry in their final game
Jan 01, 2002; ... ATLANTA - Ronald Curry and Julius Peppers haven't decided ifthey'll play another season of basketball at North Carolina. Auburn is just glad it won't have to see them again on thefootball field. Curry ran for a 62-yard touchdown, while Peppers was part of astifling defense ...
Just call it title game, Part I
Jan 01, 2002; ... TEMPE, Ariz. - In this winter of discontent, it seems only fittingthe two teams snubbed by the Bowl Championship Series get to play fortheir own version of the national title. Call it the People's Choice Awards of college football. Or theteam that would be king. Oregon and ...
Miami: the poor man's dynasty: Hurricanes' legacy product of tenacity, not continuity
Jan 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES - Miami is one Rose Bowl victory from its fifthnational title since 1983, not bad for a program that has more thanonce shared a spot on the endangered species list with the spottedowl. There are several stories afloat regarding how close Miami came toeliminating ...
Weight room is a Husker shrine
Jan 01, 2002; ... LINCOLN, Neb. - Wipe your feet before you enter. This is hallowedground, one of the fabled places in college football. This is the Nebraska weight room, the machine that loads up thelinemen and pumps out the All-Americans - while helping to lure thenext generation of ...
Catholic girls team erasing bad memories
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER After 22 seasons and over 500 games, Charleston Catholic HighSchool girls' basketball Coach Frank Scagnelli knows that a 4-0record on New Year's Day isn't any reason to start celebrating. "That doesn't mean anything," said Scagnelli, whose 368 prep ...
Yes, WVU really misses Tim Lyles
Jan 01, 2002; ... TUCSON, Ariz. - Here is a sentence I never expected to write inthis new year or any year. West Virginia University's basketball team misses Tim Lyles. There, I wrote it. Looks strange. In fact, looks as odd as some ofthe things coming from the Mountaineer offense - and ...
BC opens Big East play impressively
Jan 01, 2002; ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Last season, Boston College went fromworst to first in the Big East. The 11th-ranked Eagles have startedtheir bid to stay on top. Kenny Walls scored 20 points Monday to lead Boston College to an81-66 victory over Seton Hall in the conference opener for ...
Briefly
Jan 01, 2002 ... BASKETBALL The 22-point streak began when Michael Jordan got Keith Van Hornin the air with a pump fake and turned it into a three-point play. It ended when Jordan put a spin move around Kenyon Martin thatleft the defender flat-footed and the crowd gasping. Jordan scored ...
Local sports
Jan 01, 2002 ... UC WINS Mookie Felder scored a team-high 27 points and added six assistsand four rebounds as the seventh-ranked University of Charlestonmen's basketball team escaped Oakland City, Ind., Monday with an 82-81 victory over Oakland City University. Felder hit 9-of-15 field goal ...
Boise weather is frightful, but Dantzler is delightful
Jan 01, 2002; ... BOISE, Idaho - For 15 minutes, the Clemson Tigers looked right athome in snowy Idaho. Woodrow Dantzler tied a school record with four touchdown passes,and Clemson Coach Tommy Bowden got his first postseason victory asthe Tigers beat Louisiana Tech 49-24 in the Humanitarian ...
Receivers steal show as both offenses erupt
Jan 01, 2002; ... SAN JOSE, Calif. - Charles Rogers and Rodney Wright didn't realizethe Silicon Valley Football Classic would turn into a duel betweentop-flight receivers. Rogers caught two long touchdown passes and set a Michigan Staterecord with 270 yards receiving Monday in the Spartans' 44-35 ...
TODAY'S ODDS
Jan 01, 2002 ... NCAA FOOTBALL BOWL GAMES FAVORITE OPEN TODAY (O/U) U'DOG Today Fiesta Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Colorado 2 3 (58) Oregon Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Louisiana State 3 21/2 (561/2) Illinois Wednesday Orange Bowl At ...
Kickoff return sparks Cards against BYU
Jan 01, 2002; ... MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The Louisville Cardinals can thank Brigham Youngfor helping them polish off their best season in school history. The No. 23 Cardinals thought their only chance to win the LibertyBowl would be outscoring the nation's best offense. Then the 19th-ranked Cougars ...
Francis moves close to his 500th goal
Jan 01, 2002; ... Carolina's Ron Francis has good timing. His 499th goal was the eventual game-winner for the Hurricanes onMonday, setting up a chance for him to score his 500th goal in his1,000th game for the Hartford-Carolina franchise on Wednesday athome. Francis scored twice in the final ...
Notre Dame coach has 'impeccable integrity'
Jan 01, 2002; ... SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Tyrone Willingham emerged as a possiblesuccessor to Bob Davie shortly after he was fired as Notre Dame'sfootball coach on Dec. 2. Almost a month and one hiring fiasco later, Willingham has thejob. Willingham, 44-36-1 in seven seasons at Stanford, signed a ...
To all a GoodNight: Some ring in the New Year with an evening of music
Jan 01, 2002; ... At 77 years old, Glen Murphy wanted to greet the new year in amore subdued way rather than have a rockin' celebration. So instead, the retired South Charleston resident, like manyothers from the area, enjoyed an evening with entertainment,refreshments and pleasant company at ...
States oppose Microsoft extension request
Jan 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - West Virginia and eight other states opposedMicrosoft's request for more time to produce evidence in theantitrust case against the company. The states on Monday told U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly that their broad proposed penalties - which cover ...
New Year still marks birthday: If you're going to take money, at least be discreet
Jan 01, 2002; ... TODAY I extend my sympathy to all children born on New Year's Daywho found last Tuesday that one Christmas gift had been put aside andlabeled a birthday present. That insidious parental practice is discussed with bitter laughterwhen two or more New Year's babies gather together ....
Ski resorts welcome cold weather: Facilities got late starts, but now are seeing big crowds
Jan 01, 2002; ... Gov. Bob Wise chatted with Beverly Campbell of Charleston Sundaynear the lift ticket window at Snowshoe Mountain ....
Ski resorts welcome cold weather: Facilities got late starts, but now are seeing big crowds
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Icy temperatures are problematic for most people, causing pipes tofreeze and car windows to need scraping, but Bryan Brown says theyare a godsend. He's the spokesman for Canaan Valley Ski Resort in Tucker County,where temperatures in the teens have made it ...
On Health: We should set realistic resolutions
Jan 01, 2002; ... FOR me, New Year's Day means breaking out a clean, new calendarand committing to a long list of resolutions - most of whicheventually evaporate. I often get overly ambitious about self-expectations and thenfail, lolling in disappointment and guilt. Some years I've refused tomake ...
2002 ways get fit: Well, not actually 2002.; But exercise options abound in the new year.
Jan 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL HEALTH REPORTER THE time of reckoning has arrived. You can't put it off anylonger. This is the year you're going to get fit. And it's never, ever been easier. If you lack the self-discipline or knowledge to do it yourself,hundreds of programs and classes ...
DEARABBY: Just for today, make a change in your life
Jan 01, 2002; ... DEAR READERS: My New Year's column has become an annual tradition.These New Year's resolutions are based on the original credo 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 ...
HOROSCOPE
Jan 01, 2002; ... FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Your companions seem to have a lot tosay about your job or career, mostly because they would like to seemore of you. Overspending on friends is harder to resist because youfeel rich. Stay within the limits of your energy ....
Newborns focus of documentary: MTV features all-star concert for troops
Jan 01, 2002; ... The ambitious documentary "World Birth Day" (9 p.m., TLC) kicksoff 2002 with an inspiring and insightful look at the birth of 12infants. All of these babies were born on a single day last summer.Nine teams of journalists and camera crews traveled from Beijing toBerlin to San Francisco to ...
Today's people
Jan 01, 2002 ... Orlando Bloom, one of the stars of "The Lord of the Rings" movies,learned sword fighting, archery, horseback riding and rowing for hisrole in the trilogy. Actor picked up new skills for film NEW YORK - Sword fighting anyone? That's one of the skills OrlandoBloom ...
Bringing life back to their libraries: Middle schools set goals to improve 'lacking' facilities
Jan 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Teachers and librarians say the real magic of Harry Potter wasthat it got children excited about reading, but at some schools,youngsters in search of a good book could end up disenchanted. "School libraries are lacking," said Lynda Gilkeson, principal ...
Similar brothers follow diverse paths: One's a pro baseball coach, the other a public defender
Jan 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF One is a lawyer, named the top public defender in the state. Theother is a ballplayer, just made the bench coach for the St. LouisCardinals. But these two brothers from the coal camp of Windsor Heights,W.Va., have more in common than their very different ...
Bodies found in what was lobby of Trade Center: Discovery consisted of 10 firefighters, 3 civilians
Jan 02, 2002; ... NEW YORK - The bodies of 10 firefighters and three civilians werepulled from the rubble of the World Trade Center as excavation crewsopened up the lobby of one of the collapsed towers, a firefightersunion spokesman said today. "Those lower floors are now 30 feet below ground," ...
Officials make play for games: City pushes deal to bring back football championship
Jan 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Local leaders hope a better coordinated effort between city andcounty officials, in addition to Charleston's more central location,will persuade the state Secondary School Activities Commission toreturn the Super Six to the capital city. The state high ...
Defendant going to Ill.: Kidnapping suspect waives right to hearings in state
Jan 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Sheila Matthews, the woman accused of snatching a baby from aChicago bus station on Christmas Eve and fleeing to Southern WestVirginia, agreed today to go back to Illinois without a fight. After weeping and clutching at the neck of her public ...
Cost to rebuild Pentagon about $700 million: Goal to complete outer offices by first anniversary
Jan 02, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - The victims' families and the nation still grieve,but the once-charred and jagged western flank of the Pentagon nolonger looks much like the scene of an American tragedy. Except for flags waving from two 140-foot-tall cranes, there islittle indication that the 400,000 ...