Charleston Daily Mail back issues from July 2002:
Racetrack in the works for Flatwoods: Project has support of some racing sanctioning groups
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER A team of developers today announced their plans to build a $27million "integrated motor sports complex" on 300 acres in Flatwoods. "This appears to be a very professional and comprehensive programfor bringing a major league motorsports ...
Man wanted in shooting deaths of wife, her mother: Suspect had been charged with domestic battery
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF EAST LYNN - Police were searching for a Wayne County man thismorning after his estranged wife and her mother were shot dead.Another man also was shot and injured, police said. The shootings occurred three weeks after Lynn Davis, 31, of Genoafiled a domestic ...
Retired Bluefield doctor dies in Africa: Surgeon found dead in Zimbabwe after apparent carjacking
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL HEALTH REPORTER A retired Mercer County orthopedic surgeon was found dead inZimbabwe after an apparent carjacking. Dr. Roy "Tom" Raub, 79, was found late Saturday beside a road,apparently a few miles from his ranch. His Toyota Landcruiser ...
Putnam property too pricey for many: Custodian looked hard for home in Teays Valley
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER TEAYS VALLEY - John Sovine has learned to accept his trailer'scramped bedrooms and weak floors. At $275 a month, it's one of theonly houses he could afford to rent in Teays Valley. But when he and his family decided they wanted to leave thetrailer ...
Wanted: Someone to finish community housing project
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF More than three years ago, a new housing project that cropped upoutside Sissonville could have provided homes for at least 14 of thearea's neediest families. Today the houses sit vacant while a group of community serviceagencies tries to decide who, if ...
Teachers get funds to move: New law designed to help find teachers in growing areas
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF West Virginia teachers who lose their jobs because of decliningstudent enrollment in one county will soon be able to move to a morepopulated area to find work - on the state's dime. A new law goes into effect today that will provide up to $2,500 tocover ...
Osteopathic school to get funding for new clinic
Jul 01, 2002 ... The West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine will receive $4million in federal funds to construct a new outpatient clinic inLewisburg. Sen. Robert Byrd added the funding to this year'sappropriations bill. It builds on another $4 million he provided in1995 for the school's ...
New PEIA director already sees changes: Susman envisions programs working together to save
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Tom Susman concedes that nothing he could do in his new positionas the state's insurance and retirement services director wouldsatisfy some critics who believe his $125,000 salary is unwarranted. But Susman believes he has already made changes in ...
REGIONAL
Jul 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 93 70 PCldy Charlotte 92 70 Clr Cincinnati 91 70 PCldy Cleveland 94 71 Clr Columbus,Ohio 93 71 PCldy Dayton 92 71 PCldy Daytona Beach 87 71 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 92 68 ...
NATIONAL
Jul 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 67 54 PCldy Baltimore 95 75 PCldy Boston 93 72 PCldy Chicago 89 73 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 88 74 PCldy Denver 91 64 PCldy Detroit 93 73 PCldy Honolulu 87 75 Clr Houston 90 74 PCldy Indianapolis 89 71 ...
Hamas vows to avenge Israeli killing of its leader
Jul 01, 2002; ... JERUSALEM - Hamas extremists promised today to avenge Israel'sassassination of a senior West Bank bombmaker for the Islamicmilitant group who Israel said was responsible for the deaths ofnearly 120 people. Israeli special forces struck a blow to Hamas when they killedMohaned ...
Judge tosses out federal death penalty: Opinion declares too many innocent people executed
Jul 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK - A judge declared the federal death penaltyunconstitutional today, saying too many innocent people have beensentenced to death. U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff issued a 28-page rulingreaffirming his earlier opinion that the death penalty act violatedthe due ...
Evangelist's fire and brimstone leads to funeral fracas in Ala.
Jul 01, 2002; ... LOXLEY, Ala. - An evangelist who was asked to sing at his wife'suncle's funeral claims he had a revelation from God that led him toinsult mourners and say that the dead man was damned. Orlando Bethel said he spoke words that "the Lord revealed to me."Preaching over a microphone at ...
Korean sailors mourn dead: Tension builds around skirmish in western sea
Jul 01, 2002; ... SEOUL, South Korea - Hundreds of sailors and family members, someweeping, bowed today during a funeral service for four South Koreansailors killed in a sea skirmish with a North Korean patrol boat. Draped with South Korean flags, the coffins of the men werecarried into a gymnasium ...
News briefs
Jul 01, 2002 ... Afghans say U.S. assault hit wedding KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - U.S. helicopter gunships and jets attackeda house Monday while a wedding was under way, killing and injuringscores, witnesses and hospital officials said. The attack occurred in the village of Kakarak in ...
Letters to the Editor: Being 'Under God' beats trying to live without him
Jul 01, 2002 ... Although most Americans have noted with disdain the constanterosion of our moral fiber and spiritual moorings, there is still avoice that calls for a continued attrition of family values. Such is the case in the most recent judgment of a Californiafederal appeals court, which ...
Letters to the Editor: Let's stop selling out West Virginia to coal companies
Jul 01, 2002 ... What would the state be like without the coal companies callingall the shots, breaking the laws as they wish and trying to changelaws to fit their standards of operation. I have been dealing with this overweight truck issue longer thanit should have existed. Coal operators ...
Putnam: The board of education needs to keep all of its options open
Jul 01, 2002; ... LAST year the Putnam County Board of Education asked voters forpermission to borrow $36 million to consolidate and improve schools. Voters refused. There is opposition to consolidation on the north side of theriver. There is opposition to higher taxes. Now voters have ...
Our views: Republicans; West Virginians welcome an alternative to Democrats
Jul 01, 2002; ... INSANITY is said to be doing the same thing over and over againand expecting different results. So it is in West Virginia politics.The 70 years of a Democratic-controlled Legislature has left thestate with high taxes and low income. Change is slowly coming. In May, Republicans ...
Saying it does not make it so: Teaching values does more good than pledging does
Jul 01, 2002; ... I wonder if those slimy executives who ran their companies intothe ground and ruined people's lives ever said the Pledge ofAllegiance. I'll bet they did. And I'll bet they said it so many times, likemost of us, that they rarely stopped to think about what they ...
Letters to the Editor: No TV, phone is not living in Third-World conditions
Jul 01, 2002 ... I recently overheard someone remark on how he was living underThird World conditions because he had to shut off his phone and cableTV. I thought to myself, "You're not poor. Some kid in India siftingthrough a landfill is poor." We all have been directly or indirectly brainwashed ...
Obituaries
Jul 01, 2002 ... Hilda E. Smith Adams FAYETTEVILLE - Hilda E. Smith Adams, 83, of Fayetteville died June29, 2002, at her home following a long illness. Born Aug. 23, 1918, in Corliss, she was the daughter of the lateEd and Lou Moore Smith. She was also preceded in death by herhusband, ...
Bush to speak in Cleveland about school vouchers
Jul 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Four days after the Supreme Court ruled thatCleveland's school voucher program meets constitutional standards anddoes not violate the separation of church and state, President Bushwas addressing the issue in the Ohio city. The court's 5-4 decision on Thursday upheld a ...
Commissioners want Sunday hunting off ballot: Putnam officials say they want to protect sportsmen's rights
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER WINFIELD - Two Putnam County commissioners say they will try tokeep a referendum on Sunday hunting from appearing on the county'sNovember ballot. Jim Caruthers and Jim Withrow both said they want to make suresportsmen's increasingly endangered ...
Local briefs
Jul 01, 2002 ... Deadline for flood assistance is Friday For victims of the May 2 flood in the disaster-declared counties(Kanawha, Mingo, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh and Wyoming), the FederalEmergency Management Agency's registration deadline for disasterassistance is at 7 p.m. Friday ....
Southern California struggles with drought
Jul 01, 2002; ... BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif - Vintage Lakeside Prime Steak and Seafoodhas a problem this summer: Its name. One of the driest years on record in Southern California hasshrunk Big Bear Lake, leaving the restaurant a long way from thewater's edge. The restaurant's neat lawn now overlooks a ...
College creates course to support Wheeling project
Jul 01, 2002; ... WHEELING - Wheeling Jesuit University has created a course totrain potential retail managers to run the shops and storesenvisioned in the city's effort to convert the downtown into anoutlet mall. Developers of the proposed The Wheeling Outlets project couldattract numerous ...
Man wanted in shooting deaths of wife, her mother: Suspect had been charged with domestic battery
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL Kenneth Eaves tells a State Police trooper that ...
Wanted: Someone to finish community housing project
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL The deteriorating road through the Guthrie Housing Project israrely ...
Tests show screeners fail to find weapons
Jul 01, 2002; ... ARLINGTON, VA. - Screeners at 32 of the nation's largest airportsfailed to detect fake weapons in 24 percent of undercover tests bythe Transportation Security Administration last month, USA Todayreported. Citing ...
Police blotter
Jul 01, 2002 ... WVU student dies in rescue attempt MORGANTOWN - A West Virginia University student has drowned afterplunging into Deckers Creek to rescue a fellow classmate who hadfallen in the water. Ram Chiat Anya Pallicala, 21, of India drowned while trying tosave Madhavi ...
Venus wins 18th straight at Wimbledon: Two-time defending titlist well on her way to crown
Jul 01, 2002; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Top-seeded Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williamsbolstered their status as title favorites. Both players won easily in straight sets this morning to reach thequarters. Hewitt swept Russia's Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 6-3, 7-5 in 2 hours, 13minutes on Centre Court ...
Cats back in town for four-game set
Jul 01, 2002 ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The Charleston Alley Cats return home today to open a brief four-game homestand. The Cats will play the Hagerstown Suns four nights, beginning witha 7:05 p.m. contest today at Watt Powell Park. Fireworks shows arescheduled following both Wednesday and ...
Ronaldo the great: Brazilian hero just may be world's No. 1 star
Jul 01, 2002; ... YOKOHAMA, Japan - Ronaldo spread his arms about as wide as hisgrin and gave Pele a big bear hug. The new champion then got a kisson the forehead from the greatest player ever, as if he were beinganointed. The new king of the soccer world celebrated with Pele in thecenter of the ...
Cincinnati returns to the top: Reds defeat Cards in marathon, share NL Central lead
Jul 01, 2002; ... ST. LOUIS - Down six runs in the first inning and facing an All-Star pitcher in 93-degree heat, the Cincinnati Reds could easily havegiven up. They did nothing of the sort, and put themselves in first place. The Reds rallied against Matt Morris and closer Jason ...
Conference USA's Slive off to SEC
Jul 01, 2002; ... Conference USA Commissioner Mike Slive has been selected tosucceed retiring Roy Kramer as Southeastern Conference commissioner,according to newspaper reports Sunday. Slive, 61, was offered the job over the weekend as the 72-year-old Kramer was honored at a farewell dinner in ...
Briefly
Jul 01, 2002 ... BASEBALL A boy who got an autograph and had a photo taken with Darryl Kilethe day before the St. Louis Cardinal pitcher was found dead plans tosend the items to Kile's family. Sean Zak, aged 10, had his baseball glove signed by Kile and thenposed for a photo with him while ...
Local sports
Jul 01, 2002 ... AAU BASKETBALL The West Virginia Swoosh 9-under boys basketball team finished11th in the championship bracket of the 64-team AAU NationalTournament in Memphis, Tenn. The Swoosh beat a team from Philadelphiaon Sunday, 40-34, and earned an automatic bid to the under-10nationals ...
Today's Odds
Jul 01, 2002 ... Major League Baseball National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at Philadelphia -130 New York +120 at Florida -150 Chicago +140 at Pittsburgh -155 Milwaukee +145 at Cincinnati -115 Houston +105 at Atlanta -170 Montreal +160 at St ....
Cincinnati resident wins at Snowshoe
Jul 01, 2002; ... SNOWSHOE - An Ohio man and a Colorado woman captured the solotitles Sunday at the 24 Hours of Snowshoe mountain bike race. Dave Stewart, 33, of Cincinnati won the men's solo event, whileCristina Begy, 32, of Denver won the women's solo title. Racers compete around the clock to ...
Baseball P.M.
Jul 01, 2002 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 50 31 .617 - 5-5 W-1 24-15 26-16 11-7 Boston 46 31 .597 2 2-8 L-3 18-19 28-12 5-13 Baltimore 38 41 .481 11 5-5 L-1 19-20 19-21 9-9 Toronto 33 45 .423 151/2 5-5 W-2 17-24 16-21 ...
MAJOR LEAGUES
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Pooley savors playoff victory in Senior Open
Jul 01, 2002; ... OWINGS MILLS, Md. - A weary Don Pooley stood in the dark outsidethe clubhouse, signing autographs, posing for pictures and savoringevery minute. He beat Tom Watson on the fifth playoff hole hours earlier Sundayand became the first qualifier to win the U.S. Senior Open. "I ...
Maradona criticizes World Cup
Jul 01, 2002; ... TOKYO- Diego Maradona railed against Japan, lashed out at soccer'sgoverning body, FIFA, and dismissed the World Cup final as "mediocre"as he defiantly answered questions this morning. Five years into retirement, the controversial soccer great who ledArgentina to the World Cup ...
All-Star Game will be 'Pudge'-less
Jul 01, 2002; ... ARLINGTON, Texas - For the first time since he was a 19-year-oldrookie just up from the minors, Ivan Rodriguez is not going to theAll-Star game. Rodriguez fell 18,519 votes shy of making his record-setting 10thstraight All-Star start at catcher. New York's Jorge Posada was ...
Yankees, D'backs combine for 13 all-star participants
Jul 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK - There will be plenty of Arizona Diamondbacks, New YorkYankees and newcomers at this year's All-Star game. A couple offamiliar faces will be missing. Managers Bob Brenly of Arizona and Joe Torre of New York each willhave six of his own players in Milwaukee for the July 9 ...
Wanna ride a Harley? Just rent it
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Instead of shelling out thousands of dollars for the latest HarleyDavidson model, motorcycle enthusiasts now can rent the bikes at alocal dealership for a fraction of the cost. Harley Davidson of West Virginia is the only approved rentaloperator in West ...
Wanna ride a Harley?: Just rent it
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL Harley Davidson of West Virginia in South Charleston is the onlyauthorized Harley Davidson rental agency in the state. All ...
MYTURN: Granddog visits are grand; Having pet of your own more hassle than child's dog
Jul 01, 2002; ... Having a granddog is better than having a dog of your own. My granddog, Hagrid, lives in Pittsburgh with my daughter. Thatmeans I don't have to feed him, pay his vet bills, brush him, or walkhim on a daily basis. When he visits, I can spoil him and then send him home. From ...
Great Gardens: Tiny lot; Big ideas; Small strip of yard features lots of flowers, art work
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A simple wooden fence turned a tiny lot on a busy part ofCharleston's West Side into a garden and patio space as private asany secluded yard. "If it weren't for the fence, we would never come out here," saidDave Cooper, who shares the Elm Street home with ...
DEARABBY: It's clear this couple isn't ready to marry
Jul 01, 2002; ... DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, my 21-year-old brother, "Bill,"has been dating a wonderful young lady I'll call Katie. Bill has beenliving with Katie and her family for the past year, until shefinishes high school. She's only 18, but very mature for her age. Katie is now ...
HOROSCOPE
Jul 01, 2002; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). A business venture brings out theartist in you. You might find yourself at odds with a powerful man. Aco-worker asks you for moral support on a very serious personalissue. A Leo needs your attention. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20) ....
CLICK&CLACKTALKCARS: Noisy brake pads need time; New pads take a while to match up with brake rotors
Jul 01, 2002; ... Dear Tom and Ray: I have a good one for you. My housemate took hercar into the shop for new brakes because hers had started to grind.The mechanic replaced her brakes. About a week later, the brakesstarted to make noise again. She took the car back. Then it happenedagain. The third time ...
Friends remember Clooney for voice, soul
Jul 01, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES - Tony Bennett recalled the warmth in her voice.Michael Feinstein remembered a joyful soul. And Bob Hope's wife spokeof her courage. All were saddened at the passing of Rosemary Clooney, the mellow-voiced singer who died Saturday at age 74 in her Beverly Hills ...
At the helm: BB&T's leader in state charged with offering 'big-picture leadership'
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL Phyllis Arnold is now leader of BB&T in West Virginia. In additionto serving as BB&T's state president, she's president of ...
At the helm: BB&T's leader in state charged with offering 'big-picture leadership'
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR Phyllis Arnold and 29 other regional presidents of BB&T Corp.gather monthly in Winston-Salem, N.C. Every time those top bankingexecutives of the 13th largest financial holding company in theUnited States meet to review policies and procedures, Arnold is ...
Many people seek breaks from work
Jul 01, 2002; ... Work is a time-consuming affair, but it doesn't mean some peopleare devoting every waking hour to climbing up the next rung on theladder of success. In fact, most people have a few guilty pleasuresand favorite ways to keep the pace of work from becoming too freneticand ...
Cost of insurance not biggest issue: Firms are cutting back because they can't make money; Smart Money
Jul 01, 2002; ... Q. We have always had insurance with the same company, butrecently our car rates doubled. They offered us less coverage to makeup for the rise in cost. Our kids said they too would like to chooseanother company, because they weren't happy with this company. Theyare going to go with some ...
Mercer facility hopes to lure government retirees
Jul 01, 2002; ... BLUEFIELD - A Mercer County retirement facility is hoping to lurestate and federal government retirees with a Columbus Day weekendopen house. The event at Four Seasons Country in Bluefield isscheduled Oct ....
Business briefs
Jul 01, 2002; ... Huntington firm awarded federal contract Strictly Business, a Huntington-based information technologycompany, said it has been awarded a multi-million-dollar, multi-yearcontract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The company said itwill provide the Corps of Engineers' Great ...
Development official announces staff changes: Director says reshuffling will help increase efficiency
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR David Satterfield, executive director of the West VirginiaDevelopment Office, today announced several staff changes that "allowus to tighten our belt a bit and gain some efficiencies." Satterfield named Tim McNeely, the office's in-house lawyer, to ...
Recall
Jul 01, 2002; ... GROUND BEEF WASHINGTON - ConAgra Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo., is voluntarilyrecalling approximately 354,200 pounds of fresh and frozen groundbeef products that may be contaminated with E. coli bacteria, theAgriculture Department announced. The department's Food Safety ...
Many celebrations planned for Ford's 100th anniversary
Jul 01, 2002; ... DEARBORN, Mich. - Ford Motor Co.'s 100th anniversary will becelebrated next June at a series of events hosted by GreenfieldVillage and other historical landmarks built or supported by HenryFord. A group of Ford engineers already has built six Model T's foruse in parades, company outings ...
Fifth Third Bancorp ready to set up shop in Kanawha Valley
Jul 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR The president and chief executive officer of Fifth Third Bancorptold American Banker magazine that the company plans to establish anoffice in Charleston. In an article called, "It's Back to ToeholdDeals at Fifth Third," reporter Veronica Agosta quotes ...
Showtime features 10-minute quick flicks: 'We Wuz Robbed' looks at election night 2000
Jul 01, 2002; ... SOMETIMES brevity can be a virtue. Showtime invited sevenacclaimed international directors to make 10-minute movies for asummer film festival called "Ten Minutes Older." The cable networkwill air one film every Monday night at 10:45 p.m. over the nextseven weeks. In tonight's ...