Charleston Daily Mail back issues from November 2002:
The Presidential Visit: Capito called 'breath of fresh air'; President urges everyone to go to polls Tuesday
Nov 01, 2002; ... A crowd of about 6,000 came to see President Bush and show theirsupport for Shelley Moore ...
Keyser woman bags six-point buck and a bundle of joy
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Julia Seaman, nine months pregnant with her second child, wasabout a quarter-mile from her Keyser home when she picked up anunexpected passenger. The six-point buck that slammed into the front of her pickuptruck, however, was not the most hospitable guest ....
War prospect backed: 51 percent support Iraq attack, while 40 percent don't
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF West Virginia's favorite son is having a hard time selling hishome state on the theory that the president is beating the war drumto drown out domestic complaints, according to The West VirginiaPoll. U.S. Sen. Robert Byrd has argued that President Bush is ...
Gun rights at issue: GOP says a vote for Humphreys is a vote for gun control
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER In a political commercial, Jim Humphreys and his 17-year-old son,Owen, both clad in blaze orange and green camouflage, walk up a smallhill on their Greenbrier County farm carrying guns. The picture flashes on the screen for just seconds, but it's ...
The Presidential Visit: Capito called 'breath of fresh air'; President urges everyone to go to polls Tuesday
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU SPEAKING to voters who very well could decide control of Congress,President Bush urged an enthusiastic crowd at the Charleston CivicCenter to return Rep. Shelley Moore Capito to Washington where shehas worked with him as a reliable congressional ...
Wise eyes expanded drug coverage: Administration may use Medicaid plan to aid more seniors
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Wise administration officials are considering matching state moneywith federal Medicaid dollars to provide prescription drug benefitsto more low-income senior citizens. The trouble is, officials aren't certain where they're going tofind the state ...
Raleigh man charged with murder in shooting death
Nov 01, 2002 ... GLEN DANIEL - A Raleigh County man who claimed he accidentallyshot his girlfriend in the back of the head while taking targetpractice has been charged with first-degree murder, authorities say. Stephanie Adkins, 27, of Shady Spring was killed at about 2:30a.m. Thursday on ...
State official pushes tax hike on cigarettes: New revenue would help fill gap, Nusbaum says
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Human Resources Secretary Paul Nusbaum has called on seniorcitizens to help persuade lawmakers to approve the first increase inWest Virginia's cigarette tax since 1978. It's both a health issue and a fiscal issue for him because hebelieves higher ...
Woman gets 15 years for killing husband
Nov 01, 2002; ... PHILIPPI - A Barbour County woman convicted of killing her husbandreceived the maximum sentence after being chastised by the judge forbeing deceptive throughout the case. Sunny D. Nicholson of Moatsville was sentenced Wednesday to 15years in prison by Circuit Judge Alan ...
REGIONAL
Nov 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 39 26 PCldy Charlotte 58 35 Clr Cincinnati 44 23 Clr Cleveland 41 27 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 41 24 Clr Dayton 40 23 Clr Daytona Beach 74 55 Clr Greensboro,N.C. 53 35 ...
NATIONAL
Nov 01, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 43 33 Cldy Baltimore 47 31 Cldy Boston 40 28 PCldy Chicago 44 27 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 54 43 Cldy Denver 41 22 PCldy Detroit 42 26 Snow Honolulu 86 73 Clr Houston 68 56 Cldy Indianapolis 47 24 ...
Nation's unemployment rate increased slightly in October
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - The nation's unemployment rate edged back up to 5.7percent in October, indicating the employment market remains shaky,and consumer spending in the previous month fell by the largestmargin in 10 months. October's 5.7 percent jobless rate was up slightly from ...
More deaths connected to suspects: Alabama, Louisiana murders linked to alleged snipers
Nov 01, 2002; ... BATON ROUGE, La. - Two sniper suspects are now charged with amonthlong series of killings from the Gulf Coast to the suburbs ofthe nation's capital. Louisiana officials said Thursday ballistic tests had linked JohnAllen Muhammad, 41, and John Lee Malvo, 17, to the Sept. 23 murder ...
Hope fades for quake victims: One 9-year-old boy rescued from the rubble
Nov 01, 2002; ... SAN GIULIANO DI PUGLIA, Italy - The earthquake that struck thisItalian mountain village and toppled a school killed nearly all thestudents in a first grade class, officials said. Hopes that moresurvivors might be found in the rubble faded today as the total deathtoll climbed to 28 ....
News briefs
Nov 01, 2002 ... Britain drops case against ex-butler LONDON - British prosecutors dropped theft charges againstPrincess Diana's former butler today after Queen Elizabeth IIrevealed she knew he took the items for safekeeping. The royal revelation brought a dramatic and unexpected end ...
Our views: Health care; Personal responsibility will be essential to keeping costs down
Nov 01, 2002; ... SEN. Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., among others, would have Americanschange to a system in which health insurance is a taxpaid entitlementprogram available to all. This impulse has huge implications for tax rates, for economicgrowth, and for the workingman's paycheck. The British, the ...
Letters to the Editor: Amendment 2 would save money on special elections
Nov 01, 2002 ... Amendment 2 reads as follows: "The purpose of the amendment is toallow county and municipal governments to propose excess levies forthe same periods as boards of education, which is up to five years." This is a simple, straightforward amendment that will allowcounties and cities ...
Online: State government provides convenience to its customers
Nov 01, 2002; ... WEST Virginia is a far-flung state with roughly the population ofGreater Pittsburgh sprinkled across 15 million acres of forestedhillsides. The drive from the Eastern Panhandle can take six hoursand two Dramamine pills. Putting regional offices for every division in every one of ...
It never seems to be good enough: But new studies show W.Va. tries very hard
Nov 01, 2002; ... WEST Virginia experienced a greater percentage increase in per-pupil spending than any other state between 1976 and 2001, accordingto a report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. For a state that's among the nation's poorest, that's quite ...
Off to war with our invisible friends: Religion always causes confusion during wartime
Nov 01, 2002; ... MY aversion to Jerry Falwell, he of the failed prophecies, angersmany of my correspondents, but what can I say? He is a walking,talking, parody of The Comic Preacher, yet he greatly influencesAmerican political thought. How can such a target be ignored? It is my pleasure today, ...
Carbide did not callously disregard health: Its program beat OSHA proposals
Nov 01, 2002; ... I respond to stories on asbestos tort litigation. Union Carbidewas charged with callous disregard for employee safety and health. Nothing could be further from the truth. In 1974, I arrived from New York to join a medical department witheight members, along with an industrial ...
I am proud of Sen. Byrd: An unwise war hurts the nation
Nov 01, 2002; ... IN one of our dog-eared family photo albums, we have an 8x10glossy black-and-white picture of my daughter - who just celebratedher thirtieth birthday - as a four-month-old baby. In the photo, mydaughter is in her mother's arms, bundled into a snowsuit, lookingout at the camera, curious: ...
W.Va. State students push for university
Nov 01, 2002; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL With visions ranging from new programs to new bumper stickers,students and faculty at West Virginia State College say they're eagerfor the word "university" to be added to the school's name. "I'd be more proud to say I'd graduated from West Virginia ...
Group spends $7,500 to promote levy: Supporters hold rally to explain how money is used
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Congressional candidates aren't the only ones spending big bucksto win over voters. A citizens action group formed in support of the county's bus,ambulance and emergency service levy is spending about $7,500 topromote its cause. The group's ...
Suit accuses power company of misleading investors
Nov 01, 2002; ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - A lawsuit filed against American Electric Poweraccuses the energy company of misleading investors who had boughtstock in the company. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court is the latestof several similar shareholders' lawsuits filed by various law ...
Airline's woes affect Pa.: US Airways cuts could cause ripples through economy
Nov 01, 2002; ... PITTSBURGH - Further layoffs and service cuts could help USAirways trim $1.6 billion this year in costs and pull the airline outof bankruptcy, but could cause turbulence in the state's economy,especially around Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The bankrupt airline, based in Arlington, ...
Company's move was funded by taxes: Parts distributor moving from Nitro to Southridge
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Taxpayers have invested about $1.6 million so that an Alabama-based parts distributor can move from Nitro to Southridge Centre. Bill Goode, president of the Business and Industrial DevelopmentCorp., said most of the money came from the state Infrastructure ...
Real estate company sues CBS over sign in show
Nov 01, 2002; ... DENVER - Real estate company Re/Max International has sued CBS,alleging an episode of "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" portrayed ashady real estate agent who used a for-sale sign that looked like aRe/Max sign. The suit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court, says thefictional ...
Huntington layoffs case going to high court
Nov 01, 2002; ... HUNTINGTON - A judge's ruling that requires the city to lay offtwo civilian employees in the police department is being appealed tothe state Supreme Court, a city official said. Cabell County ...
State school official investigated: Probe focuses on furniture purchases, construction jobs
Nov 01, 2002; ... Two investigations have been launched to determine if an assistantstate schools superintendent improperly steered more than $2.3million in equipment furniture sales to a friend after floods damagedschools in McDowell and Wyoming schools. State schools Superintendent David Stewart ...
Stations yank political ad
Nov 01, 2002 ... An ad claiming congressional candidate Jim Humphreys violated anemployee's privacy has been pulled from several television stations. A number of television stations in the 2nd Congressional Districtremoved the commercial after Humphreys complained that it was a"blatant ...
Wise says tort reform on negotiating table: Governor proposes lowering state malpractice rates
Nov 01, 2002; ... A proposal to lower medical malpractice rates for state-insureddoctors will not pre-empt the Legislature's discussion of limits tomalpractice lawsuits and jury awards. "This does not take tort reform off the table," Gov. Bob Wise saidof his proposal before the Board of Risk and ...
Protesters urge Bush to support peace with Iraq: President says only way to peace is to disarm Hussein
Nov 01, 2002; ... A handful of protesters from the Marshall University Action forPeaceful Solutions stood outside the Charleston Civic Center to senda ...
Protesters urge Bush to support peace with Iraq: President says only way to peace is to disarm Hussein
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Protesters outside the Charleston Civic Center waved Americanflags in favor of peace. Inside, where President Bush was speaking during a campaign stopfor Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito, people draped in red, whiteand blue did the same. Their only ...
Clapping, cheering and costumes mark Bush visit: Halloween event drew about 6,000 to Civic Center
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL President Bush urged voters of all political ...
Clapping, cheering and costumes mark Bush visit: Halloween event drew about 6,000 to Civic Center
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Sure, seeing the president of the United States is pretty cool.But is it better than Halloween candy? Some youngsters at the Civic Center rally chose President Bushover a bagful of chocolate. Reid Clark of Cross Lanes said his two children - Paul, 5, ...
Teen doesn't answer questions on slaying: Woman files suit over gun used in husband's death
Nov 01, 2002; ... WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A teenager who shot and killed his teachertwo years ago appeared in court and refused to answer questions in alawsuit the teacher's widow filed against the gun's manufacturer. His attorney, Robert Udell, said Nathaniel Brazill only wanted totestify if it ...
Charleston man convicted in 2001 death of girlfriend
Nov 01, 2002; ... A Charleston man was convicted of first-degree murder in thestabbing and strangulation death of his girlfriend. A Kanawha County jury on Thursday recommended life ...
Police blotter
Nov 01, 2002 ... Deputies probe fatal shooting Kanawha County sheriff's deputies today were investigating a fatalshooting off Corridor G where a bar owner allegedly shot a man whorefused to leave the establishment, officials said. Spurlockville resident Billy Frye, 29, and two others ...
Top area high school coaches recognized
Nov 01, 2002 ... High school coaches do much, much more than draw up X's and O's onchalkboards and blow whistles during games. In addition to hard work they do behind the scenes - taking careof fields, fund-raising, washing uniforms, etc. - coaches also have amajor influence on today's ...
Playing time scarce for backups: Former Moorefield star can't get on the field behind starters
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - Anyone who has hit age 25 and beyond should revel inJustin Williams' sentiment. "One of the big things on the offensive line," Williams said, "isjust getting old." So the race for playing time, at least on the NCAA I-A level, ...
WVU line can go the distance: Senior-laden front wall has stood up under workload
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - Considering they are the front men for the No. 1rushing offense in I-A football, the members of West VirginiaUniversity's offensive line are creating a lot of holes. Here is something else they might be manufacturing, ...
NASCAR regaining its edge
Nov 01, 2002; ... Winston Cup runneth over with winners. What racing's fan-fueledseries needs is more of an edge. Remember when Dale Earnhardt was mashing pedals and quarter-panels? They would announce, "Gentlemen, start your engines" -and youwondered when "Ironhead" would get to flip his ...
Herd's Goddard is a big hit: Marshall defensive end a personal foul waiting to happen
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Now, Jonathan Goddard knows how pit bulls feel. Bite one punter, growl too viciously at a just-sacked quarterbackand faster than a referee can say, "Personal foul on No. 50," there'san outcry to have you muzzled. Sound familiar, ...
Zholtok lifts Wild to NHL's top record
Nov 01, 2002; ... Sergei Zholtok made sure the Minnesota Wild finished the firstmonth of the season better than anyone expected - and better than anyother team in the league. Zholtok scored his second goal with 9.1 seconds left in overtimeto give the Wild a 2-1 victory Thursday night over the San ...
Briefly
Nov 01, 2002 ... TENNIS Spain beat Austria 3-2 and Slovakia defeated Italy 3-1 to reachthe Fed Cup final. * Second-seeded Andre Agassi rallied to beat Australian Openchampion Thomas Johansson 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3 to reach the ParisMasters quarterfinals. Carlos Moya, Andy Roddick and Lleyton ...
TODAY'S ODDS
Nov 01, 2002 ... NCAA Football Saturday Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog West Virginia 41/2 61/2 at Temple at Virginia Tech 13 13 (41) Pittsburgh Miami 39 39 at Rutgers Clemson 121/2 10 at Duke Florida St. 101/2 10 (561/2) at Wake Forest at N.C ....
Wizards hand Celtics their worst defeat ever
Nov 01, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Michael Jordan and the Washington Wizards handed theBoston Celtics their worst defeat in franchise history. Shaking off a rusty performance that made him look his age thenight before, Jordan scored 21 points in 21 minutes as the Wizardsbeat the Celtics 114-69 Thursday ...
Hurricane boys seek state berth
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER The number is down to three. That is the number of local teams still alive as the boys andgirls high school soccer regional finals kickoff Saturday across thestate to determine the four teams in each division qualify for nextweek's state tournament in ...
Highlander girls oust Patriots, 2-1
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Halloween hit a couple of Kanawha County soccer teamshard. The green goblins from Huntington High eliminated two Kanawhateams in Region 4 semifinal action here on Thursday. The Highlander girls downed George Washington, 2-1, in the ...
Coaches will miss the 'equalizer': Runners will face flat course for state cross country meet
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTS EDITOR All cross country courses are not created equal. Nor do they all feature gut-wrenching climbs up hills that wouldwear down a plow horse. In fact, some layouts are downright flat. Which is exactly what runners will get Saturday when the ...
Another wide open Kennedy Award race
Nov 01, 2002; ... Welcome to the fourth of five months of the high school footballseason, and welcome to continuing coverage of the Kennedy Award ByAttrition. This marks the second consecutive year that there isn't a clear-cut front-runner for the award as the state's most outstanding ...
Tonight's games to watch
Nov 01, 2002 ... All games at 7:30 tonight. * Capital (4-4) at Brooke (4-5) - Cougars probably need to splitfinal two to get back into the playoffs. * Gilbert (4-4) at Buffalo (3-5) - Lions' Caleb Lester sixth instate in scoring. * Herbert Hoover (5-3) at Roane County (0-8) - Huskies ...
Game of the Week
Nov 01, 2002 ... KEY PLAYERS Riverside senior linebacker Justin Hensley made his return to theWarrior lineup in last week's 20-17 win at Spring Valley, making ninetackles, including seven solo. Hensley had been out of action since suffering a knee injury fourdays before Riverside's Sept. 20 ...
Mohigan defense overshadowed by offense
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Morgantown High's football team scores points at the rateCongressional candidates buy TV airtime. The Class AAA top-ranked Mohigans average 49 points per game, andmost recently defeated John Marshall 61-6 after posting 40 points inthe first ...
Leftwich doesn't know snow
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Considering the snowy weather forecast, should ByronLeftwich pack his mittens and his "Flexible Flyer" for the trip toAkron? He isn't sure. That's because Marshall's star quarterback has no experience atplaying football in the ...
Colorado State blasts Air Force, 31-12: No. 24 Rams pull away late to post eighth win of season
Nov 01, 2002; ... AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry likedthe position his team was in, trailing 21-12 after a late first-halfscore and set to receive the second-half kickoff. Then the Falcons got blindsided by an unlikely source. Bryan Blew camped under Jeff Babcock's ...
Pit crews showcased at North Carolina
Nov 01, 2002; ... ROCKINGHAM, N.C. - The pit crew is a vital part of every raceteam, a group of unsung heroes who make sure the cars are fast,repairs are made and tires are changed in lightning-quick time. Under pressure every weekend, the over-the-wall guys get onechance a season to truly showcase ...
Marshall's VanHoose is drafted
Nov 01, 2002; ... HUNTINGTON - Marshall's J.R. VanHoose has been selected in thesixth round of the National Basketball Developmental League draft bythe North Charleston (S.C.) Lowgators. VanHoose, a 6-foot-10 center from Paintsville, Ky., was draftedThursday. "I'm just glad to get this ...
Coonskin skate park wheeling into action: Officials praise $75,000 project
Nov 01, 2002; ... Above, a new $75,000 skate park at Coonskin Park is the onlyoutdoor facility in Kanawha County designed specifically forskateboarders ...
Ad targets administrative salaries: Putnam officials say information in ad is misleading
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER WINFIELD - In a last-minute effort to derail a school constructionproposal in Putnam County, a taxpayers group says the school board isoverpaying its top administrators. A full-page newspaper ad, paid for by the Property OwnersPresentation ...
Coonskin skate park wheeling into action: Officials praise $75,000 project
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF THE opening of a skate park at Coonskin Park will give skateextremists and amateurs a new place to use their wheels. The Coonskin Skate Park will be open to skateboarders and in-lineskaters this Sunday. After more than a year of fund raising and ...
Goldman touts budget surplus: Detractors say mayor exaggerated city's financial woes
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF While all politically inclined eyes are focused on the bitterstruggle for the 2nd District congressional seat and a host of tightStatehouse races, the incumbent in next spring's Charleston mayoralrace quietly picked up a key chunk of political capital. Mayor ...
If only politicians were soap
Nov 01, 2002; ... IN "The $elling of the President," Joe McGinniss chronicled howRichard Nixon was packaged and sold like soap. Times have changed. If we packaged soap like we do today'spoliticians, most Americans would stop bathing. Imagine this commercial for Bunk soap. "Bunk soap has ...
Wise says amendment should help, not harm, Yeager Airport
Nov 01, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Gov. Bob Wise said Amendment One might be used to help develop anairport in West Virginia, but it's not the one most people havespeculated. "If there's a battle of the airports on Amendment One at least,Yeager wins," the governor said. A citizens' ...