Charleston Daily Mail back issues from December 2002:
Plan could change tax structure
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPOTER A new state tax system could lower taxes for thousands of peopleand businesses, advocates said today, but would raise taxes on higherincome residents and companies like law firms without a lot ofcapital investments. A household of four people with ...
The making of a SOLDIER: Revived program will let Eleanor teen, and other hopefuls, reach their dreams of becoming Green Berets
Dec 02, 2002; ... Two years from now, Buffalo High School senior Matthew Riggs, 17,plans to be wearing the same uniform as ...
The making of a SOLDIER: Revived program will let Eleanor teen, and other hopefuls, reach their dreams of becoming Green Berets
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF ON July 10, Buffalo High School senior Matthew Riggs will put downhis bass guitar and start the two-year training process that will puta rifle in his hands and green beret on his head. Like more than 400 other teenagers and young adults around thecountry, ...
Mother needs help with bed for youngest son: Neediest Cases Appeal
Dec 02, 2002 ... * Case No. 4 AS a manager in a fast-food restaurant, she often works long,difficult hours. She has to. Divorced, she is raising three sons by herself in a small town inrural West Virginia. They are ages 14, 12 and 2. And their father,who is occasionally employed, pays ...
License hearing planned: Moore's hearing to determine whether he can practice law
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Former Gov. Arch Moore continues his controversial quest to regainhis law license Tuesday when his reinstatement hearing begins inCharleston. Moore, 79, says he wants to go to the grave a lawyer. The stateSupreme Court stripped him of his law license more ...
State slots payouts may grow: State machines pay 92 percent on average
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER If you're looking for slot machines to strike it rich, it might beworth your while to head to Las Vegas instead of Cross Lanes - atleast for now. West Virginia slot machines and video lottery games pay an averageof 92 percent, compared to an ...
Cities weigh hunting: Officials consider bowhunting within citiy limits
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Charleston bowhunters have hunting within city limits in theirsights, even though the idea must gain the support of a weary CityCouncil and survive a host of roadblocks. With deer terrorizing flowerbeds and causing car wrecks, the ideaof allowing bowhunting ...
YWCA receives grant from price-fixing fines
Dec 02, 2002 ... Charleston's YWCA will receive almost $44,000 in funds from avitamin price-fixing scheme. The money was recovered by the state Attorney General's officeafter it won a case against several vitamin manufacturers. The YWCAapplied for grants from the funds, and Attorney General ...
Author to speak on weight-loss surgery
Dec 02, 2002 ... Al Roker and Carnie Wilson are just two of many Americans who haveundergone gastric bypass surgery and lost large amounts of weight. In Charleston, members of the Bariatric Support Group at Lifequestalso tout the effects of the surgery. They will ...
Kanawha gets help with collecting delinquent taxes: Collection agency already has pulled in $350,000
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Kanawha County now has a helping hand in its fight to makedelinquent taxpayers pay up. Expect a collection agency to be on your back if your tax checkisn't in the mail on time. The debt of personal property taxes since 1997 amounts to almost$8 ...
Official pushes teacher loan refund plan: Reimbursement may entice teachers to stay, expert says
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF If West Virginia wants to attract new teachers, it's going to haveto come up with something more appealing than pay rates higher thanMississippi's, education officials say. And they think they've come up with the perfect carrot to dangle:a student loan ...
Northern Panhandle has 8 of state's leading lottery retailers
Dec 02, 2002; ... Eight of the state's top 10 lottery retailers are located in theNorthern Panhandle, according to figures released by the WestVirginia Lottery. Seven of those retailers are based in Hancock County and four arein Chester, including Mountaineer Park and Gaming Resort. Threeothers ...
Christmas Bureau provides needy families with holiday food, toys
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Each holiday season, as nonprofit organizations, churches andindividuals strive to help the less fortunate, one program works toorganize food and toy drives to make sure as many families aspossible can be helped without duplication. The Christmas Bureau, a ...
REGIONAL
Dec 02, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 25 14 PCldy Charlotte 52 34 PCldy Cincinnati 28 20 PCldy Cleveland 25 14 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 24 17 PCldy Dayton 23 15 PCldy Daytona Beach 71 41 Clr Greensboro,N.C. 47 31 ...
NATIONAL
Dec 02, 2002 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 41 33 Cldy Baltimore 35 27 PCldy Boston 28 16 Clr Chicago 24 18 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 55 47 Cldy Denver 45 29 Cldy Detroit 25 13 PCldy Honolulu 82 66 PCldy Houston 68 59 Rain Indianapolis 27 18 ...
Poetry has gone out to pasture: Student paints words on cows, lets them wander
Dec 02, 2002; ... PURCHASE, N.Y. - Any artist can paint cows. Nathan Banks paints ONcows. Banks, a 22-year-old student at Purchase College, painted singlewords (from "a" to "existential") on the flanks of about 60 cows nearhis upstate New York home, then let them wander around to see if theycould ...
Kerry making run for White House: Mass. Democrat to form committee on presidental bid
Dec 02, 2002; ... BOSTON - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry says he is taking the firststep toward a run for the White House, as he criticizes PresidentBush's policies on taxes, education, Iraq and the Middle East. "There is a better choice for this nation," the Democrat saidSunday. Kerry, a ...
Affirmative action goes to high court: Justices will decide if colleges can use race in admissions
Dec 02, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court re-entered the debate overaffirmative action today, agreeing to decide if minorities can begiven a boost to get into universities. The court will decide by next June if race can be used in collegeadmissions, an issue that the justices have dealt with ...
News briefs
Dec 02, 2002 ... People derided paper money, such as this $20 bill picturing AndrewJackson with an oversized head, when it was first designed. Thegovernment is hoping for a more positive public reaction when itunveils its latest redesign in spring 2003. U.S. paper money getting ...
Letters to the Editor: Drug dealers are the predators on today's society
Dec 02, 2002 ... In his Nov. 26 letter, Robert Sharpe criticized law enforcementofficers as "financial predators" when using asset forfeiture laws indrug cases. He whines about forfeitures based on "vague allegations,without bothering to charge owners with a crime." Hogwash. Pursuant to federal ...
Public safety: Handled carefully, levy money can leave the public better off
Dec 02, 2002; ... ON Election Day, Kanawha County voters agreed, by a dangerouslythin margin, to renew a county excess levy that has provided bus andambulance services for 30 years. Starting in 2004, the County Commission will also start using someof the revenue produced to help the fire and police ...
Our views: Flood mess; Taxpayers deserve an explanation of how school funds were spent
Dec 02, 2002; ... HOUSE Majority Leader Rick Staton, a Wyoming County Democrat, isnot pleased with Clacy Williams, executive director of the SchoolBuilding Authority. Williams has been reluctant to approve statereimbursements for repairs to flood-damaged schools in Staton'sdistrict. Staton ...
West Virginia needs big changes: Things won't improve until we make them
Dec 02, 2002; ... THE cynics among us already are contemptuous of Gov. Bob Wise'sannouncement last week that there must be profound changes in thedirection West Virginia is heading because of a looming budgetcrisis. Well, this time it's a budget crisis. That's on top of a medicalcrisis, an ...
Letters to the Editor: Teachers are not as greedy as portrayed
Dec 02, 2002 ... I respond to reporter Deanna Wrenn's Nov. 26 article, "Teachers todemand more raises." It was misleading, inflammatory, and demeaning to educators. The headline portrayed teachers as greedy. However, the articlestated that the American Federation of Teachers, which ...
This isn't election 'reform'; it's suppression: Politicians have gained the power to stifle their critics
Dec 02, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Come Wednesday, in a District of Columbia courtroom,litigation begins that will reach the Supreme Court and determine thefuture of political speech in America. At issue is the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA, alias McCain-Feingold), by which the just-adjourned ...
Should the president be manager of family life?: Al Gore has soaring vision or is lost in clouds
Dec 02, 2002; ... IT'S a safe bet that between presidential runs, Adlai Stevensonand Richard Nixon never felt compelled to share with the Americanpeople their views on how fathers should relate to their children orwhether elementary schools should cut down on the sweets at lunch. But that's exactly ...
Letters to the Editor: Be thankful for all your blessings
Dec 02, 2002 ... We had thousands of reasons to be thankful this year as wecelebrated Thanksgiving Day. We live in America, the land of the free and the home of thebrave. We have a form of government that is productive instead ofoppressive. We are free to worship the Lord Jesus Christ ...
Obituaries
Dec 02, 2002 ... Billy Ray Arnold HERTFORD, N.C. - Billy Ray Arnold, 66, of Hertford, N.C., formerlyof Hurricane, W.Va., died Saturday, Nov. 30, 2002, at his residence. He was retired from the U.S. Navy with 20 years of service as ahull technician chief, and also retired from Norfolk Naval ...
90-year-old Putnam man shoots intruder in leg
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A 90-year-old, nearly blind Putnam County man shot a burglar inthe leg after the man forced his way into the residence where he wasstaying and demanded he come out of the bedroom where he took refuge,police said. Odom Workman was staying with his son, ...
Police blotter
Dec 02, 2002 ... Man charged in fire at hospital HURRICANE - Police arrested a St. Albans man and charged him withfirst-degree arson after they say he set fire to a bathroom at PutnamGeneral Hospital. Jason Andrew Minner, 26, who was a patient in the hospital'semergency room, ...
Louisville to GMAC vs. Herd
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER GMAC Bowl President Murray Cape has a message for Marshall'sfrozen football fans. "It's 70 degrees here right now," said Capeduring a telephone interview from Mobile, Ala. "Tell all the Marshallfans to come down here for the game." Cape obviously ...
Turnaround deserves, if not bookstore, good look: The day after; With Rich Rodriguez
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Rich Rodriguez already has five chapters written. Whenever his book "How to Turn Around a Program in One Season"hits the stores, certain to be up front in Rodriguez's chronicle willbe the five major reasons he chose as the causes for his WestVirginia ...
Time to savor accomplishments: WVU executes perfect outing in win over Pittsburgh
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER PITTSBURGH - Travis Garvin sounded like a football version ofErnie Banks. Even with snow falling on a diagonal, winds whipping thegoalposts, turf coming up faster than if a flock of panzers justrolled through and temperatures falling faster than Kurt ...
Nelson is finally coming home
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTS EDITOR For Brett Nelson, it's better late than never. And although he won't be 100 percent healthy when his FloridaGators play West Virginia University at 7 p.m. Tuesday at theCharleston Civic Center, Nelson might just be the happiest guy in thejoint. The ...
A perfect time for the 'Husker'
Dec 02, 2002; ... PITTSBURGH - It was the right time. It was the right place. Where better for West Virginia football Coach Rich Rodriguez tocall for some mustard than Heinz Field? Where better to run one ofthose backyard plays than in the "Backyard Brawl?" WVU won its 95th meeting with ...
Herd's Leftwich issues a reminder: Marshall QB likely earns a few more Heisman votes
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Hello, Heisman? Byron Leftwich calling. That was the gist of Marshall's 38-14 win over Ball State hereSaturday before 23,824 frozen fans and a national television audiencewatching much more comfortably on ESPN2. Marshall's amazing ...
Officials declare stadium ready for the Super Six: Wheeling Island field has taken a beating, but will be fit for finals
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER WHEELING - The 2002 high school football season has been one ofthe best in many ways. The weather is not one of those ways. Rain has beaten down on the state for much of the 11-week regularseason and three weeks of the playoffs. Not a ...
Briefly
Dec 02, 2002 ... GOLF Mark O'Meara won the Skins Game for his first victory in fouryears. He collected three skins worth $210,000 with a 2-foot birdieputt on the 15th hole, and secured the title with a 20-foot birdieputt on the 17th. * Three-fourths of Americans said knowing Augusta National ...
Local sports
Dec 02, 2002 ... MU WOMEN Marshall University's women's basketball team dropped to 2-2 onthe season Sunday following a 95-73 loss to Eastern Kentucky at theHenderson Center. Ida Dotson's 18 points led the Herd. Cassie Hackworth added 16 andAmy Smith 14. Marshall plays again at 7 p.m ....
Today's Odds
Dec 02, 2002 ... NFL Football Tonight Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog at Oakland 7 6 (48) N.Y. Jets NCAA Football Thursday at La. Tech Pk Pk Fresno St. Friday Cincinnati 6 1/2 8 at East Carolina Saturday Navy 3 3 1/2 ...
Replacing Sandor no small feat
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER PITTSBURGH - It was a modest motto going into Saturday's game. Don't screw things up. Yet that is what West Virginia University junior guard Geoff Lewisworried about entering Saturday's Big East Conference battle ofranked teams. The 6-foot-4, ...
Mountaineer bowl game, opponent still in question
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER It's obvious that West Virginia's football team plays better thanit cheers. After Saturday's 24-17 victory over Pittsburgh at Heinz Field, WVUCoach Rich Rodriguez said he was "going to root for the FightingIrish" on Saturday night in the annual Notre ...
Timberwolves stop Lakers
Dec 02, 2002; ... Shaq is back. Kobe's fine. No more excuses for the Los Angeles Lakers. Kevin Garnett had 23 points, 15 rebounds and six assists Sundaynight in the Minnesota Timberwolves' 110-107 victory over the Lakers,who dropped to 3-3 since Shaquille O'Neal returned from toe surgeryand ...
WVU 70, James Madison 67
Dec 02, 2002 ... JAMES MADISON (1-2) Player Min FG 3pt FT R A PT Broyles 27 4-10 4-7 0-0 4 3 12 Caskill 36 6-11 0-0 3-4 13 1 15 Whitehead 33 7-12 0-0 0-0 10 1 14 Fanning 31 5-11 3-8 2-2 3 3 15 Williams 37 1-8 0-0 1-2 6 8 3 Miller 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 1 ...
Mountaineers eliminating the turnover from their game: WVU averaging 8 turnovers in three games this season
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - With all the vermin-like elements John Beilein istrying to eradicate as he rebuilds the West Virginia Universityprogram, he has at least rid his team of one pest. The turnover. Through three games, including Saturday night's 70-67 ...
Week 13 standings
Dec 02, 2002 ... AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div Miami 7 5 0 .583 287 228 5-1-0 2-4-0 6-4-0 1-1-0 2-3-0 New England 7 5 0 .583 303 251 3-2-0 4-3-0 4-4-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 235 243 3-3-0 3-2-0 4-5-0 2-0-0 ...
Marshall's defense doesn't rest against Cardinals
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Ball State's offense suddenly went colder than thewind-chill Saturday night. On its first possession, the Cardinalswere hotter than an August night in a Neil Diamond song, driving 64yards in 10 plays with quarterback Andy Roesch completing ...
NFL Report
Dec 02, 2002 ... saints 23, bucs 20 Having the league's best defense didn't help the Tampa BayBuccaneers beat the New Orleans Saints this season. Aaron Brooks threw two third-quarter touchdown passes despite abruised arm, and the Saints held on to beat the Buccaneers. Brooks finished ...
Funeral homes set up memorial trees for season: Ornaments help people remember loved ones
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF While many look forward to the holidays with joy, others grievefor those who will be missing from gatherings this season. As an outlet for those who mourn, some area funeral homes will setup memorial trees, where ornaments can be placed in memory of ...
Funeral homes set up memorial trees for season: Ornaments help people remember loved ones
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL Greg Douglas, managing director for Stevens & Grass Funeral Home,said a memorial tree offers a way to remember loved ones ...
MYTURN: Billboard is a sign of relief
Dec 02, 2002; ... I'VE got to tell you. I hate billboards. I always have. As a kid, I believed a person had to do what the huge messageexhorted. I was confused. While I may remain a bit confused about life even today, I stillabhor billboards. They mar the scenery, jake up the view; even ...
Blue is her hue: Blind artisan uses distinctive color in pottery for store
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF FOREST HILL - You couldn't picture a more charming countrysidecrafts gallery than Wakerobin. Nestled on the upside of an up-and-down lane, the little cottagesports a lazy front porch, cozy wood floors and old-timey woodshelves brushed an eye-warming sky ...
Behavior casts doubt on Michael Jackson's image, career
Dec 02, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson seems to be moonwalking from oneembarrassment to another this year. He publicly feuded with his record label, accusing its chief ofracism after his album sales were low. He dangled his infant son froma hotel balcony. And his morbidly altered face just ...
CLICK&CLACKTALKCARS: From new car smell to melted plastic odor
Dec 02, 2002; ... DEAR Tom and Ray: My wife just bought a brand-new Subaru Forester.She loves the car and the new-car smell. But recently, somethinghappened that changed the smell greatly for the worse. While drivingdown the highway, a large plastic garbage bag blew under the car anddid not come out. It ...
HOROSCOPE
Dec 02, 2002; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Implementing a new plan requires helpfrom family and friends. Withhold criticism, and wait your turn.Insist that family members pitch in with household tasks. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). Romance can sweep away any who ...
DEARABBY: Widow's sons upset over new relationship
Dec 02, 2002; ... DEAR ABBY: I am a 62-year-old widow. My husband died two yearsago. We were married 40 wonderful years. Determined not to fall intodepression, I arranged my finances so that my future is secure. Ifanything should happen to me, my four sons will not be undulyburdened. During my ...
Sci Fi channel 'Taken' by Spielberg miniseries: Stunning scenes employ director's familiar touches
Dec 02, 2002; ... LOOKING for a big television event? Don't turn to the networks.Last month's November sweeps passed by without a single memorableminiseries or television spectacle. It's sad to note that "TheBachelor" finale was probably the highlight of network television'smonth-long showcase ....
Today's people
Dec 02, 2002 ... Attorney Richard Scruggs is helping the New York Yacht Club'slegal effort to have OneWorld Challenge ejected from this year'sAmerica's Cup. Attorney joins America's Cup suit AUCKLAND, New Zealand - Attorney Richard Scruggs, whose lawsuitsagainst tobacco companies were ...
Judges urge Ill. governor to commute death row inmates
Dec 02, 2002; ... CHICAGO - A group of retired state and federal judges is urgingGov. George Ryan to commute the death sentences of any inmate whoseconviction was tainted by flaws in the state's capital punishmentsystem. In a letter to Ryan released Sunday, former Illinois Supreme CourtChief ...
Study links mountain biking, male infertility: Small Austrian study outlines possible problems
Dec 02, 2002; ... CHICAGO - Frequent mountain-biking may reduce fertility in men,according to a small Austrian study that adds fodder to a debate overcycling and male sexual function. The research suggests frequent jolts and vibration caused bybiking over rough terrain may cause abnormalities, ...
Hunted deer to be tested for disease: Chronic wasting illness not found yet in Pennsylvania
Dec 02, 2002; ... YORK, Pa. - As Pennsylvania hunters scouted the woods on the firstday of deer season today, state authorities stalked quarry of theirown - the debilitating chronic wasting disease. The disease, which strikes deer, elk and moose, was found thissummer in Wisconsin and northern ...
Disabled man faces murder trial in DUI death
Dec 02, 2002; ... SPARTANBURG, S.C. - Jerry James Carruth was indicted in 1984 on acharge of driving under the influence of alcohol, but he wasn'tprosecuted because, a note written on the indictment says, he was"severely handicapped and paralyzed. He will not be able to drive acar again." But the ...
For the record
Dec 02, 2002 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District on Nov. 25, 2002: * Paul David Morgan and Tina Marie Morgan, Route 1, Box 752,Peterstown and Box 411 Peterstown. Chapter 7. Assets: $60,130.Liabilities: ...
It hurts to lose company: This industry grew up in West Virginia
Dec 02, 2002; ... THE news that EIMCO is pulling out of Bluefield gave me the samegut-wrenching feeling I had 10 years ago when the company announcedit was leaving Fairmont. The decision by the maker of underground coal mining equipment wasa big blow to Fairmont, my hometown. The company employed ...
Approaching the homestretch: New bridge, table games would boost Chester resort, president says
Dec 02, 2002; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR CHESTER - The moment you turn off W.Va. 2 into Mountaineer RaceTrack & Gaming Resort, reality and fantasy blur. Lining one side of the road are buildings that look like a row ofquaint village shops. But they're fake. Behind the storefronts ...