Charleston Daily Mail back issues from May 2003:
Family trip ends with daughter jailed on terrorism charge
May 01, 2003; ... MISSION VIEJO, Calif. - Tim and Debra Ferguson saw it as a finalfamily trip, a way to cement the parents' bond with four growndaughters before they all married and drifted away. So Tim Ferguson, who owns an auto repair shop in Mission Viejo,spent two years planning the 10-day ...
Major shifting of U.S. bases in the works, Thousands of troops to move to former East Bloc countries
May 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Fueled by resentment over the opposition of "OldEurope" to the war in Iraq, the Pentagon is accelerating plans tomove tens of thousands of U.S. troops out of bases in Germany and toestablish bases in the former East Bloc countries of Hungary, Poland,Romania and Bulgaria ....
Putnam cable tax helps parks, County wants to boost tourism with improvements
May 01, 2003; ... HURRICANE - Putnam County officials hope that taxing cablesubscribers will raise extra money to help turn county parks intodestination attractions bringing more tourism money to the area. The County Commission voted two years ago to raise cable franchisefees from 3 percent to 5 ...
Trash proposal blasted, Smith criticizes idea; Jones calls it safe, workable plan
May 01, 2003; ... Democrat Chris Smith is sharply criticizing a plan offered by hismayor's race foe, Republican Danny Jones, to put non-violentcriminals on the backs of garbage trucks. Smith called the plan "ludicrous and reckless," saying the citywould be liable if one of the inmates were to break ...
Cigarette tax rises today , Sales spike seen in waning days of lower tax
May 01, 2003; ... It may be black Thursday for local smokers, cigarette retailersand wholesalers. Before the state's cigarette tax was raised to 55 cents today,wholesalers and retailers alike were scrambling to count thecigarettes and cigarette stamps already in stock for reimbursement tothe ...
Star spangled singers
May 01, 2003; ... THE field is groomed, the Alley Cats are pumped and the concessionstand is stocked. And once the fans are ushered into Watt Powell Park, someone isready and willing to kick things off by singing the national anthem. If not, Sara Ashley Patrick might temporarily abandon her ...
Tax collections still falling short
May 01, 2003; ... April was less than kind to West Virginia's fiscal health. Withmore income tax refunds than expected, the gap between what the stateestimated and what it actually collected grew to about $22.5 millionfor the budget year. Tax revenues for the month were about $400,000 short ...
Restaurateur charged with selling crack
May 01, 2003 ... Federal prosecutors allege that a Beckley-area restaurateur soldone very illegal off-the-menu item: crack. Terry L. Kyle, the 45-year-old owner of the South Fayette Bar andGrill, sold crack out of his restaurant for more than four months,prosecutors said ...
Police call Putnam drowning accidental
May 01, 2003 ... State police are calling the drowning of a toddler in a ScottDepot backyard pool a "terrible accident." The 20-month-old boy from Ohio feel into the pool Monday after hesnuck out the pet door of his grandparent's home, Sgt. Kevin Dicksonsaid. The boy was taken to Putnam ...
Security funds available, Ridge says, Byrd criticizes homeland security chief at hearing
May 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Nearly $17 million in homeland security funding isavailable to West Virginia for state and local public safety and lawenforcement agencies, Secretary Tom Ridge said. The $16.8 million can be used to pay for planning, training,equipment and exercises and to offset the ...
Weather,: REGIONAL
May 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 63 59 Rain Charlotte 82 59 PCldy Cincinnati 68 59 Rain Cleveland 61 59 Rain Columbus,Ohio 66 57 Cldy Dayton 65 56 Cldy Daytona Beach 87 66 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 81 59 ...
Weather,: NATIONAL
May 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 57 32 Clr Baltimore 76 61 Rain Boston 76 58 Rain Chicago 57 45 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 86 65 PCldy Denver 66 38 PCldy Detroit 58 47 Cldy Honolulu 84 68 Clr Houston 89 67 PCldy Indianapolis 65 56 ...
Soldiers hurt in grenade attack, Incident came after protesters were shot
May 01, 2003; ... FALLUJAH, Iraq - Attackers lobbed two grenades into a U.S. Armycompound today, wounding seven soldiers just hours after theAmericans had fired on Iraqi protesters in the street outside, a U.S.intelligence officer reported. The incident - the latest in a series of clashes and ...
Militants may be ready to deal, Palestinian leader forced to bargain or risk civil war
May 01, 2003; ... JERUSALEM - Militias in the West Bank and Gaza Strip say they willnot disarm, and have delivered that message to the new Palestinianprime minister with a suicide bombing in a Tel Aviv pub and threatsto unleash more attacks. The prime minister, Mahmoud Abbas, now has two options ...
News briefs
May 01, 2003 ... Crews work to rescue students at a Turkish school dormitory todayafter the building collapsed during an earthquake. The quake haskilled at least 100 people. Quake in Turkey kills at least 100 CELTIKSUYU, Turkey - Rescuers dug frantically in the rubble of ...
Letters to the Editor:: School librarians and counselors are not expendable
May 01, 2003 ... I respond to education reporter Carrie Smith's March 11 article,"Chandler dodges the closure bullet." Bigger schools are not the greatest thing. They are so large thatthere is no way children can be supervised properly. Teaching also would be a problem. My child ...
Our views:: Sensible, School officials need the power to make individual discipline calls
May 01, 2003 ... WATCHING Congress try to manage every school in the nation fromWashington is a dizzying experience. Policy is written. Policy is putinto practice. Policy is reviewed. Policy is revised. The swings ofthe policy pendulum are enough to cause whiplash. Take, for example, the law that ...
Our views, Justice, DUI causing a death should not result in home confinement
May 01, 2003 ... BRIAN Koster had everything going for him. He was an honorsstudent at Nitro High School. His basketball coach, Gary Greene, saidhe was a hard worker, adding: "I had zero problems with him." Koster went on to West Virginia State College. On April 5, 2002, he changed his life ...
A school system spins the truth, Ground sparrows know how to play this deceptive game
May 01, 2003; ... MY dad always called them ground sparrows. All I know is that theyare one of the many varieties of sparrows that populate Peyton Place. The ground sparrows are nesting currently and I can always tellwhen I am near a ground sparrow nest. The birds tell me by lying tome. When I ...
W.Va. has a biometric opportunity , It needs to take firm advantage: of this opening
May 01, 2003; ... ASTRONOMERS reported that in 2000, the six planets closest to thesun were in alignment. This type of planetary alignment - where youcould draw a reasonably straight line from the sun and touch the sixplanets - occurs only about once every century. When these unusual alignments ...
Marshall predicts fewer scholarships
May 01, 2003; ... HUNTINGTON - Marshall University officials are projecting a 40percent reduction in scholarship funds next year because of decliningstock returns in the school's fund-raising foundation. H. Keith Spears, Marshall's senior vice president forinstitutional advancement, said the ...
Pa. doctors stage walkouts, Physician cites W.Va.'s example as impetus for action
May 01, 2003; ... This week, thousands of Pennsylvania doctors are working Sunday-like schedules to protest high medical malpractice insurance costsand encourage lawmakers in Harrisburg to enact tort reform. It is the fifth state in which physicians recently have stagedwalkouts or large-scale ...
Insurance plan financially healthy , Enrollment is up; extra funds likely for children's plan
May 01, 2003; ... Other state agencies might have financial trouble, but not theChildren's Health Insurance Program. The agency is running with almost record-level enrollment but withexpenses lower than budgeted and it is about to become eligible forseveral million dollars in extra funding from the ...
Activist says fight for equality not over, NAACP leader tells state audience old gains eroding
May 01, 2003; ... Civil rights leader Julian Bond told a crowd at West VirginiaState College that the struggle for equality is not over. Racial justice, economic equality and world peace occupied thelife of the late Martin Luther King "and it should occupy ours," Bondtold the nearly 100 people who ...
Hospitals lobby Congress, Officials seek boost in reimbursement from health plans
May 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Over the course of three years, Charleston AreaMedical Center has lost more than $99 million serving Medicare andMedicaid patients. Indeed, the bulk of West Virginia hospitals are running losses inthe two federal health programs, a problem exacerbated by the ...
Woman gets six months for crash that killed teen
May 01, 2003; ... Saying he wanted to give closure to a grieving mother, a KanawhaCircuit judge sent a Winifrede woman to a state prison camp for atleast six months for her role in a fatal drunken driving accident. The sentence, handed down Wednesday for a DUI causing deathconviction, dashed ...
Obituaries
May 01, 2003 ... Elaine Turley Akers Elaine Turley Akers, 76, of South Charleston went home to be withthe Lord April 29, 2003, at her home with her husband and family byher side after a long battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by daughter, Linda Sue Buckley; andbrother, Bill ...
Today's: people
May 01, 2003 ... N.Y. policeman will sing at Indy 500 INDIANAPOLIS - Daniel Rodriguez, the New York City policeman whobecame known for his stirring renditions of "The Star-SpangledBanner" and "God Bless America" after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks,will sing the national anthem before the start of ...
Is it sweeps month or is it rerun season?, Stunt programming aside, episodes seem very familiar
May 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK - The war is over. Sweeps have begun. One sign: As a ratings stunt on May 12, "Tonight" host Jay Lenoswitches jobs with Katie Couric to be guest on NBC's morning newsshow "Today." A squeaky-voiced comic in Katie's anchor chair? Theproducers must expect a slow news ...
South Charleston center target of vandalism
May 01, 2003 ... An upside down American flag with a disparaging remark about lawenforcement officers was posted atop the South Charleston CommunityCenter today. The flag was hung upside down on a pole, which was secured in acinder block on the building's roof, said center recreation ...
Teams scheduled to compete Friday and Saturday at Laidley Field:
May 01, 2003 ... Beckley Bluefield Bridgeport Buffalo (Putman) Cabell Midland Capital Charleston Catholic Chesapeake Doddridge County Fairland Fayetteville George Washington Gilmer County Grafton Greenbrier ...
Generals hopes new outlook results in a new outcome, Winfield's Henley sees things in a new perspective
May 01, 2003; ... WINFIELD - Sometimes to fail is to succeed. In the case of Winfield High School junior hurdler Emily Henley, apoor performance in last year's state track meet gave her a newperspective on the importance of high school sports and arefreshingly precocious outlook on life. "It ...
Early WVU signee could grow into star
May 01, 2003; ... By the time Darris Nichols arrives in Morgantown, he may not bethe player West Virginia University's basketball team thought itrecruited. "My father told me he grew two, three inches in college," Nicholssaid Wednesday. "Every summer, I hit a growth spurt." As he is now, the ...
Basketball plays role in ACC's push
May 01, 2003; ... Atlantic Coast Conference desires for addition by Big Eastsubtraction is nothing new. The ACC has been parked on Miami'sdoorstep for years. In Wednesday's Daily Mail, this pressbox occupant presented ananalysis on the financial factors that could drive the ACC expansionthat ...
Five-run rally lands SC: victory over Hurricane
May 01, 2003; ... South Charleston scored five sixth-inning runs to pull out a 6-5win over Hurricane in high school softball. All five of the runs on Wednesday came after two outs as ErinChapman drove in the winning run with a single to center field forSouth Charleston (16-9). Chapman ...
Black Eagle errors give Wildcats win
May 01, 2003; ... Class AAA No. 2 Nitro managed just four hits but it was enough toearn a 1-0 road victory over South Charleston in high schoolbaseball. In a scoreless tie Wednesday, the No. 8 Black Eagles (16-10)committed two errors allowing an unearned run. Chris Hunt suffered the ...
Boxscores,: National
May 01, 2003 ... BASKETBALL National Basketball Association FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7) Tuesday New Jersey 89, Milwaukee 82, New Jersey leads series 3-2 San Antonio 94, Phoenix 82, San Antonio leads series 3-2 Indiana 93, Boston 88, OT, Boston leads series ...
Local sports
May 01, 2003 ... ALLEY CATS The Charleston Alley Cats were scheduled to return to action at10:30 a.m. today against the Lake County Captains at Watt PowellPark. It was Grand Slam School Day at the park, presented by WestVirginia Health and Human Resources. The game was designed to ...
Boxscores,: Local
May 01, 2003 ... BASEBALL South Atlantic League Northern Division W L Pct. GB Lake County (Indians) 17 10 .630 - Kannapolis (White Sox) 14 11 .560 2 Delmarva (Orioles) 12 12 .500 31/2 Greensboro (Marlins) 12 12 .500 31/2 Hagerstown (Giants) 11 14 .440 ...
BASEBALL BOXSCORES,: AMERICANLEAGUE
May 01, 2003 ... A's 4, White sox 1 The Chicago White Sox couldn't see what Mark Mulder was throwing.Given the fog, they couldn't see much of anything. Mulder (4-1) pitched a four-hitter and Chicago right fielderMagglio Ordonez lost Eric Byrnes' foggy fly ball for a go-aheadtriple as visiting ...
BASEBALL BOXSCORES,: NATIONALLEAGUE
May 01, 2003 ... Reds 13, Rockies 11 See story at right. CINCINNATI COLORADO ab r h bi ab r h bi FLopez ss 6 1 1 0 Blliard 2b 3 2 0 1 Dunn lf 5 3 3 2 Rchard lf 3 1 1 1 Wllmsn p 0 0 0 0 TJones p 0 0 0 0 Casey 1b 5 1 1 1 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Kearns cf 4 ...
Baseball P.M.
May 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 21 6 .778 - z-7-3 W-1 8-3 13-3 0-0 Boston 18 9 .667 3 z-6-4 W-3 9-2 9-7 0-0 Baltimore 13 12 .520 7 6-4 W-2 7-6 6-6 0-0 Tampa Bay 10 17 .370 11 4-6 L-3 8-8 2-9 ...
Reds win shootout at Coors Field
May 01, 2003; ... DENVER - Cincinnati's Bob Boone and Colorado's Clint Hurdle havemore than 60 years of experience between them, so it would figurethey have seen just about every scenario imaginable on a baseballfield. Not when that field has the word Coors in front of it. Both managers were ...
Glenville receives offers for payment of fees
May 01, 2003; ... CHARLESTON - Two boosters at Glenville State College have offeredto pay first-of-its-kind fees being assessed to the school's 170athletes next year. "We're in discussion with two donors. They would like toscholarship all of those students," outgoing Glenville PresidentThomas ...
Jazz ouster could mean end for duo,: Stockton, Malone may not be with Utah next season
May 01, 2003; ... The Utah Jazz was the first team to be eliminated from the NBAplayoffs, while the Portland Trail Blazers, Detroit Pistons and NewOrleans Hornets stayed alive on a night of four Game 5s. Chris Webber had 26 points and 11 rebounds, and Peja Stojakovicscored 22 points as the ...
The drive to succeed
May 01, 2003; ... TO be one of the best and brightest students in your class, youneed just one thing. And it's not determination, dedication or drive. It's a day-planner. "I have to write everything down," says Riverside High seniorJessica Lillibridge. "I make lists like crazy." How else ...
Dad was already a teacher, As graduation draws near, his lessons linger
May 01, 2003; ... WHEN I was in elementary school, we would all sit around thedinner table and my father would ask us what we had learned that day. Even when we were disgusted and didn't want to share, Dad alwayswould tell us that everyone learns something every day. It should have been my first ...
State insurer could come out ahead in fiscal year, PEIA chief warns disease outbreak could erase surplus
May 01, 2003; ... It's too soon to count on it, but with two months to go, it looksas though the Public Employees Insurance Agency could finish thefiscal year in better shape than expected. "We projected that at the end of the year we'd have a surplus ofabout $10 million in the current financial ...
Wise backing proposed plan to drop funds into workers' comp
May 01, 2003; ... Gov. Bob Wise is touting an idea that could deposit $1 billioninto the state's near-bankrupt Workers' Compensation Division bydiverting proceeds of a proposed sale of pension bonds. First contemplated by House Speaker Bob Kiss last fall, thefinancial maneuver would allow for a ...
Business briefs
May 01, 2003 ... 'Race for the Cure' features vintage cars The Ford Motor Co. will celebrate its 100th anniversary Saturdaywith a display of vintage Ford vehicles at the Susan G. Komen BreastCancer Foundation "Race for the Cure" at the State Capitol. Model Ts and other vintage vehicles will be ...
Preston superintendent leaving post July 1
May 01, 2003; ... KINGWOOD - Preston County school Superintendent Tauna Cole hasresigned, citing philosophical differences with the school board. Cole, who resigned Wednesday with two years left on ...
Solid waste authority axes position, Former director blames decision: on county politics
May 01, 2003; ... The Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority has officially endedSally Shepherd's longtime affiliation with the county's recyclingprogram. The board voted 3-2 Wednesday not to offer Shepherd a job headingup the county's recycling outreach and education programs. The position was ...
Suit accuses city of racial profiling, Students claim they were pulled over due to race
May 01, 2003; ... Three West Virginia State College students who say they werehandcuffed and searched by nine Charleston Police officers becausethey were black are suing the city over alleged racial profiling. The federal suit, filed Wednesday, demands that the city stoptargeting minorities for ...
Yeager officials criticize studies' estimates
May 01, 2003; ... Officials at Yeager Airport are criticizing federalrecommendations for regional airport studies they say overestimatethe number of passengers who might fly out of a new Lincoln Countyairport. The Federal Aviation Administration is requesting the state'sPublic Port Authority ...
GOP's presidential pick will appear on state ballots
May 01, 2003; ... The Republican Party's presidential nominee for the November 2004election will appear on West Virginia's ballot after all. Concern arose after the GOP delayed the nomination at its nationalconvention until after Aug. 31 - the day the secretary ...
Ill. education officials charged in tainted food case
May 01, 2003; ... JOLIET, Ill. - Two employees of the state Board of Education werecharged with reckless conduct for allegedly allowing tainted food tobe served to school children. In November, 42 students and two teachers at Laraway ElementarySchool fell ill after eating chicken tenders tainted by ...
Both candidates support renting out Magic Island , Jones, Smith say Massey event was appropriate
May 01, 2003; ... No matter who is elected Charleston's next mayor, Magic Island -and other city parks, for that matter - will be open for business. Both Republican Danny Jones and Democrat Chris Smith said theysupport the logic behind the city's decision to rent out Magic Islandfor a huge Massey ...
W.Va. physician picked: for medical group post
May 01, 2003 ... The national Federation of State Medical Boards has elected a WestVirginian as vice chairman for the coming year. Dr. Lee Smith of Princeton, a member of the state Board ofMedicine, will help preside ...
For the record
May 01, 2003 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District on April 24, 2003: * Mylinda Kaye Barr, P.O. Box 216, Poca. Chapter 7. Assets:$1,737.98. Liabilities: $15,699.02. * Melissa Joy Anderson, 305B Mill Creek Drive, ...
Old courthouse has new owner, Tenants will not be affected, real estate trust official says
May 01, 2003; ... The old federal courthouse at 500 Quarrier St. has changed handsfor $18.2 million. Inamorta Limited Liability Co., an affiliate of Morgantown-basedPlatinum Properties, sold the building to Charleston SS LimitedLiability Co., which is owned by Genn-Net Lease Income Trust, a ...
Man who blamed his twin found guilty
May 01, 2003; ... CLEARWATER, Fla. - A man on trial for rape and murder who arguedhis identical brother carried out the 1990 crime was sentenced tolife in prison. Brian Calzacorto, 39, was sentenced Wednesday. He was convictedlast week of first-degree murder in the slaying of Laurie ...
Group criticizes state standards, Environmental study says federal rules are tougher
May 01, 2003; ... West Virginia's standards for pollutants from coal mining sitesare weaker than federal standards, an environmental group's studysays. Evan Hansen, permit analysis program director for the WestVirginia Rivers Coalition, said the study compares the iron,manganese, aluminum, ...
Officials say lottery revenues up for March, Sales hit record of $101 million,: agency announces
May 01, 2003; ... West Virginia Lottery sales hit a record $101 million in March,the state Lottery Commission announced. Total sales for March were up 27 percent from February and up 24percent compared with March 2002, the lottery said Wednesday. "March had very strong sales," said Libby White, ...
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May 01, 2003 ... It's the story of how the United States was born, but with a twist- the story is told with music and humor when the Charleston LightOpera Guild performs "1776" as its spring production. Rick Brownportrays Col. Thomas McKean, ...
Love is in bloom: for chorus, Group celebrates its 51st season with a free concert
May 01, 2003; ... Love is in the air as springtime brings bright, sunny days. It istime to sit back, relax, and listen to some beautiful music. Whatcould be better than a chorus of love songs by one of the city's bestknown choral groups? Charleston Civic Chorus will celebrate its 51st season with a ...