Charleston Daily Mail back issues from July 2003:
'We need to know today', Alley Cats owner says he'll pull team if funding isn't granted
Jul 01, 2003; ... Charleston Alley Cats owner Tom Dickson threatened today to pullhis team out of the state if the Legislature didn't instantly providepromised state funds for the new stadium. As local lawmakers scrambled during a special session at theCapitol to secure a $12 million grant for the ...
Natural gas prices costing firms millions
Jul 01, 2003; ... Wiseman Construction workers are replacing and repairing limestonesteps near the levee across Kanawha Boulevard from the state Capitol.The steps are labeled to help get them back in ...
Only one board member still collecting for mileage
Jul 01, 2003; ... Keeping their campaign promises, the three most recently electedKanawha County school board members did not charge mileage to andfrom the meetings they are paid $160 to attend. In fact, only board member Jim Crawford was reimbursed for travelduring the last fiscal year that ended ...
Natural gas prices costing firms millions
Jul 01, 2003; ... High natural gas prices are costing chemical companies in theKanawha Valley millions of dollars and making them less competitivewith operations elsewhere in the world where gas is cheaper, companyofficials said. Allan Fowler, vice president of The Dow Chemical Co.'s WestVirginia ...
Tighter county: smoking rules start tomorrow, Gaming facilities, most bars will be exempt from rules
Jul 01, 2003; ... Smokers, beware. As of Wednesday, your options to light up will be even morelimited. Kanawha Charleston Health Department's updated clean indoor-airregulation, unanimously passed April 3, goes into effect at 12:01a.m. Off limits will be restaurants, parking garages, ...
Story taking a turn, ACC raid will leave Big East looking for new schools to enlist
Jul 01, 2003; ... No sense for Mike Tranghese to wash his hands. They may get dirtyagain with all the work the Big East Commissioner will have to do inthe coming months remolding his eroding conference. "I think the public is disgusted with us all, to be honest withyou," Tranghese said. "We're ...
New damage caps spur many filings, Malpractice limits go into effect today
Jul 01, 2003; ... Medical malpractice lawsuits flooded courthouses in Charleston,Morgantown and Parkersburg as lawyers scrambled to file their casesbefore new damage caps went into effect this morning. The biggest deluge was in Charleston, where attorneys filed 13suits on Monday, according to ...
Leader of Saddam's tribe gunned down in Tikrit
Jul 01, 2003; ... TIKRIT, Iraq - Attackers gunned down the head of Saddam Hussein'stribe while he rode in a car in the ousted dictator's hometown ofTikrit, the regional governor said today. Abdullah Mahmoud al-Khattab, leader of the Bani al-Nasiri tribe,was killed Sunday and his son was wounded, ...
REGIONAL WEATHER
Jul 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 84 61 PCldy Charlotte 82 70 Rain Cincinnati 84 67 PCldy Cleveland 84 61 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 86 66 PCldy Dayton 85 65 PCldy Daytona Beach 89 73 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 80 69 ...
NATIONAL WEATHER
Jul 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 65 57 Rain Baltimore 84 68 PCldy Boston 82 65 Clr Chicago 88 62 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 95 72 Clr Denver 92 59 Clr Detroit 85 61 PCldy Honolulu 88 75 Clr Houston 94 75 PCldy Indianapolis 86 66 ...
North Korea threatens to abandon armistice
Jul 01, 2003; ... SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened today to abandon the1953 armistice that ended the Korean War, and warned that it willtake "merciless retaliatory measures" in response to any economicblockade. U.S. efforts to pressure the communist state to abandon itssuspected ...
Bush officials consider options on Liberian crisis
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The Bush administration, under growing pressure fromAfrican and European countries, is debating whether to lead an armedpeacekeeping mission to Liberia or find some other path to help end abloody civil war there, officials said. A week before President Bush's first ...
Israelis prepare to withdraw, Despite truce, Palestinian man dies at checkpoint
Jul 01, 2003; ... JERUSALEM - The Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers met todayin Jerusalem, and Israeli armored vehicles and trucks loaded withmilitary gear left bases near Bethlehem ahead of a planned withdrawalfrom the West Bank town as both sides moved forward in peace efforts. Leaving ...
Further violence reported in Iraq, Explosion in mosque leaves 10 Iraqis dead
Jul 01, 2003; ... FALLUJAH, Iraq - Rocket-propelled grenades slammed into U.S.military vehicles in two attacks today in and around Baghdad after anexplosion at a mosque in the town of Fallujah killed 10 Iraqis andinjured four others. Iraqi civilians sifted through the rubble of the mosque ...
News Briefs
Jul 01, 2003 ... Pope names new bishop for Boston VATICAN CITY - Pope John Paul II named Bishop Sean PatrickO'Malley to lead the Boston Archdiocese today, sending a recognizedleader in the battle against clerical sex abuse into the epicenter ofthe scandal in the United States. O'Malley, 59, ...
Cease-fire, Facing up to Iraq seems to have had many important consequences
Jul 01, 2003 ... MAKE no mistake. The decision to overthrow Saddam Hussein, hissons and the rest of the Baathist Party in Iraq eliminated a majorhaven for terrorists and terrorism. American soldiers uncovered rats such as Mohammad Abbas, themastermind behind the Achille Lauro hijacking, nesting in ...
Our views
Jul 01, 2003 ... Desperate Economic development grants were a bad idea that shouldbe dropped IS it about the economic development of the state or the politicaldevelopment of state officials? In West Virginia, you always have toask. Gov. Bob Wise eked out a tiny surplus for the last fiscal ...
The State Police get short shrift, Why let defense lurch from crisis to crisis to crisis?
Jul 01, 2003; ... BARNEY Fife had only one bullet with which to protect the citizensof Mayberry. The West Virginia State Police have their troubles, too. Retired Lt. Col. Carl White makes it plain that the state's mainline of defense is understaffed and lacks critical resources. It's athin ...
Democrats hate (need) the rich , Fund-raising makes the future more problematic
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The contours of the political landscape are becomingincreasingly inhospitable to Democrats. This is partly because of what Democrats are, partly because ofwhat they have done to themselves with campaign finance reform,partly because demographic changes are weakening ...
Commuter airline exits airport as subsidy ends
Jul 01, 2003; ... HAGERSTOWN, Md. - A commuter airline linking two western Marylandcities to Baltimore has made its last scheduled flights after a $4.25million state subsidy ended. Officials in Cumberland and Hagerstown said slack demand for thePan American Clipper Connection service reflected ...
Many changes ahead for workers' comp, Several employees will move into new jobs, official says
Jul 01, 2003; ... Top leaders at the Workers' Compensation Division are ready totransform their agency into a new, stand-alone entity called theWorkers' Compensation Commission now that lawmakers have given themthe authority to do so. "The legislation part is over," Executive Director Greg ...
Obituaries
Jul 01, 2003 ... Mona M. Ayersman HOOD RIVER, Ore. Mona M. Ayersman, 88, of Hood River, Ore., passedaway June 25, 2003. She was born Aug. 23, 1914, near Williamson, W.Va., in ForestHills, Ky., and was preceded in death by her husband, Albert M.Ayersman. She moved to Dunbar in 1945, ...
Computer consultant pleads guilty in scam, Man helped steal more than $600,000 from state agency
Jul 01, 2003; ... A computer consultant who played a key role in a scam that tookmore than $600,000 off the state's struggling Bureau of EmploymentPrograms has pleaded guilty to two federal criminal charges. Federal and state officials came after Victor M. DiBartolo, whoentered his guilty pleas ...
Police blotter
Jul 01, 2003 ... Victim declines to talk to police A man who was stabbed in the back opted not to give anyinformation to Dunbar police about who wounded him. Bruce Williams, 22, suffered a stab wound to the left side of hisback, but he refused to cooperate with city officers when ...
Former teammate may have killed Baylor's Dennehy
Jul 01, 2003; ... WACO, Texas - People who knew fellow Baylor University basketballplayers Patrick Dennehy and Carlton Dotson said they were fun-loving, well-mannered roommates who never argued. Court documents say a police informant in Delaware toldinvestigators that Dotson shot Dennehy - who has ...
NATIONAL
Jul 01, 2003 ... Baseball NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS Batting: Pujols, St. Louis, .386; Renteria, St. Louis, .339;Helton, Colorado, .336; Podsednik, Milwaukee, .329; Lieberthal,Philadelphia, .329; Vidro, Montreal, .324; Sheffield, Atlanta, .323. Runs: Pujols, St. Louis, 74; Helton, ...
Venus Williams continues dominance of Davenport
Jul 01, 2003; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Venus Williams captured the final five gamesand the last 11 points to beat Lindsay Davenport for the sixthstraight time this morning, winning her Wimbledon quarterfinal 6-2, 2-6, 6-1. Williams, a two-time champion, dropped a set for the first time inthe ...
Local sports
Jul 01, 2003 ... ALLEY CATS FALL Charleston pitcher Ismael Ramirez watched a strong start go towaste as the Alley Cats dropped a 5-2 decision to Lake County atEastlake Ballpark. Ramirez pitched a one-hitter through five innings in a scorelessgame. Reliever Feliz Romero pitched one scoreless ...
BASEBALL
Jul 01, 2003 ... Appalachian League STANDINGS East Division W L Pct. GB Danville (Braves) 10 5 .667 - Martinsville (Astros) 8 6 .571 11/2 Burlington (Indians) 6 9 .400 4 Princeton (Devil Rays) 5 8 .385 4 Bluefield (Orioles) 4 9 .308 5 West ...
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Jul 01, 2003 ... mariners 3, a's 1 Jamie Moyer used his off-speed stuff to get the Seattle Marinersoff to a quick start in their big series at Oakland. Moyer took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning on the way to his11th win of the season, pitching the Mariners past the Athletics. The ...
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Jul 01, 2003 ... D'backs 8, rockies 7 Make it an even dozen for those plucky Arizona Diamondbacks. Luis Gonzalez hit his second homer of the game, a three-run shotin the 12th inning that sent the Diamondbacks to their 12th straightwin. "This is an awesome streak we are on," said rookie ...
Baseball P.M.
Jul 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 52 30 .634 - z-9-1 W-8 23-17 29-13 13-5 Boston 47 33 .588 4 z-7-3 W-1 28-12 19-21 10-7 Toronto 46 37 .554 61/2 4-6 L-3 22-19 24-18 10-8 Baltimore 35 45 .438 16 3-7 L-5 17-23 ...
San Francisco ace pitches third straight complete game
Jul 01, 2003; ... ST. LOUIS - Jason Schmidt is making a habit of finishing games hestarts, and he's been consistently stubborn in the process. The San Francisco pitcher threw his third consecutive completegame Monday night, limiting the St. Louis Cardinals to seven hits ina 5-1 victory. A Jim ...
Roasted Pepper moves out of Capitol Market
Jul 01, 2003; ... The Roasted Pepper has moved out of the Capitol Market. The business is now sharing space with Four-Leg Gourmet at 716 E.Lee St., in space most recently occupied by the Danny Jones campaignand Winter Floral. "We moved Four-Leg Gourmet, and it only made sense we keep the ...
Two projects may get funding, Pay-as-you-go plan could fund Pullman Square, Cabela's
Jul 01, 2003; ... The Legislature could look at two options today - one of whichwould fund only the Cabela's store in Wheeling and the Pullman Squareproject in Huntington - to quickly save economic development grantprojects in jeopardy of losing funding. House Speaker Bob Kiss said today he's ...
Surplus to help with flood relief, Budget cuts, higher cigarette tax generated $15 million
Jul 01, 2003; ... The state finished the 2003 fiscal year with a $15 million budgetsurplus, half of which will go immediately toward flood reliefefforts and half of which will be saved in the state's Rainy DayFund. While $15 million is just 0.5 percent of the state's $3 billiongeneral fund, it ...
, Recycling program may change, Authority wants to set up separate monthly pick-ups
Jul 01, 2003; ... How many newspapers and 2-liter bottles can Charleston residentsaccumulate in a month? You might soon find out. As the city's pile of recycled goods continues to mount at theKanawha County Solid Waste Authority, the agency has asked the cityto augment its recycling ...
Medical world is in their hands, Residents, students will use Palm Pilots to reduce paperwork
Jul 01, 2003; ... ALTHOUGH the state's new medical malpractice law takes effecttoday, incoming medical residents at Charleston Area Medical Centerare focusing more on Palm Pilots than on tort reform. For the first time, all residents - recent medical schoolgraduates - and medical students will be ...
Medical world is in their hands
Jul 01, 2003; ... Dr. Karim Elhabyan, foreground, practices with his new Palm Pilot.He and the other first-year medical ...
Miami is Mercedes of football
Jul 01, 2003; ... IT'S time to put the money paid to college football players on thetable rather than under it. In the wake of Miami's move from the Big East to the AtlanticCoast Conference, it's clearer than ever that big time college sportsare all about business. You wouldn't expect workers ...
Weirton Steel is seeking federal loan guarantee
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Weirton Steel is seeking a $175 million federalemergency steel loan guarantee. The Northern Panhandle steelmaker is applying for the funds aspart of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization announced last month.The company's treasurer filed the application with the loan ...
Harrison plant to add up to 120 jobs
Jul 01, 2003; ... BRIDGEPORT - A Harrison County aerospace company will hire as manyas 120 workers when it expands to produce unmanned aerial vehiclecomponents for the U.S. military, officials announced. Aurora Flight Sciences, a subcontractor of Northrop Grumman Corp.,will create the jobs within ...
Deadline passes on Wheeling-Pitt loan, talks continue
Jul 01, 2003; ... WHEELING - The deadline has passed for bankrupt Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. to satisfy the conditions of a $250 millionfederally guaranteed loan, but a spokesman said the company is stillon track to collect the money. The Emergency Steel Loan Guarantee Board approved the loan ...
Goldman back, but as a citizen, Former mayor receives variance for office building
Jul 01, 2003; ... It didn't take long for former Mayor Jay Goldman to resurface atCity Hall. This time, though, Goldman occupied a backseat in the mayor'sconference room instead of taking hold of the gavel. As a private citizen, Goldman, who left office two weeks ago,petitioned City Council's ...
Board elects four physicians, Board certifies men despite objections by one candidate
Jul 01, 2003; ... The Board of Risk and Insurance Management has certified theelection of four physicians to a provisional board that will set up aphysicians' mutual insurance company over the objections of onephysician who contested the election. Dr. Kevin McLaughlin of Berkeley Springs wanted the ...
Man sentenced to life without mercy in murder
Jul 01, 2003; ... BECKLEY - A Raleigh County man has been sentenced to life withmercy for the 2001 shooting death of a mine guard. James "Allie" Smith, 35, of Surveyor will be eligible for paroleconsideration in 15 years. He was convicted of first-degree murder inMay in the death of Raymond Perry, ...
Judge expected to rule on Raleigh school's fate
Jul 01, 2003; ... A Kanawha County judge promised a final ruling would be made thisweek on the fate of Marsh Fork High School. "I will make some ruling on this matter by Thursday and willattempt to place a conference call to the attorneys," Circuit JudgeJennifer Bailey Walker said ...
Monroe County delegate hospitalized after falling ill
Jul 01, 2003; ... A Monroe County delegate was taken to the hospital. House Speaker Bob Kiss announced at the end of Monday's specialsession meeting that Delegate Gerald Crosier fell ill at the Capitoland was ...
Historic railyard raises hopes in Princeton
Jul 01, 2003; ... PRINCETON - Officials said the recent placement of the VirginianRailway Yard on the National Register of Historic Places will set offan economic development boom for the entire city. "This is a great day for Princeton. I do not believe it ispossible to overstate the potential this ...
Cameron residents must conserve water following leak
Jul 01, 2003; ... CAMERON - Residents were asked to conserve water after a main linesprung a leak and nearly drained this Marshall County's supply. About 150,000 gallons ...
For the record
Jul 01, 2003 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District for June 24, 2003: * James Daniel Lilly Jr., 177 Basin St., Beckley. Chapter 7.Assets: $11,238.15. Liabilities: $44,285.13. * Pamela Sue Harvey, P.O. Box 109, ...
Infrared scans may detect breast cancer earlier, Doctor says cancer may be prevented when found sooner
Jul 01, 2003; ... Kay Huey has been getting regular mammograms for about 20 years. But when she read up on a new screening device called breastthermography, Huey decided to try it. "I would encourage other females to do this," Huey said. "It'smuch less uncomfortable." A couple of weeks ...
Pinpoint procedure
Jul 01, 2003 ... Helping yourself Whether you call it indigestion, heartburn orgastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), it hurts. If untreated, continued exposure of the esophagus to gastriccontents caused by a weakened lower sphincter can cause long-termproblems. Testing for the pH level in ...
Pinpoint procedure
Jul 01, 2003; ... Cathy Newman just found out that the flavored tea she drinks inthe morning and the Diet Coke at lunch just might have to go. Both were prompting her gastric juices to seep up and burn heresophagus - an uncomfortable if not painful condition. "I've cut back," Newman said of her ...
Free porn could be costly
Jul 01, 2003 ... HELP! I don't need a do-not-call list. I need a do-not-send-naked-ladies-to-my-mailbox list. Actually, what I need is the guarantee that I won't be charged forthe videotapes of naked ladies that keep coming to my mailbox. GirlsGone Wild = Boys Gone Broke. You see, every ...
Snickers maker turns to energy bar, Vitamins, minerals, protein added to gooey candy bar
Jul 01, 2003; ... HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - The makers of Snickers think it's time tomelt the energy bar and candy bar concepts together. So Masterfoods USA, formerly M&M/Mars, is keeping an old name on anew product, Snickers Marathon, and is promising much of the samechocolate and gooey caramel flavor ....
DEAR ABBY
Jul 01, 2003; ... Girl who cuts self can get needed help DEAR ABBY: I am 13 and cut myself on my wrists. I do it mostlywhen I get mad. My best friends and I talked about killing ourselvesor running away. I weigh 150 pounds. I weigh myself every night before I take ashower. I've tried to puke ...
Naps help brain retain new information, skills
Jul 01, 2003; ... A good night's sleep is known to be crucial after learningsomething to consolidate the new information or skill. Now, researchindicates that a good nap may be just as good. Researchers at Harvard University trained volunteers to perform avisual task that required them to learn how ...
HOROSCOPE
Jul 01, 2003; ... FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). It's comforting to be in a loverelationship that feels safe, but today, it's a little too safe foryou. Do something to get your mind off of a thought pattern that willonly destroy a good relationship. rTAURUS (April 20-May ...
Putnam officials planning ahead, U.S. 35 project will help economy, state engineer says
Jul 01, 2003; ... Putnam County may have problems with traffic and storm water, butthose problems are associated with growth and development - problemsthat are welcomed, said one county official. "These are problems that probably 50 counties would love to have,"said County Commission President Jim ...
Fatal turnpike pursuit under police review, State Police say policy followed in weekend wreck
Jul 01, 2003; ... State Police officials believe troopers followed the department'spolicy on high-speed chases during their weekend pursuit of afugitive on the West Virginia Turnpike that ended in a wreck in whicha 10-year-old girl died. Rosalai Cal of Ontario, Canada, was killed Saturday when a ...
Senator says funding key to asbestos bill, Rockefeller says he supports trust fund to settle lawsuits
Jul 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Sen. Jay Rockefeller says he supports creating atrust fund to deal with a glut of asbestos injury claims, butlegislation aimed at settling tens of thousands of suits facesuncertain prospects. The Senate recessed Thursday for a weeklong break withoutJudiciary ...
Money, time at top of wish list of American Red Cross
Jul 01, 2003; ... More than 315 American Red Cross volunteers from 41 states havedescended on the Kanawha Valley to help flood victims, and nowthey're asking the community to pitch in with money and time toreplenish stocks in case of future disasters. The knee-jerk reaction of the community to ...
WVU library to charge $50 fee for state residents
Jul 01, 2003; ... West Virginia University is charging state residents $50 per yearto check books out of the school's library. The fee took effect today, said Frances O'Brien, WVU's dean oflibraries. Previously, the library was free to the public. "The library budget situation is just totally ...
Today's people
Jul 01, 2003 ... Comedian Hackett dead at age 78 LOS ANGELES - Buddy Hackett, the squat, round, rubbery-facedfunnyman who appeared for more than 50 years as a top act innightclubs, Broadway shows, on television and in such movies as "TheMusic Man," "The Love Bug" and "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad ...