Charleston Daily Mail back issues from August 2003:
Punch cards here to stay: Carper says he's not gotten support for new machines
Aug 01, 2003; ... Kanawha County residents can expect to cast their votes in nextyear's elections on the same punch-card voting machines they've usedfor the past 23 years, even though the reliability of such machineswas discredited in Florida during the 2000 presidential election. Commissioner Kent ...
Station may get funding: Cabela's plan includes broadcast facility inside store
Aug 01, 2003; ... As part of plans to lure a giant outdoor retailer to the NorthernPanhandle, $2 million of state money could go to help a private mediacompany to build a television station. A grant application to give $49 million for a Cabela's in Wheelingis being mulled over by the Economic ...
Wise mum on run: Governor no longer sounds sure about running in 2004
Aug 01, 2003; ... Gov. Bob Wise is now stopping short of saying he will run for re-election. Wise said Thursday he will not make a final announcement about hisplans until he's ready, despite his prior statements indicating hewill be a candidate. Since news broke of Wise's infidelity in May, ...
Clay Center announces its 2003-2004 season
Aug 01, 2003; ... Singer Roberta Flack is back on the schedule, as are fiddlerEileen Ivers and the eclectic Bang on a Can All-Stars as the ClayCenter for the Arts and Sciences today announced its 2003-2004performance season. Flack was to kick off the Clay Center's opening in February beforeit was ...
Science: MAKING IT REAL: Green Bank science center immerses students in astronomy
Aug 01, 2003; ... GREEN BANK - For a place that considers itself a leader inlearning, there's an awful lot of guessing going on at the NationalRadio Astronomy Observatory's new Science Center. They're always trying to figure out the answers to burningquestions about life on other planets, gases in ...
East End may get grocery: St. Albans market working with mayor on locating there
Aug 01, 2003; ... Charleston Mayor Danny Jones is in discussions with a St. Albansgrocer about possible expansion into Charleston's East End. The owner of Parkway Super Market said he's been working withJones to find suitable property in the section of Charleston that hasbeen without a large ...
Snowshoe Institute features diverse offerings: Program includes debates, classes and performances
Aug 01, 2003; ... SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN - Newsweek magazine columnist Eleanor Cliftelectrified a full house at Snowshoe Resort, pitching barbs atconservative editorial cartoonist Henry Payne. But Payne, a Charleston native who draws for the Detroit News,threw them right back at "The McLaughlin Group" ...
Mercer officials find fifth rabid raccoon
Aug 01, 2003; ... LERONA - Mercer County officials are warning residents to avoidcontact with raccoons and vaccinate their pets after another raccoontested positive for rabies. The dead raccoon, found in Lerona this spring, was the fifthraccoon to test positive for the disease this year, said Doris ...
Bill banning motorized scooters on city streets picks up speed
Aug 01, 2003; ... If you're looking to cruise around Charleston on a two-wheeled,slow-moving motorized machine, you might want to consider dropping$5,000 and buying a Segway. The ban on motorized scooters and all-terrain vehicles on citystreets cleared another hurdle Thursday when Charleston's ...
Informant to be paid $30 million bounty for Saddam's sons
Aug 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The informant who told U.S. authorities where to findSaddam Hussein's sons will be paid a $30 million bounty, the StateDepartment announced in an attempt to encourage someone to turn inthe elusive Saddam himself. Secretary of State Colin Powell approved the reward ...
REGIONAL WEATHER
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 81 64 Rain Charlotte 87 70 PCldy Cincinnati 84 69 Rain Cleveland 81 65 Rain Columbus,Ohio 84 69 Cldy Dayton 83 69 Rain Daytona Beach 90 73 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 86 70 ...
NATIONAL WEATHER
Aug 01, 2003 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 68 49 PCldy Baltimore 87 70 Cldy Boston 81 68 Cldy Chicago 80 64 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 100 78 Clr Denver 89 55 PCldy Detroit 82 67 Rain Honolulu 90 75 Clr Houston 97 76 PCldy Indianapolis 82 68 ...
Mini helicopter sizes up fields: Photographs will tell farmers when and where to plant
Aug 01, 2003; ... URBANA, Ill. - Researchers at the University of Illinois areworking with a radio-controlled helicopter to help grow bigger andbetter crops. Equipped with cameras, the miniature helicopters providephotographs that can identify fields or even portions of fields thatcould be ...
North Korea agrees to nuclear talks: Six-nation meeting to discuss halting nuclear aspirations
Aug 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - In a breakthrough for the Bush administration, NorthKorea has apparently dropped a key demand and agreed to a U.S.proposal for six-nation talks about its nuclear weapons program,State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said. Boucher said Thursday the United States ...
Officials claim progress in hunt for Iraqi arms: Member of recently returned team is less optimistic
Aug 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - A reinvigorated search for Saddam Hussein's suspectedweapons of mass destruction is making "solid progress," U.S.officials said, even though no proof has been found in the fourmonths since U.S. troops invaded Iraq. Over the past six weeks, the officials said Thursday, ...
News briefs
Aug 01, 2003 ... Camp chaperone now faces charges ROCKY MOUNT, Va. - An arrest warrant has been issued for an adultchaperone who allegedly allowed young campers to square off in small-stakes fistfights at a 4-H camp, authorities said. Franklin County Sheriff Quint Overton said ...
Letters to the Editor: It is about freedom of religion, not from religion
Aug 01, 2003; ... I think of the United States of America as my house. I think theFounding Fathers probably did, too. As we establish ways of doing things in our houses, ourforefathers established customs based on their collective core beliefin almighty God and his blessings on us. They settled ...
Our views: Records; Actions of professional boards should be routinely posted online
Aug 01, 2003; ... THE Public Citizens' health research group recently posted onlinethe names of 293 physicians in West Virginia who have beendisciplined by either the federal government or state medical boards. It's a helpful service to consumers, but it demonstrates moststrongly that West Virginia ...
Our views: Sales tax; Republicans are right to question a $900 million drain on families
Aug 01, 2003; ... AS West Virginians prepared to storm the stores for the secondannual sales tax holiday, Kris Warner, chairman of the state'sRepublican Party, raised an interesting point. "Rather than a one-time gift to Mountain State people, lower taxesshould be the rule, not the exception," ...
Rogers a hall-of-fame fruitcake: Nobody else in West Virginia even comes close
Aug 01, 2003; ... CONGRESSMAN Pete Stark, D-Calif., repeatedly called a colleague "afruitcake." "What did you mean?" the Washington press corps immediately wantedto know. Stark explained, "Fruitcake means inept, crazy, a nut cake to me." Because Stark is a leftist and not Trent Lott, ...
Letters to the Editor: Vets should get retirement, disability pay
Aug 01, 2003; ... Throughout the ages, many wars have erupted and many Americancitizens went freely to fight for the honor and safety of theircountry. Some were drafted, yet they still stood and fought alongside theirfellow soldiers. What did they fight for? Freedom, honor and this great ...
The Whigs of the 21st century: Democrats are exploding,; but colorfully so
Aug 01, 2003; ... ZOGBY International released a national poll this week showingthat 69 percent of voters believe Dubya will be re-elected. That was just among the Democrats and independents. Astronomers get excited about the supernova, when the last lightsof a dead star finally reach the ...
Letters to the Editor
Aug 01, 2003 ... Can you help protect Monroe County cave? The new Private Stewardship Grant Program of the U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service funds conservation projects on private lands tobenefit threatened and endangered species. The Institute for Earth Education in Greenville, Monroe ...
Groups to promote Medicaid
Aug 01, 2003; ... Facing a tough national economy, state health care leaders want topreserve the governmental program that helps poor and disabledresidents get health care. West Virginia's Hospital Association, Medical Association andHealth Care Association plan to speak to business ...
Wood family among those affected by court ruling: Judge says former POWs can't collect compensation
Aug 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - A federal judge here has ruled that 17 formerprisoners of war, including a Wood County native and his family,cannot collect the millions of dollars they won in a lawsuit againstIraq. Instead, the money should be used to rebuild Iraq, U.S. DistrictJudge Richard ...
State issues fraud charges: Eleven employers, woman indicted in comp cases
Aug 01, 2003; ... The state made its opening salvo in its campaign to prosecute morepeople for ripping off its troubled Workers' Compensation Fund byhitting 11 employers and a Charleston woman with fraud charges. The charges, issued Thursday by a Kanawha County grand jury,focused on employers who ...
Malaysia to limit electronic messages used in divorces
Aug 01, 2003; ... KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Cell phone text messages, e-mails andfaxes may be a boon to modern life, but they won't be acceptable waysfor Malaysian men to start Islamic divorces. Reacting to an Islamic court's ruling last week approving adivorce initiated with a husband's text ...
March of Dimes chapter receives national award
Aug 01, 2003 ... The state chapter of the March of Dimes recently received theNational March of Dimes 2002 Public Affairs Award and the 2002Southern Regional Public Affairs Award. The awards were presented during the national March of Dimessummer staff meeting in Arizona. The West Virginia ...
Emergency workers test skills in contest
Aug 01, 2003 ... Firefighters, paramedics and emergency medical technicians fromacross West Virginia will compete in Charleston this weekend indemonstrations of their life-saving skills. The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority is sponsoring theWest Virginia Emergency Medical Squad and ...
Prosecutors name 17-year-old suspect in slaying case: Two others indicted on murder charges in Kanawha County
Aug 01, 2003; ... Kanawha County prosecutors released the name of the 17-year-oldCharleston youth accused of slaying another teen behind a West Sidecommunity center. Prosecutors identified Isaiah D. White as the suspect in theslaying Thursday, after a Kanawha County grand jury indicted him ...
Teacher pleads guilty to contributing charge
Aug 01, 2003; ... ST. MARYS - A Pleasants County teacher and coach has resigned fromthe school system after pleading guilty to contributing to thedelinquency of a minor. John Armstrong's resignation was part of his plea, which wasentered in magistrate court on Tuesday. Armstrong, 52, taught ...
Owners trade Morgantown, Sistersville plants: Crompton, GE deal affects about 735 W.Va. workers
Aug 01, 2003; ... Crompton Corp. and General Electric announced the completion of aswap of chemical plants in Sistersville and Morgantown that affects735 employees in West Virginia. Crompton sold its organosilicones business, known as OSISpecialties - including its Sistersville plant - to General ...
Obituaries: Obit
Aug 01, 2003 ... Melvin L. "Bud" Atkins Melvin L. "Bud" Atkins Jr., 59, of Charleston died July 30, 2003,after a short illness. He was a member and trustee of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.Bud was a veteran of the Air Force and served in Vietnam. Mr. Atkinsworked for Walker Machinery for ...
London broker wins bullying suit
Aug 01, 2003; ... LONDON - A former senior manager at the brokerage firm CantorFitzgerald International was awarded $1.45 million in damages becausethe company's president regularly screamed obscenities at him. The High Court's award to Steven Horkulak, 39, on Thursdayactually will be closer to ...
Martinsburg Roundhouse is now national landmark
Aug 01, 2003; ... MARTINSBURG - The historic Baltimore & Ohio Roundhouse has beendesignated a National Historic Landmark, Sen. Robert C. Byrd said. The roundhouse, originally built in 1848, is considered the bestpreserved 19th century railroad complex in the country. The original roundhouse, a ...
MTR Gaming Group sees profit drop
Aug 01, 2003; ... MTR Gaming Group reported that its second-quarter profits fell 10percent from the same period last year despite a 24 percent increasein revenue. MTR attributed the decline to higher interest payments on a $130million financing package completed in March and higher ...
Suspect in fire ruled incompetent
Aug 01, 2003; ... HARTFORD, Conn. - The woman accused of starting a nursing homefire that killed 16 patients in February was ruled incompetent tostand trial on murder charges. Leslie Andino, 23, suffers from multiple sclerosis, dementia anddepression. A psychiatric evaluation found her incompetent, ...
Miners want dust rules scrapped: UMW leaders testify in front of Senate panel
Aug 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The United Mine Workers is calling on the Senate totake action to force the federal Mine Safety and HealthAdministration to scrap new rules on coal dust in underground mines. "This rule is so bad it has to be taken off the table," saidJoseph Main, who handles ...
Putnam records
Aug 01, 2003 ... * Marriage applications The following marriage license applications were filed at thePutnam County Clerk's Office July 21-24, 2003: * Aaron Matthew Painter, 25, of Liberty and Stacy Dawn Luikart,20, of Eleanor. * Johnathan Scott Hogan, 21, of Hurricane and Jessica Ann ...
For the record
Aug 01, 2003 ... * Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District for July 25, 2003: * William Edward and LaWanna Estella Swartz, 304 Whispering Pines,Scott Depot. Chapter 7. Assets: $91,278. Liabilities: $119,307.87. * Ida Mae ...
Aw shucks!
Aug 01, 2003; ... DAILY MAIL John Crihfield grew this unusual four-pronged ear of corn on hisKenna farm. Crihfield, who sells his wares at Charleston's CapitolMarket, said that as he was handling the husk it didn't feel quiteright so he opened it up to take a ...
U.S. 35 groups vote to merge
Aug 01, 2003; ... POINT PLEASANT - Not far from where the four-lane corridor mergesinto a two-lane highway, a Mason County committee pushing toconstruct a new U.S. 35 voted unanimously to consolidate its effortswith its Putnam County counterpart. "What we're talking about here is getting a little ...
Police capture escapee from Md. psychiatric hospital
Aug 01, 2003; ... THURMOND - A man who escaped from a Maryland psychiatricinstitution was captured in Fayette County as he was preparing to gowhitewater rafting. Jonathan Babcock, 38, was arrested Thursday near Thurmond, saidWest Virginia State Police Trooper R.C. Workman. Babcock escaped ...
Shoppers start early for chance at sales tax holiday
Aug 01, 2003; ... It may have only been 6 a.m. today, but it wasn't too early for amother-daughter shopping duo to take advantage of West Virginia'ssecond annual sales tax holiday. Melissa Smith and her 13-year-old daughter began their back-to-school shopping spree early this morning, while other ...
Police blotter
Aug 01, 2003 ... Woman, son report robbery attempt Police say armed robbers accosted a woman and her teenage son inthe parking lot of a Charleston restaurant. Two men tried unsuccessfully to rob the pair Thursday night inSouthern Kitchen's parking lot off MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha ...
Reds continue to dump salary with trade of all-star Boone
Aug 01, 2003; ... CINCINNATI - Shortly after the Cincinnati Reds fired their managerand general manager, chief operating officer John Allen assuredplayers that he wasn't writing off the season. Four rapid-fire trades told them something else. "Obviously the actions that have been taken since ...
AAU teams going to Disney World: West Virginia squads seek national championships
Aug 01, 2003; ... It's sort of like Marshall and West Virginia both making the NCAAbasketball tournament in the same year - with each actually having achance to win it. Except that the players are considerably shorter. Of course, there is a good reason for that. They are all still ...
Braves' big innings down Cats: Alley Cats; Fall to Rome
Aug 01, 2003; ... ROME, Ga. - The Rome Braves scored sixth runs combined in theseventh and eighth innings off reliever Tracy Thorpe to turn a tiegame into a 10-4 run-away victory over the Alley Cats Thursday night. Jeff Francouer's two-run homer in the seventh broke the tie, andBrian McCann's ...
NATIONAL
Aug 01, 2003 ... TODAY'S ODDS Preseason NFL Saturday At Tokyo FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UDOG Tampa Bay 3 2 (321/2) N.Y. Jets Monday At Canton, Ohio Green Bay 11/2 Pk (35) Kansas City Next Thursday at New England 21/2 3 (34) N.Y ....
Local sports
Aug 01, 2003 ... SPORTS CALLS * Students interested in playing golf at Nitro High School shouldattend tryouts at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Scarlet Oaks. All prospectiveplayers must have physical completed. For more information call J.D.Adkins at 727-2615. * Buffalo High School will have golf ...
LOCAL
Aug 01, 2003 ... BASEBALL Appalachian League East Division W L Pct. GB Martinsville (Astros) 25 16 .610 - Danville (Braves) 23 19 .548 21/2 Burlington (Indians) 24 20 .545 21/2 Bluefield (Orioles) 17 24 .415 8 Princeton (Devil Rays) 14 26 .350 ...
Herd's Crocker signs contract with Browns: NFL Camp roundup
Aug 01, 2003; ... BEREA, Ohio - Defensive back Chris Crocker agreed to a five-yeardeal with the Cleveland Browns, who will give him a chance to moveinto a starting position on the team's weak secondary. Thursday's agreement means the Browns have four of their sevendraft choices signed, including ...
Sposa leads at Buick Open after 6-under back nine: Golf; Buick Open
Aug 01, 2003; ... GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Tiger Woods is still searching for the swinghe'll need to win a major this year. Woods did close strong Thursday for a 3-under 69, but he was fourstrokes behind Mike Sposa after the opening round of the Buick Open. Woods, the defending champion, bogeyed ...
LaRue's dramatics give Reds win in 10th: Cincinnati Reds; 25th last at-bat win
Aug 01, 2003; ... CINCINNATI - All-Star third baseman Aaron Boone is gone. GabeWhite, Jose Guillen and Scott Williamson have been shipped out, too. The only thing left in the Cincinnati Reds' clubhouse is thepositive late-inning karma. The dismembered team finished another tearful day with ...
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Aug 01, 2003 ... Rangers 7, red sox 3 Nobody did a better job than Alex Rodriguez of putting baseball'sfrenzied week of trade talks behind him. Hours after the non-waiver trade deadline - and still wearing aTexas uniform - Rodriguez hit a game-winning grand slam in the bottomof the 11th ...
NATIONAL LEAGUE
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Baseball P.M.
Aug 01, 2003 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 66 40 .623 - z-6-4 W-3 30-21 36-19 13-5 Boston 63 44 .589 31/2 z-6-4 L-2 35-16 28-28 10-7 Toronto 54 54 .500 13 3-7 L-3 25-30 29-24 10-8 Baltimore 50 55 .476 151/2 z-5-5 L-2 ...
Bryant is ordered to appear
Aug 01, 2003; ... EAGLE, Colo. - Kobe Bryant was ordered to appear in court nextweek after a judge denied defense attorneys' arguments that skippingthe appearance would reduce the need for security in the high-profile sex assault case. "It's vital for him. It's vital for us. It's where the ...
Red Sox bolster pitching staff with trade for Suppan
Aug 01, 2003; ... PITTSBURGH - The Boston Red Sox have been convinced for weeks theycan catch the New York Yankees in the AL East. They're even moreoptimistic now that they've landed one of the NL's hottest pitchers. The Red Sox made another addition to their already upgradedpitching staff ...
Penguins' Lemieux starting to think defense
Aug 01, 2003; ... PITTSBURGH - For years, Mario Lemieux knew only one way to playhockey: all offense, all out, all the time. Defensive systems? Neutral zone traps? Tight checking? Take norisks? Those words were as absent from his hockey vocabulary asthese: rebuilding effort and youth ...
Wiley inspires Mountaineer running back: 10 TEN QUESTIONS
Aug 01, 2003; ... Quincy Wilson, 22, is a senior running back at West VirginiaUniversity. The 2003 season is the one Wilson has been waiting for, althoughhis breakout year came in 2002 when he rushed for 901 yards as schoolcareer rushing leader Avon Cobourne's backup. With Cobournegraduated, ...
Rodriguez stays ahead of the curve: WVU coach realizes the need for altering wide open offense; WVU football; Early proclamations
Aug 01, 2003; ... MORGANTOWN - The spread offense Coach Rich Rodriguez introduced atWest Virginia University in 2001 isn't as unique as it used to be. As a result, the Mountaineers have made adjustments to that playstyle in the last two years and probably will make even more thisseason. That ...
Bayer closure will cut 26 jobs: Company plans to shut down unit in Institute next year
Aug 01, 2003; ... Bayer Polymers today said it will close its polyether polyol unitat Institute early next year - a move it said will cost 26 jobs. The company said it will shift the production to its SouthCharleston site, which is inside Dow Chemical Co.'s South Charlestonplant, and to other sites ...
It starts with the customer: Family re-opening former Winfield IGA with emphasis on satisfaction
Aug 01, 2003; ... WINFIELD - Richard Garnes and his parents ran the Night OwlSuperette in South Charleston for about 50 years before selling theproperty to Thomas Memorial Hospital. He has been co-owner of the Culloden Independent Supermarket for12 years. Now, he's helping his sons open their ...
W.Va. needs a cleaning
Aug 01, 2003; ... DRIVING my rental car from Seattle up into Vancouver, BritishColumbia, several years ago, I was impressed by what I saw. Theprovince and city itself were very clean. Even so far north, vibrant,beautiful flowers were everywhere to greet you. Why can't West Virginia do the same, I ...