Charleston Daily Mail back issues from January 2004:
Fewer show up for city festivities.: Changes in site, fireworks blamed for the problems
Jan 01, 2004; ... There was the collision of 2003 and 2004, a glittering 9-foot balldropped from seven stories high and seasonally mild weather. All the components were seemingly in place for the annual Multi-Fest New Year's Eve party at Charleston's Haddad Riverfront ParkWednesday night. So ...
Rescuers finally get determined kitty down from tree, Kitten sat on tiny branch for 3 days resisting rescue
Jan 01, 2004; ... For a kitten, Izzy fought like a tiger to stay in her tree. Perched high in the branches, Izzy resisted the volunteer firedepartment, a hose spraying water, a guy with climbing spikes and abunch of people holding nets and encouraging her to jump. Izzy persisted for three days ...
Rescuers finally get determined kitty down from tree
Jan 01, 2004; ... Thrilled to have her famished pet back in her arms, 7-year-oldDanielle Ferrell squeezes Izzy close ....
New $1 fee poses some challenges. Some company owners plan to cover it for their workers
Jan 01, 2004; ... For some of the area's smallest businesses, collectingCharleston's $1-a-week user fee, which goes into effect today, isresulting in personnel tracking and accounting nightmares. For a few employers, paying the $52 annual charge per worker willbe easier than passing the cost on to ...
WVU fans rev up for game, Fireworks, party, parade set stage for bowl rivalry
Jan 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The parking lots around Alltel Stadium werequiet early today, however, that serenity would not last long asMaryland and West Virginia University fans streamed up and downInterstate 95 coming to see the Gator Bowl. In stark contrast to most of the rest of the ...
Board denies effort to stop slurry project.: Company says plan would subject
Jan 01, 2004; ... Terry Eagle Coal Co. failed to prove that allowing a coal slurryinjection project to proceed poses an imminent harm to the public orthe environment, the state Surface Mine Board said in a decision thatdenied the company's request for a stay on the project. The board issued its ...
Israel OKs plan to expand Golan settlements
Jan 01, 2004; ... JERUSALEM - Israeli Cabinet ministers approved a plan to expandsettlements on the occupied Golan Heights, a move that angered Syriaand could jeopardize nascent efforts to resume peace talks. Syria denounced the $56 million project, which aims to bring 900more Israeli families to ...
Ports, ships security plans miss deadline, Measures against attacks by sea lag behind air security
Jan 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - Terror strikes from the sea could be even morecatastrophic than those from the air, intelligence officials say.They fear a hijacked oil tanker could be rigged with explosives or aradioactive dirty bomb could be smuggled ashore in a shippingcontainer. But almost ...
Explosion kills 5 in Iraq, Three U.S. reporters among two dozen wounded in attack
Jan 01, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - A car bomb tore through a central Baghdadrestaurant just hours before the beginning of the new year, killingfive people and injuring more than two dozen as a crowd of Iraqis andforeigners gathered for a low-key holiday celebration. The 9 p.m. Wednesday blast at the ...
REGIONAL WEATHER
Jan 01, 2004 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 49 35 Cldy Charlotte 63 39 Cldy Cincinnati 59 45 Cldy Cleveland 49 37 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 56 42 Cldy Dayton 56 43 PCldy Daytona Beach 76 57 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 60 39 ...
NATIONAL WEATHER
Jan 01, 2004 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 22 9 Clr Baltimore 52 34 Cldy Boston 38 27 Cldy Chicago 52 35 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 73 59 Cldy Denver 52 27 PCldy Detroit 46 36 PCldy Honolulu 82 70 Rain Houston 76 63 Cldy Indianapolis 58 44 ...
Security tight for events, Law enforcement pulls out all stops to secure events
Jan 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK - Extra tight security turned Times Square into afortress as hundreds of thousands of revelers celebrated New Year'sEve with cheers, confetti, fireworks and a tribute to American troopsin Iraq. Precisely at midnight, as the countdown ended and a huge crystalball reached ...
News briefs
Jan 01, 2004 ... Sides try new ways to implement act SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Now at the ripe old age of 30, the EndangeredSpecies Act is still a vigorous source of debate, although there aresigns that the government and environmentalists are beginning toagree that its future lies in cooperation ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 01, 2004 ... Drug tests in schools disgrace the nation I guess a urinalysis is the new pledge of allegiance? Why don't we just allow the government to brand us with bar codesand insert computer chips under our skin so it can monitor everythingwe ingest? America is no longer the ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 01, 2004 ... Negligence and filth choke what should be beautiful Hallelujah to the Daily Mail's Dec. 26 editorial, "Litter wars." Having grown up in West Virginia, the state will always hold aspecial place in my heart. But visiting during the holidays, I foundmyself bewildered, angry, ...
Our Views
Jan 01, 2004 ... Service State employees work hard to make things come out right THE screw-up this week at the Division of Natural Resources madePage One, as it should. That thousands of hunters and fishing peopleentered the new year without their proper licenses is big ...
Our views
Jan 01, 2004 ... 2004 The dynamics of the world have changed substantially in a year THE first day of 2003 dawned on a world dramatically andsubstantially re-ordered in the span of a year. Saddam Hussein of Iraq, having thumbed his nose repeatedly at theUnited Nations' demands ...
Here's to a new day in West Virginia, Let's celebrate those who would truly change things
Jan 01, 2004; ... WELCOME to the first day of 2004. Looks a lot like the last day of2003, doesn't it? I used to believe the beginning of a New Year was a new beginning.That was before I became old and cynical, I suppose. Now the only thing I look forward to is the cabbage and pork Ialways eat ...
Letters to the Editor
Jan 01, 2004 ... Town Center needed McDonald's, Long John Silver's Good-bye to the Charleston Town Center mall. The announcement in the Dec. 19 Daily Mail that McDonald's andLong John Silver's were booted out was the final straw. I fall into the group that resents having to pay to park ...
The dollar could produce a big drama in 2004, Let's all pray that the ending will be boring
Jan 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - The Saddam rally was a bust. If you expected thetyrant's capture to boost stocks or the dollar, you were disappointed- and therein lies a story. A great drama is now unfolding in the world's money markets. In 2003, the United States' current account deficit (a ...
First Baby
Jan 01, 2004; ... Baby Caleb Andrew Slonaker, shown with his parents Hillary andBobby Slonaker of Harrison County, greeted the New Year at 12:01 a.m.today at Women and Children's Hospital. Caleb was the first ...
Obituaries
Jan 01, 2004 ... Lula B. Acree CLEVELAND, Ohio - Lula B. Acree, 88, of Cleveland, Ohio, died Dec.30, 2003. Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Stump FuneralHome, Arnoldsburg. Friends may call two hours prior to service.Burial will be in Acree Cemetery, near Clay. Virgie Lynch ...
Jacob, Madison top name list, Classic monikers seem popular again, some say
Jan 01, 2004; ... The most popular baby names for this year could again be thereigning champions, Jacob and Madison. Or the top choices for tots could be surprising challengers likeMalakai or Zowie. Name trends are always changing, although they might not changethat fast. With a new year upon ...
Woman convicted in dog mauling to get out of prison
Jan 01, 2004; ... CHOWCHILLA, Calif. - A woman convicted of involuntary manslaughteralong with her husband in the dog-mauling death of a San Francisconeighbor will likely be released on parole this week, prisonofficials said. Marjorie Knoller, 48, will serve out a parole of unspecifiedlength ...
Lynch wows crowd at Gator Bowl parade
Jan 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Former POW Jessica Lynch's appearance in theGator Bowl parade surprised many in the crowd, including some WestVirginia football fans who got their first personal glimpse of theirhome-state hero. Lynch wore a blue and gold visor and a No. 3 jersey, similar ...
Smoking may have caused fatal fire
Jan 01, 2004; ... HUNTINGTON - Cigarette smoking may have sparked a house fire inwhich an elderly woman died, a city fire official said. Era Edith Davis, 79, of Huntington was found dead Monday in theliving room of her house. The fire was reported at 7:49 a.m. Monday,and the front of the house was ...
Early conference realignment not likely, coach says
Jan 01, 2004; ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Watson Brown has purged "impossible" from hisvocabulary. After witnessing the cataclysmic shifts in the collegiateconference landscape during the past year, the University of Alabama-Birmingham athletic director and head football coach doesn't believeanything ...
A waffling Rodriguez won't fly
Jan 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - I'm not quite sure what was to be on WestVirginia's pregame meal menu before meeting Maryland in today's GatorBowl, but I can tell you what Rich Rodriguez swallowed two daysearlier. The Mountaineer head coach had a case of waffles. First, Rodriguez said ...
Charleston Catholic finally has gym to: happily call home
Jan 01, 2004; ... Charleston Catholic High School's tiny gymnasium on VirginiaStreet has held up quite well during its 62 years of service to theFighting Irish. So has the South Charleston Community Center, the University ofCharleston, King Center, W.Va. State College and others. The Irish ...
WVU, Terps have come a long way
Jan 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Gator Bowl participants West VirginiaUniversity and Maryland are two of the hottest teams in collegefootball. That means one thing. They started from someplace colder thanDuluth. No. 20 WVU (8-4) has won seven straight since an early-seasonthree-game ...
Irish coach is excited about new digs
Jan 01, 2004; ... Don't ask Charleston Catholic girls basketball Coach FrankScagnelli what he thinks of the Irish's new home gym. "I was up there a couple weeks ago, but I haven't seen itrecently," said Scagnelli, who saw the interior before the new floorand bleachers were completed. "I hear it's ...
League's best run defense faces biggest challenge in Lewis
Jan 01, 2004; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Tennessee Titans have watched teams stackthe line all season trying to stop Jamal Lewis. Now the NFL's top-ranked defense against the run gets its turn. The Titans held opponents to a league-best 80.9 yards rushing pergame, and allowed only Edgerrin James to ...
Briefly
Jan 01, 2004 ... FOOTBALL * Bill Callahan was fired by the Oakland Raiders just one yearafter taking them to the Super Bowl as a rookie coach. The team announced the move a day after telling Callahan, who went15-17 overall. He asked the Raiders to delay the official wordbecause his son ...
Local sports
Jan 01, 2004 ... HOLE IN ONE Frank McDonough of Hurricane recorded an ace on the 120-yard, par3 No. 13 hole at Big Bend Golf Course with an 8-iron. Witnessing thefeat were Roger Hurt and Pop Carder. MU WOMEN A Genice Terry 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining lifted OleMiss to a ...
No. 8 Kentucky holds off pesky Governors
Jan 01, 2004; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Kentucky Coach Tubby Smith attributes his team'srecent struggles to sharp scouting by opponents and poor shooting bythe Wildcats. "We have been struggling shooting the ball the last couple ofgames," Smith said. "Part of it is the shots we've been ...
Mountaineer past bowl wins usually unexpected
Jan 01, 2004; ... MORGANTOWN - Almost all of West Virginia University's ninevictories in 22 postseason football games have fallen under theheading of "upset." Undoubtedly, this is a major reason that most of those unexpectedbowl triumphs rank among the school's greatest victories. The victims ...
Local, National
Jan 01, 2004 ... Today's Odds Bowl Games Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog Today Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Florida 3 3 1/2 (46 1/2) Iowa Gator Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Maryland 3 3 1/2 (51) West Virginia Capital One ...
Former Red Oester returns to Cincinnati
Jan 01, 2004; ... CINCINNATI - Ron Oester, a career Cincinnati Red who was passedover for manager in 2000 when Bob Boone was hired, is returning asthe minor league field coordinator. Oester grew up in Cincinnati and spent his entire 17-year careerwith the Reds, playing second base in the Majors ...
Clipper scores 44 in victory
Jan 01, 2004; ... LOS ANGELES - Quentin Richardson scored a career-high 44 pointsand Elton Brand had 20 points and nine rebounds to lead the LosAngeles Clippers to a 120-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets. "I was in a zone," said Richardson, who made a career-high 17field goals on 30 shots and was ...
Lewis is NFL's top defender
Jan 01, 2004; ... Ray Lewis is as fearsome and dependable as anyone in football, andthat earned him his second Associated Press NFL Defensive Player ofthe Year award. The Ravens' inside linebacker and leader is Baltimore's thirdplayer honored in 2003, joining Offensive Player of the Year ...
Hayes' haymaker still haunting fans. Gator Bowl punch is troubling, even 25 years later
Jan 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- For decade upon decade, football coaches havestruggled to maintain a delicate balance. They teach a violent,emotional game, yet try to do so without letting the ferocity andpassion compromise their image or taint their message. Twenty-five years ago this week, ...
Knight, Stancil's efforts lead Boston College sysy sysfyfsyffy
Jan 01, 2004; ... SAN FRANCISCO - Derrick Knight and T.J. Stancil each had a hand onthe trophy until Stancil handed it off to the best running back inBoston College history. Though the Eagles' stars of the San Francisco Bowl won ittogether, Knight deserved an extra moment with the final prize of ...
USC ready to make its case for national title
Jan 01, 2004; ... PASADENA, Calif. - Pete Carroll has heard the question probablymore than 100 times since the bowl bids were handed out last month. Hey coach, what do you really think about being snubbed for theBCS title game despite being ranked No. 1 in the polls? Believe him or not, the ...
What can we expect in 2004?: Predictions for year have Bush, Manchin winning
Jan 01, 2004 ... GOODBYE, 2003. We hardly knew ya. Hello, 2004. The start of a new year is full of promise and mystery. What will 2004 bring to our state and its economy? Here are some predictions: * Defying the latest rumor circulating around Charleston, Gov. BobWise does not ...
Chi-Chi's that was source of outbreak won't reopen yet
Jan 01, 2004; ... MONACA, Pa. - The western Pennsylvania restaurant where thenation's largest hepatitis A outbreak occurred won't reopen Friday asthe company had previously announced. Chi-Chi's officials had said the chain's Beaver Valley Mallrestaurant would reopen two months from when it ...
Future of trade agreement remains up for debate, Today is NAFTA'S 10th anniversary
Jan 01, 2004; ... MEXICO CITY - As the North American Free Trade Agreement reachesits 10th anniversary today, supporters and detractors are debatingthe future of the treaty and its impact on free trade in the Americasand around the world. Its member countries - the United States, Canada and Mexico ...
Boomers seek alternate workouts, More companies tap growing niche
Jan 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK - When Jim Schakenbach is in the mood for a workout, heoften bypasses the gym in favor of an afternoon of snowshoeing nearhis Massachusetts home. "It's just a good cardiovascular workout," the 48-year-oldSchakenbach said. "It just helps you delay that softening of ...
End of year bargains spur car sales
Jan 01, 2004; ... HUNTINGTON - Car shoppers scoured lots for bargains right up tothe new year as car dealerships unloaded their 2003 models to makeway for 2004. "I didn't expect to buy it today," Effie Mills of Proctorville,Ohio, said of the new Avalon she and her husband Elmer boughtWednesday at ...
19-year-old arrested in Pa. car shooting case
Jan 01, 2004; ... GREENSBURG, Pa. - State police arrested a 19-year-old man oncharges he shot at four vehicles on a western Pennsylvania route theday after Christmas. State police on Wednesday charged Michael Ghrist, 19, ofGreensburg with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment andcriminal ...
ATV wrecks kill two Fayette men
Jan 01, 2004; ... SCARBRO - Two Fayette County men are dead after losing control ofall-terrain vehicles in separate accidents. David Sean McGraw, 32, of Scarbro died in the single-vehicleaccident late Monday night. "The four-wheeler had apparently hit a log, lost control andoverturned on the ...
Worker in Philadelphia killed in eight-story fall
Jan 01, 2004; ... PHILADELPHIA - An electrical worker fell eight stories to hisdeath from the window of a downtown building under renovation, policesaid. Joseph Israel, 22, was attempting to ...
Mega Millions ticket unclaimed; two tickets win in Powerball
Jan 01, 2004; ... SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio - Someone who buys lottery tickets in thisCleveland suburb is going to have a prosperous new year. A winning Mega Millions ticket worth $162 million was sold at aconvenience store here, Ohio Lottery spokeswoman Mardele Cohen said.It was the only ticket in the ...
Soldier's family upset over airing of tape
Jan 01, 2004; ... PHOENIX - The family of a soldier killed in Iraq had harsh wordsfor the network that aired footage of her, bloody and bruised, in anIraqi hospital bed shortly before she died. The footage, aired Tuesday on "NBC Nightly News," shows LoriPiestewa and Jessica Lynch - Army privates ...
Stories of real people highlight year in health
Jan 01, 2004; ... Tort reform, smallpox vaccines, the influenza epidemic and otherweighty West Virginia health issues cropped up for consideration in2003. But often it's real people who make the most interesting reading. Consider M. Salik Jahania, the gifted heart/lung transplantsurgeon who ...
For the record
Jan 01, 2004 ... Due to the Christmas holiday there were no bankruptcy filings,marriage applications, divorce filings, or property transfers on Dec.25, 2003. * Calendar of events Friday AL-ANON: Family Group, Alateens, 8 p.m., 1225 Ohio Ave., Dunbar.For information, ...
Hobbits, fish led box office.: 'Matrix,' 'Angels' sequels disappoint
Jan 01, 2004; ... LOS ANGELES - The gang from "The Matrix" got a lesson in virtualreality, Hollywood style, from a cartoon fish and a jaunty pirate ina year that left many sequels to tried-and-true franchises trailingin the wake of original movies. "Finding Nemo" floated to the top of the box ...
It's a dog's life for Sesame Street Live cast member, Barkley the dog, others coming to Civic Center
Jan 01, 2004; ... To earn a living, Ron Gallegos dons a big costume that requireshim to carry himself around on all fours. It's heavy and hot and a little awkward being Barkley the dog forSesame Street Live, but Gallego said there are definite payoffs. Forone thing, he is earning a living ...
2004 SOMETHING TO DO
Jan 01, 2004; ... WHETHER your tastes run to circus frivolity, operatic productionsor Broadway musicals, Charleston offers a variety of entertainmentfor the coming year. The opening of the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences addedanother performance venue to the city, and an aggressive ...
'Cold Mountain' gets chilly reception, 'Paycheck' short on thrills, but plot pays off
Jan 01, 2004 ... Cold Mountain (R) HH By BUTCH BARKER DAILY MAIL MOVIE REVIEWER All hype aside - forget who's in it and try to pretend therearen't eight Golden Globe nominations and an Oscar buzz. OK, done. Now "Cold Mountain" is just a mediocre movie. Actually,it's a ...
REVIEW
Jan 01, 2004 ... Here I am Isley Meets Bacharach (DreamWorks) Ronald Isley takes his turn at interpreting chestnuts from BurtBacharach's extensive catalog. Nothing revolutionary here, just greatsongs that give Isley a chance to showcase his silky, rangy pipes.Bacharach handles production, ...
LET'S GO...WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND HERE
Jan 01, 2004 ... THURSDAY January NIGHTLIFE * ATLANTIS: 3024 Chesterfield Ave. Ballroom dancing, 8 p.m. * DOCKSIDE BAR & GRILL: Elk River Town Center Inn, KanawhaBoulevard. Open at 11 a.m. for WVU-Maryland Gator Bowl party. MUSIC * SOHO'S: Capitol Market. Steve ...
Building his dream out of Legos, Competition offers man chance to fulfill his dream
Jan 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK - There are dreams. And there are dreams. Nathan Sawayahas had both, only the former are attainable, the latter seeminglyimpossible. For example, Sawaya has dreamed of building wonderfullyintricate structures out of Lego blocks, and then he's done so. Alife-size Han Solo, frozen ...
DEAR ABBY
Jan 01, 2004 ... Let your New Year's goals be realistic ones DEAR READERS: Rise and shine, and welcome to the New Year! This isour chance for a new beginning, the day we discard destructive habitsfor healthy new ones. With that in mind, I'm printing Dear Abby's oft-requested list of New Year's ...
HOROSCOPE
Jan 01, 2004 ... FORECAST FOR FRIDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Everyone knows you've got a big heart.It gets a workout today! Heart-pounding passion dazzles andintoxicates you. It feels like the first time! rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). You've got it all organized, and yousystematically ...
Lane, Broderick return to 'The Producers'
Jan 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK - It's springtime for Broadway once more: Nathan andMatthew are back together again. To roars of approval, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, theoriginal stars of "The Producers," returned Tuesday night to the MelBrooks musical at Broadway's St. James Theatre. As ...