Charleston Daily Mail back issues from February 2004:
[ AKRON, Ohio - Meet Adam Zimmerman ]
Feb 02, 2004; ... AKRON, Ohio - Meet Adam Zimmerman. Mid-American Conference scoring leader Derrick Tarver certainlywill tonight. Marshall University Coach Ron Jirsa has decided to let the seldom-used Zimmerman, a 5-foot-10 walk-on, help guard Tarver when MU playsAkron at 7 p.m. tonight here ...
Wayne driver killed in mishap, Woman fell under wheels of another county school bus
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A Wayne County school bus driver was killed today when she fellunder the wheels of another bus at the county garage. Melissa Thompson, 38, of Wayne was doing her morning bus checkwhen she walked down the driveway of the bus garage and somehow gotbehind a ...
Car drives into Kanawha City eatery , Vehicle travels across four lanes, hits restaurant
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Maybe Big Pete's needs a new sign: "This is not a drive-through." The hot dog hangout near 50th Street and MacCorkle Avenue inKanawha City received an unexpected visitor today when a vehicleslammed into the front of the building and smashed into ...
Association crowns Kentucky floodwall fairest of them all
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF It's easy to judge an unsuccessful floodwall: It's the one withthe overflowing water. Judging the best floodwall requires more nuance. "It's just that everything's operational," said Dave Maynard,president of the Upper Ohio Valley Floodwall Association ....
Nurse fights gender issue, Man files lawsuit after not getting job in maternity ward
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF On a cold January day four years ago, a registered nurse namedMichael Slivka walked through the maternity ward in Parkersburg'sCamden-Clark Memorial Hospital and asked for a job. He had the right qualifications. He had the right experience. Buthe still didn't ...
Jackson to kick off TV ads , Manchin's spots expected to come at a later date
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Democratic gubernatorial candidate Lloyd Jackson will launch histelevision advertising campaign Tuesday on stations across WestVirginia. With a 30-second spot focusing on Jackson's upbringing and values,the former state senator from Lincoln County ...
W.Va. Public Radio seeks money to boost signal
Feb 02, 2004; ... BECKLEY - Reception of West Virginia Public Radio in parts of thestate could improve if lawmakers approve a $4 million capitalimprovement request. West Virginia Public Broadcasting's budget currently under reviewby the Legislature includes $1.3 million for the first year of ...
Secretary of state race will be crowded, Six Democrats, one Republican file to run for office
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER The race for West Virginia secretary of state pits a formercongressman in the twilight of his political career and an aspiringstate senator who hopes his is on the rise, as well as a handful ofcandidates seeking to portray themselves as political ...
Phrasing of law poses problems
Feb 02, 2004; ... When John Dalporto talks about West Virginia tobacco laws, he'sgot good news and bad news. The good news: West Virginia last year became the first state totry to block small tobacco companies from escaping required paymentsand keeping their cheap cigarette costs even ...
Bush to meet with Kay, order probe, Attacks will unite rivals, leaders say
Feb 02, 2004; ... IRBIL, Iraq - American military officials raised the death toll insuicide bombings at two Kurdish party offices to 67 today, whileleaders of the rival U.S.-allied parties said the attacks would serveto strengthen Kurdish unity. No group claimed responsibility for Sunday's attacks, ...
Death toll rises in hajj stampede
Feb 02, 2004; ... MINA, Saudi Arabia - Seven more pilgrims died after being crushedin a stampede during the ritual stoning of Satan at the Muslim hajj,bringing the death toll to 251, a Saudi official said today. "Seven of the wounded succumbed to their injuries," said Khaled al-Marghalani, ...
Weather
Feb 02, 2004 ... REGIONAL Hi Lo Otlk Akron 35 30 Snow Charlotte 50 34 PCldy Cincinnati 37 36 Cldy Cleveland 34 27 Snow Columbus,Ohio 35 34 Rain Dayton 35 34 Cldy Daytona Beach 73 54 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 42 32 ...
Weather
Feb 02, 2004 ... NATIONAL Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 34 22 Cldy Baltimore 33 24 Snow Boston 39 26 PCldy Chicago 28 24 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 56 32 PCldy Denver 43 16 PCldy Detroit 33 29 Snow Honolulu 82 70 Clr Houston 62 36 ...
Bush to meet with Kay, order probe, Bush says inquiry into intelligence will be bipartisan
Feb 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush said today he will consult with formerchief weapons inspector David Kay before ordering an investigationinto intelligence failures in Iraq. Trying to quiet mounting election-year criticism from Republicansand Democrats alike, Bush said he will name an ...
Halftime show revealing , Jackson's breast shown during Super Bowl act
Feb 02, 2004; ... NEW YORK - CBS and MTV both say they had no idea that their SuperBowl halftime show would wind up with singer Justin Timberlaketearing off part of Janet Jackson's costume, exposing her breast.Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction." The Federal Communications Commission said it ...
News Brief
Feb 02, 2004 ... Bird flu claims two more victims BANGKOK, Thailand - A teenage boy in Vietnam and a woman inThailand today became the latest deaths from the bird flu as worldhealth authorities sought to confirm the first possible case of human-to-human transmission of the virus. Bird flu ...
The little things can sink candidates, Tall or short, clean-shaven or mustachioed
Feb 02, 2004; ... I asked my daughter, a flaming Democrat who lives in easternPennsylvania, which of her party's presidential candidates shesupports. "Well, certainly not Howard Dean," she said. "He's so short." Sheprefers John Edwards. Edwards is a wholesome looking fellow with a pleasant ...
Our Views
Feb 02, 2004 ... Overtime The state should pass rules it is willing to obey as well WHEN West Virginians run into big trouble, they find themselvesdepending on things whose existence they simply take for granted willbe there - things like ambulances, paramedics, hospitals and ...
Our views
Feb 02, 2004 ... Doubletalk Doubletalk by the Legislature catches up with it after 70 years IN 1934, West Virginia joined the rest of the nation and repealedProhibition, with one caveat. Voters did not want bars, and forbadedrinking in saloons and other public places. This is why today ...
Letters to the Editor
Feb 02, 2004 ... Invest in tourism and it will grow If a governing body in this state turned down a $20 million grantthat would generate billions of dollars in revenue, theadministration would be ridden out of town on a rail. As of now, two bills are slated to do just that. These bills ...
Government spends and spends, Then it tells Americans to save-save- save
Feb 02, 2004; ... WE'RE mortgaged to the hilt and we love every minute of it. Unaccustomed as I am to commenting on the national politicalscene, I find a relationship between the Bush administration's no-tax and spend-spend-spend policy, families that buy SUVs by thegaggle and live in houses beyond ...
Statehouse Notebook
Feb 02, 2004 ... Growing and growing and ... New additions just keep coming AMY Shuler Goodwin, press secretary to Gov. Bob Wise, is due tohave her second child on Tuesday. She's on medical leave beginning today and will be out of theoffice for six to eight weeks. Other staffers in the ...
Obituaries
Feb 02, 2004 ... Sylvia C. Bika BECKLEY - Sylvia Catherine Perdue Bika, 89, of Beckley died Jan.31, 2004. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at Rose &Quesenberry Funeral Home, Beckley. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m.Tuesday at the funeral home. Thomas Boggess Thomas Boggess, ...
Two Hurricane men arrested on drug charge
Feb 02, 2004 ... Two Hurricane residents were arrested today when police said theyfound items consistent with a methamphetamine lab in their apartment. Police were called to the Harbor Lane residence of ChristopherCarol Deull, 18, and Michael R. Quentrill, 25, about 3:30 a.m. afterreceiving a ...
State to host national livestock conference
Feb 02, 2004; ... MORGANTOWN - A proposed national livestock identification programspurred by the recent discovery of a Canadian cow with mad cowdisease in Washington state is being addressed at a conference nextweekend in Morgantown. Allflex USA of Texas is expected to demonstrate its ...
Older bridges being targeted for repair
Feb 02, 2004; ... PRINCETON - Several aging bridges in Mercer County are beingtargeted for replacement or repair, while others have stood the testof time. The old Duhring Arch, which was built in the early 1920s on countyRoute 15, is set for replacement this November, said Clark Shreve,the ...
Water in Mich. found safe after chemical spill
Feb 02, 2004; ... PORT HURON, Mich. - Authorities gave the go-ahead for residents toresume drinking tap water after tests determined a leak of up to39,000 gallons of toxic chemicals into the St. Clair River had notcontaminated the water supply. The chemicals leaked Sunday morning across the border ...
Police blotter
Feb 02, 2004 ... Man arrested after tussle with police A St. Albans man was arrested on multiple charges after heallegedly fled from police and tumbled over a cliff with a deputysheriff during a struggle. When Kanawha County sheriff's deputies arrived at the Brown'sCreek Road home of Lucas R ....
Phil, Freddie both foresee long winter, Groundhogs' predictions don't stop the revelry
Feb 02, 2004; ... If you're tired of winter, Punxsutawney Phil had a message for youtoday - get used to it. The world's most famous furry forecaster "saw" his shadow inPunxsutawney, Pa., this chilly Groundhog Day morning, which accordingto tradition means six more weeks of winter. West ...
Dozens put names on county ballot, Clifford opts against another run for prosecutor
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Kanawha County voters apparently will have choices for all but twooffices in this year's elections and will choose not only a newsheriff but also a new prosecutor. Although more candidates could emerge if any of them mailed infiling papers postmarked by ...
Cabell businesses begin smoking ban
Feb 02, 2004; ... HUNTINGTON - Cabell County's smoking ban went into effectsmoothly, some Huntington restaurant managers said. Meanwhile, asimilar proposed ban in Ohio County is getting mixed reviews. A Shoney's Restaurant in Huntington reported no problems with thesmoking ban early Sunday ...
Putnam magistrate throws name in ring for clerk
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER WINFIELD - A Putnam County magistrate has given up the rest of histerm to run for county clerk. Brian Wood, who first was elected to the office in 1996, will notfinish his term as magistrate because of a state law prohibitingcivil servants to run ...
Crime spree spurs planned West Side meeting
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Ten years ago, Steve Brown would step right outside his West Sidehome every evening to take a walk through the neighborhood, but nowhe won't even walk to his car at night, he said. "You don't have that sense of security anymore," said Brown, thepresident of ...
Introducing footballs version of Mr. February, Patriots consider Vinatieri NFL's top clutch kicker
Feb 02, 2004; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON - He had already missed twice, and the building must havefelt as cursed as any stadium he'd ever set foot in. Yet AdamVinatieri knew that somehow, some way, this game would come down tohim. It always happens that way for kickers on their bad days, ...
Big East can benefit from hoops
Feb 02, 2004; ... Daily Mai Sports Editor Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow this dawn, so there could be sixmore weeks of winter before we see a Big East Conference footballschedule for 2004. Last week, one Big Easter informed me that the scheduling process -due in large part to fluctuation in ...
From snoozer to shootout, Once again, Patriot magic comes from Brady, Vinatieri
Feb 02, 2004; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HOUSTON - Dull for one quarter and recording-setting the next,this Super Bowl had it all. Even a few eye-popping moments that hadnothing to do with football. The New England Patriots' 32-29 victory over the Carolina Pantherswas bound to end with some kind ...
Royal delays announcement
Feb 02, 2004; ... Prime Marshall football recruiting prospect Eddie Royal delayedhis expected announcement on a college commitment today, theRivals.com Website reported. Royal, a star receiver from Westfield High in Chantilly, Va., madehis final official visit over the weekend to Marshall, and ...
Federer becomes first Swiss at No. 1
Feb 02, 2004; ... the associated press MELBOURNE, Australia - Roger Federer looked every bit like theworld's top-ranked men's player. Playing shrewd and confident tennis, Federer won the AustralianOpen 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday against a weary and frustrated MaratSafin. Federer will ...
Briefly
Feb 02, 2004 ... GOLF * Jonathan Kaye won the FBR Open for his second PGA Tour title,shooting a 4-under 67 for a two-stroke victory over Chris DiMarco onSunday in Scottsdale, Ariz. Kaye finished at 18-under 266 and earned$936,000. * Spain's Miguel Angel Jimenez won the Johnnie Walker Classic ...
Local sports
Feb 02, 2004 ... WVC BASKETBALL Some of the hottest teams in West Virginia Conference basketballhave dates tonight in the Kanawha Valley. In men's play, West Virginia University Tech takes a three-gamewinning streak into its home game with Glenville State (5-12 overall,3-5 WVC) at 7:30 p.m ....
Super Bowl
Feb 02, 2004 ... At Houston Carolina 0 10 0 19-29 New England 0 14 0 18-32 Second Quarter NE-Branch 5 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), 3:05. Car-S.Smith 39 pass from Delhomme (Kasay kick), 1:07. NE-Givens 5 pass from Brady (Vinatieri kick), :18. Car-FG Kasay ...
Sports PM
Feb 02, 2004 ... LOCAL, NATIONAL This week's basketball schedule for area college and high schoolteams: COLLEGE MEN Today: Marshall at Akron, 7 p.m.; Shepherd at West Virginia State,7 p.m.; Glenville State at WVU Tech, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday: Southern Virginia at Charleston, ...
Panther kicker blaming himself
Feb 02, 2004; ... HOUSTON - John Kasay could have been the hero with a 50-yard fieldgoal that gave the Carolina Panthers momentum just before halftime. Instead, the kicker, who has been with the Panthers for all nineyears of their existence, could only grab his head with his handswhen what should ...
WVU rotation must prepare for more time,: Mountaineers' top seven must be mentally tough
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER VILLANOVA, Pa. - For the last two minutes of its game againstVillanova, West Virginia University's lineup included Jerrah Young,Franklin Young, Duriel Price and Jonathan Curran. Crunch time? No, more like lunch time. In other words, if those ...
Stewart falls short
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - For a guy known to sometimes do a fast burnwhen things go wrong on the track, Tony Stewart was surprisingly calmafter a very frustrating finish to the Rolex 24 sports car endurancerace. "I did everything I could to help us win this race," Stewart saidSunday ...
Girls poll
Feb 02, 2004 ... The Associated Press girls high school basketball poll, with first-place votes in parenthesis: Class AAA Rec Pts Pvs 1. South Charleston (10) 11-2 100 1 2. Nitro 12-3 90 2 3. Morgantown 15-1 79 3 4. University 13-1 65 5 5. Capital 10-3 64 ...
Girls basketball statistics
Feb 02, 2004 ... Mountain State Athletic Conference Standings Team Records East Division Team Overall Division South Charleston 11-2 5-0 Ripley 11-4 4-1 Capital 11-3 3-2 George Washington 10-6 1-4 Parkersburg 4-8 0-3 Riverside 0-13 ...
James in a Jordan-like groove against Wizards
Feb 02, 2004; ... LeBron James scored 19 points in the third quarter, includingthree three-point plays. Remind you of anybody? "I wear No. 23 for a reason," James said, "So, I guess that's whathe felt like when he used to heat up." The No. 1 overall draft pick was in a Michael Jordan-like ...
Area players nearing milestone, Nitro's Withrow is 86 points short of AAA state record
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER A couple of area girls basketball players should easily pass the1,000-point mark for their careers this week. South Charleston junior Renee Montgomery begins the week with 996points while Nitro senior Jenny Setter has 968. Meanwhile, Wildcat ...
a taste of the old days, Pharmacy owner reintroduces old-fashioned soda fountain to Kenova
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF KENOVA - Drugstore owner Ric Griffith is preparing to turn some ofhis employees into jerks. Soda jerks. Griffith, owner of Griffith & Feil Pharmacy in Kenova, isrestoring his Chestnut Street business to the same look and feel ithad between 1914 and ...
She's glad to be back on slopes
Feb 02, 2004; ... I can't remember why I stopped skiing more than 20 years ago. Itprobably was some combination of not enough time and money - fourkids can do that to you. For years, when flurries filled the sky, I've been more concernedwith negotiating the steep hill we live on with four wheels, ...
Dear Abby
Feb 02, 2004 ... Woman fears fiance isn't her soul mate DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to be married on Valentine's Day. He is awonderful man; we have been together for three years. It will be thesecond marriage for both. I really like this man. He's funny, witty and kind. He loves meand my ...
HOROSCOPE
Feb 02, 2004 ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). You make excellent progress on a pie-in-the-sky project. Agility is your talent, and you bounce back froma bruised ego faster than anyone. Knowing this is true helps you takethe very risks that can propel you to the ...
Honda should take care of problem
Feb 02, 2004 ... DEAR Tom and Ray: I have a 2001 Honda Civic with about 53,000miles on it. A few days ago, I noticed three oil drops on my garagefloor, and then later three more in my driveway after parking itthere. I took it to the Honda dealer, and the mechanic said a rearmain seal is leaking. He ...
Poker's popularity draws big TV ratings, Travel Channel is betting game will thrive on networks
Feb 02, 2004; ... COX NEWS SERVICE DAYTON, Ohio - A few weeks ago, Mike Sexton sat in an Orlando,Fla., restaurant killing time before another in an endless line ofairplane flights. The waitress took his order, then did a double-take. "You're the guy on the World Poker Tour, right?" she ...
Today's people
Feb 02, 2004 ... Trebek doing fine after car accident LOS ANGELES, Calif. - "Jeopardy!" host Alex Trebek hopes to resumetaping his Emmy Award-winning quiz show after escaping serious injurywhen he fell asleep at the wheel of his pickup truck on a rural road. The 63-year-old television host was ...
Students have a cultural exchange, Program provides exposure to Japanese culture
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL PUTNAM REPORTER ELEANOR - Even the average middle school student is surrounded byJapanese culture, from their television to their zipper. Kaz Shitashima shocked a roomful of George Washington MiddleSchool sixth-graders just by giving them a list of ...
Parents proud to take home their son, version 2.0
Feb 02, 2004; ... HOLLAND, Mich. - Tacking Jr. or II onto a boy's name is toocommon, a new father decided, so the self-described engineering geektook a software approach to naming his newborn son. Jon Blake Cusack talked his wife, Jamie, into naming their son JonBlake Cusack 2.0. Version 2.0 ...
Wise defends proposal, Wise plan would level out support of tourism, business
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR Gov. Bob Wise today offered a spirited defense of his plan to take$20 million away from the state Tourism Promotion Fund. Wise said he is "delighted" the state's tourism industry isspending $24 million annually on advertising. The problem ...
Issue of uninsured back on radar, Bush proposal revives interest, skepticism of issue
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL WASHINGTON BUREAU WASHINGTON - President Bush has resuscitated an issue that hasreceived little political oxygen in recent years, the lack ofinsurance coverage for more than 43 million Americans. In his State of the Union address, the president proposedproviding a ...
Preserve's debut just the beginning, Parks commission limited in what it can do with land
Feb 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF MEMBERS of the Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission wantto introduce the public to the Wallace/Hartman Nature Preserve inApril, but they don't want people to expect too much because thecommission can't afford much. In fact, they hope that making the ...
Insurance remains a problem, Emergency room filled with patients with basic needs
Feb 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - The other morning, my boyfriend took a tumble on theice, gashing his head on the corner of a metal air conditioning ventas he fell. We ended up spending an entire morning in the hospitalemergency room. There were people with twisted ankles, a sliced thumb. But ...
Lumbering over a failing business, Returning to work might require more effort than it's worth
Feb 02, 2004 ... Q. After my divorce, I decided that if I wanted to eat I'd better get a job and I liked the idea of working for myself. I was 48 when Istarted my first business and 52 when I started my second. Five yearsago I decided it was time to retire and I turned the businessdecisions over to the ...
Ford president predicts record sales for F-Series pickup trucks
Feb 02, 2004; ... LAS VEGAS - A top Ford Motor Co. executive predicts recordindustry sales for the automaker's F-Series pickups in 2004, but hesaid it would strain the company's ability to make enough of the top-selling vehicles. Speaking to reporters Sunday at the National Automobile ...
Real estate pre-licensing course offered
Feb 02, 2004 ... A real estate salesperson pre-license education course will beoffered at Institute beginning Thursday and continuing through March27. The class will include the 90 hours of instruction required by theWest Virginia Real Estate Commission to sit for the West VirginiaReal Estate ...