Charleston Daily Mail back issues from August 2004:
Morning fire leaves man badly burned: Police say fire apparently started when gasoline exploded
Aug 02, 2004; ... Violet Street resident Charles Griffith talks about a fire that tore through his neighbor's homeearly today ....
Morning fire leaves man badly burned: Police say fire apparently started when gasoline exploded
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A man covered in flames raced from his West Side home early todayas his wife followed him, beating out the fire with a pillow, aneighbor said. Marvin Suggs, 29, of 2102 Violet St. suffered second- and third-degree burns to 100 percent of his body, said ...
Wheeling center of attention: Candidates' caravans pass through Panhandle
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL POLITICAL EDITOR WHEELING - Four years ago, the idea that both presidentialcandidates would be in the same Northern Panhandle city of 31,000 onthe same day would have sounded far-fetched. But when George W. Bush and John Kerry's motorcades came withinhours of ...
Power plants expect hiring surge: American Electric, W.Va. State team up to train new workers
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER In a state where good jobs are supposed to be few and far between,American Electric Power Co. needs power plant workers, so much sothat the giant utility is funding a training program at West VirginiaState University. The electric company is ...
Sales tax holiday coming: Lawmakers wary of giving popular program permanent status
Aug 02, 2004; ... AT A GLANCE Following are details about what does and doesntqualify for the exemption, how rebates are handled and where you cango to get more information. What qualifies for the sales taxexemption? * Clothing and footwear, except for athletic or sportinggear. * General school supplies ...
Dow seeks to be tenant, not landlord: Company wants someone else to own technology park and more firms to occupy it
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR The Dow Chemical Co. wants eventually to become a tenant in theSouth Charleston Technology Park rather than remain as park owner, acompany executive said. "The concept is, as companies migrate to their core competencies,is Dow's competency to be a ...
Officials charge ex-Logan police chief with vote buying
Aug 02, 2004 ... The former police chief of Logan has been charged with votebuying, adding momentum to an ongoing federal investigation of thepractice. Alvin Ray "Chipper" Porter Jr., was charged Friday in Charlestonfederal court with one count of vote buying. If he is convicted orpleads guilty, ...
Pricey new Coonskin shelter off limits for now: Columbia Gas helps fund half of new facility
Aug 02, 2004; ... A new picnic shelter at Coonskin Park is scheduled to go into operation on Saturday, butweekend use will be ...
Pricey new Coonskin shelter off limits for now: Columbia Gas helps fund half of new facility
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A new picnic shelter, costing roughly $250,000, is scheduled to gointo operation at Coonskin Park on Saturday. But the general public won't get to use it, at least on weekends,until early next year. For the remaining weekends of the current picnic ...
Peru bus crash leaves 34 dead
Aug 02, 2004; ... LIMA, Peru - A bus plunged off a cliff in the Andes Mountains,killing at least 34 passengers and injuring 21, police said. The crash occurred shortly before dawn Sunday in an area ...
Dow Chemical names company president as chief executive officer
Aug 02, 2004; ... MIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. announced today that WilliamStavropoulos would be replaced later this year as chief executive byAndrew Liveris, the chemical giant's current president and chiefoperating officer. The change takes effect Nov. 1. Stavropoulos, who ran the ...
Bush backing position: President supporting creation of national intelligence director, but not in White House
Aug 02, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush is backing the Sept. 11. commission'srecommendation to create a national intelligence director, but not inthe White House as the panel had proposed, administration officialssaid today. "He will indicate his support for a national intelligence ...
Iraqi cleric condemns bombings: Revered Shiite leader denounces attacks that targeted Christians
Aug 02, 2004; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's top Shiite Muslim cleric today condemned as"hideous crimes" the coordinated bomb attacks on five churches inBaghdad and Mosul that killed 11 people and marked the first majorattacks Iraq's minority Christians since the insurgency began. Grand Ayatollah Ali ...
Police investigating deadly fire: Some say doors were locked in supermarket where hundreds perished
Aug 02, 2004; ... ASUNCION, Paraguay - Police were investigating survivor accountsthat an exploding gas canister in a food court fueled a fire thatkilled at least 311 people in a crowded supermarket, in Paraguay'sworst disaster in more than half a century. Hundreds more were injured, many with ...
Seized computer reveals plans: E-mails found during arrest of senior al-Qaida suspect in Pakistan show intention to strike U.S.
Aug 02, 2004; ... ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani intelligence agents found plansfor new attacks against the United States and Britain on a computerseized during the arrest of a senior al-Qaida suspect wanted for the1998 twin U.S. embassy bombings in East Africa, the informationminister said. The ...
Almanac
Aug 02, 2004 ... Yesterday's high 85 Record high 100, 1931 Normal high 85 Yesterday's low 68 Record low 55, 1925 Normal ...
Forecasts
Aug 02, 2004 ... Tonight Partly cloudy to mostly clear with some patchy fog. Lowsin mid-60s. Tuesday Sunny morning with chance of afternoon showers. Highs 85to 90. Wednesday Partly cloudy with ...
Regional forecasts
Aug 02, 2004 ... Akron 88 68 PCldy Charlotte 91 68 PCldy Cincinnati 89 68 PCldy Cleveland 88 68 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 89 70 PCldy Dayton 88 70 PCldy Daytona Beach 89 73 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 90 70 PCldy Lexington 90 ...
National forecasts
Aug 02, 2004 ... Anchorage 76 51 Clr Baltimore 88 70 PCldy Boston 82 68 Cldy Chicago 86 67 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 98 77 Clr Denver 93 64 PCldy Detroit 86 70 Cldy Honolulu 91 79 PCldy Houston 97 78 Clr Indianapolis 89 69 PCldy Kansas City ...
Our views: The state must fix its problems; Gaining old people and losing the young is a formula for trouble
Aug 02, 2004; ... WEST Virginia has about half a million baby boomers right now. By2025, a third of the state's population will be over the age of 60.Gov. Bob Wise has appointed a commission to study how the state canbest serve that population when it gets old and creaky. Suggestion: Focus on ...
Our views: Kerry's record deserves study; Creating an image of strength can't hide a record of weakness on defense
Aug 02, 2004; ... THE Democratic National Convention and its nominee, John Kerry,were awash in military symbols last week. The party was careful toshowcase military officers as a visible symbol of Democrats'credentials on national security. The short film that preceded Kerry's introduction by ...
Your views: Thanks for fighting for East End
Aug 02, 2004 ... Charleston was proud this week to accept the TransportationEnhancement Grant of $984,000 for the Washington Street EastStreetscape from Gov. Wise. We thank former Council member Ryan Henry for sharing his energyand vision for the project all the way to our nation's ...
Charleston should look at all its riverfronts: Haddad Riverfront park and the Civic Center belong on the agenda
Aug 02, 2004; ... "MAKE no little plans," wrote Daniel Burnham, the 19th CenturyChicago architect who helped create perhaps the greatest Americancity. Those four words ought to guide the new Charleston City Councilriverfront development committee that was established at my andothers' ...
West Virginia should respond to insults: State officials should rise to defend the state's reputation
Aug 02, 2004; ... THE Commonwealth of Kentucky got an inestimable amount of goodpublicity last week. And it all began with a put-down by Jay Leno. Leno, the guru of late-night television, has been bad-mouthingWest Virginia for years. Despite complaints, Leno has never givenWest Virginia the common ...
Statehouse Notebook: Moving on . . . to Internet meet-ups; Joe Manchin has 12 souls and counting; the GOP goes Elvis
Aug 02, 2004 ... DAVID Letterman had something to say about West Virginia's star ofthe Democratic National Convention. Hours after Democratic gubernatorial candidate Joe Manchin spoketo the convention audience, Letterman told his correspondent at theconvention that he should have told Manchin to ...
Deaths of note
Aug 02, 2004 ... Sam Edwards LOS ANGELES - Sam Edwards, a character actor who made scores ofappearances on such TV shows as "Gunsmoke," "Barnaby Jones,""McCloud" and "Happy Days," as well as portraying the town banker on"Little House on the Prairie," died Wednesday of a heart attack, saidhis ...
Your views
Aug 02, 2004 ... Check your news source for fairness, accuracy Wasn't there a time when the fundamental rule of good reportingwas objectivity, with emphasis on all pertinent facts? Even when webecome aware that today's slanted and biased reporting permeates fromevery media form, it's still ...
Obituaries: Obit
Aug 02, 2004 ... Arlo D. Bennett WHITE OAK - Arlo D. Bennett, 68, of White Oak died July 31, 2004.Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Rose & Quesenberry FuneralHome, Shady Spring. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at thefuneral home. Laura Geneva Bennett RICHWOOD - Laura ...
Two men killed in car accident on Va. road
Aug 02, 2004; ... ROANOKE, Va. - Two men were killed in a car accident when one over-corrected after going off the road and slammed head-on into theother, state police said. The accident happened in Botetourt County at about 9:40 p.m.Saturday. Police ...
U.S. military reports inflicting 'heavy losses' in Afghan operation
Aug 02, 2004; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - More than 100 Afghan and American troopssupported by U.S. warplanes clashed with 50 militants near thePakistani frontier today, inflicting "heavy losses" on the rebels inthe fiercest border skirmish in months, the U.S. military said. One Afghan soldier was ...
For the record
Aug 02, 2004 ... Bankruptcy filings The following people filed petitions in U.S. Bankruptcy Court forthe Southern District for July 26, 2004: * Cheryl Anne Grant, 412 Spring Valley Estates, Elizabeth. Chapter7. Assets: $21,655. Liabilities: $21,229.22. * Rose Anne Marie Lipscomb, 2882 ...
Group prods W.Va. to ban snakehead fish: 30 states bar fish that scientists say could kill off native populations
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL OUTDOORS EDITOR A national conservation group wants West Virginia to join the listof states that have slammed the door on Frankenfish. National Audubon Society officials have called for a ban on thepossession and sale of northern snakehead fish, an ...
WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE: Short month, rules make Rams, Cater work harder this season
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER GLENVILLE - Shepherd University football Coach Monte Cater has thedubious distinction of coaching a team with the West VirginiaConference's best record the last three years, but no conferencecrown during that time. Surprisingly, the Rams join WVU ...
Harts High School preparing football players for the future: Lions will get in two years of football before consolidation occurs
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HARTS - Call him crazy, but Harts High's Randy Adkins thinksbringing football back to this tiny school is a good idea. "It's going to be a chore, but I'm looking forward to it," saidAdkins, who starts the first practice for Harts varsity football ...
MSAC expansion will have to wait: New season brings hope to growing conference
Aug 02, 2004; ... SPEAKING collectively for West Virginia high schools, this is thebest day of the football season. It isn't ever going to get as good again in 2004 for the 125football schools. Everyone is unbeaten, and the Super Six in Wheeling is four monthsaway. No one knows where ...
MSAC expansion will have to wait: Parkersburg South, Lincoln County High show interest in jouning Class AAA conference
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Despite a 2003 Class AAA state football championship in its backpocket, Parkersburg South High plans to remain independent. That is, for now. South, which had expressed interest in joining the Mountain StateAthletic Conference, failed to submit ...
COMMENTARY: Jets don't need to rush into long-term contract with Chad Pennington
Aug 02, 2004; ... Good news, Jets fans. Quarterback Chad Pennington isn't goinganywhere. "He's going to be the quarterback a long time," Coach HermanEdwards said. How long? "He'll be the quarterback here longer than you'll be the writer." Does he know something I don't ...
Top of the 2nd
Aug 02, 2004 ... Alley Cats open road swing CHARLESTON, S.C. - After taking Sunday off, the Charleston AlleyCats resume their South Atlantic League season on their longest roadtrip of the summer - in distance traveled. The Alley Cats, 19-17 in the second-half season, begin a four-game series ...
Local & National scoreboard
Aug 02, 2004 ... Baseball South Atlantic League Second Half Northern Division W L Pct. GB Hickory (Pirates) 24 12 .667 - Kannapolis (White Sox) 23 13 .639 1 x-Charleston (Blue Jays) 19 17 .528 5 Lakewood (Phillies) 19 17 .528 5 Lake County ...
PRO GOLF: Friends, competitors battle down to the wire
Aug 02, 2004; ... GRAND BLANC, Mich. - Even before the Buick Open leaders startedthe final round, the sights and sounds were interesting. When Vijay Singh walked to the driving range, John Daly playfullychipped a shot at him. The crowd thought it was hilarious, and bothplayers did, ...
American League
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Baseball P.M.
Aug 02, 2004 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 66 38 .635 - z-6-4 W-3 38-13 28-25 10-8 Boston 56 47 .544 91/2 5-5 L-2 33-18 23-29 9-9 Tampa Bay 50 54 .481 16 5-5 W-2 31-22 19-32 15-3 Baltimore 46 57 .447 191/2 3-7 L-3 22-29 ...
National League
Aug 02, 2004 ... astros 7, reds 5 At Cincinnati, Adam Everett's eighth-inning suicide squeeze drovein the go-ahead run, and Roy Oswalt (11-8) improved to 9-0 lifetimeagainst the Reds. Morgan Ensberg had three RBI for Houston, sendingCincinnati to its 10th loss in 11 games. HOUSTON ...
WVU basketball team getting ready for Europe
Aug 02, 2004; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MORGANTOWN - Members of the West Virginia University men'sbasketball team has reassembled here to begin preparations for a six-game summer exhibition tour of Europe. Coach John Beilein's team, began workouts Sunday, and will go tothe Netherlands, ...
Former local reporter looks forward to Marshall-Ohio State matchup
Aug 02, 2004; ... From 1982-94, Dave Maetzold worked in the Charleston-Huntingtontelevision market as a sports reporter and anchor for WOWK-TV. Now, he is the sports director of WCMH-TV, the -NBC affiliate inColumbus, Ohio, and he's eagerly anticipating the Marshall-Ohio Statefootball matchup on ...
Kentucky cracking down on coal trucks: Companies agree to pay drivers more so they can reduce loads
Aug 02, 2004; ... WHITESBURG, Ky. - Kevin Ison is back on the job hauling freshlymined coal along a twisting mountain highway, the big diesel enginein his Mack truck humming under half the load that it used to carry. A state crackdown on overweight trucks threatened to put Ison outof business until ...
Planned State Bar study not a new idea: Talk of end to partisan judicial elections first came up in 1996; panel to look at issue again
Aug 02, 2004; ... The president of the West Virginia State Bar threw down thegauntlet the day he took office. "In my view, it is unseemly for judges to campaign and raise moneyto run for office," Charles Love III told his colleagues during hisacceptance speech at the bar's annual meeting in ...
Great garden: Nina Rutledge: Kanawha City garden really shines after dark; Atmospheric lighting, paint help bring out landscaping highlights
Aug 02, 2004; ... Nina Rutledge has planned her Kanawha City garden to look great atnight, too, when a ...
Great garden: Nina Rutledge: Kanawha City garden really shines after dark; Atmospheric lighting, paint help bring out landscaping highlights
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF For the best view of Nina Rutledge's garden, you'll need to swingby after dark. Sure, it looks great in the daytime, but Rutledge has worked hardto make sure that when darkness falls, she can enjoy the view just asmuch. With the help of her son, Mark ...
GREAT GARDEN: Cecil and Barbara Payne: Comfortable and colorful; Retired manager of Kmart garden center has transformed her home
Aug 02, 2004; ... Barbara and Cecil Payne have made their home a traffic-stopperwith dramatic and colorful plantings that include zinnias, an annualthat Barbara saves seeds from each year for the following spring.Above, Barbara blends annuals and perennials in her ...
GREAT GARDEN: Cecil and Barbara Payne: Comfortable and colorful; Retired manager of Kmart garden center has transformed her home
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Cecil and Barbara Payne's comfortable stucco house on U.S. 119 inElkview probably wouldn't attract attention from passersby on itsown. Dressed up with large window boxes overflowing with colorfulplantings, dramatic elephant ear near the front walkway and the ...
My Turn: His dream helped them reach theirs
Aug 02, 2004; ... For a few moments, they were back at Mondawmin Mall. It was 10 o'clock. Fireflies flickered under the parking lotlights. The sound of laughter echoed as children - happy for a breakfrom the hot Chinese laundry where they worked and lived - raced backand forth. All of them ...
How great is your garden?
Aug 02, 2004 ... If you've admired your neighbor's flowers from afar or are proudof your own efforts, we'd like to hear about it. We're searching for a variety of area gardens to feature in ourGreat Gardens ...
Key West chicken catcher quits posts due to stress
Aug 02, 2004; ... KEY WEST, Fla. - The man hired to rid this resort city of itsprolific and unabashed chickens quit his post, saying city leaderswere not committed to the cause. In January, Key West officials agreed to pay Armando Parra Sr. $20for each nuisance chicken he caught until Sept. 30. His ...
DEAR ABBY: Dad's return from prison no picnic for daughters
Aug 02, 2004; ... DEAR ABBY: My dad went to prison in 1989 and was released lastNovember. My sister and I were excited that Dad was coming home, butit has been a nightmare. He is manipulative, whiny and endlesslyneedy. He moved in with my sister and she's going crazy. She asked me totake him, but ...
Horoscope
Aug 02, 2004; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). Self-discipline is high, and even themost hectic of schedules happens in an orderly manner. You can get ateam of people to agree to a solitary aim. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). Excitement is in the world of finance.You come up ...
Gains seen in coal, banking: More robust national economy provides boost in many sectors
Aug 02, 2004 ... A strengthening national economy lifted almost all boats in thesecond quarter as banking, coal, natural gas and railroads were amongthe sectors posting strong gains. Here's a second-quarter roundup: BANKING * BANK ONE CORP. Net income of $1.12 billion or 99 ...
State sales tax holiday a boon to retailers, families: Three-day reprieve lets parents stretch dollars on back-to-school purchases
Aug 02, 2004; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A program that gives parents a tax break on back-to-schoolshopping apparently also gives retailers a break from the summertimeblues. Paul McKown, president of the West Virginia Retailers Association,said the three-day event that starts at 12:01 a.m. Friday ...
Money portfolio
Aug 02, 2004 ... Businesses flocking to downtown Madison Downtown Madison is undergoing a bit of a business boom. Larry Lodato, president of the Boone County Development Authority,told the Coal Valley News three new businesses recently have set upshop in Madison and more are expected to ...
Dow Chemical names Liveras new chief executive officer: 50-year-old elected president, chief operating officer in November
Aug 02, 2004; ... MIDLAND, Mich. - Dow Chemical Co. announced today that WilliamStavropoulos would be replaced later this year as chief executive byAndrew Liveris, the chemical giant's current president and chiefoperating officer. The change takes effect Nov. 1. Stavropoulos, who ran the ...
Children's stock clubs train young investors: Kids are looking to play for keeps as their portfolios keep growing
Aug 02, 2004; ... THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO - Like many Americans, Damon Williams joined a stockinvestment club to eventually put his children through college. Unlike many of those Americans, Damon is just 11 years old. After six years of investing, the ambitious Chicago seventh ...
Smart Money: Living in two states is not 'dual citizenship'; One home must be picked as the principal residence for tax reasons, voting, driver's license
Aug 02, 2004; ... Q. I understand that you had moved from the Northeast to Floridabut you still have a home in the Northeast. Can you maintain a "dualcitizenship" for states? Are both of those places your legal address? R.T. Anchorage, Alaska A. No way. There is nothing to prevent you ...
Going low-carb has proved profitable for bottom line: New offerings attract customers who may not have been eating fast food
Aug 02, 2004; ... There's at least one clear beneficiary of the low-carb craze, withits bun-free burgers and thinner-crust pizzas: restaurants that havefigured out that people will pay the same for less. The lettuce-wrapped Low Carb Six Dollar Burger, for example, isthe hottest-selling sandwich in ...
Eco-tour cruise ship runs aground in Alaska
Aug 02, 2004; ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A small cruise ship catering to eco-touristswas seriously damaged after running aground in the Aleutian Islands. The accident Saturday night punctured the 340-foot ClipperOdyssey's forward fuel tank and forced 153 people to abandon ship, aCoast Guard official ...
Television highlights
Aug 02, 2004; ... When A&E was founded as the "Arts & Entertainment" network, Iwonder if "Growing Up Gotti" (9:30 p.m., A&E) was what they had inmind. Clearly inspired by "The Osbournes," the show offers viewers aglance at the daily travails of Victoria Gotti, a working singlemother who just happens to be ...