Charleston Daily Mail back issues from November 2005:
1975 plan changed face of city: Mayor tapped group to develop blueprint for changes made possible by interstate system
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF City planners in the 1970s visualized that Charleston by 1995would be a "little Atlanta" and "Europeanized city." The only thing Europeanized about Charleston these days may be theFrench restaurant on Quarrier Street, but former city leaders stillrecall a ...
Officials say students not motivated: Coordinator says many teachers and pupils don't take test seriously
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF State education officials say low math and reading scores in thisyear's National Assessment of Education Progress test were caused bya lack of motivation among students and the fact that the stateincludes more special education students in the testing than ...
Charnock calls DUI ruling 'bizarre': Whittaker's lawyer says field sobriety tests have been suppressed before
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Bill Charnock said thepresiding magistrate in the DUI case against Powerball winner JackWhittaker set precedent when he upheld a defense motion to suppressfield sobriety test evidence. "I've never heard of another judicial ...
"Justice Starcher has done more than express a dislike for coal.": Massey wants Starcher off case; Company says justice's remarks make fair trial impossible
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR A Massey Energy affiliate wants West Virginia Supreme CourtJustice Larry Starcher to remove himself from a case involving thecoal company because Starcher called Massey Chief Executive OfficerDon Blankenship "a clown" and said he was "stupid." ...
TRICKS NOT TREATS: Police officers must contend with pranks and vandalism
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Police officers patrolling on Halloween encountered egged cars,downed trees and a portable toilet that was set on fire. They alsoreceived a call about a shooting that turned out to be a fake. Deputies who were out on an eight-hour Halloween ...
New home found for Ginger, the Hubbard Hospice House dog: Employees say they will likely get; another pooch someday
Nov 01, 2005; ... Linda Smith watches as Ann Neidlinger pets Ginger outside of theHubbard Hospice House last week. Ginger, who had become ...
New home found for Ginger, the Hubbard Hospice House dog: Employees say they will likely get; another pooch someday
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF It hasn't been the same at Hubbard Hospice House. The greeting of a wagging tail or slobbering tongue is no longerthere, because Ginger has finally retired from her duties as officialhospice pooch. Hospice officials found the aging mutt a new owner ...
Bush unveils flu pandemic strategy: President asks Congress for $1.2 billion for vaccine to protect 20 million Americans
Nov 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush, warning that the United States is atrisk in a possible worldwide flu outbreak, said Tuesday he is askingCongress for $1.2 billion for enough vaccine to protect 20 millionAmericans against the current strain of bird flu. The president also said the ...
Old MacDonald had a farm ... then he needed a date
Nov 01, 2005; ... BEACHWOOD, Ohio - Big-city girl looking for small-town love?Hardworking farmer with too little time to find that special someone? An Ohio man may have the answer for your dating needs. His onlinedating service, farmersonly.com, has profiles of more than 1,800people from around the ...
Court martial sought in military killings: Guardsman charged in deaths of superior officers at Iraqi military base
Nov 01, 2005; ... CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - A U.S. military investigating officer todayrecommended a court-martial for a National Guard soldier charged withkilling two of his superiors in Iraq and raised the possibility of adeath sentence. Col. Patrick Reinert said he found "reasonable cause" to ...
Weather Almanac
Nov 01, 2005 ... Yesterday's high 69 Record high 85, 1946 Normal high 62 Yesterday's low 31 Record low 25, 1906 Normal ...
Forecasts
Nov 01, 2005 ... Tonight Cloudy during the evening, then gradual clearing, with a lowaround 40. Wendesday Mostly sunny, with a high around ...
Regional weather
Nov 01, 2005 ... Akron 58 38 PCldy Charlotte 72 47 Clr Cincinnati 65 39 Clr Cleveland 58 41 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 62 39 Clr Dayton 62 37 Clr Daytona Beach 77 68 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 70 46 Clr Lexington 66 ...
National weather
Nov 01, 2005 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 28 16 PCldy Baltimore 66 44 Clr Boston 59 49 PCldy Chicago 65 40 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 79 45 Clr Denver 74 40 Clr Detroit 59 41 PCldy Honolulu 84 75 PCldy Houston 77 44 Clr Indianapolis 65 39 ...
Nation & world
Nov 01, 2005 ... Woman wearing witch costume robs bank OLYMPIA, Wash. - A woman dressed as a witch robbed a bank andvanished in the smoke of an exploding security dye pack, thenapparently reappeared in street clothes and held up another bank,police said. The Halloween holdups were ...
Nominee stands out on liberal court: Despite Alito's conservative views,; colleagues say he's open- minded, balanced
Nov 01, 2005; ... PHILADELPHIA - Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. doesn't spend all his timewith his nose in a law book. He's said to be a gourmet cook, interested in tennis and music, anardent fan of baseball's Philadelphia Phillies. He was born on April Fool's Day to a mother who was candid ...
Your views
Nov 01, 2005 ... 2,000th death in Iraq is telling We have marked the solemn occasion of the 2,000th soldier killedwhile serving in Iraq. Remember when Donald Rumsfeld implied that this war would be somekind of cakewalk? Bush promised that our soldiers would be greeted as ...
Our views: The marketing of murderousness; Why is Paramount exploiting the violence that kills so many kids?
Nov 01, 2005; ... CURTIS James Jackson III, originally of Queens, N.Y. knows thegangsta culture that has killed so many kids. According to RicardoBaca of the Denver Post: His mother, addicted to drugs, was murdered when he was 8. He madecocaine runs for uncles as a child, and his first drug profit ...
Our views: Businesses must fund their pensions; Irresponsible companies should not be allowed to hurt good ones
Nov 01, 2005; ... IN 1963, the Studebaker-Packard Co. expelled its last breath. Thedemise of the company left 4,000 autoworkers without the pensionsthey had earned. To protect workers, Congress in 1974 set up the Pension BenefitGuaranty Corp. Companies would pay a small premium per worker ...
The new McGovernites will fail again: Kicking the gut of middle America is not that smart
Nov 01, 2005; ... THE editor of The New Republic suggested the other day that "thenew liberal political culture emerging on the Internet" looks a lotlike the McGovernite revolution that descended on the DemocraticParty in 1972. In a lecture at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School ofGovernment, Peter Beinart ...
G.W. student hit by pickup truck: Girl was struck after getting off school bus
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A George Washington High School junior was in the hospital todayafter she was struck by a pickup truck after getting off her schoolbus on Kanawha State Forest Drive. Danielle Moore, 15, was in fair condition at Charleston AreaMedical Center's General ...
Eunice Kennedy Shriver treated for minor stroke
Nov 01, 2005; ... LOS ANGELES - Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the mother of Californiafirst lady Maria Shriver, was hospitalized during the weekend aftersuffering a minor stroke, according to a UCLA Medical Centerstatement. Eunice Kennedy Shriver, 84, was also being treated for a recentstress fracture ...
Talk Line: Battle of Blankenship, Starcher may get ugly; Massey CEO, current justice could lock horns
Nov 01, 2005; ... The gauntlet has already been thrown down in West Virginia for apolitical race that won't happen until 2008. It's the race for theState Supreme Court seat now held by Democrat Larry Starcher. Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship appears to be stalking Starcherlike a turkey buzzard ...
Suit granted class-action status by judge
Nov 01, 2005; ... A Kanawha County Circuit judge has granted class action status toa lawsuit filed against C&O Motors Inc. of St. Albans. Darryl Smith, who purchased a Daewoo vehicle from C&O in 2002,filed the lawsuit soon after, accusing the car dealer of unfair anddeceptive practices, according ...
Workers OK four-year contract with Kroger
Nov 01, 2005; ... Union workers have ratified a four-year contract with Kroger Co.,the nation's largest traditional grocery chain. Members of the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 400,based in Roanoke, Va., on Monday approved the contract by a 3-1margin, said local spokesman Michael ...
State tax collections increase 7 percent
Nov 01, 2005; ... West Virginia tax collections increased nearly 7 percent inOctober from the same month in 2004, state figures show. "The economy's slowing down a little bit," said Mark Muchow,fiscal policy director for the state Department of Revenue. "Lastyear's growth was ...
Attorney says Sissonville High principal should not have to pay punitive damages
Nov 01, 2005 ... Sissonville High School's principal, a defendant in a sexualharassment lawsuit against a teacher, shouldn't have to pay anypunitive damages, his attorney said in Kanawha Circuit Court onMonday. George Joseph, attorney for Principal Calvin McKinney, argued thatMcKinney couldn't ...
St. Albans model train show features raffle, videos, food
Nov 01, 2005 ... The St. Albans Train Show will be this weekend. The St. Albans Chesapeake and Ohio Modelers host the event at theHansford Senior Community Center. The event is Friday from 6 to 9 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. The Hansford Center is located ...
Fiesta store taking shape in Flatwoods
Nov 01, 2005; ... "Everything Fiesta," the shop that will feature the Homer LaughlinChina Co.'s popular Fiesta tableware, is set to open in the FlatwoodsFactory Outlet Stores Nov. 15. The shop will sell both first-quality tableware and seconds, saidJoe Wells, Homer Laughlin's president and chief ...
Massey Energy shareholders criticize Blankenship
Nov 01, 2005 ... Some major shareholders in Massey Energy are criticizing DonBlankenship, the company president, for the low return companystockholders have been receiving recently. Daniel S. Loeb, a managing member of Third Point LLC in New York,questioned Blankenship during a telephone ...
Man freed after being tried 4 times for assault
Nov 01, 2005; ... MILWAUKEE - A man who was tried four times over seven years for analleged sexual assault was freed after the U.S. Supreme Courtdeclined to hear an appeal from prosecutors. Richard Moeck, 58, was released from prison Monday and taken to aMadison bus station. The Wisconsin ...
Police report
Nov 01, 2005 ... Two men rob Foodland manager, police say Two men robbed a manager of the Foodland on Spring Street Mondaymorning as he left the store with a bank deposit, according toCharleston police. Sgt. Aaron James said two white males wearing hooded sweatshirtsstopped manager ...
Group sues Allegheny Energy over lawsuit: Company wrongfully used; courts to unmask man after he posted slur on site, organization says
Nov 01, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH - Allegheny Energy Inc. and a law firm wrongfully usedthe courts to unmask a West Virginia worker who posted a racial sluron the Internet about the company's policies, according to a lawsuitfiled by a public interest group. Clifton G. Swiger, of Fairview, W.Va., was ...
McGraw's office launches statewide tour on credit card debt
Nov 01, 2005; ... BECKLEY - Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office wants consumersto know that credit cards can be dangerous to their financial health. McGraw's office was scheduled to launch a statewide tour today atthe Raleigh County Commission on Aging in Beckley to educateconsumers about ...
Panel endorses 'meet and consult' proposal: Several non union commission members oppose the process
Nov 01, 2005; ... The Governor's Commission on Public Sector Employment has endorseda new system of communication between state workers and their bossesand sent the proposal to Gov. Joe Manchin. The commission voted 9-6 last week to endorse the "meet andconsult" system, which Manchin could create ...
Steelers hold off inspired Baltimore
Nov 01, 2005; ... PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Steelers finally won the kind of closegame they've been losing at home all season. The problem was itwasn't supposed to be nearly this difficult, not against a depletedRavens team whose season already seems to be fading away. Jeff Reed kicked a 37-yard ...
BIG EAST NOTEBOOK: Future Mountaineer foe gets 'huge emotional boost'
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER At the Big East's preseason football media day in Newport, R.I.,Cincinnati's Mark Dantonio was probably the least sought-after of theleague's eight head coaches. And why not? The Bearcats just had been picked to finish dead lastin the preseason poll ...
MARSHALL FOOTBALL: Southern Miss no stranger to MU; Mark Snyder well aware of Eagles rep in Conference USA
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - When Mark Snyder was coaching in the Big Ten hebarely was aware of Conference USA. Except for one team. Southern Miss. "That's correct," said Marshall's first-year head coach. "I thinkif you took a poll across the country ...
Barrett from 'nowhere' to depth chart
Nov 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN - West Virginia's football season has turned with thecalendar from a transition year to potentially terrific. It's safe to say that Mountaineer Coach Rich Rodriguez may havehad certain expectations for his fifth season on his alma mater'ssideline when he took the job ...
WVU FOOTBALL: Battered UConn defense still capable; Huskies have allowed fewest number of TDs in Big East this season
Nov 01, 2005; ... FYI UConn at West Virginia When: Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. TV: ESPN2 Line: WVU by 15 More info: MSNsportsnet Scouting the 'Eers Connecticut at No. 18 West Virginia Where:Mountaineer Field (60,000) When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday Line: WestVirginia by 15 ...
Top of the 2nd
Nov 01, 2005 ... Charleston Catholic falls in volleyball sectionals Senior All-State setter Molly Casto did not make it back in timeto save the Irish from elimination Monday in Class A Region 3,Section 2 play at the Charleston Catholic Athletic Complex. Casto broke her foot earlier in the ...
National scoreboard
Nov 01, 2005 ... Today's odds NCAA Football FAVORITE OPEN TODAY UNDERDOG Today at Memphis 2 21/2 UAB Wednesday at West Virginia 141/2 15 Connecticut Thursday at Louisville 171/2 20 Pittsburgh Friday Toledo 121/2 11 at ...
Local scoreboard
Nov 01, 2005 ... SCHEDULE High school This week's athletics schedule for high schools in Kanawha andPutnam counties. Volleyball Today - Nitro at Sissonville, College This week's schedule for West Virginia, Marshall, Charleston, WestVirginia State and WVU ...
Sammy Sosa among latest players to opt for free agency
Nov 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Baltimore's Sammy Sosa filed for free agency Mondayalong with World Series star Geoff Blum and Chicago White Soxteammate Carl Everett. Sosa was a bust in his first and likely only season with theOrioles, who acquired him from the Chicago Cubs in February with oneyear ...
Masked Morris plays trick on media
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER HUNTINGTON - Bernie Morris went trick or treating Monday. And you'll never guess who he was. When the Marshall quarterback stepped off the elevator at EdwardsStadium into the Big Green room for the weekly interview session withthe media, Morris ...
Nebraska's Bill Callahan denies he was making throat-slashing gesture
Nov 01, 2005; ... OMAHA, Neb. - Nebraska Coach Bill Callahan said Monday that hedidn't make a throat-slashing gesture while arguing with an officialduring the Cornhuskers' loss to Oklahoma. Callahan appeared livid after Kejuan Jones' 17-yard touchdown runthat gave the Sooners a 31-17 lead in the ...
Minnesota Vikings' season just keeps getting worse
Nov 01, 2005; ... EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - During training camp, the Minnesota Vikingsrewarded Daunte Culpepper for a career year with a raise worth almost$8 million in additional guarantees. As the Vikings and their franchise quarterback were reminded,bonus money is really the only thing that's ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER: Now's the time for two classes in soccer
Nov 01, 2005; ... FORGET formulas. Forget minimums. Remember the kids. And remember that kids who play sports like to win. Those kids also like to have at least a fair shot at winning achampionship. Which leads us to the West Virginia High School Soccer StateTournament being held in ...
Successful hunt
Nov 01, 2005 ... Roman Rader, 15, of Annamoriah, displays a 115-pound black bearthat he shot on Oct. 15, the opening day of deer bow season. Raderhad gone into the woods with the intention of killing a buck, butnoticed the bear behind him about 20 yards away. It had its nose downand was sniffing where he ...
These Jaguars having trouble keeping a good thing going
Nov 01, 2005; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The Jacksonville Jaguars are consistentlyinconsistent. Last year, they followed consecutive victories against Kansas Cityand Indianapolis with an embarrassing loss at Houston. They also hada rare win at Green Bay in December that put them in ...
GOLF: PGA seeking its own fall classic
Nov 01, 2005; ... PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. - For almost 50 years, the golf season hasbeen defined by four major championships that start in April with theMasters and end in August with the PGA Championship. What the PGA Tour wants is a World Series, its own version of aFall Classic. Tour ...
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION: Road to NBA title goes through San Antonio
Nov 01, 2005; ... Spurs that jingle The San Antonio Spurs have won at least 50 games since 1999 andhave won at least 50 games in a season 15 times since 1976: Year W L Pct. 2004-05 59 23 .720 2003-04 57 25 .695 2002-03 60 22 .732 2001-02 58 24 .707 2000-01 ...
West will walk in Mephis for two more NBA seasons: Grizzlies sign president to contract extension through 2008 season
Nov 01, 2005; ... MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Jerry West signed a two-year contract extensionMonday, agreeing to remain through 2008 as president of the MemphisGrizzlies. West came out of retirement three years ago to join the Grizzliesafter spending almost four decades with the Los Angeles Lakers asplayer, ...
Utility plans to add staff: Under new owners, Mountaineer Gas to open new departments in city
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR Mountaineer Gas Co., the largest natural gas distribution companyin West Virginia, expects to add 25 to 45 employees to its Charlestonstaff over the next few years, said Tom Taylor, company president. Mountaineer Gas has 230,000 customers; about 90 ...
W.Va. businesses face deadline for reporting unclaimed checks, other property
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Today is the deadline for businesses in West Virginia to reportany unclaimed property to the state Treasurer's Office. The office has pushed hard this year to step up reporting effortsacross the state, an effort that eventually could help raise ...
County budgets for higher fuel costs
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF While natural gas prices continue to increase as winterapproaches, Kanawha County has taken steps to alleviate financialcrunches when it comes to paying the bills. This year, the county commission increased its yearly utilitybudget by 37 percent. The ...
Gaining altitude: Braxton County Airport upgrades to make accessibility part of area's growth engine
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR The Braxton County Airport has undergone a transformation duringthe past two years, adding a pilot lounge, fuel farm, perimeterfencing, an automated weather observation system and a Web site. It's still a small airport, but it stands out for its ...
Computer problem shuts down exchange
Nov 01, 2005; ... TOKYO - A computer failure early today shut down Asia's largeststock exchange for the first time. The Tokyo Stock Exchange suspended trading in most stocks andbonds following a glitch in its transactions system, but was able toresume activity for part of the afternoon ...
Alcan W.Va. subsidiary signs Boeing contract
Nov 01, 2005; ... RAVENSWOOD - Alcan Inc.'s West Virginia subsidiary said it hassigned a multiyear contract with Boeing Co. to supply lightweightaluminum products to the aircraft maker. Details of the contract were not released. Alcan Rolled Products-Ravenswood said it will supply ...
Four killed when truck rams hayride trailer
Nov 01, 2005; ... TEMPERANCE HILL, S.C. - The driver of a tractor-trailer wascharged with drunken driving after slamming into a hayride andkilling four people, including a toddler. The crash happened Sunday night, when the 18-wheeler hit a flatbedtrailer and the tractor pulling it. Sixteen people ...
Fisherman drowns after boat capsizes
Nov 01, 2005; ... MARTINSBURG - A Morgan County fisherman has drowned in SleepyCreek Lake while his companion survived after their boat capsized. Charles Thomas Bitner died Sunday after the 12-foot-long boatcapsized at about 2:30 p.m. Sunday near the boat ramp at Saw MillCove after the electric ...
Crime watch
Nov 01, 2005 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment between Oct. 20 thru Oct. 26, 2005. * East district * Lee Street parking garage, breaking and entering into an auto at7:30 a.m. Oct. 20. * 1500 block of Greenbrier Street, brandishing at 12:30 p.m ....
For the record
Nov 01, 2005 ... Bankruptcy filings There were no petitions filed for the Charleston Daily Mail'scirculation area in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern Districtfor Oct. 25, 2005. * Marriage applications The following people applied for marriage licenses at the KanawhaCounty ...
TV shows whenever, wherever you want. It just doesn't get better than this Despite limits on content, television iPod is a great invention
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF I'm not one to express sappy sentiments, but television iPod - Ilove you! When it was announced three weeks ago that the next generation ofApple's popular MP3 player would play video, my heart skipped a beat. To make things better, ABC, through an ...
'You do it for love': Single dad doesn't let a head injury prevent him from caring for his three small children
Nov 01, 2005; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Raising three children under 6 would be an uphill climb for anysingle father. However, it's more like ascending a mountain for Patrick Pontier. "When it's scary don't look down; there ain't no net," Pontiersaid. Pontier sustained a head injury ...