Charleston Daily Mail back issues from April 2007:
Study: Pregnant moms' weight affects toddlers
Apr 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - The standard advice for how much weight a woman shouldgain during pregnancy may need to change, according to a rigorous andprovocative study suggesting that even accepted weight gains mayraise the risk of having an overweight toddler. Women in the study who gained the ...
Sainthood process progresses for Pope: Church officials pass key milestone to make John Paul II a saint
Apr 02, 2007; ... VATICAN CITY - Roman Catholic Church officials passed a keymilestone in the drive to make Pope John Paul II a saint, closing aninvestigation into his life during a ceremony on the secondanniversary of the beloved pontiff's death. Today, church officials from France delivered to ...
Zoo scientists artificially inseminate elephant
Apr 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON Scientists at the Smithsonians National Zoo are hopingthat the zoos Asian elephant is pregnant. Scientists from the zoo andfrom Germany performed two ...
Forecasts
Apr 02, 2007 ... Tuesday will be the last summer-like day ...
First step for future scholars: Area schools host visits from next years
Apr 02, 2007; ... Many elementary schools across Kanawha County opened their doorsto parents for kindergarten registration last week. A number ofelementary schools will continue the kindergarten round up or sign-ups this week. As part of the registration process, J.E. RobinsElementary Principal Henry ...
Round-up times at local schools
Apr 02, 2007 ... The following is a list of locations, dates and times forremaining kindergarten sign-ups in Kanawha County: n AlbanElementary: 8:30 a.m.-2:45 p.m., April 2 * Alum Creek Elementary: 8a.m.-noon, April 4 * Anne Bailey (Head Start): 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m.,April 5 * Bonham Elementary: 8:30 a.m.-2 ...
Vent line
Apr 02, 2007 ... * In the March 20 article about unwanted loitering at Slack Plaza,I find it ironic on many levels that the gentleman featured in thepicture was wearing a West Virginia Lottery hat. n Do the CharlestonPolice know how ridiculous they look hiding behind pillars and bushespointing their ...
Hillary throws down a $26 million gauntlet: First-quarter reports
Apr 02, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., raised $26million in the first quarter of the year, almost three times as muchas any previous politician has raised 19 months before a presidentialelection, officials with her campaign announced. Democrat John Edwards also topped ...
His tile floors are works of art: Man crafts various shapes and cements images into floors of area schools
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF For 51-year-old Johnny Dawson, tile floors are his canvas. The Kanawha County Schools tile worker has crafted cardinals,flowers, dinosaurs, letters and numbers, cementing the tiled imagesin the floors of many area schools for years to come. A shy ...
Wanted: junkyard dog or two: Salvage dealers seek ways to thwart rising incidence of copper theft
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF A husband and wife once tried selling copper to the same Nitroscrap yard they stole it from. Greg Sayre of West Virginia Cashin Recyclables in Nitro said acaller had forgotten to hang up the phone when he and his wife couldbe heard discussing the risks of ...
OPPONENTS WILL TAKE FIGHT TO COURT, VOTERS: Table game foes brace for battle; W.VA. TABLE GAMES?; ELECTION JUNE 9
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Opponents are already lining up with lawsuit threats andgrassroots campaigns to try to derail the June 9 vote on table gamesin Kanawha and two other counties. But they don't have much time to work. Votes are scheduled for that date in Kanawha and Ohio ...
WVU job to offer good pay and more: New president may even get a little more than Hardesty's $275,000
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Just how much the next West Virginia University president will getpaid remains unclear, as the final three candidates prepare to visitcampus over the next two weeks. WVU Board of Governors Chairman Steve Goodwin said the newpresident's salary would be ...
Argument leads to death of Randolph County man
Apr 02, 2007 ... An argument led up to the shooting death of a Randolph County man,police said. Jonathan Ray Shaw, 21, of Elkins died at Davis Memorial Hospitalin Elkins with a single gunshot wound in his chest, said Sgt. W.S.Vessels of the State Police's Elkins detachment. Police arrested ...
Hospital employees go on strike: Union workers walk out of nine ARH hospitals in Kentucky, West Virginia
Apr 02, 2007; ... HARLAN, Ky. - Union workers at Appalachian Regional Healthcarehospitals are on strike after the health care system and UnitedSteelworkers representatives failed to agree on a contract. Hundreds of workers walked out of nine ARH hospitals in Kentuckyand West Virginia and began ...
Floods, avalanche kill at least 51 across Afghanistan
Apr 02, 2007; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - Flooding and an avalanche have killed atleast 51 people and destroyed hundreds of homes over the last 10days, following warm weather and heavy spring rains across much ofAfghanistan, officials said. The governor of the central Daykundi province said all ...
Ranger in China to help park system
Apr 02, 2007; ... GLEN JEAN - The chief ranger for the New River Gorge NationalRiver is in China to help the Chinese government in its attempts tobolster the national park system there. Gary Hartley is about a week into a three-week stay - two weeks ofwork, one week of pleasure - in the Guizhou ...
New Amish schoolhouse opens today: Building to replace one where 5 students were killed has phone,; inside lock, skylights
Apr 02, 2007; ... NICKEL MINES, Pa. - Amish children carrying lunch pails arrived ata new one-room schoolhouse this morning, marking a fresh beginningfor students who survived a shooting that killed five classmates lastfall. The New Hope Amish School sits a few hundred yards from the spotwhere ...
Tsunami crashes into Pacific islands, killing at least 13
Apr 02, 2007; ... HONIARA, Solomon Islands - A bone-rattling undersea earthquakesparked a tsunami that sent 10-foot-high waves crashing into parts ofthe Solomon Islands today, wiping out one village and killing atleast 13 people. The death toll was expected to rise. Large waves struck the western ...
Chocolate Jesus artist says offers to buy his work are pouring in
Apr 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - An anatomically correct chocolate sculpture of JesusChrist infuriated Catholics and even led to threats, but the artistsays offers to buy or exhibit the piece have been pouring in. Artist Cosimo Cavallaro said Saturday that because of "some peoplewho are fanatics" and ...
Missing brothers found dead in ice: First search of Indian reservation after weather warms uncovers boys
Apr 02, 2007; ... MINNEAPOLIS - Four months after two young brothers disappearedwhile playing outside their home on the Red Lake Indian Reservation,a volunteer search party spotted their tiny bodies encased in the iceof First Thunders Lake. "Our worst fears were confirmed," FBI Special Agent Ralph ...
Nation & world
Apr 02, 2007 ... Iranians note 'positive changes' from Britain TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian state radio reported that all 15 Britishsailors and marines held captive by Iran have confessed to illegallyentering Iranian waters but, in an apparent softening in the dispute,said their statements would ...
Regional weather
Apr 02, 2007 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 73 46 PCldy Charlotte 82 54 PCldy Cincinnati 78 54 PCldy Cleveland 71 46 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 76 49 PCldy Dayton 76 52 PCldy Daytona Beach 82 61 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 82 53 ...
Weather Almanac
Apr 02, 2007 ... Yesterday's high 76 Record high 91, 1974 Normal high 62 Yesterday's low 60 Record low 18, 1923 Normal ...
Forecasts
Apr 02, 2007 ... Tonight Mostly clear. Cooler with lows in the upper 40s. Tuesday Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Wednesday Partly sunny with a 50 percent ...
National weather
Apr 02, 2007 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 36 26 Cldy Baltimore 75 46 Clr Boston 45 37 Cldy Chicago 67 49 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 82 68 PCldy Denver 55 32 PCldy Detroit 71 43 Rain Honolulu 81 67 Clr Houston 83 68 Cldy Indianapolis 77 56 ...
Your views: Individual citizens must speak out against the war in Iraq
Apr 02, 2007 ... Local newspapers are our last resource to see fair and unbiasednews. Our democracy is threatened by the war that tears our world andour liberties. Raise your voice. Speak your consciousness with Americans andothers around the world. Stop the war. Lies have lead us ...
Our views: Extending health coverage; How would extending kids' coverage to 25 affect premiums?
Apr 02, 2007; ... THE Census Bureau recently released corrected figures for how manyAmericans do not have health insurance - about 15.3 percent of thepopulation - or 44.8 million people. About 13.7 million of the uninsured are young adults between theages of 19 and 29. Many lose coverage from their ...
Our views: The Turnpike is about a road; The money-losing Tamarack should be spun off to Commerce
Apr 02, 2007; ... TAMARACK is the nicest and most beautiful white elephant in thenation. But it is a white elephant nonetheless, and as such it isconsuming public money needed for other purposes. Gov. Joe Manchin wants the Department of Commerce to take it offthe hands of the commission that ...
Tainted pet food is a really big deal: Do methadone clinics really want addicts off drugs?
Apr 02, 2007; ... THOSE of you who don't own pets are probably wondering what allthe hubbub over the tainted pet food is about. But those of you who have pet friends understand. Last year,before the pet food scandal, we lost Tiger, one of our two cats, tokidney failure, the same problem that may ...
Political victory from strategic defeat?: Democrats are playing with American security
Apr 02, 2007; ... ONE of the dangers in being a demagogue is that some of your ownsupporters - those who take you literally - can turn against you whenyou start letting your actions be influenced by realities, instead offollowing the logic of your ringing rhetoric. That is what seems to be ...
Boy, 13, arrested after fatal playground fight
Apr 02, 2007; ... NEW YORK - A 13-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter forallegedly attacking another boy on a school playground who later diedof his injuries, police said. The suspect was arrested Friday in connection with the March 23incident. Guarionex Montas, 13, was playing ...
LASTING IMPRESSIONS: Easter, 1975
Apr 02, 2007; ... Jo Lynn Collins, 3, daughter of Mr. And Mrs. J.R. "Chipper"Collins of 28th Street, Nitro, holds a Bible in one picture ...
Teamsters strike at South Charleston plant
Apr 02, 2007; ... Forty-three employees of engine parts manufacturer CumminsCrosspoint are on strike and are prepared to continue the job actionuntil they get the company's attention, said an official withTeamsters Local 175. The union members set up picket lines at 6 a.m. Sunday at theoperation ...
Park development raises concerns: Harper's Ferry chief says construction would be 'desecration' of hollowed ground
Apr 02, 2007; ... HARPERS FERRY - Development of 683 acres around an abandonedlimestone quarry would seriously damage what the superintendent ofHarpers Ferry National Historic Park calls hallowed ground, he says. "I think it would be a desecration of the national park,"Superintendent Don Campbell ...
Obituaries: Obit
Apr 02, 2007 ... Margaret Arbaugh Margaret Arbaugh, 75, of St. Albans, passed away Friday, March 30,2007. Margaret is survived by her husband, Donald Arbaugh; her children,Donald W. Arbaugh of Richmond, Va., Theresa J. Arbaugh of Atlanta,Ga., Randy Arbaugh of Atlanta, Ga., and Dawn Smith of ...
Battery charge dropped against Barbour assessor
Apr 02, 2007; ... PHILIPPI - A battery charge against Barbour County Assessor SandraSipe has been dismissed due to lack of evidence. Special Prosecutor Kurt Hall said last week that he filed a motionto dismiss the charge and that Special Magistrate Ricky Reese hadgranted it. Sipe, of ...
Police report
Apr 02, 2007 ... Fayette man accused of firing shots at police OAK HILL - Police arrested a Fayette County man accused of firingshots at local and county officers. Oak Hill police were sent to a home at about 2:45 a.m. Sundayafter neighbors complained about a man firing shots, ...
Society wants plan to save historic structures
Apr 02, 2007; ... PARKERSBURG - The Wood County Historic and Preservation Societywants to develop a plan to save the historic structures inParkersburg. "Parkersburg has probably, historically, done less than any majorcity in the state over the last 25 or 30 years to preserve ourheritage, said ...
Bombs kill 24 in Iraq: Blasts follow McCain's observation that crackdown is working in Baghdad
Apr 02, 2007; ... KIRKUK, Iraq - A suicide truck bomber targeted a police station inthe oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk today, killing at least 13people and wounding dozens, including many children from a nearbyschool, police said. Video by an Associated Press cameraman at the scene showed ...
Ferry Building reopens on Ellis Island: At immigration peak, as many as 5,000 people a day passed through
Apr 02, 2007; ... ELLIS ISLAND, N.J. - Abandoned and fallen into disuse for decades,a significant piece of American immigrant history is reopening onEllis Island following extensive restoration. Parts of the island were opened to the public in 1990, for thefirst time since the immigration complex ...
Last known World War I Navy veteran dies at 105
Apr 02, 2007; ... CHARLOTTE HALL, Md. - Lloyd Brown, the last known surviving WorldWar I Navy veteran, has died. He was 105. Brown died Thursday at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home in St.Mary's County, according to family and the U.S. Naval District inWashington. His death comes days after ...
Graffe String Quartet makes sublime music
Apr 02, 2007; ... I can't remember the last time I sat straight up in my seat andsaid "wow" right out loud during a concert performance, but Saturdaynight I did just that. The Charleston Chamber Music Society presented the Graffe StringQuartet in concert at Christ Church United Methodist as a ...
New Power hitting coach making the transition from player to assistant
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER This season promises to be a memorable one for Corey Hart. The West Virginia Power hitting coach and his wife had their firstchild in the fall and he plans to take his son to work with him asmuch as possible during the spring and summer. "This ...
Reds focusing on improving their pitching and defense
Apr 02, 2007; ... CINCINNATI - In this river city at this time of year, even whenthe muddy Ohio River runs like a veteran catcher after too manycrouches, there is faith. There is hope. The problem for the Cincinnati Reds in recent seasons is therealso has been too much charity. Great American ...
If Beilein goes, Neubauer, Ford will be among the possible replacements
Apr 02, 2007; ... OUT with the old, in with the new. It's what they say, yes? So, with one West Virginia University basketball season in thebooks, it's never too early to start thinking about the next ...especially when the coach might be wearing a very different kind ofgold and blue. While ...
Beilein: here today, gone tomorrow?: Coach never has spent more than five years at job since 1992 season
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Here we go again. West Virginia University Coach John Beilein appears to beconsidering an offer to become the next basketball coach at theUniversity of Michigan, perhaps, as early as today, according tomultiple media reports. "I have not been ...
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP: A pair of big men still on campus; Neither Noah nor Oden appear to be in a rush to leave college basketball
Apr 02, 2007; ... ATLANTA - In last year's national championship game, Florida'sJoakim Noah thumped his chest, yelled to the crowd and blew a kiss ata cheerleader. The always stoic Greg Oden of Ohio State does notexpect to display that type of emotion in Monday's national titlegame, saying his mother ...
Top of the 2nd
Apr 02, 2007 ... Sportswear company issues apology to Manchin PARKERSBURG - Gov. Joe Manchin has received an apology from 6thMan Sportswear, the Connecticut-based company that misspelled WestVirginia on T-shirts commemorating West Virginia University'sbasketball championship in the National ...
National scoreboard
Apr 02, 2007 ... Baseball American League East Division W L Pct GB Baltimore 0 0 .000 - Boston 0 0 .000 - New York 0 0 .000 - Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 - Toronto 0 0 .000 - Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 0 0 .000 ...
Local scoreboard
Apr 02, 2007 ... Schedule High schools The upcoming athletics schedule for area high schools, assubmitted by the schools: Baseball Today - Buffalo at Winfield, 5:30 p.m.; Capital at ParkersburgSouth, 5 p.m.; Huntington at George Washington, 7 p.m.; Logan atHerbert Hoover, ...
NASCAR: Johnson's margin of victory reflects scoring change
Apr 02, 2007; ... MARTINSVILLE, Va. - Between Saturday's two Nextel Cup practices,Jeff Gordon's No. 24 Chevrolet team shared setup information withHendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson. Given the performance improvement Johnson found between the twosessions - from last in the morning session ...
WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT: Lady Vols overcome deficit to advance to title game
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - It could have been panic time for Tennessee. It couldhave been time for the Lady Vols to concede it wasn't their night,wasn't their time. But the Lady Vols would not own six NCAA championships and enjoytheir status as representatives of the nation's pre-eminent ...
WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT: Rutgers women dominate Tigers
Apr 02, 2007; ... CLEVELAND - LSU's improbable run through the NCAA Women'sTournament ended abruptly Sunday night against another Tournamentupstart, an even less likely Final Four participant than the Tigers. Rutgers, seeded fourth in the Greensboro Regional and trying tobecome the lowest-seeded ...
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK: Best of the Best event turning down teams
Apr 02, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Sure, it is almost two weeks away. But it is never too early to start talking about Buffalo's Best ofthe Best softball tournament. The 10th annual event is scheduled for April 11-14 -Wednesdaythrough Saturday. "We'll have 12 (teams) in ...
Suns end Mavs winning streak; Williams scores 21 for Miami
Apr 02, 2007; ... The Dallas Mavericks had a long winning streak, the NBA's bestrecord - and no chance. Who would when the Phoenix Suns put on a display like they didSunday? "When we play well, no one is going to defend us well," MVP SteveNash said. "This was one of those games where ...
Parity reigns in Major Leagues
Apr 02, 2007; ... Barry Zito thought about the San Francisco Giants' chances and waspretty pleased. Payroll no longer is supreme when it comes to WorldSeries titles. "In 2002, the wild card won. In '03, the wild card won. And in'04, Boston was the wild card and won," Zito said. "That's ...
Mets rain on Cards' parade
Apr 02, 2007; ... ST. LOUIS - For the Mets, a season-opening victory against theCardinals wasn't about to make up for last October's NLCS loss to St.Louis. It was, however, a good place for New York to start. Tom Glavine earned his 291st win, Paul Lo Duca and Carlos Delgadoknocked in five ...
Milwaukee may be brewing a contender
Apr 02, 2007; ... PHOENIX - The stench may finally be lifting from Miller Park. Literally and figuratively. Two weeks ago, workers at the Milwaukee Brewers' ballpark repaireda misconnected sewer line that had been sending waste down river intonearby Lake Michigan for more than six years ....
Pressel the youngest LPGA champ
Apr 02, 2007; ... RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Morgan Pressel is the youngest majorchampion in LPGA Tour history. Even at 18, not even a year removed from high school, it stillfelt like a long time coming because Pressel seems to have been onthis stage forever. She was that 12-year-old with a ...
Last couple seasons at WVU a 'fairy tale'
Apr 02, 2007; ... JOHN Beilein couldn't sleep. It was 4 a.m. last Friday, just hours after the West VirginiaUniversity Mountaineers completed a most improbable season-ending runby beating Clemson, 78-73, to win the National Invitation Tournament. Beilein, WVU's highly successful coach, was ...
South Africa a land of contrasts and beauty: Group visited country and met many of its people during their journey
Apr 02, 2007; ... Editor's note: Fran Simone is the former director of the CentralWest Virginia Writing Project, a professor in the education andhumanities programs at the Marshall University Graduate College and awriter Nelson Mandela described South Africa as "the most beautiful placein the ...
LILLIES: IT'S ALL ABOUT TIMING: Flower bulbs planted in December to ensure beautiful blooms in time for Easter
Apr 02, 2007; ... Timing is everything with Easter lilies, which have to be bloomingat just the right moment to beautify the church altars. The traditional Easter flowers are planted as bulbs in Decemberand are watched carefully to make sure they bloom in time for theChristian holiday, which is a ...
Dear Abby: Family wonders: Is it OK for baby boy to wear pink?
Apr 02, 2007; ... DEAR ABBY: My daughter recently had a baby boy. Mother and babyare doing fine, but the problem is the sonogram during pregnancyshowed a baby girl, according to the doctor. So now our grandson hasa slew of pink blankets, jammies and clothes given by friends beforelittle Jack was born. I ...
Horoscope
Apr 02, 2007; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). The path of least resistance may lookattractive to you, but for some mysterious reason it's the path leasttaken. Consider that relationships aren't supposed to be so hard! rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). Have faith that the matter ...
Car Talk: High beams not necessary to alert others drivers
Apr 02, 2007; ... Dear Tom and Ray: The other night just after dusk, I was driving and noticed a dark-colored car driving behind me in the same direction that didn't haveits headlights on. It was actually difficult to see the car exceptwhen it passed directly under a streetlight. I wanted to signal ...