Charleston Daily Mail back issues from September 2007:
Regatta fireworks razzle-dazzle crowd
Sep 03, 2007; ... Fireworks light up the downtown skyline during the finale of theCharleston Sternwheel Regatta. The show was put on by Pyrotecnico ofNew Castle, Pa. The display was set off from a flatbed trailer in theVerizon Parking lot off MacCorkle Avenue and lasted about 20 ...
Cost of recount for table games lower than expected
Sep 03, 2007; ... Mia Moran-Cooper used a variety of costumes and props to campaignagainst table games at Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center. Shedressed as a ...
Cost of recount for table games lower than expected: Less than $6,000 needed for second tally of votes in 44 precincts
Sep 03, 2007; ... The final tab is lower than expected for the recount of theKanawha County table games vote. County Clerk Vera McCormick sent an invoice for $5,496 on Fridayto Mia Moran-Cooper, the citizen who requested the recount. Cooper, former executive director of the West Virginia ...
Plans set for Mountaineer tailgaters at Coal Bowl: WVU camp to be at Huntington's Veterans Memorial Field House
Sep 03, 2007; ... Hundreds of West Virginia University alumni and students willcelebrate the moments leading up to the Friends of Coal Bowl blocksaway from Joan C. Edwards Stadium, where the two teams will face offfor the second time in as many years. West Virginia University fans will have to wake ...
Troops kill suspected Taliban members
Sep 03, 2007; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - U.S.-led coalition and Afghan security forcesaided by airstrikes killed about 25 suspected militants during raidson a Taliban command center in southern Afghanistan, the coalitionsaid. The joint force targeted two compounds southwest of Kandahar citylate ...
Board eyes options for schools on West Side: Officials still not sure which plan is best for consolidation
Sep 03, 2007; ... It's less than a month before Kanawha County school board membersneed to submit a proposal for a new West Side school, and they're setto tackle the issue this week. Tuesday evening's special school board meeting includes adiscussion of West Side school consolidation, a topic that ...
Police in Denmark clash with youth activists
Sep 03, 2007; ... COPENHAGEN, Denmark - A protest by hundreds of youth activiststurned violent, with protesters setting fire to cars and smashingshop windows, police said. One officer was injured and 63 people were arrested as riot policeclashed with the rock-throwing youths, police ...
Jackson man killed by trooper
Sep 03, 2007 ... State Police say a trooper shot a Jackson County man whose smallchildren died in a boating accident earlier this summer after the manwouldn't put down a gun. The man's family says he had put the gun down and had his hands inthe air. A trooper assigned to the Jackson County ...
Regional weather
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 82 55 PCldy Charlotte 91 63 Clr Cincinnati 91 60 Clr Cleveland 81 57 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 86 58 PCldy Dayton 86 59 PCldy Daytona Beach 88 74 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 91 62 ...
Calif. wildfire sparked by equipment finally contained after two months
Sep 03, 2007; ... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A wildfire that has been burning for twomonths in Los Padres National Forest was fully contained, officialssaid. The California fire burned 375 square miles - or 240,000 acres -of wilderness since being ignited by sparks from equipment used torepair a ...
Police and courts
Sep 03, 2007 ... St. Albans man charged with shooting gun Police have accused a St. Albans man of shooting a rifle 28 timesin city limits. Logan I. Nicholas, 25, was arrested Sunday after St. Albans policewere dispatched to the 700 block of Eighth Street, responding to acall of shots fired, ...
Weather Almanac
Sep 03, 2007 ... Yesterday's high 88 Record high 104, 1932 Normal high 81 Yesterday's low 60 Record low 44, 1949 Normal ...
National weather
Sep 03, 2007 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 57 49 Cldy Baltimore 89 62 Clr Boston 78 65 Clr Chicago 87 61 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 88 72 Rain Denver 92 60 PCldy Detroit 79 61 PCldy Honolulu 89 75 Clr Houston 88 74 Rain Indianapolis 91 60 ...
Extensive checks mean longer lines: Stepped-up inspections await those crossing U.S. borders in Canada, Mexico
Sep 03, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Stepped-up inspections at the Canadian and Mexicanborders have led to lines nearly as long as they were after the Sept.11 terrorist attacks. The longer lines of people driving into the United States fromMexico or Canada, some returning U.S. citizens, have appeared ...
Category 5 storm Felix lashes Aruba
Sep 03, 2007; ... ORANJESTAD, Aruba - Hurricane Felix rapidly strengthened into adangerous Category 5 storm yesterday and churned its way into theopen waters of the Caribbean Sea after toppling trees and floodingsome homes on a cluster of Dutch islands. Felix was packing winds of up to 165 mph as ...
Girl found dead in mine shaft: Two girls went missing while riding ATVs with father; unmarked shaft alluded rescuers
Sep 03, 2007; ... PHOENIX - The unmarked mine shaft was so well-hidden, rescuerssearching for two missing sisters walked right by it in the darkness. But in the light of day yesterday, they were finally able to seethe tracks of an all-terrain vehicle leading into the northwesternArizona mine shaft, ...
Nation & world
Sep 03, 2007 ... Shark dies, washes ashore after beach scare NEW YORK - A 5-foot-long shark scared hundreds of swimmers out ofthe water, but yesterday its lifeless body washed ashore. The thresher shark frightened crowds at Rockaway Beach on Saturdayas it splashed along the Long Island ...
Britain leaves Basra base: Troops withdraw from last garrison in city
Sep 03, 2007; ... BAGHDAD - Iraqi soldiers hoisted the nation's flag over the Basrapalace compound today after British troops withdrew from their lastgarrison in the city, a move that will hand control to an Iraqi forceriddled with Shiite militiamen. A British statement said the operation began at ...
Our views: W.Va. benefits from free trade; Growing with the world beats protectionism all hollow
Sep 03, 2007; ... WEST Virginians like the fact that their little piece of heaven isa welcome respite from a busy world. But make no mistake. WestVirginia is thoroughly enmeshed in a booming global trade, and itsfortunes are increasingly linked to expanded trade opportunities. Congressional ...
Our views: An economy worth celebrating; This Labor Day finds poverty on the wane in the United States
Sep 03, 2007; ... THE nation's poverty rate fell for the second consecutive year,the Census Bureau reported. The 12.3 percent rate is below the 12.9percent average during the Clinton presidency. The economy continues to grow, at a rate of 4 percent annually,the Commerce Department ...
For many, work is not what it used to be: Nevertheless, the basic challenge remains the same
Sep 03, 2007; ... ON this Labor Day, my thoughts turn to how the definition of workhas changed since my youth. My childhood was spent in a family that was thoroughly immersed inthe Industrial Age. We didn't know it at the time, but society was onthe tail end of that age and we were about to enter a ...
Your views
Sep 03, 2007 ... Ministers do have a right to bear arms It was with interest that I read Justin Anderson's Aug. 9 DailyMail story about Rev. Jack Miller, the victim of a burglary at hischurch office. I was dismayed that Rev. Miller has been victimized even further("taking a lot of ...
No injuries or damage reported after earthquake shakes part of Southern Calif.
Sep 03, 2007; ... LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. - A magnitude 4.7 earthquake shook RiversideCounty, but no injuries or damage were reported, authorities said. The jolt at 10:29 a.m. was centered near Lake Elsinore, about 50miles southeast of Los Angeles, the U.S ....
Heat wave strains grid, leads to power outages
Sep 03, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - Dozens of cooling centers opened across Californiaas a scorching heat wave strained the state's electrical grid andleft many residents without power. Nearly 14,000 customers were without power late Sunday, largelybecause of increased demand on air conditioners. Highs ...
A night cruise on the river
Sep 03, 2007; ... Boats glisten on the Kanawha River on Sunday evening. A crowdgathered to hear a concert by the rock ...
Bush makes surprise Iraq trip
Sep 03, 2007; ... AL-ASAD AIR BASE, Iraq - President George W. Bush made a surprisevisit to Iraq today, using the war zone as a backdrop to argue hiscase that the buildup of U.S. troops is helping stabilize the nation. The president secretly flew 11 hours to Iraq as a showdown nearswith Congress ...
China's order to approve Tibet's Dalai Lamas decried
Sep 03, 2007; ... DHARMSALA, India - A Chinese order claiming Beijing must approveall of Tibet's spiritual leaders is an attempt to further repress andundermine the religious culture of the Himalayan region, the Tibetangovernment-in-exile said. For centuries, the search for the reincarnation of ...
Putnam Commission cancels regular meeting
Sep 03, 2007 ... The Putnam County Commission has canceled its regular ...
Shepherd University honors two brothers killed by their father
Sep 03, 2007; ... MARTINSBURG - A sense of normalcy has returned in the year since adouble murder-suicide shocked Shepherd University's campus. On Sept. 2, 2006, 49-year-old Douglas Pennington traveled to theShepherdstown campus where he shot and killed his two sons, Logan,26, and Benjamin ...
In the end, injuries, lack of mobility cost Byron Leftwich: Former Marshall star headlines final cuts on deadline of roster limit
Sep 03, 2007; ... Richard Seymour, one of the NFL's top defensive linemen, wasplaced on the physically unable to perform list by New England onSaturday, meaning he must miss at least the first six games of theregular season. As is the custom of the secretive Coach Bill Belichick, thePatriots did ...
Rodriguez's 2007 recruiting class already opening some eyes
Sep 03, 2007; ... MORGANTOWN - With the Coal Bowl scheduled this week, RichRodriguez spent a fourth quarter last Saturday mining for talent. It looks like the West Virginia football coach may have foundsome. "Sometimes, you find out what kids can do by putting them rightinto pressure ...
WVU FOOTBALL: Pat White just gets better; Visit to Huntington follows Mountaineers' dominating performance against Broncos
Sep 03, 2007; ... MORGANTOWN - Whether or not hindsight is 20-20 vision, RichRodriguez did like and appreciate his football team's opener betteron second glance. The seventh-year West Virginia coach said Sunday that he "was moreencouraged after watching the tape" of the third-ranked ...
Undefeated Patriots didn't listen to critics: GW enters Nitro game with seven victories in its last nine games
Sep 03, 2007; ... There weren't many people outside of the hilled areas ofCharleston who foresaw George Washington opening its football seasonwith two wins. Here they are, though. The Patriots are 2-0 entering Friday's homematchup against No. 5 Nitro, and no one is more of a believer thansenior ...
Herd has positives in loss to Miami
Sep 03, 2007; ... MIAMI - Mark Snyder wasn't happy. Don't entertain that inane notion for even part of a minute. The ultra-competitive Marshall University head football coachnever will be content with losing, 31-3, like his Herd did Saturdayagainst the Miami Hurricanes before 39,830 fans in the ...
National scoreboard
Sep 03, 2007 ... NASCAR NEXTEL Cup-Sharp AQUOS 500 Sunday At California Speedway Fontana, California Lap length: 2.0 miles (Start number in parentheses) 1. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 250 laps, 131.502 mph.,$289,411. 2. (19) Carl Edwards, Ford, ...
Top of the 2nd
Sep 03, 2007 ... Marshall looks to tough non-conference schedule HUNTINGTON - First-year Marshall men's basketball Coach DonnieJones is hoping the Thundering Herd's non-conference schedule isadequate preparation for the opponents his team will face inConference USA in 2007-08. "We have some ...
Local scoreboard
Sep 03, 2007 ... AREA SCHEDULE High schools The upcoming athletic schedules for Kanawha and Putnam county highschools: Football (All games 7:30 unless noted) Thursday - Wayne vs. Herbert Hoover (University of CharlestonStadium). Friday - Capital at Huntington; ...
Johnson has momentum as Chase nears
Sep 03, 2007; ... FONTANA, Calif. - If momentum means anything heading into theChase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, then look out for Jimmie Johnson. Johnson's car came to life late in Sunday's Sharp Aquos 500 atCalifornia Speedway, as the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet streakedto his series-best fifth ...
Power fueling up for the postseason
Sep 03, 2007; ... After a brutally long season that has stretched beyond 130 games,it would be understandable if the West Virginia Power might havetrouble recharging its battery for the postseason. The players think otherwise. "If we don't show up, we're going home," the Power's ...
American League
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Baseball P.M.
Sep 03, 2007 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 82 55 .599 - z-6-4 W-2 42-24 40-31 12-6 New York (WC leader) 76 61 .555 6 5-5 L-1 45-26 31-35 10-8 Toronto 70 66 .515 111/2 z-7-3 W-3 42-27 28-39 10-8 Baltimore 59 76 .437 22 1-9 ...
National League
Sep 03, 2007 ... brewers 7, pirates 4 PITTSBURGH MILWAUKEE ab r h bi ab r h bi Morgan cf 5 1 1 0 Weeks 2b 4 1 0 0 McLth lf 5 2 2 1 Hardy ss 5 2 2 0 FSnchz 2b 5 0 3 0 Braun 3b 4 2 3 3 LaRche 1b 3 0 0 0 Lnbrnk p 0 0 0 0 Phelps 1b 2 0 0 0 Jenkins lf 0 0 0 ...
Wetterich leads Deutsch Bank tourney
Sep 03, 2007; ... NORTON, Mass. - Brett Wetterich emerged from the pack with a 15-foot eagle Sunday and held on for a 6-under 66, giving him a one-shot lead in the Deutsche Bank Championship but no room for error. The second straight week of these PGA Tour Playoffs delivered asurprising leader in ...
Former WVU linebacker is still Wiley, but he's an actor, not a football prophet
Sep 03, 2007; ... WELLSBURG - Former West Virginia University linebacker Grant Wileyisn't taking up looking into a crystal ball. There will be no turban to cover his newly dyed hair or sideshowemployment at carnivals to make a living as a football prophet. Then again, he did say that this ...
Marshall freshman shows up in game, not on depth chart
Sep 03, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MIAMI - Darius Marshall knew he was going to play against Miami. But the Hurricanes didn't. In fact, when Marshall's true freshman running back entered theeventual 31-3 loss here Saturday with 10:25 remaining in the firstquarter, the Miami ...
Mountaineer coach feels better about his defense
Sep 03, 2007; ... MORGANTOWN - Coach Rich Rodriguez felt better about WestVirginia's football defense Sunday after viewing tapes of Saturday's62-24 season-opening victory over Western Michigan. "I'm more encouraged now than I felt right after the game," hesaid on his weekly media teleconference ....
Charleston florist hopes to spread goodwill one rose petal at a time
Sep 03, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Michael and Joe Gregg will have their hands full Wednesday - withdozens and dozens of roses. The co-owners of Charleston Cut Flower Co. will carry on withtheir annual tradition of celebrating "Good Neighbor Day" by givingaway free more than 10,000 roses from ...
All rose for this judge: Family court jurists hobby began in childhood, still provides respite from stressful challenges of job
Sep 03, 2007; ... WINFIELD - Putnam County Family Court Judge William Watkins spendshis days with a constant flow of people plagued by tense domesticconflicts. But by evening, the former Marine spends his time with some lovelyladies named Countess Celeste, Rio Samba and Miss ...
Some questions not worth answering
Sep 03, 2007; ... How would you answer the following questions if you received themfrom your insurance company? I've provided potential answers should Idecide to answer the queries I received. The following questions arecopied verbatim. Do you have mental problems? (Doesn't everyone?) Have you ...
Dear Abby: Opportunity would take mom far away from son
Sep 03, 2007; ... mom far away from son DEAR ABBY: I am a young mother who is stuck at a fork in the road.Whichever path I choose will lead to guilt and regret. I love my son more than anything, like any mother does, but healways wants to be at his father's house - no matter what. My sonasks ...
Tabletop cover turns radiator area into useful space
Sep 03, 2007; ... Looking for a way to work around awkward radiators withoutspending a fortune on custom - and often unlovely - covers? We lovethe clever way Caroline Verschoor, owner of Ekster Antiques inLeesburg, Va., (www.eksterantiques.com) turned the tables on thisfamiliar problem. Faced ...
Car Talk: Daughter likely used air vent to hold phone
Sep 03, 2007; ... Dear Tom and Ray: My daughter has a uniquely equipped '91 Toyota Corolla. It nowfeatures a cell phone IN the air-conditioning unit! The car doesn'thave louvers that direct the air, so the air comes through an openspace on the dash. Anyway, she suddenly slammed on the brakes, ...
Horoscope
Sep 03, 2007; ... FORECAST FOR TUESDAY eARIES (March 21-April 19). You understand how to make others feelcool and young. That's why you'll be presented with invitations.People ask you to help them out with highly personal choices, too. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). You've probably heard that it's ...
Robert Wagner selling Calif. home for nearly $15 million
Sep 03, 2007; ... "R.J.," as actor Robert Wagner is known, and his wife, actressJill St. John, spend much of their free time at an out-of-statemountain resort. So, Wagner, 77 , decided to sell his home inBrentwood's Mandeville Canyon, designed by Cliff May, for close to$15 million, including an adjacent ...
Hatfield-McCoy officials considering horse trail
Sep 03, 2007; ... BLUEFIELD - After helping to lure thousands of all-terrain vehicleriders to southern West Virginia, officials with the Hatfield-McCoyRecreation Trail are now hoping to develop equestrian trails inMercer County. The authority is talking with organizers of Mercer County's ...
For the record
Sep 03, 2007 ... Marriage applications The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between Aug. 27 and 31: * Coby Gary Cross, 34, and Rebecca June O'Dell, 32, both ofDunbar. * Danny Dwayne Workman Jr., 21, and Jennifer Lynn Buzzard, 21,both of ...
Ministry celebrating 25th year of helping others: Group helps feed, clothe the needy and promotes literacy
Sep 03, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Teamwork can accomplish tremendous things. The Lower Elk River Ministry Association is celebrating its 25thyear of feeding and clothing the needy as well as promoting literacy.The association also provides furniture and appliances for folks whohave been ...
A CHILD'S DREAM HOUSE: Children have a special place to play when visiting their grandparents
Sep 03, 2007; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF This log cabin is situated fairy-tale style in the middle of anapple tree. Reaching the front door requires climbing wooden steps whileholding rope handrails. But getting through the front door requires knowing the secretpassword. Here's a hint: It ...
Movie studios rebound with blockbuster summer
Sep 03, 2007; ... LOS ANGELES - Hollywood lived its own second-chance "Rocky" storythis summer as a business that appeared to be going down for thecount two years ago rebounded with record revenue and an unparalleledstring of blockbuster hits. The movie industry had its first $4 billion summer and ...
Two unions will endorse John Edwards: United Steelworkers and United Mine Workers of America; give support to former senator at rally
Sep 03, 2007; ... WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards isgetting the endorsement of two unions, the United Steelworkers andthe United Mine Workers of America, on Labor Day. Edwards is scheduled to be in Pittsburgh, home of theSteelworkers' international headquarters, for a ...
Market hot for petroleum engineers: Bustling oilfield activity, retiring workers cited for shortage
Sep 03, 2007; ... HOUSTON - So much for sweating out that first job after college. Like star athletes, engineering students Julie Arsenault and EmilyReasor are prized prospects for the energy industry, which isexperiencing dizzying demand for engineers. Bustling oilfield activity and retiring ...
Smart Money: Family should consider following traditional path
Sep 03, 2007; ... DEAR BRUCE: I recently remarried after being a single mom for 12years. My kids are 20 and 17 years old. The oldest is finishing hersecond year in college. I make $65,000 a year, and we have taken outloans for her studies, receiving some Stafford subsidized andunsubsidized loans ....
Two French utility giants to merge
Sep 03, 2007; ... PARIS - The long-stalled merger between utility giant Suez SA andstate-owned Gaz de France is on after the boards of both companiesagreed to new conditions, the two companies said. The new company, called GdF Suez, will have a combined marketvalue of $123.3 billion and revenues of ...
Plane crash in Tenn. kills five ministers
Sep 03, 2007; ... ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - A plane carrying five Jehovah's Witnessministers crashed in a remote area of eastern Tennessee, killing allaboard, officials said. The crash, which happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday, wasn'tdiscovered until more than eight hours later, when another ...
Tournament, race highlight Dunbar festival
Sep 03, 2007 ... The city of Dunbar's annual Fall Festival is set for Sept. 14 and15. This year's event will take place at 12th Street Plaza and otherlocations. An arts and crafts fair will be held both days at the plaza. TheSquire Parsons Band will be the featured band at 7 p.m. Sept ....