Charleston Daily Mail back issues from January 2008:
Federal grant awarded to WVU Center on Aging
Jan 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia University's Center on Aging isgetting a $1.3 million federal grant to help the state's agingpopulation. Money from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services willhelp create the West Virginia Geriatric Education Center, which willprovide ...
Panel to decide fate of: ; Nitro council members
Jan 01, 2008; ... NITRO - State Supreme Court Chief Justice Robin Jean Davis hasappointed a three-judge panel to consider whether to remove fourNitro City Council members from office. Cabell Circuit Judge Dan O'Hanlon, Nicholas Circuit Judge Gary L.Johnson and Wood Circuit Judge J.D. Beane are ...
Rahall urges scrutiny of: ; Pakistan aid
Jan 01, 2008; ... Since Sept. 11, 2001, the United States has sent about $10billion in federal aid to Pakistan, according to Congressman NickRahall. After last week's assassination of former Pakistani PrimeMinister Benazir Bhutto, it behooves Congress to pause to see if themassive assistance ...
U.S. diplomat killed in Sudan
Jan 01, 2008; ... KHARTOUM, Sudan - A U.S. diplomat and his driver were shot todeath today in an attack a day a joint African Union-United Nationsforce took over peacekeeping in Sudan's Darfur region, the U.S.Embassy said. It was unclear whether the early morning attack on the diplomatwith the ...
City native who tried to kill Ford is out of prison: ; Sara Jane Moore paroled after spending 32 years in prison
Jan 01, 2008; ... SAN FRANCISCO - West Virginia native Sara Jane Moore started thenew year a free woman more than three decades after a bizarreassassination attempt on President Ford that still baffles even herown attorney. "I never got a satisfactory answer from her as to why she didit," said ...
Program to help low-tech TV owners convert to digital broadcasting
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Millions of $40 government coupons become availabletoday to help low-tech television owners buy special converter boxesfor older TVs that might not work after the switch to digitalbroadcasting. Beginning Feb. 18, 2009, anyone who does not own a digital setand still ...
Drunken driver slams into van, killing five
Jan 01, 2008; ... TOLEDO, Ohio - A drunken driver went about four miles down ahighway in the wrong direction before his pickup truck slammed intoa minivan, killing a woman and four children and injuring threeothers, police said Monday. Michael Gagnon, 24, drove north in the southbound lane ...
Weather Almanac
Jan 01, 2008 ... Yesterday's high 51 Record high 79, 1951 Normal high 43 Yesterday's low 29 Record low -7, 1917 Normal ...
National weather
Jan 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 20 10 PCldy Baltimore 35 28 PCldy Boston 31 28 Cldy Chicago 18 11 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 47 24 Clr Denver 41 10 PCldy Detroit 22 18 Cldy Honolulu 80 68 Clr Houston 52 29 Clr Indianapolis 18 13 ...
Regional weather
Jan 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 22 18 Snow Charlotte 39 23 PCldy Cincinnati 21 14 Cldy Cleveland 23 20 Snow Columbus,Ohio 23 18 Cldy Dayton 20 15 Cldy Daytona Beach 49 33 Clr Greensboro,N.C. 37 25 ...
Revelers ring in 2008: ; From New York to; San Francisco, crowds turn out to celebrate
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - Not even a fractured foot could keep Ryan Visto fromjoining more than a million revelers in Times Square to watch thesymbolic sphere make its 100th decent into the new year. The 18-year-old visitor from San Francisco had taken a tumble onhis skateboard in Central Park ...
Nation & world
Jan 01, 2008 ... Avalanche risk strands travelers DENVER - Wind-whipped snow and avalanche danger closed the mainhighway through the Colorado mountains, stranding thousands oftravelers as they headed to New Year's Eve celebrations. Portions of a 60-mile stretch of Interstate 70 - the ...
Our views: ; Deregulating state education; A severely challenged 14-year-old needs security, not union rules
Jan 01, 2008; ... SCHAYNE Martin, 14, is in eighth grade in name only at ElkviewMiddle School. He has been diagnosed with Angelman's Syndrome, aneurogenetic disorder that leaves him mentally the equivalent of a14-month-old. In nine years, he has had eight different teacher aides atschool. This is ...
Our views: ; Regressive taxes hurt poor families; If payroll taxes were less onerous,; fewer would need insurance subsidies
Jan 01, 2008; ... FOR a month, Democratic leaders in Congress would not budge onthe State Children's Health Insurance Program, the federal-statesubsidy of health insurance for the working poor. The program began in 1997, under a Republican Congress, as asafety net for welfare reform. As parents ...
Buyout clauses don't secure anything: ; So why bother putting the things in coaches' contracts?
Jan 01, 2008; ... HERE'S a suggestion for future contracts with college coaches:Blow out the buyout. Any discussion these days of whether a coach is going to leave orwhether a new coach is going to be hired inevitably comes back tothe buyout, the penalty the departing coach or the firing ...
Md. woman gets stuck in chimney
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - A Maryland woman who tried to enter her father'sbusiness through a chimney became stuck 14 feet inside, her feetdangling above the hearth. Firefighters needed about an hour and a half to free her, a taskthat involved dismantling a portion surrounding her ...
Wesleyan's new arts center on schedule
Jan 01, 2008; ... BUCKHANNON - A $7.2 million performing arts center at WestVirginia Wesleyan College is on schedule to open by the fall of2009. College spokesman Bob Skinner says the Virginia Thomas Law Centerfor the Performing Arts should be under roof by the end of Marchwith completion ...
Earthquake in Kyrgyzstan shakes buildings
Jan 01, 2008; ... BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - An earthquake struck southern Kyrgyzstantoday, cracking walls in older buildings and prompting frightenedresidents to leave their homes, witnesses said. There were noimmediate reports of casualties. The magnitude-5.7 quake occurred just after noon, and ...
The American middle class isn't declining: ; Bloviators notwithstanding, here are the facts
Jan 01, 2008; ... THE American middle class is fighting for its life - or at leastthat's what Lou Dobbs would have you believe. The CNN anchor's rants about "the war on the middle class" areprobably the most prominent examples of such economic doom-saying,but he isn't alone. Democratic ...
Table games add 1,225 jobs at two racetracks
Jan 01, 2008; ... WHEELING - Two Northern Panhandle tracks have kept their word onhiring. The Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack & Resort in Chester has hired725 employees and the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack hasadded 500 to the payroll. Those promised jobs were a key part of the sales ...
Va. medical examiner pioneered field: ; Woman inspired best-selling crime novels
Jan 01, 2008; ... RICHMOND, Va. - Ask Virginia's chief medical examiner, MarcellaFierro, to recall her most interesting cases and she falls quiet. She doesn't think to talk about the time she determined that astranger, not an acquaintance, killed a young woman, her findingbased on just a few clues: ...
Good luck foods a mainstay of holiday: ; City residents stock up on cabbage, corned beef, coin-shaped foods for new year prosperity
Jan 01, 2008; ... While a lot of shoppers were focused solely on finding Champagnefor their New Year's celebration, Bernard Carte and Ruby Brownhurried Monday into the Kroger store on Delaware Avenue searchingfor corned beef and cabbage. Carte, 82, has eaten the meal on the first day of every year ...
Poet's home vandalized by partiers: ; Intruders, suspected to be minors, destroyed items, burned furniture at Robert Frost home
Jan 01, 2008; ... RIPTON, Vt. - A former home of poet Robert Frost has beenvandalized, with intruders destroying dozens of items and settingfire to furniture in what police say was an underage-drinking party. Homer Noble Farm was ransacked late Friday night during a partyattended by as many as 50 ...
Independents may be decisive factor for both parties
Jan 01, 2008; ... NASHUA, N.H. - Like many New Hampshire voters, Dave Montgomeryconsiders himself a dyed-in-the-wool independent - which in thisstate means he can vote in either the Republican or Democraticpresidential primary when he goes to the polls on Jan. 8. This year, the semi-retired school ...
Tainted vodka kills 11 people in Mongolia
Jan 01, 2008; ... ULAN BATOR, Mongolia - At least 11 people died and another 21were hospitalized for drinking tainted vodka during New Year's Evecelebrations in Mongolia's capital, a government official saidtoday. An emergency has also been announced for Baganuur district ofUlan Bator where the ...
Scare tactics credited for drop in New Year's fireworks injuries
Jan 01, 2008; ... MANILA, Philippines - Firecracker and other New Year's-relatedinjuries dropped to their lowest level in eight years after agovernment scare campaign advertised the long surgical saw andpliers used in amputations on victims, the Philippine healthsecretary said today. The number ...
Sentence reduction for crack-related crimes was overdue: ; Proponents of recent vote say previous stiff penalties did not; curb violent crime; Analysis
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - In the spring of 1986, lawmakers were becomingalarmed by reports of urban crime waves linked to what was then anew and highly addictive form of cocaine called crack. News reportswere full of images of writhing "crack babies" deeply addicted tothe drug through their mothers, ...
Cooks adjust for trans fat ban in new year: ; Md. restaurants say switch will add expense to monthly supplies
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Starting New Year's Day, the toast at Tastee Dinerin Bethesda, Md., will be buttered with something unusual: butter. With the first phase of Montgomery County's restaurant ban ontrans fat going into effect Tuesday, the diner's Bethesda and SilverSpring branches will ...
WVU search takes new turn; is Saban on list?: ; West Virginia University; Football notes
Jan 01, 2008; ... GLENDALE, Ariz. - The pause in West Virginia's search for a newfootball coach continues, but it will resume with a new direction.Sources confirmed the university will utilize a consulting firm toassist in hiring a new football coach. A WVU team source also said Gov. Joe Manchin is ...
Poca showing it could be factor, too: ; High school basketball; Boys notebook
Jan 01, 2008; ... Though not in need of improvement, Class AA's Region 5 in boyshigh school basketball just got much more interesting. Poca, which started the season with a 20-point loss to defendingstate champion Wyoming East, upended Putnam County rival and 2007state semifinalist Winfield, 53-51, ...
Marshall succeeds where UK couldn't
Jan 01, 2008; ... HUNTINGTON - Did Patrick Patterson pick the wrong school? It certainly seemed that way here Monday. After Patterson and his University of Kentucky teammates lost toSan Diego, 81-72, Saturday at Rupp Arena, his hometown school -Marshall - defeated those same Toreros rather ...
Top of the 2nd
Jan 01, 2008 ... WVU * Thursday: MBB at Notre Dame, 7 p.m. * Saturday: WBB atSouth Florida, 7 p.m. * Sunday: MBB vs. Marquette, 2 p.m. Marshall * Saturday: MBB vs. Winthrop, 2 p.m. * Saturday: WBB vs.East Carolina, 5 p.m. * Jan. 9: MBB at Rice, 8 p.m. * Jan. 10: WBBat Memphis, 8 p.m. W.Va ....
Oklahoma's Lofton usually around football
Jan 01, 2008; ... GLENDALE, Ariz. - Curtis Lofton said Oklahoma "has never seenanything quite like West Virginia" on offense. Suffice it to say that the Mountaineers also may not have seenanything quite like the middle linebacker the third-ranked Sooners(11-2) will send against No. 11 WVU (10-2) ...
National scoreboard
Jan 01, 2008 ... TODAY'S ODDS College football Today Favorite Open Today O/U Underdog Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Tennessee 3 1/2 11/2 58 Wisconsin Cotton Bowl At Dallas Missouri 4 3 68 Arkansas Capital One Bowl At Orlando, ...
Local scoreboard
Jan 01, 2008 ... AREA SCHEDULE High school The upcoming athletic schedules for area high schools as providedby the schools: Wednesday - Capital at St. Albans; George Washington atParkersburg; Riverside at South Charleston; Buffalo at Wahama;Parkersburg Catholic at ...
Sooners' freshman quarterback continues to surprise doubters
Jan 01, 2008; ... GLENDALE, Ariz. - Everything that has happened to Sam Bradfordafter he was named Oklahoma's starting quarterback in August is atleast partly a result of everything that happened before thatannouncement. Basically, few people believed in the redshirt freshman fromOklahoma ...
n Herd Continued from 1B
Jan 01, 2008 ... Marshall 76, San Diego 60 SAN DIEGO (7-9) Player Min FG 3pt FT R A PT Pomare 16 2-3 0-0 5-5 1 0 9 Jones 22 0-3 0-1 1-2 4 0 1 Bjohnson 33 8-15 5-8 6-8 4 2 27 Ginty 19 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 2 5 Jackson 29 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 Tjohnson 20 1-3 0-0 ...
Former Marshall QB has uncertain future: ; National Football League; Chad Pennington
Jan 01, 2008; ... HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. - Chad Pennington stood in front of his lockerand answered nearly two dozen questions after most of his New YorkJets teammates had long since left. It was just like old times for the quarterback, who isn't quitesure if his time with the Jets has passed. "I'm ...
Rodriguez will watch his new team from the stands
Jan 01, 2008; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - Michigan and Florida were at the center of theBowl Championship Series controversy a year ago. The Wolverines looked as if they would get a rematch against OhioState in the national title game, but the Gators - thanks to somelobbying from coach Urban Meyer - jumped ...
This Sugar Bowl matchup was on no one's mind
Jan 01, 2008; ... NEW ORLEANS - Even in the wackiest of seasons, no one could haveseen this Sugar Bowl coming. Georgia appeared down and out at the midway point, licking itswounds after a listless 21-point defeat at Tennessee. Coach MarkRicht wouldn't even talk about goals such as ...
Auburn tops Clemson in overtime: ; College football; Bowl roundup
Jan 01, 2008; ... ATLANTA - Auburn showed off more than a new offense Monday night. Auburn also found a new quarterback. Freshman quarterback Kodi Burns threw for a touchdown and scoredon a 7-yard run in overtime to lead Auburn to a 23-20 victory overClemson in the Chick-fil-A Bowl ....
Number of journalists killed in 2007 up from year before
Jan 01, 2008; ... The number of journalists killed worldwide spiked to the highestnumber in more than a decade, with nearly half killed in Iraq,according to an analysis by the Committee to Protect Journalists, aNew York-based independent organization that compiles information onthe deaths of journalists ....
McCain changes stance on 'special interest' funds: ; Senator has more lobbyists raising money than his GOP rivals
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., took a break from thepresidential campaign trail in March to fly to a posh Utah skiresort, where he mingled with hundreds of top corporate executivesassembled by J.P. Morgan Chase for its annual leadership conference. McCain's appearance at ...
Course teaches Marine squad leaders: ; Small unit deployment deemed best way to carry out missions in Iraq
Jan 01, 2008; ... CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - Sgt. Mitchell Janicki, his face apicture of dirt and sweat, is explaining the rigors of the 45-daycourse meant to determine if an enlisted Marine has the makings of asquad leader. Janicki, 22, of Grand Rapids, Mich., is determined to return toIraq as the ...
TOP 10 BUSINESS STORIES OF 2007: ; Dow decision to cease research voted No. 1 business story
Jan 01, 2008; ... For the first time in three years, the privatization of thestate's workers' compensation system has not been voted the topstate business story of the year. Instead, the top story is The Dow Chemical Co.'s decision tocease most of its research and development operations in ...
Holiday means big business for taxis: ; More than 100 people took advantage of Ride Responsibly program
Jan 01, 2008; ... More than 100 people took advantage of a program on New Year'sEve that provided free cab rides for people who've had too much todrink to get behind the wheel of a car. Most partygoers spent Monday night decked out in their finestduds, drinking expensive bubbly and dancing the ...
Abusive-driver fees fail to curb accidents: ; For the first time in 17 years, fatalities in Virginia surpassed 1,000
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - When controversy erupted over Virginia's new abusive-driver fees this summer, proponents came together to defend thepenalties, saying they would raise crucial transportation dollarswhile deterring bad driving and improving road safety. But on Saturday, the state ...
Recalls
Jan 01, 2008 ... * FRUIT SWEETS Weis Markets Inc. is recalling its Weis Baker's 18-count FruitMiniatures and two-pound platters of Mini-Fruit Diamonds in fourvarieties because the products might contain undeclared walnuts. People who have an allergy to walnuts run the risk of serious ...
Self-service dog washes spare owners the mess: ; No need to chase wet animal around house, clean fur from drain
Jan 01, 2008; ... PORTLAND, Maine - Maureen Lafferty is anti-fur. Anti-fur in hertub. Anti-fur on her towels. And anti-fur in the drain. That's why she and the one big ball of fur she does love,Jackson, a yellow Labrador retriever, are patrons of the PortlandDog Wash. "This is why I don't do ...
GM's chief leads automaker's renaissance with focus on aesthetics
Jan 01, 2008; ... DETROIT - Before Bob Lutz joined General Motors Corp. as vicechairman of product development in 2001, the left brain, by mostaccounts, was dominating the right when it came to making cars. The rational left-brained engineers and planners would developthe chassis, engine and ...
U.S. birth rate increases to stabilize population
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - For the first time in 35 years, the U.S. fertilityrate has climbed high enough to sustain a stable population,solidifying the nation's unique status among industrializedcountries. The overall fertility rate increased 2 percent between 2005 and2006, nudging the ...
Sleep disruptions may boost chance of diabetes
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - When Shakespeare called sleep the "chief nourisherof life's feast," he may have been well ahead of his time, medicallyat least. Researchers at the University of Chicago Medical Center reportthat disrupting sleep damages the body's ability to regulate bloodsugar ...
My Turn: ; Prose or con? An ode to the news of 2007
Jan 01, 2008; ... Greetings, reader! Happy New Year! A rhyme have I With mostly good cheer Along with bittersweet to leaven Memories of 2007 Before you start your '08 diet A sandwich joint - it's new; do try it I'll tip the brim of my fedora To Delish Express ...
Clinton, Obama raise $100 million
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton will have raisedmore than $100 million this year for her presidential campaign,aides confirmed, setting a historic new threshold in fundraising. Rival Barack Obama's campaign indicated it had reached thatrecord-setting mark as well. In ...
House clerk leads a musical life, too
Jan 01, 2008; ... Greg Gray remembers the day he climbed up on the bench with hisaunt, while she played the pipe organ in a Morgantown church. "I remember thinking how great that sound was. I loved all therumble," he recalled. "It's just a majestic, uplifting sound, andI've never forgotten ...
Algebra becoming part of elementary classrooms
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Joanne Tegethoff teaches algebra. Never mind thather students carry Disney princess and Thomas the Tank Enginebackpacks and have the alphabet taped on their desks. The MontgomeryCounty, Md., first-graders one recent afternoon were learning towrite "number sentences" to help ...
On Retirement: ; Thoughts abound for New Year's resolutions for seniors
Jan 01, 2008; ... Even those who have lived through many New Years see the day'sappeal as a new beginning and opportunity to set goals, aims,resolutions or whatever the favored term. I asked previous contributors to this column to suggestresolutions appropriate for the 60-plus crowd. Author, ...
Dear Abby: ; Start the new year by making small changes
Jan 01, 2008; ... DEAR READERS: The new year has arrived, and with it our chancefor a new beginning. This is the day we discard destructive oldhabits for healthy new ones. With that in mind, I am sharing Dear Abby's often-requested listof New Year's resolutions - which were adapted by my mother, ...
These '07 movies are rated PU: unfit for any audience
Jan 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - 'Tis the season for critics to brighten our liveswith year-end lists of their favorite films, to celebrate thecinematic achievements that have blessed our big screens - howeverfleetingly - with tales of star-crossed love, psychotic mayhem andquality French medical care. But ...
Horoscope
Jan 01, 2008; ... WEDNESDAY'S FORECAST eARIES (March 21-April 19). If you believe in holiday miracles,extend your belief to a post-holiday miracle right now. Magic canhappen if you only believe hard enough. And you, more than any othersign, have the will to believe hard. rTAURUS (April 20-May ...
Calif. recycling efforts set new record
Jan 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - Diane Schoolsky is a recycling pro. She opens upthe hatchback trunk of her silver Prius in a supermarket parking lotand quickly sets about relieving it of 11 paper bags and two whitegarbage bags that overflow onto her back seat. The pickings represent 12 days worth ...
Parents in Wash. fight to keep librarians in schools: ; Group has petitioned to appropriate funds for all school libraries
Jan 01, 2008; ... SEATTLE - As has happened in other states, cash-strapped schoolsin Washington state are dropping librarians to save money: Thisyear, Federal Way cut 20 librarian positions. Spokane reduced 10librarians to half-time. Darrington cut two librarians. A school inMarysville eliminated its ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Jan 01, 2008 ... Mattie Lou Alexander Mattie Lou Alexander, 81, of White Sulphur Springs died Dec. 29,2007. Service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, at PenielPentecostal Church, White Sulphur Springs. Friends may call from 6to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 1, at the funeral home. Maxwell ...
NASA spacecraft passes Earth on way to meet comet
Jan 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - A comet-busting NASA spacecraft zipped past Earthon its way to rendezvous with another comet in an extended missionthat will also see it hunt for Earth-sized planets around a clusterof stars. The Deep Impact probe on Monday made the first of three flybysdesigned to ...
Pelosi's first year full of frustration: ; Speaker of the House calls war in Iraq the biggest disappointment
Jan 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - Nancy Pelosi crashed through a glass ceiling whenshe became the first female House speaker a year ago. That turnedout to be the easy part. The reality of leading a bitterly divided Congress at odds with aRepublican White House is that victories are difficult ...