Charleston Daily Mail back issues from May 2008:
Starcher eying Supreme Court administrator's job, some say: ; Employee is hired by the court majority,; which may change
May 01, 2008; ... As he nears the end of his 12-year term, Justice Larry Starcheris said to have designs on a short-term stint as the state SupremeCourt's administrator, a job currently held by Steve Canterbury. Starcher is not running for re-election this year. He'll leaveoffice at the end of ...
Miners to get big incentives: ; Package provides $3 an hour raise, fully paid health insurance
May 01, 2008; ... Coal mine operator Alpha Natural Resources is announcing asubstantial retention package, which includes a $3 an hour raise,for employees of its 58 mines in West Virginia, Virginia, Kentuckyand Pennsylvania. Officials were visiting Alpha sites in West Virginia today totell miners ...
Wise stands behind Garrison: ; Former governor who gave him big break says: 'Mike's not a quitter'
May 01, 2008; ... Inside * Garrison says WVU should have acted differently /7A * List of motions pending in WVU Faculty Senate 7A Former Gov. Bob Wise supports his former chief of staff, who nowis embroiled in controversy as president of West VirginiaUniversity. Mike Garrison's ...
Long-closed school posing hazard: ; Carper wants old DuPont Junior High demolished, but officials say it is too expensive
May 01, 2008; ... Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper wants countyschool officials to demolish the old DuPont Junior High School nearBelle. Carper said the school, which was closed in 1999, presents adanger to the community. He's received numerous complaints fromcitizens about the ...
Home is: ; the Hero; Guard lieutenant returns from Iraq, runs for 13th W.Va. House
May 01, 2008; ... James McCormick says he's not one to boast about his militarytriumphs, even if it includes coming home with three Purple Hearts,two Bronze Stars with valor and nominations for the DistinguishedService Cross and Silver Star. Only the Medal of Honor is a higher military decoration ...
Board nixes flex time for maintenance
May 01, 2008 ... Most Kanawha County school board members don't want to establishflexible work schedules for maintenance staff. In a 3-2 vote Wednesday afternoon, board members Becky Jordon,Jim Crawford and Barbara Welch voted in favor of maintenance staffwho did not want to open up the daily work ...
Lunch walk promotes better health
May 01, 2008; ... Gov. Joe Manchin and first lady Gayle Manchin, above, andCharleston Mayor Danny Jones, with Manchin at right, were ...
Regional weather
May 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 73 53 Rain Charlotte 81 54 PCldy Cincinnati 76 58 Cldy Cleveland 71 54 Rain Columbus,Ohio 76 57 Cldy Dayton 74 57 Rain Daytona Beach 81 61 Clr Greensboro,N.C. 81 54 PCldy Lexington 76 59 ...
National weather
May 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 50 36 Cldy Baltimore 78 54 PCldy Boston 52 44 Cldy Chicago 73 55 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 81 65 PCldy Denver 46 30 PCldy Detroit 70 54 Rain Honolulu 84 72 Clr Houston 86 72 PCldy Indianapolis 73 58 ...
Hawaiian group takes over palace: ; Tourists kept out; during protest over sovereignty of islands
May 01, 2008; ... HONOLULU - Native Hawaiian sovereignty advocates briefly chainedshut the gates of a historic palace, saying they were reclaimingland of the Hawaiian monarchy that was stolen during the overthrowof the kingdom more than 100 years ago. Unarmed security guards from the Hawaiian ...
Pittsburgh tops the list of nation's sootiest cities
May 01, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - A city outside California has for the first timebeen named the sootiest in the nation, one of the categories theAmerican Lung Association uses to determine the most polluted citiesin the country. Los Angeles still took the all-around pollution title, ...
Surgery to help turn teens feet right side up
May 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - In her 15 years, Jingle Luis has never walked on thebottoms of her feet. Born in the Philippines with feet so clubbed they twist backwardand upside down, she uses crutches to hobble on what should be thetops of her feet. "I can accept it," Jingle said Wednesday in ...
Nation & world
May 01, 2008 ... Town gives seniors free Viagra rations SANTIAGO, Chile - A working class suburb of Chile's capital beganhanding out free Viagra to senior citizens. On Wednesday, Lo Prado Mayor Gonzalo Navarrete said he launchedthe program because "an active sexuality improves the ...
Our views: ; Garrison; The Bresch matter should not have been in the president's office at all
May 01, 2008; ... IN October, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which covers MylanPharmaceuticals, called West Virginia University to confirm theacademic record of the company's chief operating officer, HeatherBresch - daughter of Gov. Joe Manchin. The Admissions and Records office told the paper she ...
Our views: ; VOTE 2008; Agriculture commissioner; Democrats have Gus Douglass,; Republicans have J. Michael Teets
May 01, 2008; ... BOTH the Republicans and Democrats have contested races foragriculture commissioner in the May 13 primary. The Daily Mailendorses incumbent Democrat Gus Douglass, and in the Republicanprimary, J. Michael Teets. Teets, 55, of Lost River, grew up in Hardy County and has servedas a ...
Some advice on winning West Virginia: ; Picking locations for coal photo-ops takes some thought
May 01, 2008; ... FOR the first time in 48 years, West Virginia's presidentialprimary matters. Being neither a native of the state nor, any more,a Democrat, I likely am the worst person in the state to adviseanyone on this race. Which makes me about 10 times better than all these consultantsthat ...
Your views: ; Lewis is obviously the choice for attorney general
May 01, 2008 ... While attending the Morgan County Lincoln Day Dinner over theweekend, I realized who I want to be the next attorney general forthe great state of West Virginia. Hiram Lewis is obviously the best candidate. I am tired of career politicians getting what they want and notwhat ...
Your views
May 01, 2008 ... The Bresch MBA taints WVU's image As a WVU graduate from a much different era, I am deeplydisappointed over what has transpired during the past year at myalma mater. What is most distressing, it now appears that degrees areavailable to the prosperous, the friendly, ...
Further legal reform is key to moving the state forward: ; In this instance,; perception is W.Va.'s reality
May 01, 2008; ... THE United States Chamber of Commerce's Institute for LegalReform has just released its "Lawsuit Climate 2008" study, and onceagain West Virginia ranks dead last. This study was conducted by Harris Interactive Inc., which usedtelephone interviews with in-house general counsels, ...
Democrats cast far more ballots in early voting
May 01, 2008; ... Democrats have cast nearly three-fourths of the ballots so farduring early voting in West Virginia. Democrats account for more than 13,250 of the nearly 18,400 earlyballots cast by Wednesday, according to the secretary of state'stally from 51 of the state's 55 counties. Early ...
State briefs
May 01, 2008 ... Bill to make region heritage area A bill awaiting President George W. Bush's signature designates aNational Heritage Area in a 175-mile corridor spanning parts ofMaryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to grant ...
Motions pending in WVU Faculty Senate: ; (Heather Bresch case)
May 01, 2008 ... Several draft motions stemming from the West Virginia Universitymaster's degree scandal are currently circulating among the 114members of the Faculty Senate. Amendments may be offered until noonFriday, when the final versions will be placed on the agenda fordiscussion at a special ...
Garrison says Bresch matter should have been handled differently
May 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - While still insisting he did not pressure anyone toaward the governor's daughter a master's degree she didn't deserve,West Virginia University President Mike Garrison says he does wishhe'd handled the matter differently. After handing questions about record ...
Vehicle rolls over in St. Albans
May 01, 2008; ... Three people were taken to the hospital after a single vehiclerollover accident on West Main Street in St. Albans, authoritiessaid. The rollover happened about 8:30 p.m. just off U.S. 60 nearAmandaville, a Metro 911 dispatcher said. The Ford pickup truck ...
Man convicted in car bombing cites illness as reason for release
May 01, 2008; ... PHOENIX - A man serving a life prison sentence for the 1976murder of a newspaper reporter wants the state to give him clemencybecause he's in poor health. Max Dunlap, 78, wants his sentenced commuted before his December2014 parole date. He says he's incontinent from diabetes and ...
Former officer sought in trooper's fatal shooting
May 01, 2008; ... KELLYVILLE, Texas - A state trooper was fatally shot during atraffic stop in East Texas, and authorities were searching for aformer police officer identified as a suspect. Trooper James Scott Burns was killed Tuesday night after pullingover a car near Kellyville, about 135 miles ...
Police and courts
May 01, 2008 ... Man charged with spitting on officer A St. Albans man was arrested and pepper sprayed for allegedlyspitting at deputies after being charged with public intoxication. Kanawha deputies on Saturday arrived at Crumbpecker's, a bar onWest Main Street in St. Albans, in ...
Man admits to teen's accidental shooting: ; Officials say hunter did not
May 01, 2008; ... Authorities say they will likely file one misdemeanor chargeagainst a St. Albans man accused of fatally shooting a 16-year-oldboy after mistaking him for game. Andrew Hardin, 19, admitted to police that he accidentally shotand killed Nicholas Lee Caldwell, of Rose Lane in St ....
Police discover meth lab on school teacher's land
May 01, 2008; ... Roane County Sheriff's deputies found a methamphetamine lab onthe property of a Kanawha County school teacher. Deputies found items such as glassware and stained coffee filtersthat are used in the production of methamphetamine on propertybelonging to Wanda Sheets, an Elkview ...
MU's Morris haunted by mistakes off the field: ; Marshall Sports
May 01, 2008; ... SKELETONS in the closet always seem to emerge at the mostinopportune times. Just ask the presidential candidates and other politiciansseeking election this year. Or talk to Bernard Morris, the former Marshall Universityquarterback who desperately wants a free-agent ...
Winfield junior faces tough road on her quest for state tennis title: ; High school girls tennis; Class AA-A Regionals
May 01, 2008; ... Junior Emily Harman of Class AA Petersburg might be the state'sbest tennis player - in any class. That's why Winfield's Preeya Shah faces the most daunting task ofany competitor in her quest for a Class AA-A championship. "I think Preeya is the best girl in the state in Class ...
Sherman has a rock at pitcher: ; India Stone has taken up slack left behind by Cooper
May 01, 2008; ... WINFIELD - In the classic Christmas movie "It's a WonderfulLife," an angel named Clarence shows George Bailey how one lifetouches so many others. Any time Sherman High's India Stone forgets that simple lesson,she has Tide softball Coach Jim Henderson to remind her. A mere 16 ...
No-shows are making own choice
May 01, 2008; ... THE absences are glaring. The rumors have started to fly. It's not what it seems. It's nothing nefarious. When the rosters for the Marriott-sponsored state 56th North-South All-Star Football Classic were announced Wednesday, two namesdidn't jump off the page. It's ...
Top of the 2nd
May 01, 2008 ... Power * Today: at Hagerstown, 6:35 p.m. * Friday: at Hagerstown,6:35 p.m. * Saturday: at Delmarva, 7:05 p.m. * Sunday: atHagerstown, 2:05 p.m. Reds * Today: Off * Friday: at Braves, 7:30 p.m. * Saturday: atBraves, 7 p.m. * Sunday: at Braves, 1:30 p.m. Indians * Today: ...
Nitro, St. Albans warm up for sectional in MSAC final tonight
May 01, 2008; ... It may as well have worked out this way. Nitro and St. Albans hadbetter get used to seeing a lot of each other in the next week. The Class AAA Region 4, Section 1 rivals begin their best-of-three postseason baseball series Tuesday at St. Albans. Tonight in Nitro, the precursor ...
National scoreboard
May 01, 2008 ... BASKETBALL National Basketball Association Playoffs Monday Orlando 102, Toronto 92, Orlando wins series 4-1 Atlanta 97, Boston 92 L.A. Lakers 107, Denver 101, L.A. Lakers win series 4-0 Tuesday Detroit 98, Philadelphia 81, Detroit ...
Hoover tops Indians in softball sectional play: ; High school softball; Roundup
May 01, 2008; ... With the game tied 1-1, Marissa Shaffer's clutch double pushedtwo runs across in a three-run fifth inning as Herbert Hooverdefeated Sissonville 4-1 as girls high school softball sectionalsopened in the area on Wednesday. The victory advanced host Hoover (15-5) to tonight's ...
Local scoreboard
May 01, 2008 ... AREA SCHEDULE Baseball Today - Lincoln County at South Charleston, 5 p.m.; Riverside atRipley, 5:30 p.m.; Poca at Fayetteville, 5:30 p.m.; Tolsia atBuffalo, 6 p.m.; Capital at Nitro, 6:30 p.m.; Charleston Catholic atWinfield, 6:30 p.m.; Hurricane at Logan, 7 p.m.; LKC ...
Ashley hurls Winfield past defending champs
May 01, 2008; ... Winfield High senior Caleb Ashley was the difference-maker inleading the Generals to a 1-0 home baseball victory over visitingHerbert Hoover on Wednesday. Ashley, a left-handed pitcher, earned a complete-game shutout,striking out 11 and only allowing two hits for Winfield ...
American League
May 01, 2008 ... twins 4, white sox 3 CHICAGO MINNESOTA ab r h bi ab r h bi Swisher 1b 3 1 1 1 CaGmz cf 4 2 3 1 OCabra ss 4 0 0 0 BHarrs 2b 2 0 0 1 Thome dh 4 0 2 1 Mauer c 3 0 0 0 Dye rf 4 0 0 0 Mrneau 1b 4 0 2 1 Quentin lf 4 1 1 1 Cddyer rf 2 0 1 ...
National League
May 01, 2008 ... cardinals 5, reds 2 CINCINNATI ST. LOUIS ab r h bi ab r h bi Freel cf 5 0 3 1 Schmkr rf 5 1 1 0 Kppngr ss 4 0 1 0 Miles 2b 4 2 2 2 Grf Jr. rf 3 0 1 0 Pujols 1b 3 0 1 0 BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0 Ankiel cf 3 0 3 2 Dunn lf 4 0 2 0 Glaus 3b 4 0 0 ...
Butler saves Wizards from NBA playoff elimination
May 01, 2008; ... CLEVELAND - Caron Butler saved Washington's season. Butler made a layup with 3.9 seconds left and the Wizards heldtheir breath as LeBron James missed a potential series-ending layupat the horn, giving Washington an 88-87 victory on Wednesday nightand adding at least one more game ...
Baseball P.M.
May 01, 2008 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Boston 17 12 .586 - z-5-5 W-2 11-4 6-8 0-0 Baltimore 15 12 .556 1 z-5-5 L-1 10-5 5-7 0-0 Tampa Bay 15 12 .556 1 z-8-2 W-1 10-7 5-5 0-0 New York 14 15 .483 3 z-5-5 L-2 5-6 9-9 ...
Duty plays through elements to capture KVGA men's tournament
May 01, 2008; ... HURRICANE - This week was about surviving the elements as much asit was about battling the golf courses in the annual Kanawha ValleyGolf Association men's tournament. The three-day, 54-hole tournament, played at three area countryclubs, wrapped up Wednesday at Sleepy Hollow amid ...
Like it or not, BCS format here to stay
May 01, 2008; ... HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - As it turns out, the Big Ten and the Pac-10weren't the only conferences standing in the way of a major collegefootball playoff. The Big East and Big 12 also made it known Wednesday that theywere against moving the Bowl Championship Series in that direction,so ...
It's time for dust: ; Some Derby horses used to synthetic tracks
May 01, 2008; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eight Belles has never raced against the boys.The gray filly will get her big chance when she takes on 19 of 'emin the Kentucky Derby. A trio of horses - Colonel John, Bob Black Jack and Gayego - usedto running on Southern California's newer synthetic tracks will ...
Big East, C-USA get new bowl game, also make moves in Texas, Alabama
May 01, 2008; ... Wednesday was a good day for the Mountain State's two Division I-A college football programs and their athletic affiliations. NCAA officials granted licenses to a pair of new bowl games for2008-09, including one that would draw its participants from the BigEast Conference - home ...
Former Viking working through the tough times in Morgantown
May 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - Josh Whitlock leads West Virginia's baseball team invictories and has typically taken the mound in the opening game of aseries so that he can match the opponent's top starter. Yet for one odd reason, Whitlock isn't quite popular among theMountaineers. "I know ...
Manchin challenger calls himself 'just a common, working guy': ; Raleigh Democrat Mel Kessler says Bresch controversy may help him in gubernatorial primary
May 01, 2008; ... A flight from Charlotte to Beckley was supposed to mark apeaceful end of a Mexico vacation for Melvin Kessler and his wifeDolly. Kessler, currently a House of Delegates member, had won the tripas a reward for his sales performance at a home improvement company. It was around ...
Students script a courtroom drama: ; Program lets youths observe how judicial process unfolds
May 01, 2008; ... A host of students from Andrew Jackson Middle School appeared incourt this week, but not because they had run afoul of the law. The eighth graders are the first to participate in a new programdevised by the West Virginia Board of Education and the WestVirginia Supreme Court called ...
Man gets 45 years for sexual assault
May 01, 2008; ... A Campbell's Creek man accused of having sex with his youngdaughter will spend at least 45 years in prison for his crimes. David Arthur Snyder, 42, told Kanawha Circuit Court Judge JamesStucky that he was sorry for what he did before he was sentenced. InFebruary, Snyder pleaded ...
Indian firm to buy W.Va. steelmaker
May 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - Steelmaker and distributor Esmark Inc. says it hasaccepted a cash buyout offer valued at about $669 million fromIndia's Essar Steel Holdings Ltd. Esmark said Wednesday it has agreed to sell for $17 a share - a13.5 percent premium over Tuesday's closing ...
Business briefs
May 01, 2008 ... Agency names top business person The West Virginia Small Business Person of the Year is Harry M.Siegel, president of Martinsburg-based HMS Technologies. The announcement was made by Judy McCauley, director of the WestVirginia office of the U.S. Small Business ...
Startup to offer alternative TV system
May 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - A startup is betting that people are tired enough oftheir cable and satellite bills to take a look at an alternative payTV system that combines a number of different technologies todeliver programming. Silicon Valley-based Sezmi Corp. is revealing a system today ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
May 01, 2008 ... Virginia Catherine Bowen Virginia Catherine Bowen, 84, of Plattsburg, N.Y., died April 22,2008. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 3, at John H. TaylorFuneral Home, Spencer. Friends may call one hour prior to theservice Saturday at the funeral home. Nicholas Lee ...
Byrd makes Senate appearance
May 01, 2008; ... Senate President Pro Tem Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., talks withRep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, on Capitol Hill in Washington,Wednesday after his first speech since his recent illness. He spokeon the eve of the ...
Police say bus driver's hard brake hurt 19 kids
May 01, 2008; ... HUNTLEY, Ill. - A school bus driver angry at children on her busslammed on the brakes, which threw them from their seats and injured19 of them, police said. One child was sent to a hospital and paramedics treated 18 othersat the scene Wednesday. The children, ranging from 5 to 10 ...
Hospital faces $6.5 million verdict after appeal denied
May 01, 2008 ... A Wood County hospital still faces a multimillion-dollar verdictin the case of a Mineral Wells woman who died during ankle surgery,after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal. In March 2006, a Wood County jury awarded what is believed to bea record $6.5 million to the ...
The lights, the joy, the pain
May 01, 2008; ... If you go What: The Charleston Light Opera Guild presents "AChorus Line" When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 9-10, 16-17Where: Civic Center Little Theater Tickets: $20 for reservedseating. More information: Call the theater's box office at 343-2287 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m ....
The lights, the joy, the pain
May 01, 2008; ... Brittany Javins, left and Joanna Radow, right, flank TedBrightwell as they rehearse a scene from "A Chorus Line." ...
Childrens choir offers songs of hope
May 01, 2008; ... If you go What: African Childrens Choir When: 7 p.m. SundayWhere: Baptist Temple, corner of Quarrier and Morris streets inCharleston. Cost: Free More information: Call the church at 346-9627. Its a free concert, but the performance is priceless. Anyone whohas ever seen the ...
'Iron Man' a blockbuster with a brain
May 01, 2008; ... "Iron Man" (PG-13) H H H 1/2 Much of the allure of "Iron Man" comes from the fact that we areindeed talking about a man - a real man who has lived a life andmade mistakes and experienced regret - not some scrawny, teenage boywho received his superhero powers through a bite ...
Concert features a local favorite
May 01, 2008 ... Ron Sowell, musical director of Mountain Stage, will perform inthe final Woody Hawley Concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturdayat the Clay Center. The singer-songwriter and guitarist formed two bands, "The PutnamCounty Pickers" and "Stark Raven," and has recorded four ...
Dear Abby: ; Wife may have to create her own active retirement
May 01, 2008; ... DEAR ABBY: "Mrs. Couch Potato" (Feb. 28) complained that she'sfinding in retirement that her husband isn't interested in socialactivities. Please tell her she's not alone. My husband and I are retired, as are most of the couples aroundus. It seems the men were so busy working that ...
Movies in brief
May 01, 2008 ... "Baby Mama" (PG-13) * Tina Fey didn't write this pregnancy comedy, though you'd beforgiven for assuming she did. After all, her face appearsprominently on the movie's ubiquitous posters, alongside that of co-star and former "Saturday Night Live" cast mate Amy Poehler ....