Charleston Daily Mail back issues from July 2008:
WVU board hopes to name interim head
Jul 01, 2008; ... Inside * Manchin appoints three to WVU Board of Governors /4A METRONEWS The West Virginia University Board of Governors hopes to have aninterim president named within a week, and one name under seriousconsideration is Dr. C. Peter Magrath, sources said. Magrath ...
W.Va. pageant queen linked to country music star: ; Marshall alumna met; Kenny Chesney just prior to his May 8 concert here
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Reigning Miss West Virginia USA Skylene Montgomery has crossedthe line into official stardom - she's making headlines in thetabloids. Montgomery is reportedly dating country music superstar KennyChesney. The National Enquirer, Country ...
School voucher process begins
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER More than three decades after the program started, more than60,000 children from low-income families in West Virginia arebenefiting each year from school clothing vouchers. Dan Hartwell, program director at the state Department of Healthand Human ...
Ex-Capital High athlete headed for Paralympics: ; Jamie Dean proficient rower despite visual impairment
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL CAPITOL REPORTER Capital High School alumnus Jamie Dean knows the precise numberof blocks, traffic signals and other obstructions - like a Dumpster -that might impede his walk home. For blind people like Dean, memorization is a way of life. It's a little ...
BrickStreet ups commission: ; Official says hike in line with competitors set to enter market
Jul 01, 2008; ... Inside * BrickStreet brought in $560 million to state last year,according to study /1C DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. faces competition in theworkers' compensation insurance market starting today, and one waythe company is meeting the challenge is ...
Osteopathic students to serve southern W.Va.
Jul 01, 2008; ... WILLIAMSON - Several students from the West Virginia School ofOsteopathic Medicine will begin a rural, osteopathic primary careprogram in southern West Virginia today. By September, 15 third- and fourth-year students will be rotatingbetween Logan Regional Medical Center and ...
Greear opens up S.C. office today
Jul 01, 2008; ... Republican Dan Greear plans to kick off his campaign for attorneygeneral in earnest. The Kanawha County lawyer is expected to open his campaign officetoday in the GOP's headquarters ...
Tree trimmer killed by falling branch
Jul 01, 2008 ... A worker was killed while cutting trees near Greenbrier Streetand Hillcrest Drive, according to Metro 911 The accident happened just after noon Monday behind anAppalachian Power substation. The Charleston Fire Department wasfirst to respond. The man has been identified as ...
Reduced food sales tax takes effect statewide: ; Many shoppers still say they will go outside state to buy groceries
Jul 01, 2008; ... Andre Graves doesn't buy Gov. Joe Manchin's argument that anotherreduction in the state sales tax on food is supposed to help grocerslike him in Jefferson County compete with out-of-state stores. With higher prices for gasoline and supermarket staples, today'sreduction in the food ...
Putnam plans new housing for its seniors
Jul 01, 2008 ... Plans are in the works for a new affordable senior housingcomplex in Hurricane. Pison Development of Charleston will build 48 units on 1.5 acresnear the city's new City National Bank, said Bill Turner, presidentof Pison. Construction could start as early as the ...
Heath Ledger's hometown to name theater after him
Jul 01, 2008; ... PERTH, Australia - The Australian hometown of the late actorHeath Ledger has named a theater in his honor for his commitment toacting. The $87 million, 575-seat Heath Ledger Theater in Perth is afitting tribute because Ledger was always supportive of other youngactors, Western ...
World Trade Center delayed, over budget
Jul 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - The controversial rebuilding at the World Trade Centersite will be costlier and even further delayed than projected, thePort Authority of New York and New Jersey said in a report. "The schedule and cost estimates of the rebuilding effort thathave been communicated to ...
CAMPAIGN 2008: ; Woman offers to give Obama the shirt off her back
Jul 01, 2008; ... INDEPENDENCE, Mo. - Clearly, the lady who offered to give BarackObama the shirt off her back rattled him more than the lady next toher, whose top was emblazoned with a biceps-flexing Hillary RodhamClinton and the words "Hillary Can Do It." Obama had decided to take a stroll down ...
Weather Almanac
Jul 01, 2008 ... Yesterday's high 77 Record high 102, 1931 Normal high 84 Yesterday's low 61 Record low 51, 1914 Normal ...
Regional weather
Jul 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 84 54 PCldy Charlotte 89 56 Clr Cincinnati 86 58 PCldy Cleveland 85 57 PCldy Columbus,Ohio 86 59 PCldy Dayton 85 59 PCldy Daytona Beach 87 71 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 85 57 ...
Nation & world
Jul 01, 2008 ... Police say baby cut from womb KENNEWICK, Wash. - Police say a pregnant woman stabbed to deathin Washington this weekend had her near full-term baby cut from herwomb. Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg said Monday the baby was onlife support at Deaconess Medical ...
National weather
Jul 01, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 66 49 PCldy Baltimore 85 61 Clr Boston 83 64 PCldy Chicago 87 65 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 96 75 Clr Denver 90 61 PCldy Detroit 85 64 PCldy Honolulu 88 74 Clr Houston 95 71 Clr Indianapolis 86 62 ...
Our views: ; Some debates go on way too long; Let's not throw the fluoride out with the bathwater just yet
Jul 01, 2008; ... IN her 1992 book, "Dental Science in a New Age," Ruth Roy Harrisnoted that poor dental care was the No. 1 cause for rejectingrecruits from military service in World War II. About the same time, in 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., became thefirst town in the nation to fluoridate its ...
Our views: ; Borrowers had better beware; Now more than ever, balances on credit cards affect credit scores
Jul 01, 2008; ... BANKS, having taken massive losses on subprime mortgages, havemade it more difficult for consumers to tap the equity in theirhomes. That has led some consumers to resort to their credit cardsto pay monthly bills. But lenders, focused on preventing another meltdown, are ...
Your views: ; Dogs teach people what is important in life
Jul 01, 2008 ... With respect to Dave Peyton's great column Friday about the giftof dogs, I offer the following quote attributed to Erica Jong: "Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and ...
Vest, Luck and Lane and more like it: ; Manchin has made an excellent start
Jul 01, 2008; ... IT'S refreshing to see Gov. Manchin step beyond the temptation ofpolitical cronyism with his appointment of three new members to theWVU Board of Governors. The selection of Dr. Charles Vest, Ray Lane and Oliver Luck tothe board that oversees WVU shows Manchin has gotten the ...
We educate the bright and expel them: ; Congress should fix this stupidity as soon as possible
Jul 01, 2008; ... PALO ALTO, Calif.- Fifty years ago, Jack Kilby, who grew up inGreat Bend, Kan., took the electrical engineering knowledge heacquired as an undergraduate at the University of Illinois and agraduate student at the University of Wisconsin to Dallas, to TexasInstruments, where he helped ...
Camp hosts students from across globe: ; 116 students attending 4-week program focusing on math and science
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF For 45 years, brilliant young students from all over the worldhave come to West Virginia to learn about science, math, and thegreat outdoors. This summer, a record number are taking part in the NationalYouth Science Camp at rustic Camp Pocahontas in the ...
Camp hosts students from across globe
Jul 01, 2008; ... Students from the National Youth Science Camp listen to MATRICtechnician Paul Aubry talk about polymer additives. The 116 studentsattending the annual science camp ...
Decline in penguin population signals sea problems
Jul 01, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - The dwindling march of the penguins is signalingthat the world's oceans are in trouble, scientists now say. Penguins may be the tuxedo-clad version of a canary in the coalmine, with generally ailing populations from a combination of globalwarming, ocean oil pollution, ...
Garrison testified Rodriguez was upset: ; President says he never suggested the university would settle for $2 million buyout
Jul 01, 2008; ... On the Web * Visit dailymail.com for PDFs of the fivedepositions. MORGANTOWN - West Virginia University President Mike Garrisonsaid in a deposition that former football coach Rich Rodriguez was"very distraught" in a private meeting the night before he resignedand accepted the top ...
Legionnaires' investigation nears end: ; Internal squabble continues as officials seek cause of disease
Jul 01, 2008 ... The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's is entering the finalstages of its investigation into three recent cases of Legionnaires'disease. But the agency's response continues to spark criticism and hasprompted the health board's outgoing president, Dr. Steven Artz, toaccuse ...
Police investigating Cross Lanes, West Side shootings
Jul 01, 2008; ... Authorities are investigating two shootings in Kanawha County. One of the shootings involved a man who reported a break-in athis home. Wilbur Thomas Hines Jr., 34, of 844 Matthews Ave., near EdgewoodDrive, was shot during the course of a burglary at his home about 4a.m., ...
Police and courts
Jul 01, 2008 ... S.C. man faces numerous charges A South Charleston man was arrested for allegedly breaking intohis ex-girlfriend's residence and stealing her computer. South Charleston police were dispatched on Thursday to CountryClub Boulevard in reference to a burglary, according to ...
Morgantown celebration to honor Don Knotts
Jul 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Friends and family of the late Don Knottswill share memories of the comedian during two shows in Knotts'hometown. "Hometown Memories" will be staged at Morgantown's MetropolitanTheater July 18 with actor Ronnie Schell, who began his TV careerplaying Duke on ...
Phone outages
Jul 01, 2008; ... Equipment is spread out along Washington Street East as Verizoncrews work to repair phone outages. About 600 customers in the EastEnd lost service Sunday evening after a water company ...
Smoking ban takes effect today: ; Kanawha bar, video parlor owners predict they will lose business
Jul 01, 2008 ... Starting today, customers won't be allowed to light up in bars,gambling parlors and the Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Board has deemed smoking in thoseareas off limits. Bar and video poker parlor owners are bracing for the ...
Venezuela punishes station for airing 'Simpsons'
Jul 01, 2008; ... CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan regulators are forcing a local TVstation to show public service announcements as punishment forbroadcasting "The Simpsons" during a time slot reserved forchildren's programs. The Televen channel yanked the animated hit from its lineup inApril ...
Top 12 drivers - Sprint Cup Series
Jul 01, 2008 ... 1.Kyle Busch 2,4962. Jeff Burton 2,4323. DaleEarnhardt Jr. 2,3524. Carl Edwards 2,2625. JimmieJohnson 2,2206. ...
Trans fat ban in final stages in New York City
Jul 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - The final stage of the New York City plan to eliminatefoods containing trans fats from restaurant menus was to go intoeffect today, the city health department said. A year ago, the trans-fat ban in restaurants applied only tospreads and frying oils. Starting today, it ...
Power's Wilson gets a break
Jul 01, 2008; ... West Virginia Power first baseman Steffan Wilson got to make asurprise about-face during the sixth inning of the team's home gameagainst Greensboro Monday evening. After hitting what seemed to be a routine pop up only a few feetaway in foul territory, Wilson started heading back ...
WVU trying to keep up: ; School's athletic budget continues to increase; WVU faces continuing pressure to improve
Jul 01, 2008; ... Big East bucks The annual revenue-sharing amounts West Virginia has receivedfrom the Big East Conference over the past decade: Year Football Basketball/Other '07-08 $5,856,095 $3,591,003 '06-07 $4,238,854 $1,590,380 '05-06 $5,206,452 ...
NCAA application comes before WVC for Tech
Jul 01, 2008; ... The West Virginia Conference and WVU Tech have agreement on thenext step in the Golden Bears' bid to rejoin the league. At a recent meeting in Beckley, WVC Commissioner Barry Blizzardtold Tech officials the Montgomery school would need to apply torejoin the NCAA - and be accepted ...
Not all coaches believe 7-on-7 drills beneficial
Jul 01, 2008; ... Since the early 1990s, a brand of football most commonly referredto as "7-on-7" has become a favorite preseason tool of many highschool teams. Called "skeleton drills" in some circles, 7-on-7 ball is a pass-heavy variety of the standard game in which teams compete on atruncated ...
WVU Sports: ; 'Product Rodriguez' wasn't a keeper?
Jul 01, 2008; ... MORGANTOWN - Product Rodriguez. Sometimes in this column-writingbusiness you strain your brain trying to create a clever way tophrase something. And then sometimes outgoing West Virginia University PresidentMike Garrison gives you an unexpected going-away gift during a 10-hour ...
Top of the 2nd
Jul 01, 2008 ... Power * Today: vs. Greensboro, 7:05 p.m. * Wednesday: Off *Thursday: vs. Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m. Reds * Today: vs. Pirates, 7:10 p.m. * Wednesday: vs. Pirates,7:10 p.m. * Thursday: vs. Nationals, 7:10 p.m. Indians * Today: at White Sox, 8 p.m. * Wednesday: at White Sox,8 p.m. * ...
Local & National scoreboard
Jul 01, 2008 ... AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Schedule-Winners Through Sunday Feb. 9 - x-Budweiser Shootout (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Feb. 14 - x-Gatorade Duel 1 (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) Feb. 14 - x-Gatorade Duel 2 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 17 - Daytona 500 (Ryan ...
American League
Jul 01, 2008 ... rays 5, red sox 4 BOSTON TAMPA BAY ab r h bi ab r h bi Ellsbry cf 4 0 0 0 Upton cf 5 1 1 1 Pedroia 2b 4 1 1 0 Crwfrd lf 4 1 0 0 JDrew rf 4 1 1 1 WAybr 2b 1 1 1 0 MRmrz dh 3 0 0 0 CPena 1b 3 0 1 1 Lowell 3b 4 1 3 1 Lngoria 3b 3 0 0 ...
Baseball P.M.
Jul 01, 2008 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Tampa Bay 50 32 .610 - 7-3 W-2 31-13 19-19 12-6 Boston 50 35 .588 11/2 4-6 L-3 31-10 19-25 11-7 New York 44 39 .530 61/2 4-6 L-2 22-19 22-20 10-7 Baltimore 41 40 .506 81/2 z-4-6 L-2 ...
National League
Jul 01, 2008 ... REDS 4, PIRATES 3 PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI ab r h bi ab r h bi FSnchz 2b 4 0 1 0 Hairstn cf 4 1 2 1 Mchels cf 5 0 0 0 Kppngr ss 4 0 1 0 Bay lf 4 0 1 0 Dunn lf 3 0 0 0 Doumit c 4 1 1 0 CPttson cf 0 0 0 0 Nady rf 4 1 1 0 BPhllps 2b 4 1 2 ...
Hoff makes a splash at Olympic trials
Jul 01, 2008; ... OMAHA, Neb. - Hey, Michael Phelps. You have some catching up todo. Katie Hoff, a teenager from the same North Baltimore club thatlaunched Phelps, is set to swim 900 more meters at the U.S. Olympictrials than the sport's resident superstar. Hoff is 2-for-2, having rallied to ...
Kenya native ready to run for America
Jul 01, 2008; ... EUGENE, Ore. - With a high leg kick and his trademark burst,Bernard Lagat has become an expert at putting people away in thelast lap of races. For this race, though, it was getting ready for the first lapthat posed the biggest challenge. He kept telling himself he had to ...
Federer defeats Hewitt, moves to Wimbledon quarterfinals
Jul 01, 2008; ... WIMBLEDON, England - Roger Federer already has dispatched thelast player to win Wimbledon before he started his five-year winningrun. Next up is the last player to beat him here. Federer has cruised into the quarterfinals without dropping aset, beating 2002 champion Lleyton Hewitt ...
WVU's Hogan ready to catch more passes
Jul 01, 2008; ... FOR THE DAILY MAIL MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia football coaching staff's decisionto pass more in this season admittedly is exciting to Brandon Hogan. "We've put in a lot of new stuff which people haven't seen," saidthe 6-foot, 175-pound sophomore from Manassas, Va. He was ...
Nitro fills girls soccer coaching spot: ; Coaches not happy with rule that bumps volunteers for teachers
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Nitro High has quietly moved to fill several coaching spotsrecently, including two key girls coaching positions with littlefanfare. "You try and make as sure as you can you do the right thing forthe school, for the community," Nitro Principal Paul ...
Lankster confident in WVU secondary: ; Several defenders returning with experience in reserve roles in 2007
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER MORGANTOWN - Ellis Lankster thinks West Virginia's defensivesecondary will be stronger this year. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound senior cornerback from Whistler, Ala. ,said the rebuilt unit came together in the spring and continues tocommunicate better in ...
State youth soccer teams are just trying to close the gap: ; Event will come to Mountain State for the next two years
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL SPORTSWRITER Another year, another rough time at the United State Youth SoccerAssociation Region I tournament for West Virginia teams. The state's representatives went a combined 5-36-7 this weekendin Portland, Maine. Yet behind the cloudy, gray New England ...
Four friends together again at old school: ; The former classmates are all teachers now at Wirt County High
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF They're known as the fantastic four. Adam Cheeseman, Joe Villers, Isaac Goff and Jeremy Metz are notcapable of manipulating fire, of stretching their bodies, ofbecoming invisible or of harnessing superhuman strength. No, they are only teachers at Wirt ...
Dropouts get a second chance: ; Starting today, qualified applicants can take the GED test without a fee
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF Penny Adkins, 44, never completed high school. After she droppedout, she got married and had two kids. "Then when I raised them, I went back to school to hopefullyfurther educate myself and get a good job," the Charleston residentsaid. "But I made sure my ...
Insurer a huge engine for state: ; BrickStreet brought in more than $560 million
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL BUSINESS EDITOR BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co.'s operations, claims paymentsand construction activity had an economic impact of more than $560million on the state last year, according to a study released today. BrickStreet is the successor to the state Workers' ...
Business briefs
Jul 01, 2008 ... State's business tax change takes effect West Virginia's corporate license tax is gone. Legislation repealing the tax took effect July 1. TaxCommissioner Christopher Morris says registered corporations willsave about $6.7 million annually as a result. Businesses still ...
Local pizzerias hike delivery charge to offset gas prices
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF The cost to fill your own tank is going up, and so is the cost ofgetting a pizza delivered to your home. Several area pizza companies are instituting or raising deliveryfees. Domino's has raised its delivery fee to $1.50. "It's always been a ...
Airlines try hedging as strategy against soaring fuel costs: ; Southwest Airlines has been most successful at locking in prices
Jul 01, 2008; ... DALLAS - The computer screen on Scott Topping's desk at SouthwestAirlines flickered with row after row of dates and numbers, but theyhad nothing to do with arrivals and departures. They tracked the price of oil futures for the next severalmonths, and they told a grim tale: No ...
The King offers apple fries: ; Fast food restaurant woos mom with healthier kids meals
Jul 01, 2008; ... NEW YORK - After watching its bigger rival McDonald's Corp. tryto woo mom, Burger King Corp. is launching a new marketing andpromotional campaign this week meant to grab her attention. "A large part of our customer base is parents with children,"said Russ Klein, president of ...
Battle of brewers continues
Jul 01, 2008; ... BRUSSELS, Belgium - Brewer InBev SA made a plea to Anheuser-Busch shareholders to challenge the U.S. beer company's rejection ofits unsolicited $46 billion takeover bid. InBev CEO Carlos Brito insisted that his offer of $65 a share was"full and fair" and gave shareholders ...
Movie memorabilia to be sold: ; Hugh cache of photo stills, posters, magazines collected over past; 43 years to be auctioned
Jul 01, 2008; ... HOLLYWOOD - They are packing up Old Hollywood and moving it toNewbury Park in Ventura County. That's where about 3 million film studio publicity stills, 50,000original movie posters and 20,000 vintage fan magazines will bestored until they are auctioned off six months from ...
Camps not for beginners: ; Participants say early morning intense workouts are appealing, beneficial
Jul 01, 2008; ... DAILY MAIL STAFF You don't have to be an athlete to participate in Boot Camp, butthese exercise sessions are not for sissies. Twice a week at 5:30 a.m. sharp, people from all walks of lifeand various ages are at Nautilus in Kanawha City for a rigorousexercise class geared to ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Jul 01, 2008 ... Gregory D. Albright Gregory D. Albright, 49, of Sutton died June 29, 2008. Gravesideservice will be noon Wednesday, July 2, at Elizabeth ChapelCemetery, near Sutton. Friends may call from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.Wednesday at Greene-Robertson Funeral Home, Sutton. Chapman ...
On Retirement: ; Grandkids get big boost from reading
Jul 01, 2008; ... When the grandkids ask me to climb on the trampoline or race themto the corner, I'm flattered. And challenged, as I lack their flexibility and stamina. Now sharing a book, that's quite doable. Even so, it's much easier when they are preschoolers. As theystart reading ...
Dear Abby: ; Disappearing husband may be sign of marital breakup
Jul 01, 2008; ... DEAR ABBY: My husband of three years, "Mike," is never home. Hegoes to work and then hangs out with his buddies, leaving me at homewith our baby and my two other children until late at night. Onweekends, Mike jumps out of bed, showers and leaves - sometimes notreturning until the wee ...