Charleston Daily Mail back issues from November 2008:
Owner defends club after shooting: ; Bouncer wounded in upper thigh by round from .22 rifle
Nov 03, 2008; ... The owner of a downtown nightclub says her establishment is "noBanana Joe's" despite a shooting that sent one of her securityguards to the hospital. Janet Amores, owner of Impulse nightclub on Capitol Street, saidthe security guard, Joshua Dearien, and his alleged shooter, ...
Vent line
Nov 03, 2008 ... * Bill Stewart can act like its not big deal that he lost his toprecruit but its a huge deal for his coaching staff because they cantcoach players up. They need to get the best talent possible. n Whycant the smoking ban supporters get it through their heads that noone is disputing that ...
Charleston Daily Mail POLL Week 11
Nov 03, 2008 ... The Charleston Daily Mail high school football poll as voted onby West Virginia sportswriters, with first-place votes inparentheses, record, teams previous ranking and this weeks opponent.All games are Friday night unless noted: CLASS AAA Pl. TeamRec. Pts. Pvs. Opponent 1. South ...
BCS standings Rankings for Nov. 2:
Nov 03, 2008 ... Harris USA Today Computer BCS Rank Pts. Pct. Rank Pts. Pct. Rank Pct. Avg. Pv. 1. Alabama 1 2798 0.9818 1 1498 0.9823 t1 0.960 0.9747 2 2. Texas Tech 3 2644 0.9277 3 1409 0.9239 t1 0.960 0.9372 7 3.Penn St. 2 2689 ...
Local calls
Nov 03, 2008 ... St. Louis QB Marc Bulger, right, fumbles as he is sacked byArizonas Adrian Wilson for a 9-yard loss. The Cardinals recoveredthe fumble in their 34-13 victory Sunday. AP photo A look at some of the performances by NFL players with area tiesin Sundays games: THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...
Top 12 drivers - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Nov 03, 2008 ... 1. Jimmie Johnson 6,366 2. Carl Edwards 6,260 3.Grege Biffle 6,223 4. Jeff Burton 6,154 5. Jeff Gordon 6,111 6. Clint Bowyer ...
Lottery
Nov 03, 2008 ... Here are the winning numbers drawn Saturday: WEST VIRGINIA Daily 3: 433 Daily 4: 0480 OHIO Day Pick 3: 238 Pick 4: 2147 Ten-Oh: 2-11-13-19-23-25-26-28-31-32-34-36-39-40-41-53-57-63-64-79 Evening Pick 3: 582 Pick 4: 8645Ten-Oh: ...
Forecasts
Nov 03, 2008 ... Partly cloudy, mild and dry. High ...
Daily Mail endorsements
Nov 03, 2008 ... The Daily Mail endorses these candidates in the followingcontested races: National & State President: John McCain (R) USSenate: Jay Rockefeller (D) Governor: Joe Manchin (D) Congress:Shelley Moore Capito (R) Agriculture commissioner: Mike Teets (R)Attorney General: Dan Greear (R) ...
Car Talk: ; Flooring it is terrible for your car
Nov 03, 2008; ... Dear Tom and Ray: I got my driver's license about five monthsago. I drive a 2006 Toyota Highlander, and each day I get on thehighway and drive 45 minutes to get to school. When I get onto thehighway, I like to floor it and accelerate as quickly as the V-6 cantake me. I just love hearing ...
'Musical 3' still getting top grades at box office grades
Nov 03, 2008; ... LOS ANGELES - Hollywood made audiences repeat senior year. Disney's "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" hauled in $15million to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend,according to studio estimates Sunday. Debuting at No. 2 with $10.7 million was the Weinstein ...
High court prepares for FCC case: ; Broadcasters are fighting fines imposed by commission for airing banned words
Nov 03, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court would not be recommended as thebest place in this city to hear a raucous conversation that makesfull use of the F-word, the S-word and assorted other vulgarities. It is a place of decorum. Officers will firmly reprimand avisitor who errs by leaning ...
Iran president says fake degree is no reason for impeachment
Nov 03, 2008; ... TEHRAN, Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saidimpeaching his interior minister over his admission he had a fakedegree from Oxford University would be illegal, the state-run newsagency reported. The minister, Ali Kordan, faces an impeachment hearing Tuesday ...
NFL Report
Nov 03, 2008 ... TITANS 19, PACKERS 16 The Tennessee Titans still have their sights set on perfection,thanks to Rod Bironas' right leg. Bironas redeemed himself for an earlier miss by kicking a 41-yard field goal with 9:36 to go in overtime that led the undefeatedTitans over the Green Bay ...
NFL Week 8 standings
Nov 03, 2008 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Home Away AFC NFC Div New England 5 3 0 .625 168 150 3-1-0 2-2-0 3-3-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 N.Y. Jets 5 3 0 .625 208 187 3-1-0 2-2-0 4-3-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 Buffalo 5 3 0 .625 182 169 3-1-0 2-2-0 3-2-0 2-1-0 0-2-0 Miami 4 4 ...
Bengals feel 'sense of relief' with win
Nov 03, 2008; ... CINCINNATI - On their ninth try, the Cincinnati Bengals finallygot it right. They scored early. They broke up a pass that could have tied thegame in the closing minutes. They pounded their chests, raised theirarms and - in one case - gave a smooch. Winless no more. A ...
Thunder downs Timberwolves for season's first victory
Nov 03, 2008; ... OKLAHOMA CITY - In front of a welcoming crowd in its newhometown, the Oklahoma City Thunder got a big first win to pleaseits noisy new fans and ease its own minds. Kevin Durant scored 18 points and first-round pick RussellWestbrook was the anchor of an improving defense as the ...
Memories of last season have helped Cougars pile up wins
Nov 03, 2008; ... The Capital High football roster is full of players with size,quickness and speed. But a good memory may be the team's best attribute. After dropping their 2007 season opener to George Washington, theCougars rebounded to win eight of their final nine regular seasoncontests ...
East Carolina kicks field goal to beat UCF in overtime
Nov 03, 2008; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - East Carolina placekicker Ben Hartman drilled a39-yard field goal in overtime to lift the Pirates to a 13-10 winover the University of Central Florida Sunday. The Pirates, who host Marshall on Saturday, improved to 5-3 thisseason, 3-1 in Conference USA play. UCF ...
PREP SOCCER NOTEBOOK: ; No state tourney on tap, but Sissonville boys, girls excel
Nov 03, 2008; ... The high school soccer season is over for most teams and players. While the attention, rightfully so, focuses on the four areateams that will be playing in the state tournament this weekend inBeckley, here is a quick rundown on the teams that did not make itand how their seasons ...
NASCAR: ; Edwards trims 77 points off Johnson's lead
Nov 03, 2008; ... FORT WORTH, Texas - Carl Edwards spent the past week insistingthe Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup isn't over. Maybe he's right. Squeezing 70 laps out of his last tank of fuel at 1.5-mile TexasMotor Speedway, Edwards slowed his speed to a relative crawl in theclosing laps of ...
Marshall transfers just happy to be back on the basketball floor
Nov 03, 2008; ... HUNTINGTON - Octavius Spann was skying toward the basket for ahoop during warmups. Meanwhile, Chris Lutz and Brandon Powell were standing at theback of the line waiting for their turns during layup drills. Lutz turned to Powell and delivered a motivational message. Not ...
Local scoreboard
Nov 03, 2008 ... AREA SCHEDULE High schools The upcoming athletics schedule for area high schools, assubmitted by the schools: Football (all 7:30 p.m.) Friday - Princeton at Nitro; Herbert Hoover at Winfield; SouthCharleston at Bluefield; Buffalo at Wahama; Ritchie County at ...
National scoreboard
Nov 03, 2008 ... WVU * Saturday: FB vs. Cincinnati, 7 p.m. * Nov. 22: FB atLouisville, TBA * Nov. 28: FB at Pittsburgn, noon * Dec. 6: FB vs.South Florida, TBA Marshall * Saturday: FB at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m. * Nov. 15: FBvs. Central Florida, 4:30 p.m. * Nov. 22: FB at Rice, 3 p.m. * Nov.29: ...
Top of the 2nd
Nov 03, 2008 ... TELEVISION FOOTBALL 8:30 p.m. Steelers at Redskins ESPN HOCKEY 7 p.m. Sabres at Devils VS. WVU women's soccer team blanks Louisville MORGANTOWN - The West Virginia University women's soccer teamscored two goals in each half in a 4-0 defeat of Louisville in ...
WVU Sports: ; WVU still not satisfied with results
Nov 03, 2008; ... EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Just past the midway point of Saturday'sthird quarter, Jock Sanders turned a short pass into a touchdown asWest Virginia took a 14-13 lead against Connecticut, which raised afairly interesting question. How was WVU winning? This was the same outfit ...
Marshall's 'Racehorse' formation is helping Herd explode from the gates
Nov 03, 2008; ... HUNTINGTON - The Miami Dolphins aren't the only team borrowing apage from Houston Nutt's playbook. Nutt is the offensive mastermind who created a formation thatputs a speedster a few yards behind the center. The player - usuallya running back or wide receiver - takes a shotgun ...
Mistakes taking toll on Redskins: ; High school football; Notebook
Nov 03, 2008; ... Hurricane's offense ran like a well-engineered sports car for thefirst six games of the season. Suddenly, the Redskins' scoring machine has gone from resemblinga Corvette to looking more and more like a Corvair - unsafe at anyspeed. Thanks mostly to four critical red zone ...
WVU defense helping offense: ; Mountaineers have shut out four foes in the second half this season; West Virginia University; Football
Nov 03, 2008; ... EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Brandon Hogan was, once again, guilty ofoveranalyzing the situation. Certain the receiver he was assigned tocover was about to block a safety, he was stunned to see saidreceiver burst into a route and race down the middle of the field. "Uh-oh," the sophomore ...
Irish girls can handle pressure, coach says: ; High school girls soccer; Charleston Catholic
Nov 03, 2008; ... One shouldn't be surprised if some of the Charleston Catholicgirls soccer players would be more than a little nervous this comingweekend at the state tournament. After all, it is the Irish's first ever trip to the statetournament and Charleston Catholic carries a huge bull's-eye ...
Piedmont trying to fill its rooms
Nov 03, 2008; ... Students wait in the cafeteria of Piedmont Year-Round Elementaryat the end of a school day. The school's enrollment is down tonearly half of what it was a ...
Clarification
Nov 03, 2008 ... * The mural by Chris Dutch on the side of the Book Exchangebuilding at Washington and Maxwell streets was commissioned by thedesign committee of the East End Main Street program. A story inFriday's ...
Get ready for the holidays at Bridge Road events
Nov 03, 2008; ... For shoppers, it's a holiday open house at the Bridge Road Shopsfeaturing some special artisan offerings and family-friendlyactivities. For Rebecca Stelling, it's like a nice visit with friends. Stelling, who represents artisans through Cabin Creek Quilts andMountain ...
Dear Abby: ; Man with vindictive ex-wife must act to protect his son
Nov 03, 2008; ... DEAR ABBY: Parental alienation is a topic I have never seenaddressed in your column. It is a problem with many divorcesinvolving children. I think my brother is a victim of it. He livesin a different state than his little boy, but pays child support. Abby, his ex continuously ...
Hannah's having her annual open house
Nov 03, 2008; ... If you go: * Hannahs Pottery has scheduled its annual open housefor 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.Sunday. Her studio is located 6 miles from the St. Albans exit ofInterstate 64. From the exit, turn right at the light and again atthe next light onto Teays Valley ...
Hannah's having her annual open house
Nov 03, 2008; ... Besides Hannah's Pottery items that range from birdhouses toteapots and serving pieces to birdbaths, the open ...
Get ready for the holidays at Bridge Road events
Nov 03, 2008; ... A panoply of color is the order of the day when artists fromCabin Creek Quilts and Mountain Artisans bring out quilts, bags,wall hangings, ornaments, wreaths and more during a holiday ...
Magazine says Anne Barth cover is not an endorsement
Nov 03, 2008; ... The latest issue of Metro Valley magazine has sparked controversyover its otherwise tame cover of Democratic congressional candidateAnne Barth smiling, arms folded. Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who's defending herseat against Barth, is not featured or mentioned on ...
Earthquake shakes the Aleutian Islands
Nov 03, 2008; ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The U.S. Geological Survey says a significantearthquake has jolted the ocean floor near Alaska's remote AleutianIslands. The agency says in a preliminary report that the magnitude-6.1quake struck the seismically active but sparsely populated islandchain at ...
Palin blasts Obama's coal comments
Nov 03, 2008; ... MARIETTA, Ohio - In a campaign appearance here, Sarah Palincriticized comments made early this year by Barack Obama - whichsurfaced Sunday in an audiotape posted on YouTube - in which theDemocratic presidential candidate discusses how his proposedemissions policy would affect the coal ...
Community briefs
Nov 03, 2008 ... Deadline for essay contest is Friday The deadline for the second annual West Virginia "When I Grow Up"contest is Friday. The West Virginia State Treasurer's Office and the HartfordSMART529 are sponsoring the contest. Students from kindergarten through the fifth ...
Democrats likely have advantage: ; Party; poised to boost majorities in both House of Delegates, Senate
Nov 03, 2008; ... Both major parties expect to pick up seats in West Virginia'sLegislature on Tuesday. But the Democrats appear better positioned to increase theirmajorities in both the state Senate and House of Delegates. A lack of opposing candidates has left 48 legislative ...
Marshall student falls six floors off garage
Nov 03, 2008; ... HUNTINGTON - A six-story fall sent a Marshall University studentto the hospital this morning. The student, whose age was unknown, fell from the roof ofMarshall University's parking garage. The call came into Cabell County 911 about 7:38 a.m. It happenedon the 3rd Avenue side ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Nov 03, 2008 ... Mary Nell Bosley Mary Nell Canfield Bosley, 86, of Charlottesville, Va., formerlyof Sutton and Clay, W.Va., passed away peacefully on November 2,2008, at her home with her daughter and son by her side. She wasborn September 29, 1922. Mary Nell is survived by a daughter, ...
Pumpkins on display through Wednesday
Nov 03, 2008; ... Ric Griffith's Pumpkin House in Kenova lit up his neighborhoodthis weekend. The Wayne County pharmacist began his tradition in1978 when a few pumpkins decorated his porch. This year's patchincludes ...
Election Day voting record could be set: ; Counties across W.Va.; expecting high turnout
Nov 03, 2008; ... If early voting tallies are any indication, there could be anElection Day record set tomorrow for the number of people voting insome counties in West Virginia. At the end of the day Saturday, when early voting ended, 15,925people in Kanawha County already had cast ballots, ...
Oglebay holiday display going green
Nov 03, 2008; ... WHEELING - Oglebay Park's annual Festival of Lights features allthe colors of the rainbow, but starting this year everything's goinggreen. The Wheeling park plans to switch more than a millionincandescent bulbs for energy-saving light emitting diodes, or LEDs. Marketing ...
Jefferson may have violated meeting law
Nov 03, 2008; ... CHARLES TOWN - An e-mail obtained by The Journal of Martinsburgsuggests the Jefferson County Commission may have violated the WestVirginia open meetings law. The newspaper says an e-mail from Commission President FrancesMorgan indicates three commissioners made a decision ...
High-speed chase involves five police departments
Nov 03, 2008; ... Five police organizations were involved in a high-speed chase ofa Charleston man fleeing from a traffic stop. South Charleston, Dunbar and Nitro police, along with Kanawha andPutnam deputies, chased Leonard Allen Johnson, 41, of VirginiaStreet from South Charleston to Buffalo on ...
Tropical Storm Polo forms far off Mexican coast
Nov 03, 2008; ... MEXICO CITY - Tropical Storm Polo formed far off Mexico'ssouthwest Pacific coast and was expected to remain well out to sea. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Polo wascentered Sunday about 970 miles south of the southern tip of ...
Nev. workers comp firm completes deal
Nov 03, 2008 ... Employers Holdings Inc., the Nevada company used as a model whenWest Virginia privatized its workers' compensation system, hascompleted a major acquisition. The Nevada company announced Friday that it has completed thepreviously announced acquisition of AmCOMP Inc. of Florida ...
Alliance offering courses on Microsoft programs
Nov 03, 2008; ... Charleston Area Alliance and Community and Technical CollegeSystem of West Virginia are offering TechKnowledge, a set of fourclasses to teach employees how to get the most out of Microsoftprograms. Classes focus on Microsoft Word, Friday; Excel, Nov. 21; Access,Dec. 5; and ...
Smart Money: ; It is unwise to 'own' rentals
Nov 03, 2008; ... DEAR BRUCE: You have said that when your rental properties arepaid for, you should sell them. You have also said that single-family rentals are generally poor investments. Why? Reader, via e-mail DEAR READER: I think that you have paraphrased me with a slighterror ....
Twinkies get calorie makeover
Nov 03, 2008; ... MILWAUKEE - Hostess Twinkies are becoming the latest productremade and repackaged into 100-calorie snack packs, a product someanalysts say could do well given that more people are packing theirown lunches in the slumping economy. The maker of the golden yellow, creme-filled cake ...
Myrtle Beach theme park is up for sale
Nov 03, 2008; ... COLUMBIA, S.C. - Life in the fast lane apparently was too muchfor Hard Rock Park. Six months after opening, the only major U.S.theme park to open in the last decade is for sale. Spokesman Jim Olecki said Friday the $400 million Myrtle Beachpark celebrating rock 'n' roll couldn't ...
Gunman shoots through window, kills sleeping 3-year-old
Nov 03, 2008; ... SAN ANTONIO - Bullets ripped through a northeast Bexar Countyhome, killing a 3-year-old girl sleeping next to her parents. Crystal Gonzales said someone knocked on the window around 3 a.m.Sunday, and they saw a man outside. The gunman shot at the house four times, and Eternity ...
Man whittles wonders out of wood: ; Matt Shamblin can turn even the smallest scrap of lumber into miniature keepsakes
Nov 03, 2008; ... An elevator in the old Boll Furniture building ran on wood railsthat have been turned into yardsticks, ball bats and a knife andfork set. The well-worn quarter-sawn oak imbued with oil was transformed bywhittling whiz Matt Shamblin using only a pocketknife. Shamblin is ...
Man whittles wonders out of wood
Nov 03, 2008; ... Matt Shamblin, project superintendent for BBL Carlton, displaysan airplane he whittled ...
250 tires illegally dumped along river in Charleston
Nov 03, 2008; ... Environmental officials cleaned up more than 200 tires that hadbeen illegally dumped on the riverbank. The state Department of Environmental Protection's RehabilitationEnvironmental Action Plan (REAP) team worked for more than an hourand a half Thursday morning, clearing close to ...
The undecideds might decide this one: ; Cutting through all this clutter at the 11th hour
Nov 03, 2008; ... WASHINGTON - It is hard to imagine that "undecideds," likerestless phantoms with unfinished business, still haunt these finalhours. What can they be waiting for? An epiphany? Some final bit ofinformation to tip the scale? A hidden corpse, an illegitimatechild, a beloved aunt ...
It's easy to see who will win this election: ; Manchin wins, Rockefeller wins,; but will Felinton?
Nov 03, 2008; ... TOMORROW is the big day. After what seems like six years ofcampaigning, America votes tomorrow Sometime between 24 hours from now and six months from today (ifthe election goes to the courts), we'll know who is going to run thecountry for the next four years. I'm not a great ...
Our views: ; It's your money; remember to vote; Electing Barack Obama could have very expensive consequences
Nov 03, 2008; ... TOMORROW, Americans will choose the 44th president of the UnitedStates. Democrats are so confident Barack Obama will win that theyalready have split over what to do first. The battle, wrote Jonathan Weisman of the Wall Street Journal,involves three factions: the "old bull" ...
Our views: ; Senators should act transparently; Electronic records of contributions and spending should be available
Nov 03, 2008; ... LARRY Margasak of the Associated Press pointed out that thanks tothe electronic record-keeping of presidential campaign spending,reporters were able to learn that the Republican campaign spent$150,000 clothing Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. House candidates also report contributions and ...
Nation & world
Nov 03, 2008 ... Teen crushed while parking minivan NEW YORK - A teenage bodybuilder has been crushed to death whiletrying to stop a minivan from rolling into another car in Brooklyn. Mousa Alijahmi, a freshman at the College of Staten Island, wasworking as a restaurant valet when he ...
National weather
Nov 03, 2008 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 26 14 Cldy Baltimore 61 48 Cldy Boston 62 46 PCldy Chicago 71 57 Clr Dallas-Ft Worth 82 62 PCldy Denver 64 40 PCldy Detroit 70 51 Clr Honolulu 84 72 Clr Houston 83 60 PCldy Indianapolis 73 48 ...