Charleston Daily Mail back issues from February 2009:
Unicyclist enjoys break from winter temperatures
Feb 02, 2009; ... Daniel Collins, a sophomore chemistry major at MarshallUniversity, took advantage of a balmy break in the weather Sundayafternoon to bare his legs and hop on his unicycle. The Williamstownnative got warm enough to remove ...
Skydiving instructor dies in tandem jump
Feb 02, 2009; ... CHESTER, S.C. - Authorities say a skydive instructor who wassharing a parachute with a first-time jumper apparently died of aheart attack in the air. Officials say the instructor was identified as George C. "Chip"Steele of Sumter, S.C. The first-time jumper was able to ...
Meeting set to discuss Bluestone Dam repairs
Feb 02, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - Repairs to the Bluestone Dam will be discussed atpublic hearings this week in Charleston and Hinton. The Hinton meeting will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday at theSummers County Memorial Building. The meeting in Charleston is set for 6 p.m. Thursday in room 103of ...
Annual show attracts avid hunters, fishermen: ; Proceeds earned from state expo go toward wildlife conservation,; management, education
Feb 02, 2009; ... Jeff and Michele Shumate of Princeton celebrated their five-yearwedding anniversary by going to the West Virginia Hunting andFishing Show. Like many other hunting and fishing enthusiasts, the Shumateskeep coming back to the show, held this past weekend at theCharleston Civic ...
New Ill. governor emphasizes service, humility in church service
Feb 02, 2009; ... CHICAGO - In his first Sunday since being thrust into the chiefexecutive's office, Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn delivered a churchservice message of service and humility, calling on residents towork together despite challenges. "We have to address each day with new eyes, no grudges," ...
Smoky Mountains' 'marrying minister' is retiring
Feb 02, 2009; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Rev. Ed Taylor has been marrying touristsin the Smoky Mountains for more than three decades. Now, he's theone saying "I do" - to retirement. Taylor, 77, estimates he's performed about 85,000 marriages inGatlinburg, where the majesty of the mountains is just ...
States fail in latest prairie dog report
Feb 02, 2009; ... ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - While groundhogs will get all the attentiontoday, a report being issued by an environmental group says theircousins, the prairie dogs, are in dire straits across the West. WildEarth Guardians says in its report to be released today thatNorth America's five ...
EUTHANASIA: ; Pope calls it a 'false solution'
Feb 02, 2009; ... VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI said Sunday that euthanasia is a"false solution" to suffering, adding his voice to a bitter debatein Italy over the fate of a comatose woman whose father wants toremove her feeding tube. During his Sunday blessing, Benedict said that love can ...
PARADOX OF THRIFT: ; Citizens saving more, spending less
Feb 02, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Americans are hunkering down and saving more. For arecession-battered economy, it couldn't be happening at a worsetime. Economists call it the "paradox of thrift." What's good forindividuals - spending less, saving more - is bad for the economywhen everyone does ...
National weather
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 7 -6 Clr Baltimore 47 29 Cldy Boston 40 28 Cldy Chicago 28 13 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 57 34 Clr Denver 47 20 PCldy Detroit 30 17 Cldy Honolulu 79 69 Clr Houston 61 37 Cldy Indianapolis 32 16 ...
Regional weather
Feb 02, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 31 19 Cldy Charlotte 59 35 Cldy Cincinnati 35 22 Cldy Cleveland 31 20 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 32 22 PCldy Dayton 32 20 PCldy Daytona Beach 64 42 Rain Greensboro,N.C. 58 33 ...
Nation & world
Feb 02, 2009 ... Obama says GOP will support plan WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama says he is confidentRepublicans will come around to support the final version of hiseconomic recovery legislation. Obama said Sunday that he would like Republicans to eventuallysupport the $819 ...
Our views: ; Smoke alarms can save many lives; A house fire that killed five people in Logan County is a warning to all
Feb 02, 2009; ... THE hearts of all West Virginians surely go out to the friendsand family of Melinda Daily, her boyfriend DeWayne Ellis, and herchildren, Kaitlyn, Randy and Trey. They died in an early morning fire in Monaville, Logan County, onThursday. Logan Fire Chief Scott Beckett said it was ...
Our views: ; West Virginia again attracts new people; Retiring to the beauty of this state brings benefits newcomers notice
Feb 02, 2009; ... DURING the last recession, West Virginia's chief export waspeople. The 1980s saw a net decrease in population, as thousands offamilies fled for economic reasons. But in this recession, people may become the state's chiefimport. Retirees are trickling into the state to enjoy the ...
Our views: ; At Blenko, it isn't over until it's over; Here's hoping this unique company once more comes out the other side
Feb 02, 2009; ... THE founder of Blenko Glass Co. of Milton beat times such asthese to build a business whose name is respected worldwide. Here'shoping Blenko's mastery of a thousand-year-old art form, and itshistory of overcoming business challenges, take it into the futurestronger yet ...
Circling the fire hydrant with Limbaugh: ; Obama didn't win a mandate any more than Bush did
Feb 02, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Two impressions emerged from President BarackObama's first week in office: Partisanship has reached a tipping point when the new presidentis circling the fire hydrant with a conservative talk-radiopersonality. And, the new president is sounding an awful lot like ...
Let's focus on school reform that works: ; A great teacher is a big advantage
Feb 02, 2009; ... BILL Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,released an annual letter this week outlining its goals for 2009.Following are excerpts from the section on education: WARREN Buffett says every American, including him, is lucky tohave been born here. He calls us winners ...
Dear Abby: ; A taste of own medicine could teach dad a lesson
Feb 02, 2009; ... DEAR ABBY: My daughter's 15-year-old friend "Willa" no longercomes over to our house. When I asked my daughter why, she said myhusband told Willa she was getting fat. Willa told her mother, andher mother told her not to visit us anymore. I confronted my husband and told him his ...
Horoscope
Feb 02, 2009; ... TODAY'S FORECAST eARIES (March 21-April 19). Is this plan going to work favorably?Others around you are working out the odds, but you can't see why.You just know things will turn out well and because of your strongbelief, they will. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20). The resource ...
Talk about a sugar-coated treatment: ; Warm sweet paste is spread over hairy area, then flicked off quickly
Feb 02, 2009; ... Students in the new aesthetics program at the Charleston Schoolof Beauty Culture dipped their hands into some sugar as part oftheir training. It was tasty - a little like thick honey with a touch of lemon -but eating wasn't the purpose of their two-day class, taught lastweek by ...
Country Living: ; Good reasons for indulging my animal addiction; A lamb is on order, but there are lots of reasons to get a donkey, too
Feb 02, 2009; ... I need a donkey. A miniature donkey, to be exact. First, I needto figure out why I need a miniature donkey. You might think I wouldalready have that answer since I appear to know that I need one, butthat's the thing about having a farm. You can have all the animalsyou want. You aren't ...
Review says banks hired foreign workers
Feb 02, 2009; ... SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Major U.S. banks sought governmentpermission to bring thousands of foreign workers into the countryfor high-paying jobs even as the system was melting down last yearand Americans were getting laid off, according to an AssociatedPress review of visa applications ....
Car dealers shock buyers with unpaid liens
Feb 02, 2009; ... SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The national wave of auto dealershipclosures has come crashing down on thousands of people who are onthe hook for used-car loans that dealers were supposed to absolve. When a car buyer still owes money on a vehicle he is trading in,the dealer promises to pay ...
Super Bowl diminished by recession: ; Financial cutbacks seen as fewer football fans attend the big game
Feb 02, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Lena Chamra leaned in for a closer look at the graypullover jacket with the sharp Super Bowl logo. It was exactly whatshe wanted, and she stared for a full minute, then walked away. No sale. "I liked it a lot, but not at $145," she said inside the lobby atthe ...
Smart Money: ; Mom's gifting may put her into the poorhouse
Feb 02, 2009; ... DEAR BRUCE: My mom is 70 years old. My father made all of thefinancial decisions for the two of them until his recent death. Mymother's assets are now $1 million, mostly in stocks and mutualfunds. She owns her home, which is worth $160,000. She gifts $10,000 ayear to me, my ...
Savings choices offer array of rates, access to money
Feb 02, 2009; ... CHICAGO - Americans who are feeling frugal and able to squirrelaway regular savings should think as hard about where to stash it asmany did about stocks when the market was hot. While the risks of losing a big chunk of its value aren't asgreat as with equities, savings choices ...
Spending in Iraq, Afghanistan under review
Feb 02, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Poor planning, weak oversight and greed combined tosoak U.S. taxpayers and undermine American forces in Iraq andAfghanistan, government watchdogs tell a new commission examiningwaste and corruption in wartime contracts. Since 2003, the Pentagon, State Department and ...
Explorers find wreck of British warship in channel
Feb 02, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. - Florida deep-sea explorers who found $500 millionin sunken treasure two years ago say they have discovered anotherprized shipwreck: A legendary British man-of-war that sank in theEnglish Channel 264 years ago. Odyssey Marine Exploration hasn't found any gold this ...
Boone man sought in robbery of Office Max
Feb 02, 2009; ... Police are looking for a Boone County man suspected of robbing aCharleston office supply store. Witnesses told police a man walked into the Office Max at DudleyFarms Plaza on Jan. 19 and asked about a power cord for a laptopcomputer, according to a complaint filed in Kanawha ...
Police and courts
Feb 02, 2009 ... Charleston boy killed in car wreck in Ky. A 4-year-old Charleston boy was killed in a car crash on icyInterstate 64 in Kentucky. Kentucky State Police say Dominick Michael Uslin was pronounceddead at Kings Daughters Medical Center in Ashland soon after ...
Guardsmen aid residents hit by storm
Feb 02, 2009; ... LEITCHFIELD, Ky. - National Guard troops swinging chain saws madetheir way into isolated Kentucky communities Sunday to check onresidents walloped by a winter storm that Gov. Steve Beshear calledthe biggest natural disaster ever to hit the state. Some 4,600 guardsmen fanned out ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Feb 02, 2009 ... Today's Obituaries Ball, Jeffrey W. Barnett, Roy F. Bryant, OttoConn, Reba A. Czul, Ernest C. Drennen, Troy J. Hammonds, Lois A.Mundy, Yvonne L. Pleasant, Kathryn Plumley, Joseph C. Rouse, DorothyM. Shepherd, Edith I. Washington, Phyllis B. Young, Hiram E. Jeffrey W ....
REVIEW: ; Montclaire's spare approach perfect for Crumb composition
Feb 02, 2009; ... The concert by the Montclaire String Quartet at Kanawha UnitedPresbyterian Church was a near sell-out. Apparently, all the buzz Saturday was over their staging of"Black Angels," a powerful composition for electric string quartetby one of Charleston's favorite sons, George ...
Pope's choice for bishop sparks criticism
Feb 02, 2009; ... VIENNA, Austria - Pope Benedict XVI's decision to promote apastor who called Hurricane Katrina divine punishment for sin in NewOrleans was criticized by Austrian priests and church groups onSunday. The Vatican announced Saturday that the Pope has tapped the Rev.Gerhard Maria ...
'Taken' takes over weekend box office: ; CIA thriller knocked off mall cop movie
Feb 02, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson's CIA thriller "Taken" bumped off "PaulBlart: Mall Cop" at the weekend box office, raking in $24.6 millionand helping fuel the first $1 billion January in Hollywood history. North American box office revenues were up nearly 20 percent inJanuary over the ...
Bill and Melinda Gates working more closely
Feb 02, 2009; ... DAVOS, Switzerland - Since Bill Gates left his full-time job atMicrosoft Corp., his wife sees much more of him during the day - butnot because he's at home. They work in adjoining offices running theworld's biggest philanthropic organization, the Bill & Melinda GatesFoundation ....
Specialty food is highlight of dinner: ; More than 200 pounds of chitterlings were served at annual soul food feast
Feb 02, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - The trick to the annual Soul Food Feast sponsored byMarshall University's Center for African American Students' Programsis in the chitterlings. You can get the food service folks in the Marshall Student Unionto turn out a mess of collard greens with ham hocks easily ...
Specialty food is highlight of dinner
Feb 02, 2009; ... Brenda Martin of Huntington joined about 25 people from FirstBaptist Church at the annual Soul Food Feast Sunday on the campus ofMarshall University. Sponsored by the university's Center forAfrican American ...
Carbon monoxide sends 17 people to hospital
Feb 02, 2009; ... PHILADELPHIA - Investigators believe a gasoline-powered generatorrunning a fan for inflatable playhouses produced carbon monoxide ata child's birthday party, sending 17 people to a hospital. Children were playing in two large Moonbounce balloon playhousesthat were being kept ...
Car Talk: ; It takes a lot of training, practice to be stunt driver
Feb 02, 2009; ... Dear : I want to know how to get a job, a very specific job. Itseems like every car commercial on the networks now shows thevehicle soaring through sand dunes or simply down a quiet road, yetthey always show a disclaimer: "Professional Driver on ClosedCourse." Those guys and gals are ...
Residents win own bailout funds: ; Contest was sponsored by Town Center, Charleston Newspapers
Feb 02, 2009; ... Two area residents received some budget relief in the 2009 CreditCard Bailout. At the beginning of January, Charleston Town Center andCharleston Newspapers joined forces to offer chances to win cash topay credit card bills. Entries could be submitted in person at themall's Guest ...
Correction
Feb 02, 2009 ... Ivan Neely, who was recently recognized by the Yeager Airportboard for solving a crime, is a member of the Yeager Airport Policeand does not screen passengers. The Daily Mail's editorial page inthe Saturday ...
Japanese believe blood type tells all: ; Matchmakers provide blood-type compatibility tests; some companies use typing to make decisions
Feb 02, 2009; ... TOKYO - In Japan, "What's your type?" is much more than smalltalk; it can be a paramount question in everything from matchmakingto getting a job. By type, the Japanese mean blood type, and no amount ofscientific debunking can kill a widely held notion that blood ...
UC senior facing charges for striking W.Va. State player: ; Golden Eagles face West Virginia State tonight in Institute
Feb 02, 2009; ... Inside * UC men a work in progress/4B * Jackets glad they gotCarter/4B The leading scorer on the University of Charleston men'sbasketball team is facing a misdemeanor battery charge following anincident with a West Virginia State player outside a Charlestonnightclub. In a ...
Super Santonio sparks Steelers: ; Holmes MVP as Steelers win Super Bowl XLIII
Feb 02, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. - When the Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth SuperBowl three years ago, the franchise dubbed it "one for the thumb." Sunday night's 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in SuperBowl XLIII was one for the ages. "If I could win any way, it would be like that," ...
Marshall vs. UAB more than a rivalry
Feb 02, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - If Marshall teammates Markel Humphrey and OctaviusSpann could have blocked out their surroundings Saturday, they wouldhave sworn they were playing hoops in their hometown. Ditto for Alabama-Birmingham teammates Channing Toney and PaulDelaney III. Those four ...
Louisville's sizable pressure too much for WVU
Feb 02, 2009; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - One difference in West Virginia's basketballloss here Saturday was Louisville's front line, which starts 6-foot-6, 6-9, 6-9 - and then brings talented 6-9 freshman TerrenceJennings off the bench. As for the Mountaineers? "We don't have two studs inside to ...
Huggins: You have to be able to deal with pressure
Feb 02, 2009; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The short-range forecast is that it's not goingto get much warmer for West Virginia's basketball team. The Mountaineers played for too long Saturday like they wereskidding on the coating of ice that has Louisville considerablyshort on power everywhere except ...
Poor economy hits Ohio State athletics
Feb 02, 2009; ... COLUMBUS, Ohio - The scarlet and gray will soon be in the red. Ohio State Athletic Director Gene Smith confirmed Sunday that forthe first time in his four-year tenure, the Buckeyes' athleticdepartment is expected to lose money during the fiscal year endingJune 30. Smith said ...
Top of the 2nd
Feb 02, 2009 ... WVU * Wednesday: MBB at Syracuse, 7 p.m. * Wednesday: WBB vs.Seton Hall, 8 p.m. * Saturday: MBB vs. Providence, 4 p.m. *Saturday: WBB at Louisville, 2 p.m. Marshall * Wednesday: MBB vs. Tulsa, 7 p.m. * Thursday: WBB vs.Tulane, 7 p.m. * Saturday: MBB vs. Tulane, 5 p.m. * Sunday: WBB ...
National scoreboard
Feb 02, 2009 ... Basketball College men Sunday FAR WEST Montana St. 85, Portland St. 82 SOUTHWEST Boise St. 85, Houston Baptist 64 MIDWEST Creighton 75, Missouri St. 51 Dayton 69, Saint Joseph's 58 Illinois 62, Iowa 54 Penn St ....
Local scoreboard
Feb 02, 2009 ... AREA SCHEDULE High schools The upcoming schedules for area high schools, as submitted by theschools: (Games at 7:30 p.m. unless listed) Boys basketball Today - Grace Christian at Teays Valley Christian Tuesday - Capital at Lincoln County; South ...
Soldiers enjoy rare Super celebration
Feb 02, 2009; ... CAMP VICTORY, Iraq - With its six big-screen TVs, assorted beerand a menu of chicken wings and pizza, it looked like any barhosting a Super Bowl party. But this was the chow hall at CampVictory, the sprawling U.S. military base on the outskirts ofBaghdad. The kickoff was at 2 ...
Proud Pittsburghers savor 6th Super Bowl win
Feb 02, 2009; ... PITTSBURGH - Thousands of Steelers fans decked out in black andgold and waving Terrible Towels clogged South Side streets Sundaynight, celebrating Pittsburgh's unprecedented sixth Super Bowltitle. Revelers streamed out of area bars moments after the Steelerssealed their 27-23 ...
Steelers 27,: ; Cardinals 23
Feb 02, 2009 ... Steelers 27, Cardinals 23 Pittsburgh 3 14 3 7-27 Arizona 0 7 0 16-23 First Quarter Pit-FG Reed 18, 9:45. Second Quarter Pit-Russell 1 run (Reed kick), 14:01. Ari-Patrick 1 pass from Warner (Rackers kick), 8:34. Pit-Harrison 100 ...
Nadal denies Federer's shot at tennis history
Feb 02, 2009; ... MELBOURNE, Australia - Rafael Nadal held off Roger Federer inanother five-set Grand Slam final, keeping Pete Sampras' record of14 major titles intact for now. Nadal became the first Spanish man to win the Australian Open,beating Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-2 in a ...
Nitro's Assif closing in on 1,000 points: ; High school basketball; Girls notebook
Feb 02, 2009; ... As the light at the end of the season begins to become visible,it is time to catch up on some record keeping. It appears there may be another girls high school basketballplayer in the Kanawha Valley reaching 1,000 career points thisseason. Nitro senior Sky Assif played her ...
Yellow Jackets are glad they got Carter: ; Walk-on making an impact for W.Va. State
Feb 02, 2009; ... When Kenny Carter first stepped onto West Virginia State'sInstitute campus, he did so with absolutely no fanfare. Carter, a prep basketball standout in Northern Virginia, where heaveraged just under 19 points and seven rebounds as a senior atForest Park High, arrived with no ...
UC men 'work in progress'
Feb 02, 2009; ... U. of Charleston at W.Va. State WHEN: 7:30 p.m., today WHERE:W.Va. States Fleming Hall, Institute A banged-up basketball team usually has a difficult time beingconsistent. An ailing squad that is dominated by youth is simply battlingstacked odds toward success. Such ...
Fan Fare: ; White was the right choice for award
Feb 02, 2009; ... MORGANTOWN - I applaud those West Virginia sports writers whoelected Pat White as the state's first three-time winner of theAmateur Athlete of the Year award for 2008. West Virginia University's most productive football quarterbackin history is certainly deserving of such special ...
WVU recruiting
Feb 02, 2009 ... A look at signees and reported commitments to West Virginia's2009 football recruiting class: Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown School Shawne Alston RB 5-11 220 Hampton, Va. Phoebus HS Tavon Austin RB 5-8 156 Baltimore Dunbar HS Stedman Bailey WR 5-10 180 Miramar, ...
Marshall recruiting
Feb 02, 2009 ... A look at reported signees and commitments to Marshall's 2009football recruiting class: Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown School Marques Aiken DE 6-4 230 Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. Boyd Anderson HS Cartavious Baldwin S 6-1 180 Belle Glade, Fla. Central HS Zakee Bashir ...
TOP 25 ROUNDUP: ; Battle leads Nittany Lions to upset of No. 9 Spartans
Feb 02, 2009; ... EAST LANSING, Mich. - Talor Battle scored a career-high 29 pointsand Jamelle Cornley had 16 to lead Penn State to a 72-68 upset ofNo. 9 Michigan State on Sunday. It was the first win in 17 trips to East Lansing for the NittanyLions (17-5, 6-3 Big Ten). Kalin Lucas had 23 ...
Putnam briefs
Feb 02, 2009 ... Community center The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission is takingreservations for rental of the Hurricane Valley Community Centerlocated at Valley Park. The facility can be used for receptions, birthday parties,showers, club dinners, luncheons, meetings, workshops, ...
ENERGY ASSISTANCE: ; More get help with heating; Federal government has allotted $45 million to W.Va., more than twice what it gave last year
Feb 02, 2009; ... More West Virginia households are receiving help with theirheating bills this year, and the assistance for each household hasincreased substantially. The state Department of Health and HumanResources so far has approved 59,184 households to receive helpthrough the Low Income Energy ...