Charleston Daily Mail back issues from March 2009:
RECUSAL CASE DEBATED: ; Court to review justice's decision; Data finds Benjamin voted against Massey 82 percent of the time
Mar 02, 2009; ... In his four years on the bench of the West Virginia SupremeCourt, Chief Justice Brent Benjamin has voted against Massey Energyand its subsidiaries 82 percent of the time, according to documentsreleased by the court. It paints a different picture of Benjamin, who has been ...
BrickStreet cancels meeting at Greenbrier: ; CEO says company recognizes that its policyholders may be having tough time
Mar 02, 2009; ... Inside BrickStreet posts $113.6 million profit /6A BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co., which caused an outcry lastyear when it held its annual agents' meeting out of state, hascanceled this year's meeting, planned for The Greenbrier, because ofthe sour economy. Greg Burton, ...
UNFUNDED LIABILITIES: ; Bill to target fire, police pensions
Mar 02, 2009; ... Legislators this year will again try to help cities tackle nearly$700 million in unfunded liability in pensions for professionalfirefighters and police officers. "These are basically promises made to these firemen andpolicemen," Sen. Dan Foster, D-Kanawha, said last week. "The ...
Owners, rescued dog reunited: ; Beagle dug herself out of owner's fenced-in yard
Mar 02, 2009; ... Miss I-64 is no more. Instead, Dixie has a home. She's a female beagle who was rescued from peril on Interstate 64last week. The Daily Mail ran the story Friday of humane officers, policeand dog lovers shutting down the highway to save the scared dog.Accompanying the ...
West Virginia sets record for exports: ; Most of $5.6 billion increase was due to high coal demand
Mar 02, 2009; ... West Virginia exported $5.6 billion worth of products andcommodities last year - up an astonishing 41 percent from 2007,according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Gov. Joe Manchin mentioned the record exports in his State of theState speech. "We're shipping more West ...
Tapes of the Bakkers' old shows up for sale
Mar 02, 2009; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - An Atlanta investment banker is auctioning offmore than 15,000 videotaped episodes of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker'siconic Christian talk show. "The PTL Club," which aired from 1974 to 1987, featured JimBakker offering upbeat sermons from a couch and Tammy Faye, ...
Coen brothers create ad that targets coal
Mar 02, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - Academy Award winners Joel and Ethan Coen, knownfor their grimly comic portrayals of human nature, are poking fun ata new target: the coal industry. The filmmaking brothers have directed a television spot for anenvironmental coalition that's trying to demolish the ...
Three killed in crash of small plane in La.
Mar 02, 2009; ... LIVINGSTON, La. - Authorities say three people died after a smallplane crashed in a wooded area in southeastern Louisiana. Perry Rushing of the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office says theCessna 182 went down just ...
Putnam officials attend conference in California
Mar 02, 2009 ... Putnam County Superintendent of Schools Chuck Hatfield, assistantsuperintendent Robert Hull, and school system treasurer WilliamDunbar attended the national conference of the American Associationof School Administrators in San Francisco. The conference was held Feb ....
Police and courts
Mar 02, 2009 ... Couple faces battery charges A Kanawha County couple is facing domestic battery charges aftera verbal argument turned physical. Trooper R.R. Cervera was dispatched to a Pratt home Wednesday toinvestigate a disturbance. Cervera arrived at the home and spoke with ...
Cross Lanes fire
Mar 02, 2009; ... Firefighters from several different departments were called tofight a fire in Cross Lanes on Sunday. No one was home at 5298Stranahan Drive when the fire started about 10 a.m., but the housewas destroyed ....
WVU officials mum on hearings: ; Ex-provost Gerald Lang alleges conflict of; interest; says he has been denied due process
Mar 02, 2009; ... University officials and others involved in the Heather Breschdegree scandal remained quiet last week on pending academicintegrity hearings for former WVU Provost Gerald Lang and others. Former WVU President Mike Garrison and former Vice President forLegal Affairs Alexander Macia ...
Rare snow blankets South; East gets ready
Mar 02, 2009; ... BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - A potent March snowstorm blanketed much ofAlabama with up to 4 inches of snow Sunday, covering Civil Warstatues and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of church services. The storm headed toward the Northeast and threatened to drop upto a foot of snow in the ...
Los Angeles readies for week of no cussing
Mar 02, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - Pay no attention to that eerie silence in thenation's most populous county this week; it will simply be the soundof 10 million people not cussing. At least that's the result McKay Hatch is hoping for once hiscampaign to clear the air is recognized by the Los Angeles ...
Tiger catchers race time
Mar 02, 2009; ... SUNGAI GELAM, Indonesia - Indonesia's tiger catchers have adouble job - protecting humans from tigers, and tigers from humans. The elite teams of rangers and conservationists rush to the sceneevery time villagers report attacks or sightings of criticallyendangered Sumatran tigers ....
States' budget woes to continue
Mar 02, 2009; ... Even after $135 billion in federal aid gets spent, many stateswill be staring down budgetary black holes unless they initiatedramatic spending cuts or tax increases, or both. In the short-term, the massive stimulus will help balance budgetsand keep key services, such as Medicaid, ...
Regional weather
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 21 9 Cldy Charlotte 38 17 Cldy Cincinnati 26 9 Clr Cleveland 21 9 Cldy Columbus,Ohio 23 8 Clr Dayton 23 6 Clr Daytona Beach 58 37 Clr Greensboro,N.C. 33 12 ...
National weather
Mar 02, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 14 4 Cldy Baltimore 30 15 Snow Boston 31 16 Snow Chicago 27 15 Snow Dallas-Ft Worth 66 44 Clr Denver 71 38 PCldy Detroit 19 10 PCldy Honolulu 79 68 Clr Houston 64 43 Clr Indianapolis 27 13 ...
Nation & world
Mar 02, 2009 ... Robbery suspect tries to be officer CHULA VISTA, Calif. - Authorities in California say a man wantedfor a store robbery was arrested when he showed up to take a test tobecome a police officer. Chula Vista police spokesman Bernard Gonzales said investigatorshad ...
Our views: ; The means matter as much as the ends; Giving D.C. representation would require an amendment, not a vote
Mar 02, 2009; ... FOR years, residents of the nation's capital have complainedabout the lack of a voting member from the District of Columbia inthe House of Representatives. The district is represented by a non-voting member. The battle cry for giving Washington, D.C., a full congressmanhas ...
Our views: ; The rules for hiring teachers need a look; Seniority rules protect teachers,; but students also need protection
Mar 02, 2009; ... WHEN Gov. Joe Manchin's 21st Century Jobs Cabinet endorsed thenotion that principals and school boards should have more leeway inhiring practices, teachers union officials reacted with horror. "We've got a war now," said Judy Hale, president of the stateunit of the American ...
Your views
Mar 02, 2009 ... Kanawha should offer more than golf As a certified park and recreation professional with over 30years of experience and a former staff member of the Kanawha CountyParks and Recreation Commission, I am deeply saddened by the currentstate of the county park system ....
The state's legal climate does indeed matter: ; Lawmakers should address those problems now
Mar 02, 2009; ... FOR over a decade, the personal injury lawsuit industry andliberal members of the Legislature told us that lawsuits didn't costWest Virginia jobs or doctors. Then doctors stopped coming to work because they couldn't get orafford their medical malpractice insurance. Fast ...
What do West Virginians owe businesses?: ; Whatever it is, nothing we do is ever enough
Mar 02, 2009; ... FOR all of my working life in West Virginia, I have heard thatthe state is anti-business and will never succeed until it becomespro-business. The latest salvo in this war occurred late last week whenChesapeake Energy Corp. said it was pulling more than 200 people outof West ...
Country Living: ; Dream of owning sheep is finally realized
Mar 02, 2009; ... I've had a thing for sheep for a long time. Call it what you will-infatuation, obsession, addiction, or just plain craziness. I can'tdefine it very well myself. I just know I've always wanted some. Notthat I ever thought I would actually have any sheep. It was more ofa daydream type ...
Dear Abby: ; Compatible relationships built on respect, not fights
Mar 02, 2009; ... DEAR ABBY: I have been dating a wonderful man I'll call "George"for the past 14 months. We have never had an argument or even adisagreement. We both have good jobs, like doing the same things,and we see each other every weekend. Our co-workers and familymembers have commented that we ...
Horoscope
Mar 02, 2009; ... TODAY'S FORECAST eARIES (March 21-April 19). It feels like you're not in completecontrol of your life, and you're not. You wouldn't want to be. It'sthose unpredictable elements that keep it interesting. You chose theride; now sit back and enjoy it. rTAURUS (April 20-May 20) ....
Car Talk: ; Timing belt should be changed by professional
Mar 02, 2009; ... Dear Tom and Ray: I have a 2002 Hyundai Elantra with 97,000 miles. During the stateinspection this week, the mechanic told me that I will soon need toreplace my timing chain. He also said that the hose running from thepump housing to the rack-and-pinion steering has a small ...
Tenn. carbon tax deal behind development
Mar 02, 2009; ... CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Tennessee's unusual commitment to cover thecost of any future carbon tax for green companies that make majorinvestments is being credited for luring two big solar energydevelopments worth more than $2 billion. The tax break, which Democratic Gov. Phil Bredesen ...
COBRA changes confusing
Mar 02, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - The Obama administration rushed to include a healthcare safety net for laid-off workers in the recently signed stimulusbill, but has not told employers exactly how to make it work. As a result, tens of thousands of jobless people could waitmonths before getting help ...
BrickStreet posts $113.6 million profit
Mar 02, 2009; ... BrickStreet Mutual Insurance Co. posted a $113.6 million profitlast year, hopes to pay off its state loan this year and plans onexpanding into five coal-producing states, said President and ChiefExecutive Officer Greg Burton. Although the company's 2008 profit didn't match the ...
Smart Money: ; Woman risks credit if she misses payments
Mar 02, 2009; ... DEAR BRUCE: After 25 years of being together, my sister and hersame-sex partner split up one year ago. Her partner refinanced their home, taking my sister off themortgage, which was a good move. My sister has moved on and purchased another home in her own namein a nearby ...
Ohio County may get state bailout
Mar 02, 2009; ... TRIADELPHIA - Ohio County could be receiving a state-sponsoredbailout at The Highlands. The West Virginia Economic Development Authority is considering aplan to purchase a 32-acre tract of property at the hilltop retailsite east of Wheeling along Interstate 70 for $5 million. The ...
Woman sentenced for attacking sex offender
Mar 02, 2009; ... TACOMA, Wash. - A judge has sentenced a mother to three months injail for hitting a convicted sex offender with an aluminum baseballbat. Before her sentencing Friday, Tammy Lee Gibson told Pierce CountySuperior Court Judge Susan Serko that laws were needed to keepconvicted ...
Antique sale at Goodwill
Mar 02, 2009; ... Goodwill Industries of Kanawha Valley, Inc., has purchased nearly200 English antiques that are now for sale at its Charlestonlocation, 215 Virginia St. W. The antiques range from tables andchairs to stained glass and wardrobes. At right, Kathy ...
Three dead in apparent double murder-suicide
Mar 02, 2009; ... LONGVIEW, Texas - Three people have been found dead at a house ineastern Texas in what police are investigating as a double murder-suicide. Longview police say the cause of death is pending, but it appearsall three had been shot. Autopsies will be performed. Sgt. Ben Kemper ...
WVU spends nearly $800,000 to lease plane
Mar 02, 2009; ... WVU officials have used the university's leased plane for morethan 300 trips in the past two years - at an annual cost of$798,750. Between Jan. 1, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2008, WVU officials took atotal of 306 trips on the university's leased plane, according torecords requested by ...
Community briefs
Mar 02, 2009 ... Service awards Gov. Joe Manchin announced that nominations are now beingaccepted for the 2009 Governor's Service Awards. The awards recognize individuals, organizations and businessesfor extraordinary service and commitment to their communities. Winners will be ...
Urban poor left behind in Web push
Mar 02, 2009; ... President Obama made his first major push for the Web this monthwhen he signed off on the stimulus bill, which includes $7.2 billionto bring high-speed Internet to rural America. But some critics saythe administration's plan largely overlooks the biggest group ofdisconnected people: the ...
Software makes education accessible
Mar 02, 2009; ... Professor Tracy Christofero uses technology called Wimba to teachan economic and financial analysis class at Marshall University'sSouth Charleston campus. It ...
Software makes education accessible: ; New technology being used at Marshall allows students to interact with professors, class online
Mar 02, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - Technology is changing education at MarshallUniversity. Now students don't have to be on campus in Huntington or SouthCharleston to participate in some classes. Neither do theprofessors. They can take the classroom experience anywhere in the worldbecause of ...
Neighborhood pulls together after jet crash: ; Airliner landed on house near Buffalo, N.Y.
Mar 02, 2009; ... CLARENCE, N.Y. - Natasha Marciano holds her breath when planesfly overhead on approach to Buffalo's airport. Matthew Doherty sayshe's still "somewhat in shock" after watching from his bedroomwindow as a commuter plane crashed and burned. Cheryl Stevens hopes a cleaning service can ...
Bloggers in trouble over false bank report
Mar 02, 2009; ... GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Police in Guyana say they are looking forbloggers who caused alarm with a false report that a commercial bankin the South American nation had requested a $5 million bailout toavert a collapse. The Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry said it fielded thousands ...
Head of MU's health college resigns
Mar 02, 2009 ... The head of Marshall University's College of Health Professionswill leave the school at the end of the spring semester. The college's dean, Shortie McKinney, is departing to become deanof the School of Health and Environment at the University ofMassachusetts at Lowell, she told ...
Donations down at four state schools: ; Giving was up across the nation in fiscal 2008
Mar 02, 2009; ... Despite a souring economy, colleges and universities across thecountry received more money in donations than ever last year,according to the survey by the Council for Aid to Education. Annual donations increased 6.2 percent from $29.7 billion infiscal 2007 to $31.60 billion in the ...
Welfare drug testing bill preceded by hype: ; Berkeley delegate's plan would strip away benefits if applicants fail
Mar 02, 2009; ... CHARLESTON - It's on talk radio, the Internet and the RepublicanParty's priority list: so far, a GOP delegate's attention-grabbingdrug testing bill is everywhere but before the Legislature. Berkeley County lawmaker Craig Blair has been promising for overa week to introduce a bill ...
Mildred Mitchell-Bateman looks back: ; Expert on mental health has made lasting mark on West Virginia
Mar 02, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - When Mildred Mitchell-Bateman said she wanted to gointo medicine as a young girl in the 1930s, not everyone wassupportive. Decades later, no one can deny her impact on the mentalhealth field. Mitchell-Bateman has received countless awards, was the firstblack woman ...
Obituaries: ; Obit
Mar 02, 2009 ... Today's Obituaries Adkins, Herbert J. Adkins, Seffie B. Alderman,Carol C. Armstead, David L. Jr. Auman, Joanne D. Belcher, VirginiaA. Berry, James R. Brogan, Danny L. Jr. Buhrman, Ann P. Cook, FredaN. Dempsey, Danny Elam, Omer A. Estep, Maxine B. Greenlief, RobertL. Harper, Bernard L ....
Mile-long avalanche kills 3 snowmobilers
Mar 02, 2009; ... CHEYENNE, Wyo. - A mile-long avalanche near the Wyoming-Idahostate line swept three snowmobilers to their deaths, authoritiessaid. Lincoln County officials said the three victims were among foursnowmobilers caught by the snow slide Friday near Alpine Mountain inthe Snake River ...
American teacher attacked in Egypt
Mar 02, 2009; ... CAIRO - Police arrested an Egyptian man who attacked an Americanteacher in the same Cairo tourist site where a bomb killed a Frenchteenager a week earlier, said local media. Abdel-Rahman Taher, 46, used a pocket knife to leave a one-inchcut on the teacher's face when he attacked ...
Police in Ireland recover millions, arrest 7 in heist
Mar 02, 2009; ... DUBLIN - Police recovered millions in stolen cash andinterrogated seven suspected robbers Saturday, a day after a gangtook a bank employee's family hostage and forced him to rob his ownbranch. Police said that shortly before midnight they raided a house inthe inner north Dublin ...
Young musicians show their stuff: ; Students from grade school, high school are members of the group
Mar 02, 2009; ... Forty members of the West Virginia Youth Symphony gathered fortheir annual Chamber Concert and played their hearts out for friendsand family. Audience members at St. Timothy Lutheran Church off Corridor Gtapped their feet in time with the music on Sunday afternoon.Mothers took ...
Name of new school to be selected at meeting
Mar 02, 2009 ... There will be a community meeting of West Side residents at 5p.m. Tuesday at Glenwood Elementary. The purpose of this meeting is to vote on a name for the newschool, according to the Kanawha County school system. Three proposed names will appear on the ballot: ...
Reports say AIG to get $30 billion more in aid
Mar 02, 2009; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - American International Group Inc. will receiveadditional federal assistance of up to $30 billion as part of arevamped government bailout. The new funding, the fourth government rescue of AIG sinceSeptember, is intended to support the New York-based insurer as ...
Today's birthdays
Mar 02, 2009 ... Bluegrass musician Doc Watson is 86. Actor John Cullum ("NorthernExposure") is 79. Author Tom Wolfe is 79. Actor Jon Finch is 68.Author John Irving is 67. Singer Lou Reed is 67. Actress CassieYates is 58. Actress-comedian Laraine Newman is 57. Singer JayOsmond of The ...
Flashback
Mar 02, 2009 ... Entertainment highlights this week: 1933: The movie "King Kong" had its world premiere in New York. 1944: "Casablanca" won the best picture Academy Award. 1960: Elvis Presley was discharged from the Army. 1966: The London newspaper "Evening Standard" published ...
'Madea' locks up top spot at the weekend box office
Mar 02, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - "Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" locked up $16.5million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office fora second straight weekend, beating out "Jonas Brothers: The 3DConcert Experience." The Jonas Brothers film, featuring the band on stage and off,took ...
Siegfried, Roy put on final show: ; Illusionists shared stage with tiger that mauled Roy Horn for their last performance
Mar 02, 2009; ... LAS VEGAS - Illusionists Siegfried and Roy - and the Bengal tigerthat ended their careers - shared the stage again Saturday night fora haunting final performance. The brief charity show saw Roy Horn and Siegfried Fischbacherside by side with Montecore, the massive white tiger that ...
Mountaineers get road win over South Florida: ; Freshman Truck Bryant efficient, effective in win
Mar 02, 2009; ... TAMPA, Fla. - The most meaningful number for Truck Bryant Sundaywas not the points or assists or nonexistent turnovers. No, whatmattered most for West Virginia's freshman point guard and histeammates were the minutes. Bryant was on the floor for 25 of them and played as ...
Two NFL players missing at sea
Mar 02, 2009; ... CLEARWATER, Fla. - The Coast Guard searched off Florida's GulfCoast on Sunday for a fishing boat carrying NFL players Corey Smithand Marquis Cooper and two other men missing nearly a day in choppyseas. Smith and Cooper were on a 21-foot vessel that left ClearwaterPass for a ...
Sissonville looking for first state tourney spot since '03
Mar 02, 2009; ... Even when Sissonville standout point guard Kaitlin Snyder has anoff night, there are plenty of other weapons at the disposal ofIndians girls basketball Coach Annette Olenchick. Despite Snyder suffering the effects of the flu, Sissonville gotplenty of contributions in earning a ...
State players are not looking ahead
Mar 02, 2009; ... West Virginia State standout guard Ted Scott and the rest of hisYellow Jacket teammates are used to having a target on them. Scott, a 6-foot-2 senior, is second in the league in scoring at23.5 points per game and was a "marked man" according to State CoachBryan Poore in the Yellow ...
WEST VIRGINIA CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT: ; Ex-Capital star glad she chose Eagles; University of Charleston; Women's basketball
Mar 02, 2009; ... Inside * All-West Virginia Conference womens team /2B * WVC mens,womens tournament brackets /3B Tiana Beatty chose to play basketball at the University ofCharleston because she believed the program was a winner. In last Saturday's convincing 87-54 home win over rival ...
Top of the 2nd
Mar 02, 2009 ... WVU * Today: WBB at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. * Wednesday: MBB vs.DePaul, 7 p.m. * Friday: WBB at Big East Tournament * Saturday: MBBvs. Louisville, 9 p.m. * Saturday: WBB at Big East Tournament *Sunday: WBB at Big East Tournament Marshall * Wednesday: MBB vs. Rice, 7 p.m. * Thursday: ...
Local scoreboard
Mar 02, 2009 ... AREA SCHEDULE High schools Boys basketball WVSSAC boys sectional play all week, see boys sectionals pairingsbox elsewhere in sports section. Girls basketball WVSSAC girls regional play Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Seegirls regional pairings box ...