Charleston Daily Mail back issues from May 2009:
W.Va. revenue estimates on target
May 01, 2009; ... West Virginia's revenue estimates are on target for the fiscalyear that ends June 30, but uncertainty in the energy sector isexpected to be a big concern in and beyond 2010, a top official saidThursday. "So far things are holding up fairly well and we seem to be ontarget," said ...
Millions allocated for dam repair: ; Stimulus funding will accelerate time schedule for Bluestone structure
May 01, 2009; ... Concerns about a massive rainstorm causing a breach in theBluestone Dam and flooding the Kanawha Valley have been lessened bya $36 million allocation from the federal stimulus program. That sum has been set aside for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineersto reinforce the 60-year-old dam ...
Several names floating around to fill possible Berger court vacancy: ; Should jurist move to federal court, Manchin to choose replacement
May 01, 2009; ... With Kanawha Circuit Judge Irene Berger on the fast track toacquiring a federal judgeship, some names, including that of aprominent legislative committee chairwoman, already are beingmentioned to fill the vacancy Berger would leave behind. Courthouse sources say federal officials ...
Violent crimes spur increase in city patrols: ; Shootings, robberies, stabbing have plagued Charleston recently
May 01, 2009; ... It's nowhere near close to being summer yet, and Charlestonpolice already are feeling the heat. After a string of violent crimes over the past 10 days, includingseveral shootings, robberies and a stabbing death. Chief BrentWebster said his department is planning to increase ...
Aiming for a strike: ; Hobby keeps her rolling; 91-year-old says bowling lifts her spirits, great for socializing
May 01, 2009; ... Elizabeth "Beth" Karnes is the star of the VIPs. At age 91, she's a regular when the senior league bowls at Towne'N Country Lanes in Nitro on Tuesdays. "I think I'm the oldest one on the league," she said. "I enjoyevery minute of it. I like the competition. Bowling gives me ...
Judge seeks to resolve coal slurry lawsuits
May 01, 2009; ... WILLIAMSON - A Mingo County judge used assembly line efficiencyThursday to shuttle hundreds of plaintiffs through his courtroom inan attempt to resolve coal slurry water pollution lawsuits against aMassey Energy subsidiary. Judge Michael Thornsbury divided the plaintiffs into ...
Man smuggled coke in oranges, police say
May 01, 2009; ... ROME - The elderly man claimed he needed the oranges in hissuitcase to keep up his vitamin C level, but Italian police soonrealized the "C" stood for cocaine. Customs officers in Rome on Thursday arrested a 76-year-old Dutchman who tried to smuggle in more than 13 pounds of ...
Race officials no longer out of money
May 01, 2009; ... RICHMOND, Va. - A federal appeals court has reinstated a lawsuitby three former West Virginia horse racing officials who claimthey're owed back overtime. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appealsruled Thursday that John Desmond, Dana Witherspoon and M ....
Justice Souter to retire
May 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Justice David Souter is planning to retire aftermore than 19 years on the Supreme Court, giving President BarackObama his first chance to fill a vacancy on the high court. The White House has been told that Souter will retire in June,when the court finishes its work ...
House OKs credit card bill aimed to help consumers
May 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Riding a crest of populist anger, the House approveda bill to restrict credit card practices and eliminate suddenincreases in interest rates and late fees that have entangledmillions of consumers. The legislation passed by a bipartisan vote of 357-70 on ...
Swine flu pace seems to be slowing
May 01, 2009; ... New swine flu cases continued to be reported, but the pace seemsto have slowed slightly from previous days, with most new casesbeing scattered outbreaks in new states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursdaythat it has received reports of 109 confirmed ...
Weather Almanac
May 01, 2009 ... Yesterday's high 81 Record high 94, 1942 Normal high 71 Yesterday's low 61 Record low 31, 1977 Normal ...
Regional weather
May 01, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Akron 66 47 Rain Charlotte 79 60 Cldy Cincinnati 74 53 Rain Cleveland 67 48 Rain Columbus,Ohio 74 51 Rain Dayton 70 49 Rain Daytona Beach 83 66 PCldy Greensboro,N.C. 81 63 ...
National weather
May 01, 2009 ... Hi Lo Otlk Anchorage 59 37 Clr Baltimore 75 60 Cldy Boston 74 57 Clr Chicago 62 44 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 83 69 Cldy Denver 54 38 Cldy Detroit 66 44 Cldy Honolulu 85 70 Clr Houston 86 71 Cldy Indianapolis 70 50 ...
Nation & world
May 01, 2009 ... U.S. aide's family may have swine flu WASHINGTON - A member of the U.S. delegation that helped prepareEnergy Secretary Steven Chu's trip to Mexico City has demonstratedflu-like symptoms and his family members have tested probable forswine flu. White House spokesman Robert ...
Dealers have dodged bullets before
May 01, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - Chrysler dealers have been through the wringerbefore, and while Chrysler's bankruptcy has many worried about asales slide, most are staying optimistic. "This is completely uncharted territory, and there are still somany unknowns," said John Sackrison, executive ...
Our views: ; Right diagnosis, wrong prescription?; The state needs to be sure it; fixes mental health the right way
May 01, 2009; ... LAST-MINUTE dust-ups over proposed legislation are relativelyrare. The legislative process, while imperfect, does give interestedparties a chance to present facts and marshal arguments Often, disagreements are resolved by that process. But Gov. Joe Manchin found himself this ...
Our views: ; Taxpayers like to see sensitivity; In tough economic times, people expect government to follow suit
May 01, 2009; ... PEOPLE across West Virginia are tightening their belts. Astaxpayers do that, it's entirely reasonable for them to expectgovernment officials at all levels to do the same. Often, these expectations are not met. Too many public servantsbecome so focused on program concerns that they ...
We have 'a disturbing epidemic of amnesia': ; American noncombatants are still at risk
May 01, 2009; ... IN its review of the top stories of 2002, the New York Timesrecounted the brutal abduction and beheading of Wall Street Journalreporter Daniel Pearl and the siege of a Moscow theater by Chechenterrorists. "These acts, the Times wrote, "underscored the vulnerability ...
'Reconciliation' makes for a slippery path: ; The president will strongarm for Obamacare
May 01, 2009; ... Reconciliation: The action of bringing to agreement, concord, orharmony. - Oxford English Dictionary WASHINGTON - But under Senate rules, "reconciliation" can be ameans for coping with disharmony by deepening it. The tactictruncates Senate debate and curtails minority rights ....
Slain Jewish man's family leaves trial
May 01, 2009; ... PARIS - The family of a Jewish man tortured and killed in 2006walked out of a tense Paris trial Thursday in anger over comments bythe man accused of murdering him, the family's lawyer said. Twenty-seven young people are on trial in the case, which drewnationwide attention and ...
Flu fears change graduations
May 01, 2009; ... PITTSBURGH - Slippery Rock University will hold a separategraduation for 22 students who recently returned from Mexico. So far, the students are in good health, but school officialsfear they could have been exposed to the swine flu. Commencementfalls in the middle of an incubation ...
State briefs
May 01, 2009 ... Effort targets underage drinking West Virginia authorities are planning alcohol sales compliancechecks during high school prom and graduation season to curbunderage drinking. The Alcohol Beverage Control Administration said Thursday checkswill be conducted across the ...
Marshall graduation plans set
May 01, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - Marshall University will have its 172nd commencementceremony May 9. More than 2,000 students are set to graduate. The ceremony starts at 9 a.m. at the Big Sandy Superstore Arenain downtown Huntington. Each graduate will be recognized individually and ...
Ground broken for law enforcement headquarters
May 01, 2009; ... Local officials break ground Thursday afternoon for the new andsoon-to-be-renovated headquarters of the Kanawha County ...
Yeager to offer baggage handling service to airline
May 01, 2009; ... Yeager Airport officials have agreed to offer a baggage handlingservice to passengers of AirTran, as the airline prepares to providenew flights in and out of Charleston. AirTran Airways unveiled on April 13 a flight between Charlestonand Orlando. In attracting AirTran to ...
SYMPHONY REVIEW: ; Orchestra does well with real German music
May 01, 2009; ... Pianist Markus Groh brought a prodigious amount of technicalability and a thorough understanding of the Old World-style ofplaying Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3 to Thursday's West Virginia SymphonyOrchestra rehearsal. Groh and conductor Grant Cooper were bound cheek to ...
KANAWHA COUNTY COMMISSION: ; Web site would detail spending
May 01, 2009; ... A new Web site from the Kanawha County Commission could help thepublic track the way tax dollars are spent. Commissioners took a closer look Thursday night at a Web sitedone by the city of Louisville. The aim of the site is to let thepublic see how much money government is ...
Heritage Farm to host annual festival
May 01, 2009; ... HUNTINGTON - Dave Milem has got them all tuned up, and he canalmost hear the chugging and popping of those hit-and-miss enginesringing off green hills come Saturday. Milem, 72, who lives in Burlington, is just one of the nearly 250volunteers who'll be out at Mike and Henriella ...
Oliverio accused of faking brush fire
May 01, 2009; ... Controversial gubernatorial candidate Joseph Oliverio wasarrested on charges of falsely reporting a brush fire near hisClarksburg painting business, according to a criminal complaint. He then tried to obstruct officials who arrived on scene lookingfor the fire, which didn't exist ...
Marshall to have undergrad classes in South Charleston
May 01, 2009; ... Marshall University will offer undergraduate classes at itsgraduate school campus in South Charleston starting in mid-May. Marshall Provost Gayle Ormiston said the university is offeringthe classes for Marshall students and for students enrolledelsewhere who are back home or have ...
Trooper recovering after injury in foot chase
May 01, 2009 ... A State Police trooper is recovering in the hospital afterbreaking his leg while chasing a man accused of stealing a car. Senior Trooper J.E. Kincaid, of the Sutton State Policedetachment, was investigating a vehicle that was reported stolenfrom a business in Braxton County when ...
WVU researchers find issues within Medicaid program
May 01, 2009; ... Tens of thousands of West Virginians on Medicaid are getting lessmedical care than they used to under a well-intentioned revamp ofthe program, according to a new report. The Institute for Health Policy Research at West VirginiaUniversity conducted interviews with state officials, ...
St. Albans crash injures three
May 01, 2009; ... Emergency workers respond to an accident that injured threepeople just before 9 a.m. Thursday at 340 Main St. West near St.Albans. Police say the crash was caused by a truck going the wrongway - driving east in the westbound lane. A car tried to go ...
Police and courts
May 01, 2009 ... Woman sentenced for delivering pills An Ohio woman has been sentenced to probation for deliveringprescription pain pills to a man in Chesapeake. Kathleen Perry, 53, of Canal Winchester was sentenced by ChiefUnited States District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin to three ...
Man who threw kids off bridge gets death
May 01, 2009; ... MOBILE, Ala. - A judge ordered a death sentence for a joblessshrimper convicted of murdering four young children by tossing themfrom an 80-foot-high bridge on the Alabama coast. Circuit Judge Charles Graddick handed down the death sentenceThursday to Lam Luong and said he would ...
Police say man, 72, tied to Calif. serial killings
May 01, 2009; ... LOS ANGELES - The first wave of slayings haunted Los Angeles inthe mid-1970s. The killer slipped mostly unseen through the night,preying on older women who lived alone. He raped them and squeezedtheir necks until they passed out or died. On the 17 who werekilled, he placed pillows or ...
Manchin honors sportswriting legend
May 01, 2009; ... MORGANTOWN - To know Mickey Furfari is to understand he does notlike the spotlight. He'd rather write about the stars than be one,rather do the celebrating then be the one celebrated. This, of course, is known within the confines of his family,which made Thursday a little ...
KENTUCKY DERBY: ; Ryan relaxed as Derby nears
May 01, 2009; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Derek Ryan may be the most relaxed rookietrainer heading into the Kentucky Derby. The sport's biggest race can be a nerve-racking experience before150,000 fans and an international television audience Saturday. Notfor Ryan, who seems to be taking it all in stride ...
GAZETTE/FRIENDS OF COAL RELAYS: ; St. Albans duo looks for big things in 800
May 01, 2009; ... The Gazette/Friends of Coal Relays have long been providing asneak peek at the high school state track & field championships. More than 90 teams from almost 50 schools in West Virginia - aswell as several more from nearby states - will descend uponUniversity of Charleston Stadium ...
Football classic gets breath of fresh air
May 01, 2009; ... WITH attendance at the North-South Football Classic having thatsinking feeling recently, it's easy to grasp why the June highschool all-star classic in Charleston was headed down the tubes. Actually, it's headed onto the tube ... sort of. The 56th North-South game, scheduled ...
Major gets Hall of Fame call: ; Harris, Pineville graduate Curt Warner given top college honor
May 01, 2009; ... MORGANTOWN - Life as a football player has been filled withsurprises for Major Harris. None, though, was bigger than Thursday'snews. The former All-America quarterback at West Virginia was electedto the College Football Hall of Fame. "To be honest, when you really don't play ...
Top of the 2nd
May 01, 2009 ... Power * Today: vs. Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m. * Saturday: vs.Hagerstown, 7:05 p.m. * Sunday: vs. Hagerstown, 2:05 p.m. Reds * Today: at Pirates, 7:05 p.m. * Saturday: at Pirates, 7:05p.m. * Sunday: at Pirates, 1:35 p.m. Indians * Today: at Tigers,7:05 p.m. * Saturday: at Tigers, 3:40 ...
National scoreboard
May 01, 2009 ... BASKETBALL National Basketball Association 2009 NBA All-Rookie Team List (Voted by the 30 NBA head coaches) (With first-team votes, 2 points; second-team votes, 1 point, andtotal) First Team Derrick Rose, Chicago 29 - 58 O.J. Mayo, Memphis ...
Local scoreboard
May 01, 2009 ... AREA SCHEDULE High schools Baseball Today - George Washington at Lincoln County, 5 p.m.; Oak Hill atValley (Fayette), 5 p.m.; Roane County at Ripley, 5 p.m.; Scott atSouth Charleston, 6 p.m.; Poca at Winfield, 6 p.m.; Sherman at ClayCounty, 6 p.m.; Charleston Catholic ...
Canucks top Blackhawks, 5-3
May 01, 2009; ... VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Sami Salo scored on a 3-on-1 rushwith 1:13 left, and the Vancouver Canucks beat the ChicagoBlackhawks 5-3 on Thursday night in the series opener after blowinga three-goal lead in the third period. After Nikolai Khabibulin made a sliding save on Steve ...
Hurricane holds off Buffalo to earn 7-6 victory: ; High school softball; Area roundup
May 01, 2009; ... Despite both Hurricane and Buffalo sporting solid pitchingstaffs, offenses exploded for both squads Thursday night and theRedskins earned a hard-fought 7-6 home victory over the Bison ingirls high school softball. Pookie Dimsdale got the win but had to fight for it as ...
Sophomore Hudson comes through for SC: ; High school baseball; Area roundup
May 01, 2009; ... South Charleston sophomore Josh Hudson had a stellar gamepitching and hitting, leading the Black Eagles to a 9-2 victory onthe road over Lincoln County in high school baseball action Thursdayevening. Hudson struck out 13 in five innings of work and also crushed ahome run, ...
Power survives brawl, loses game
May 01, 2009; ... The West Virginia Power threw better punches than pitchesThursday night against the Hagerstown Suns. Nevertheless, the Appalachian Power Park crowd of 2,930 went homeentertained despite another disappointing defeat by the home team. The Suns capitalized on three-run sixth and ...
Catholic's Baird a simple success
May 01, 2009; ... Charleston Catholic's John Baird takes a simple approach tohitting a baseball. "This year I changed up my approach a little bit," said thesenior catcher following the Irish's 15-5, six-inning win over Vanat South Charleston's Little Creek Park on Thursday evening. "I'mbeing more ...
NCAA alters rules regarding players declaring for NBA Draft
May 01, 2009; ... INDIANAPOLIS - College basketball players who declare early forthe NBA draft will still get to work out for teams. They'll just have to do everything much sooner next season. On Thursday, the NCAA's board of directors approved a measurerequiring players to withdraw from the ...
Greinke's success can't help KC ace avoid spotlight
May 01, 2009; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Zack Greinke doesn't like attention. Neverhas. And not just a mild aversion to it, either. Enough to chase himfrom baseball, make his bosses wonder if he'd ever come back. So as the spotlight grew with all those zeros he kept putting upon the scoreboard, how did ...
Baseball A.M.
May 01, 2009 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Boston 14 8 .636 - - 8-2 L-1 10-2 4-6 Toronto 15 9 .625 - - 5-5 L-2 7-3 8-6 New York 12 10 .545 2 2 6-4 W-3 5-2 7-8 Baltimore 9 13 .409 5 5 3-7 L-3 7-8 2-5 Tampa Bay 9 14 .391 ...
National League
May 01, 2009 ... cardinals 9, nationals 4 Rick Ankiel hit a tiebreaking RBI double in St. Louis' five-runninth inning and the Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals fortheir eighth victory in 10 games. Chris Duncan sparked the decisive rally with a one-out walk offJulian Tavarez (0-2) ....
Kurt Busch not getting too excited quite yet
May 01, 2009; ... Sunday's wild finish at Talladega has been the talk of NASCAR allweek. That buzz will end Saturday at Richmond International Raceway,which was the site of another controversial finish last spring. It occurred with two laps to go when Kyle Busch made contact withleader Dale ...
Bulls top Boston in 3 OTs
May 01, 2009; ... CHICAGO - One more thriller, and now, the Chicago Bulls andBoston Celtics will play a decisive seventh game. Derrick Rose scored 28 points and blocked Rajon Rondo's potentialgame-winner, John Salmons scored 35, and the Bulls beat thedefending champions 128-127 in triple overtime ...
Tee Shots: ; W.Va. victory in team matches at Pete Dye 'perfect'
May 01, 2009; ... KEN Tackett, the executive director of the West Virginia GolfAssociation, said everything was perfect for the West Virginia-Virginia team matches at the Pete Dye Golf Club last week. West Virginia had finally broken the spell their border neighborsto the south had over ...
Woods jumps to Quail Hollow lead
May 01, 2009; ... CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Masters is over. The Tiger & Phil showmight just be getting started. Tiger Woods matched the course record with a 30 on the frontnine, where he closed with three straight birdies Thursday morningto finish off a 7-under 65 at the Quail Hollow Championship ....
People weigh risks of vacation in Mexico: ; Some canceling plans, some switching to the Caribbean, others take wait-and-see approach
May 01, 2009; ... With the swine flu spreading through Mexico, most Americansaren't exactly heading for the border right now. Travelers who had summer vacation plans there - whether they wereheaded to Cozumel or Cancun - have some tough decisions to make. Ted Lawson, owner of National Travel in ...
State expects to see virus: ; Officials ready for outbreak of swine flu in area; One confirmed case has been reported in Ohio
May 01, 2009; ... Even though the swine flu has yet to reach West Virginia,Charleston-area health officials are readying themselves asoutbreaks of the flu rise in the United States and around the world. "I think it would be foolish in the face of a sudden number ofcases that are suddenly appearing ...
Jurors deliberating murder case: ; Defense attorneys say ex-stripper was lying and participated in crime
May 01, 2009; ... Jurors began deliberating the fate Thursday afternoon of 29-year-old Kurt Wilt, a Maryland man accused of helping to rob and killJason Venanzi of North Charleston. In his closing argument, defense attorney Rico Moore dramaticallyplaced two paper cups - one labeled lies and the ...
Woman says surgery gave her life back: ; Cervical disc replacement allows patients to retain normal motion in neck
May 01, 2009; ... Patti Burkhart can play volleyball and softball again. That would not be possible had she undergone spinal fusion tocorrect a pinched nerve in her neck. While that common surgery wouldhave corrected the problem, it would have limited the 42-year-oldDiamond resident's ability to ...
Business briefs
May 01, 2009 ... Coal CEO willing to cut production International Coal Group says it's willing to cut production moreas it deals with declining demand and prices. Chief Executive Ben Hatfield told analysts Thursday the 1.9million tons of production idled so far this year contributed to ...
Fast food chains luring penny pinchers
May 01, 2009; ... Before the recession, Andrew Puzder, who heads the Carl's Jr. andHardee's burger chains, liked to joke that sharp-priced competitorswere "giving food away." As the recession deepened and the number of 79-cent taco and 99-cent hamburger offers exploded, Puzder realized it was "no ...
Officials correct Biden's flu advice
May 01, 2009; ... WASHINGTON - Oh, Joe. Vice President Joe Biden - with a well-deserved reputation assomeone who shoots from the lip - made it through the first 100 daysof the Obama administration without any major gaffes. But on Day 101the vice president, well, took a nose dive when it came to ...