Charleston Gazette back issues from December 2001:
Tribesmen take tanks, weapons from Taliban: ; Talks in Germany stall over government makeup
Dec 01, 2001; ... KABUL, Afghanistan - Anti-Taliban tribesmen said they seizedtanks and heavy weapons Friday from Taliban militiamen who gave upwithout a fight near the airport outside Kandahar. An Americangeneral said the battle will go on until the Taliban stronghold is a"free city." American ...
George Harrison -- 1943-2001: ; Cancer takes life of former Beatle guitarist
Dec 01, 2001; ... Paul McCartney called him "my baby brother." A fan thought him "quiet and nice and powerful." Musicians and music lovers on Friday mourned the death of GeorgeHarrison, the "quiet Beatle" who fit in famously, if not alwayshappily, alongside his more colorful band mates ....
Shootout suspect may have left the state
Dec 01, 2001; ... cshumaker@wvgazete.com The FBI joined the search Friday for a man who allegedly pulled agun on one Charleston police officer and fired shots at another.City police believe Randy Lane Thornton, 48, may have left WestVirginia following a Thursday manhunt. Police also believe ...
Malpractice bill may pass: ; It could face amendments on tort reform, bad-faith suits
Dec 01, 2001; ... philk@wvgazette.com Barring presumably futile attempts to amend it by legislators whothink its tort-reform provisions either go too far or aren't toughenough, the medical malpractice insurance package is expected topass the Legislature today. Senate Finance Committee members ...
Gazette Christmas Charities: ; Couple needs oven, clothes, help
Dec 01, 2001; ... dawn@wvgazette.com Two parents who have mild mental retardation are struggling totake care of their children and could use some help, says socialworker Mary White of Children's Home Society of West Virginia. "They are so likeable," White said. "Our entire staff has been ...
This weekend: ; Two series start
Dec 01, 2001 ... The saga of how thousands of black landowners lost their propertyover the past 160 years is detailed in a three-part series by TheAssociated Press. Reporters reviewed thousands of court documents and interviewedhundreds of descendants of blacks to reconstruct how they were ...
Conn. anthrax victim may have gotten it from mail
Dec 01, 2001; ... HARTFORD, Conn. - Traces of anthrax were found on a letter inConnecticut for the first time Friday, prompting the governor tosuggest the 94-year-old woman who died mysteriously of the diseaselast week might have gotten it from her mail after all. Gov. John Rowland said no direct ...
National briefs
Dec 01, 2001 ... Inventor to reveal what 'IT' is Monday MANCHESTER, N.H. - Word that Dean Kamen finally will reveal hislatest invention next week has sparked a flurry of activity on a Website devoted to the secret project. Kamen plans to introduce theinvention, called "Ginger" or "IT," on ABC's ...
Recipient of self-contained artificial heart dies at 59
Dec 01, 2001; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Robert Tools, the first person to receive afully self-contained artificial heart, died Friday of internalbleeding and organ failure after living with the device whirring inhis chest for 151 days. He was 59. The death was announced by Drs. Laman Gray Jr. and ...
Clerk's suit against 7-Eleven can proceed, court rules: ; Berkeley man fired after disarming, detaining would-be robber in July 2000
Dec 01, 2001; ... larrym@wvgazette.com A Berkeley County clerk can sue the convenience store that firedhim after he disarmed and captured a would-be robber, the stateSupreme Court ruled Friday. Though state law normally allows employers to fire workerswithout cause, "the right of self-defense ...
Insurer would benefit from lawsuit ban
Dec 01, 2001; ... larrym@wvgazette.com The Legislature could shield a major malpractice insuranceprovider from any fallout caused by its shift in defense strategy iflawmakers bar certain kinds of lawsuits. Medical Assurance has insisted that West Virginia outlaw "badfaith" lawsuits filed by a ...
Smiles
Dec 01, 2001; ... To Dow Chemical - which has become one of the Kanawha Valley'sleading benefactors - for donating $250,000 to upgrade science andmath instruction in Kanawha County schools. To 12-year-old Annie Black of Barboursville, a leukemia sufferer,who donated books, games, videos and the ...
A war different from any other
Dec 01, 2001; ... EVERYTHING about our Thanksgiving was traditional except for theconversation. We had gathered as usual in the Maplehurst Inn in Antrim, N.H.Leslie Crowell, who runs the place, had given us the tavern for ourdining room. We were tucking into chef Garrett Sullivan's ...
Readers' forum
Dec 01, 2001 ... Sierra shouldn't have been expelled Editor: With all due respect to the people who believe that the 15-year-old girl at Sissonville High School should be expelled, I fear Imust disagree. Yes, the very idea of an "anarchy club" is silly. By definition,such a club ...
Heart care: ; Don't degrade treatment
Dec 01, 2001; ... DEPRESSINGLY, West Virginia hospitals are squabbling over whogets the lion's share of heart patients. Parkersburg and Beckley hospitals want state permission toperform open-heart surgery and catheterizations, because the fieldis lucrative. But Charleston Area Medical Center is ...
Secrecy: ; Bush order goes too far
Dec 01, 2001; ... A RECENT executive order by President George W. Bush has manywondering what he wants to hide. The Nixon White House proved the dangers of too much secrecy onthe part of the president. The dirty tricks, the enemy lists, theinfamous Watergate burglary and cover-up, all occurred ...
GOP chairman resigns position: ; Racicot may take Gilmore's place
Dec 01, 2001; ... WASHINGTON - Republican National Chairman Jim Gilmore resignedFriday, clearing the way for President Bush to install a new partyhead in advance of midterm 2002 elections, with control of Congressand three dozen statehouses at stake. Former Montana governor and close Bush ally Marc ...
City woman killed in DUI wreck
Dec 01, 2001 ... A Charleston woman was charged Friday evening with DUI causingdeath following a two-vehicle accident that killed another citywoman. Tina Marie Journey, 36, allegedly drove her Lincoln Continentalinto the path of a Chevrolet Corsica driving in the oppositedirection on West ...
Anthrax fugitive wanted in W.Va. robbery
Dec 01, 2001; ... MORGANTOWN - A fugitive believed to have mailed hundreds of fakeanthrax letters to abortion clinics along the East Coast is alsosuspected of robbing a bank in a West Virginia shopping mall earlierthis month, authorities said Friday. Clayton Lee Waagner, one of the FBI's 10 ...
Teen killed in W.Va. wreck identified
Dec 01, 2001 ... PRINCE - Police have identified a Virginia teen-ager killedThursday when the dump truck in which he was riding overturned onBatoff Mountain in Raleigh County. Travis Lee Sluss, 17, of Bluefield, Va., was crushed about 11:30a.m. Thursday in the single-vehicle accident. Sluss was ...
Obituaries
Dec 01, 2001 ... William H. "Hank" Bower BARRETT - William H. "Hank" Bower, 58, of Barrett, diedWednesday, Nov. 28, 2001, at Hubbard Hospice House in Charlestonafter a long illness. He was the son of the late Jefferson David Bower and was a coalminer with 35 years of service at Eastern ...
W.Va. woman convicted of plotting murder
Dec 01, 2001; ... NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A West Virginia woman faces up to 15 years inprison after being convicted in a murder-for-hire plot to kill herhusband. Sentencing for Carolyn Ann Burdette, 39, of Reedy, is set forFeb. 22, prosecutor Richard F. Clippard said Friday. She wasconvicted Thursday ...
Trial date set for athlete's libel suit
Dec 01, 2001; ... WEIRTON - A Jan. 28 trial date has been set for a libel lawsuitagainst The Charleston Gazette, accused by a former high schoolathlete of falsely reporting allegations that he exposed himself tocheerleaders at a 1999 basketball tournament. Quincy Wilson, now a reserve running back ...
Washington state could set precedent for Medicaid cuts
Dec 01, 2001; ... OLYMPIA, Wash. - In a groundbreaking proposal that could set anational precedent, Washington state has asked the federalgovernment's permission to make some Medicaid recipients pay forservices and cap enrollment for some programs. If the Bush administration approves Washington's ...
Annual tree-lighting ceremony to be held Tuesday at Capitol
Dec 01, 2001; ... West Virginians are invited to the Capitol on Tuesday for holidaymusic, seasonal exhibitions and the annual tree-lighting ceremony. Gov. Bob Wise and first lady Sandy Wise will host the ceremony aspart of the Joyful Night celebration. Wise has invited firefighters, police ...
Lawyers take doctors to task
Dec 01, 2001; ... Photo courtesy As the Legislature prepares to vote on the medical malpracticeinsurance crisis, plaintiff lawyers in the Wheeling area paid forbillboards contending that "medical mistakes kill more people ...
State briefs
Dec 01, 2001 ... Berkeley studies plans for new court complex MARTINSBURG - A feasibility study on a new judicial complex forWest Virginia's fastest-growing county is moving ahead. The Berkeley County Judicial Center Steering Committee gave itsformal approval with a unanimous vote late ...
Correction
Dec 01, 2001 ... There was an error in the Gazette Friday concerning a hearingTuesday before U.S. District Judge Charles Haden. The emergencyhearing ...
Courthouse Hours
Dec 01, 2001 ... Starting today the Kanawha County Courthouse, at Virginia andCourt streets in downtown Charleston, will be open ...
WEATHER
Dec 01, 2001 ... Amsterdam 53 47 Rain Athens 62 52 Cldy Beijing 45 26 Clr Berlin 41 37 Rain Bermuda 73 69 Rain Cairo 80 62 Cldy Calgary 06 0 Snow Dublin 59 51 Rain Hong Kong 79 70 Cldy Jerusalem 68 47 Cldy London 58 55 ...
WEATHER
Dec 01, 2001 ... Anchorage 19 5 Clr Atlanta 69 44 PCldy Boston 67 54 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 72 49 PCldy Chicago 47 37 PCldy Cincinnati 53 38 Clr Cleveland 48 40 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 62 38 Clr Denver 46 17 PCldy Detroit 49 39 ...
Herd lets one slip away: ; Toledo takes MAC title with 41-36 win
Dec 01, 2001; ... frankangst@wvgazette.com TOLEDO, Ohio - Marshall couldn't hold onto the ball when itneeded it most and the Herd defense couldn't hold a 23-point lead inFriday's Mid-American Conference championship. A fifth straight MAC championship slipped through Marshall'shands when Curtis ...
Old Warriors on hand to watch young Dots work magic
Dec 01, 2001; ... WHEELING - Before Poca took the field to play defending championBridgeport for the Class AA championship, a parade of ex-Dots spokein the team locker room. Former West Virginia lineman Brad Knell. Marshall track man JasonRedman. Ex-players Heath Null, Charlie Hartley and Dallas ...
In AAA, it's the battle of the 'burgs: ; Speed, size vs. championship experience
Dec 01, 2001; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com The edge in skill-position players, speed and perhaps size restswith Martinsburg. But the edge in experience tilts decidedly towardParkersburg, which should make for an interesting matchup today inthe Class AAA playoff championship game. Kickoff is set ...
Names in the games
Dec 01, 2001 ... Minnesota court nixes quick appeal on Twins In another move that makes it more likely the Twins will survive,the Minnesota Supreme Court refused to grant a speedy review of theinjunction that forces the team to play next season. In Washington, Rep. John Conyers Jr. asked ...
Today's quote
Dec 01, 2001 ... "He doesn't have to complete that contract. He can go ahead andgive us back some salary-cap room." Cowboys coach Dave Campo oncriticism from ...
Dots incredible: ; Trick play helps Poca win AA state title
Dec 01, 2001; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com WHEELING - Trick or treat is supposed to be held on the last dayof October, not November. But for Poca, one month late turned outjust right. Backup quarterback Brent Roberts hit Darrell Thomas with a 53-yard scoring pass off a trick play in the fourth ...
Boxing
Dec 01, 2001 ... Fight Schedule National TV in parentheses Today At Jacob Javits Center, N.Y. (HBO), Jameel McCline, PortJefferson, N.Y., vs. Lance Whitaker, Granada Hills, Calif., 12, forthe WBC Intercontinental heavyweight title; Fres Oquendo, Chicago,vs. David Izon, Pensacoloa, ...
Transactions
Dec 01, 2001 ... Friday's transactions BASEBALL National League CINCINNATI REDS-Named Jayhawk Owens manager of Stockton of theCalifornia League. COLORADO ROCKIES-Waived OF Jacob Cruz. HOUSTON ASTROS-Agreed to terms with INF Jose Vizcaino on a one-year ...
Latest line
Dec 01, 2001 ... NFL Favorite Points Underdog Sunday MIAMI 3 (40) Denver BALTIMORE 7 (43) Indianapolis NEW ORLEANS 10 (41) Carolina PITTSBURGH 7 (41) Minnesota NY JETS 3 (38) New England St. Louis 8 (47) ATLANTA Tampa Bay 5 (35) ...
NHL
Dec 01, 2001 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L T OL Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 15 5 4 1 35 75 61 N.Y. Rangers 15 9 2 1 33 80 74 Philadelphia 10 7 5 1 26 66 53 Pittsburgh 10 10 3 2 25 53 62 New Jersey 9 10 2 2 22 56 67 Northeast ...
Golf
Dec 01, 2001 ... Nedbank Challenge Friday Sun City, Sjouth Africa Second Round Ernie Els, South Africa 67-66-133 Lee Westwood, England 69-65-134 Mike Weir, Canada 68-67-135 Bernhard Langer, Germany 68-67-135 Retief Goosen, South Africa ...
NBA
Dec 01, 2001 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New Jersey 10 5 .667 - Boston 7 6 .539 2 New York 8 8 .500 21/2 Philadelphia 7 7 .500 21/2 Orlando 7 9 .438 31/2 Washington 5 10 .333 5 Miami 2 13 .133 8 Central ...
NFL
Dec 01, 2001 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Miami 7 3 0 .700 214 212 N.Y. Jets 7 3 0 .700 208 182 New England 6 5 0 .545 257 212 Indianapolis 4 6 0 .400 265 298 Buffalo 1 9 0 .100 180 273 Central W L T Pct PF ...
College basketball
Dec 01, 2001 ... Friday's men's scores EAST Manhattan 81, Denver 57 SOUTH Auburn 67, Fla. International 55 Clemson 83, Coastal Carolina 54 MIDWEST Rio Grande 77, Houghton 73 SOUTHWEST Oklahoma 69, Arkansas 54 Texas A&M 71, Long Beach ...
Prep football
Dec 01, 2001 ... Results in the West Virginia high school football playoffs. Class AAA First round Martinsburg 47, Philip Barbour 6 Morgantown 28, Lewis County 0 North Marion 26, George Washington 6 Parkersburg 56, Hampshire 12 Parkersburg South 27, Cabell ...
Sports briefs
Dec 01, 2001; ... NBA: Grizzlies' Williams scores 38 Jason Williams scored a career-high 38 points and had 11 assiststo lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 102-85 victory over the HoustonRockets on Friday night in Memphis. Williams, who shot 16-of-28 from the field including 6-of-13 from3-point ...
Sports on TV/radio
Dec 01, 2001 ... TELEVISION (ESPN2) 11 a.m. - NCAA football: Missouri at Michigan State (13) 11:45 a.m. - NCAA football: Army vs. Navy (ESPN) noon - NCAA football: Penn State at Virginia (FoxP) noon - men's basketball: Stanford vs. Texas (TGC) 12:30 p.m. - golf: PGA Tour ...
UC looking to bounce back in home opener: ; Roundup
Dec 01, 2001 ... The University of Charleston will look to rebound from an early-season loss when it plays host to Oakland City (Ind.) in men'sbasketball at 7:30 p.m. today at Eddie King Gym. It will be UC's home opener. The Golden Eagles, who were ranked No. 2 in the nation byDivision II ...
Division II foe to serve purpose for WVU tonight
Dec 01, 2001; ... dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - Gale Catlett isn't going to try to blow smoke atanyone and convince them that West Virginia's game with Division IIArkansas-Monticello tonight is anything but what it appears to be. Practice. "We have so many things to work on as far as ...
Team unity helps UC through tragedy
Dec 01, 2001; ... andyhansroth@wvgazette.com First-year University of Charleston women's basketball coachSherry Winn hadn't been on the job long when her team faced personaltragedies. In the span of a month, two seniors on the team lost close familymembers, and Winn was there to comfort both ...
Wheeling C. survived scare to reach title game
Dec 01, 2001; ... tatkinson@wvgazette.com Wheeling Central tailback Mike DeSantis' season was almost overbefore it began. The junior was involved in a car accident in March that left himwith two broken hips and a cracked tailbone and left the MaroonKnights' rushing attack in ...
GMAC Bowl: a clash of QBs: ; Marshall's Leftwich vs. East Carolina's Garrard Dec. 19
Dec 01, 2001 ... From staff, wire reports MOBILE, Ala. - Marshall and East Carolina will play in the Dec.19 GMAC Bowl at Mobile, game officials announced Friday. The GMAC Bowl will be broadcast on ESPN2, with a 7 p.m. (CST)kickoff. Marshall (10-2) averaged 37 points per game this season ...
Toledo 41, Marshall 36
Dec 01, 2001 ... Toledo 41, Marshall 36 Marshall 20 3 6 7 -36 Toledo 0 10 25 6 -41 First quarter Mar-Marriott 14 pass from Leftwich (Head kick), 11:03 Mar-Marriott 15 pass from Leftwich (kick failed), 8:26 Mar-Wallace 62 run (Head kick), 6:30 Second ...
How they scored
Dec 01, 2001 ... * Marshall 7, Toledo 0 - Denero Marriott 14 pass from ByronLeftwich (Curtis Head kick), 11:03 first quarter. Plays in drive:12. Yards in drive: 80. Time of possession: 3:53. Key play: Marriott18 pass from Leftwich. * Marshall 13, Toledo 0 - Marriott 15 pass from Leftwich ...
Few Rocket boosters show: ; Herd notebook
Dec 01, 2001; ... frankangst@wvgazette.com TOLEDO, Ohio - The first Mid-American Conference championshipgame played outside of Huntington wasn't a hit with fans. Friday's Marshall-Toledo game attracted just 20,025 fans to theGlass Bowl, about 6,000 under capacity. Of those fans, about ...
Lights off on buses at Frisky Rooster club
Dec 01, 2001 ... The Frisky Rooster has stopped crowing. The restaurant/nightclub with the double-decker buses at Capitoland Quarrier streets in downtown Charleston has apparently closed.At 5:20 p.m. Friday, the lights were off - one hour and 20 minutespast the club's scheduled opening ...
OSM nominee's hearing rescheduled
Dec 01, 2001; ... kward@wvgazette.com A Senate committee has rescheduled a confirmation hearing for theBush administration's nominee to run the U.S. Office of SurfaceMining. On Wednesday, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committeewill hold a hearing on the nomination of Jeffrey D ....
Haden to hear Ky. group's mountaintop removal case: ; Jurisdictional problems that overturned judge's '99 ruling not present now
Dec 01, 2001; ... kward@wvgazette.com Chief U.S. District Judge Charles H. Haden II on Friday declinedto move from his court a major new case over mountaintop removalcoal mining. Haden refused a request by U.S. government lawyers to send thecase to a federal court in Kentucky. The ...
Business briefs
Dec 01, 2001 ... Feds' flood relief totals $143.1 million for W.Va. The federal government has made $143.1 million available fordisaster assistance in 24 counties after West Virginia suffered aseries of floods and mudslides during the spring and summer. President Bush approved the request for a ...
Under construction: ; Habitat project builds more than skills for students
Dec 01, 2001; ... Richwood High School AS THE holiday season approaches, we are reminded of housesdecorated with colorful lights, family and friends gathering near usand presents under a beautiful Christmas tree. Thanks to the efforts of two groups of teen-agers and theRichwood Habitat for ...
Sierra case prompts discussion on student rights
Dec 01, 2001; ... Capital High School KATIE SIERRA, who was suspended from Sissonville High School forwearing T-shirts that denounced the United States' actions inAfghanistan and attempting to start an anarchy club, lost the firstround in her legal battle earlier this week when the state ...
Opinions vary on Sierra's actions
Dec 01, 2001; ... Capital High School WHILE KATIE Sierra may not be able to wear her T-shirts thatcriticize the United States in school, and she may not be able tostart an anarchy club because it would disrupt the schoolenvironment, some people believe she should have the right toexpress her ...
Horoscope
Dec 01, 2001; ... Saturday, Dec. 1, 2001 Your birthday today: You're imaginative and strong this year, butthat won't be enough. You'll also need the help of an expert -somebody who'll argue your case. With the right partner, you'll notonly wind up a winner, but you'll also get a great ...
Life insurance is a good buy
Dec 01, 2001; ... Dear Ann Landers: A while back, I read your column in theCharlotte (N.C.) Observer with the headline, "It's sad to end upwishing you had insurance." Please tell your readers that marriedpeople are not the only ones who need insurance. I'm a divorced woman with two children. While ...