Charleston Gazette back issues from September 2002:
Weeds thrive in Charleston sidewalks: Mayoral assistant to mark problem areas
Sep 02, 2002; ... gregstone@wvgazette.com Some people can't see the forest for the trees. In many places inCharleston, it's hard to see the sidewalk for the weeds. Weeds have thrived in the capital city this summer, on bothprivate and public property. According to city ordinance, ...
Regatta regales
Sep 02, 2002; ... Gazette photos by M.K. McFarland ABOVE: A patriotic theme dominated the "Anything That Floats"contest Sunday morning, sponsored by Charter ...
Unspent sick days could cost a billion: State employees can divert unused leave to retirement
Sep 02, 2002; ... Fred works for the state of West Virginia. He doesn't earn verymuch, less than $25,000 a year. He has, however, an ace in the hole:he's racked up more than 480 unspent sick days. Fred (not his real name) is among nearly 3,000 public employeeswho have somehow socked away more than a ...
Miners, drivers worry about future of W.Va.'s coal industry
Sep 02, 2002; ... This is the second part to a story published in the Sept. 1edition of the Sunday Gazette-Mail. pjnyden@wvgazette.com HERNDON - Bobby Mullens helps clean coal at the Herndon Processingplant. He's a United Mine Workers member, but opposes the unionleadership's stance against ...
City police investigate 3 car fires
Sep 02, 2002 ... Several car fires set late Saturday night appear to be the work ofone arsonist, Charleston police said. Charleston firefighters responded to two car fires on a parkinglot near Leon Sullivan Way and Kanawha Boulevard, and a third wasreported on the Lee Street side of the Charleston ...
CHARLESTON CRIME ZONES
Sep 02, 2002 ... The following crimes were reported to the Charleston PoliceDepartment. Zone 1 Lippert Street 2100 block, burglary between 7 p.m. on Aug. 19 and2:30 p.m. on Aug. 20. Parsons Court 10 block, burglary between 7:30 and 8 p.m. on Aug.18. 4th Avenue 1700 block, ...
W.Va. natives heat up Regatta's weekend country show
Sep 02, 2002; ... For the Gazette Cowboy hats. Cowboy boots. Yee-haws. That can mean only one thing: Country music night at theCharleston Sternwheel Regatta. Charleston resident Liz Nichols began the festivities on a hot,steamy Saturday at a little after 6:30 p.m. to thunderous ...
Air marshal defended for drawing gun
Sep 02, 2002; ... PHILADELPHIA - Federal officials defended the response of an airmarshal who trained his gun on a passenger-filled jet cabin for 30minutes after detaining a man, prompting protests by a judge who wason the flight. Two armed marshals detained the man on Delta Flight 442, which ...
Infections indicate organ donor may have transmitted West Nile
Sep 02, 2002; ... ATLANTA - A heart transplant patient's diagnosis of West Nilevirus is raising questions about how the virus spreads and whetherblood donors could unknowingly transmit it. Federal experts and the American Red Cross met Sunday to determinehow to deal with the potential ...
DEA links drugs to terror groups: Meth ring of Middle Eastern men sending cash to Lebanon, Yemen
Sep 02, 2002; ... WASHINGTON - Federal authorities have amassed evidence for thefirst time that an illegal drug operation in the United States wasfunneling proceeds to Middle East terrorist groups like Hezbollah. Evidence gathered by the Drug Enforcement Administration since aseries of raids in ...
Investigation of Taliban grave marked by delay
Sep 02, 2002; ... DASHT-E-LEILI, Afghanistan - A scattering of human bones, tufts ofhair and robes mark the sandy burial site of possibly hundreds ofTaliban who were captured during the war in Afghanistan last year. The mass grave lies just off a main road on the outskirts of thenorthern Afghan town ...
No question who holds the purse
Sep 02, 2002; ... The funny part is, I think it was just a box of chips. I'm not sure, because I didn't want to stare too hard and give theimpression I was eavesdropping. Even though I was, in fact,eavesdropping. But even from a distance, I'm reasonably sure it was a60-count box of chips, like you'd ...
Readers' forum
Sep 02, 2002 ... Anarchy not wanted in U.S. Editor: The 15-year-old girl, Katie Sierra, who wants to start an anarchyclub at the Sissonville High School and was on the Phil Donahue showto plead her case, evidently does not know the meaning of "anarchy."Maybe this will enlighten her ....
Potpourri
Sep 02, 2002; ... INCREDIBLY, nearly $1 billion was poured into West Virginia'slegal "video poker" machines at racetracks and bars during July. Thatincludes money inserted into the devices, plus the replaying ofcredits instead of cashing them in as winnings. Deputy LotteryDirector Virgil Helton provided ...
Work: Labor Day thoughts
Sep 02, 2002; ... ALTHOUGH jobs and careers are evolving in the high-tech"information age," with ever more value given to knowledge andtraining, the basic need to work, to bring home a paycheck to supporta family, remains unchanged. It's the inescapable role of adults, nomatter what form the economy ...
Readers' voice: Call 357-4451
Sep 02, 2002 ... * I hope John Warner realizes that his column this week wasborderline anti-Semitic and downright disgusting. * To the male chauvinist pig talking about women drivers usingcell phones in cars: There is another gender that does the exact samething - they are called men. * ...
School menu
Sep 02, 2002 ... Kanawha County school menus for the week of Sept. 2-6 Monday No school Labor Day Holiday Tuesday Breakfast Breakfast bagel Fresh fruit Cereal Juice/milk Lunch Baked steak with gravy Mashed ...
Bulletin board
Sep 02, 2002 ... FUTURE EVENTS Kanawha County Association of Retired School Employees will meetat 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Schoenbaum Family Enrichment Center, 1701Fifth Ave. (at the corner of Patrick Street). The meeting will beginat 10 a.m. Susan Leasure, executive director for Literacy ...
Annie's Mailbox: Counseling can ease divorcee's dilemma
Sep 02, 2002; ... Dear Annie: After 20 years of marriage, I divorced my husbandbecause he cheated on me with a co-worker. The affair went on forfour years. Even when "Mickey" promised me it was over, he still sawher. He lost his job because of the affair and wound up moving inwith his parents. Our divorce ...
Horoscope
Sep 02, 2002; ... Monday, Sept. 2, 2002 Your birthday today: The temptation this year is to let yoursocial life get in the way of your job. Don't fall into that trap.You have bills to pay! To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiestday, 0 the most ...
Summer brings record box-office revenue
Sep 02, 2002; ... LOS ANGELES - Hollywood delivered a nice blend of big, dumbpopcorn flicks and smarter-than-average summer fare, adding up to anall-time revenue high but falling short of a ticket-sales record. By Labor Day, domestic ticket sales will have totaled about $3.15billion since Memorial ...
Massey not going to expand, CEO says
Sep 02, 2002; ... Massey Energy Co.'s top executive said the company is committed toits coal operations in West Virginia but plans no major expansion. Don Blankenship, Massey's chief executive officer, said thecompany plans to unearth about 180 million tons of coal in the stateduring the next five ...
On file: Kanawha County
Sep 02, 2002 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses between Aug. 22and 29. Joseph Thesselonia Williams Jr., 26, and Mariska Monique Jones,33, both of Clinton, Md. Joseph Wayne Blair, 59, of Marysville, Ohio, and Ramona AnnGraham, 49, of Dallas. Jerry ...
On file: Putnam County
Sep 02, 2002 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses between Aug. 22and 27. Keith Edwin Glenn, 38, and Debra Kay Barnette, 46, both ofHurricane. Zachary Gene Campbell, 27, and Bethany Jill Smith, 27, both ofHurricane. Joshua Dwain Stewart, 23, and ...
August driest month on record in parts of W.Va.
Sep 02, 2002; ... August was the driest month on record in parts of West Virginia,the National Weather Service said Sunday. At the Wood County Airport near Parkersburg, the monthly rainfalltotal for August was 0.46 inches, breaking the mark of 0.67 inchesset in 1998. Normal August rains are about 4 ...
World Summit negotiators upbeat: Delegates in Johannesburg reach deals on climate change, trade
Sep 02, 2002; ... JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - Bleary-eyed negotiators at the WorldSummit were upbeat after reaching deals on climate change and trade,and worked into the early hours today to hammer out the final detailsof an action plan before world leaders took the stage. Delegates say the have ...
Coal trucking costs for one mining business
Sep 02, 2002; ... Herndon Processing Co. estimates its costs per ton of good coalrise sharply as truck weights drop. Today, a typical six-axle truckweighs 47,000 pounds when it is empty. Coal hauled from small minesin Southern West Virginia, which do not have cleaning plants,typically is about 45 percent ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan collins
Sep 02, 2002 ... Junior executive: ...
Regatta schedule
Sep 02, 2002 ... Monday, Sept. 2 9 ...
Readers' voice
Sep 02, 2002 ... What's bothering you? What do you think? Express your opinion ...
Correction
Sep 02, 2002 ... Sunday's Gazette-Mail misidentified one of the winners in theCharleston Sternwheel Regatta Funeral Parade. The ...
Street paving
Sep 02, 2002 ... West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets beginning at7 a.m. Tuesday. Residents should have vehicles removed by that time: Warren Street - from Woodland to Warren ...
GETTING INTO PRINT
Sep 02, 2002 ... Have a news tip? Got a story idea? Call us: City desk - 348-5100 Statehouse - Fanny Seiler: ...
Lottery: lotteries
Sep 02, 2002 ... Saturday, Aug. 31, 2002 Hot Lotto: 05-08-10-26-32: 07 *** The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 12-14-22-29-41: Powerball 41 ...
World
Sep 02, 2002 ... Amsterdam 67 50 Cldy Athens 83 69 Clr Beijing 93 73 Clr Berlin 79 58 Cldy Bermuda 86 79 Rain Cairo 96 78 Clr Calgary 72 44 Cldy Dublin 61 40 Cldy Hong Kong 93 81 Cldy Jerusalem 82 56 Clr London 70 49 Clr Madrid ...
WEATHER
Sep 02, 2002 ... Anchorage 63 48 Clr Atlanta 86 67 PCldy Boston 68 59 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 83 64 PCldy Chicago 89 68 PCldy Cincinnati 90 66 PCldy Cleveland 84 63 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 95 73 Clr Denver 85 57 PCldy Detroit 86 65 ...
Gordon puts the field to shame in Darlington: NASCAR
Sep 02, 2002; ... DARLINGTON, S.C. - First he couldn't win. Now Jeff Gordon can'tseem to lose. Gordon, who broke a 31-race winless streak with a victory atBristol last week, made it two in a row Sunday when he won theSouthern 500 at Darlington Raceway for a record-tying fifth time. "Man, what ...
Badgers poised to bring the hits
Sep 02, 2002; ... dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - In the grand scheme of college football, there areprobably few more disparate teams than Chattanooga and Wisconsin. The Mocs are a struggling Division I-AA team without significantsize or a reputation for toughness; the Badgers a Top 25 team ...
Goddard emerging for Herd
Sep 02, 2002; ... MARSHALL FANS, take your 401(k) summary and fold it into a paperfootball. You might find today's Smock Market Report a lot less depressing.Following is a list of what's up and what's down with the ThunderingHerd, the Mid-American Conference and beyond. What's up * ...
Names in the games
Sep 02, 2002 ... LSU-Tech faceoff results in 15 arrests At least 15 people were arrested early Sunday after a shoutingmatch between Virginia Tech and Louisiana State fans got out of hand. Police officers in riot gear dispersed a crowd of about 3,000unruly fans, hours before 14th-ranked LSU was ...
Hokies tame Tigers: Tech defense, special teams throttle LSU
Sep 02, 2002; ... BLACKSBURG, Va. - ASU or LSU, Virginia Tech still dominated. The No. 16 Hokies followed a season-opening laugher againstArkansas State with an impressive 26-8 victory against No. 14Louisiana State on Sunday, using a stingy, opportunistic defense tomake it happen. On a day ...
College football
Sep 02, 2002 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conference Overall W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct. Virginia Tech 0 0 0 0 0.00 2 0 89 15 1.00 Miami 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 63 17 1.00 Boston College 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 0 24 16 ...
Sports on TV/radio
Sep 02, 2002 ... TELEVISION (ESPN2) 11 a.m. - NHRA: Mac Tools U.S. Nationals (13) 11 a.m. - tennis: U.S. Open (ESPN) 1 p.m. - baseball: Pirates at Braves (ESPN2) 1 p.m. - baseball: Red Sox at Yankees (WGN) 1 p.m. - baseball: Brewers at Cubs (ESPN) 4:30 p.m. - college ...
Brewers complete sweep of Reds: NL
Sep 02, 2002; ... CINCINNATI - Ryan Thompson homered twice, and Lenny Harris hit atwo-run shot to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 4-2 victory Sunday and aseries sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. MILWAUKEE CINCINNATI ab r h bi ab r h bi ASnchz cf 4 0 1 0 TWalkr 2b 4 0 2 0 Hmnds cf 0 ...
NFL transactions
Sep 02, 2002 ... * ARIZONA CARDINALS-Waived QB Chris Greisen, TE Tywan Mitchell, DLMao Tosi, K Tim Duncan, RB Damien Anderson, LB Charles Burton, OTMichael Cook, CB Justin Gallimore, FB Anthony Green, S QuintinHarris, OT Robert Haws, G Thomas Moody, C Jason Padget, and DEJarrett Procell. Placed RB Josh ...
NFL
Sep 02, 2002 ... Thursday's game San Francisco at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. Sunday's games Detroit at Miami, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. Baltimore at ...
South Atlantic League
Sep 02, 2002 ... Second half Northern Division W L Pct. GB Delmarva (Orioles) 44 25 .638 - x-Hickory (Pirates) 38 30 .559 51/2 Greensboro (Yankees) 38 31 .551 6 Lexington (Astros) 37 32 .536 7 Lakewood (Phillies) 36 33 .522 8 Charleston (Blue Jays) 35 ...
Sports history
Sep 02, 2002 ... Sept. 2 1995 - Frank Bruno wins a heavyweight championship in his fourthattempt registering a unanimous decision over Oliver McCall to takehis WBC title in Wembley, England. 2000 - Tennessee wins its 700th football game with a 19-16 winover ...
SCORES, SUMMARIES
Sep 02, 2002 ... Sunday's results SOUTH Virginia Tech 26, LSU 8 N.C. Central 33, N. Carolina A&T 30, OT Kentucky 22, Louisville 17 Sunday's Top 25 boxes Kentucky 22, No. 17 Louisville 17 Kentucky 10 6 3 3-22 Louisville 0 7 10 0-17 First ...
Youth baseball
Sep 02, 2002 ... 15-and-under Regatta Tournament at Little Creek Park So.Charleston 11, Star City (Beckley) 8 SC - Daniels 2-4; Hudson 2-3; Holstine HR. Star: ...
U.S. Open
Sep 02, 2002 ... Sunday's results Men Singles Third round Juan Carlos Ferrero (7), Spain, is even with Fernando Gonzalez(28), Chile, 3-3, susp., rain. Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil, leads Nicolas Massu, Chile, 6-1, susp.,rain. Tommy Haas (3), Germany, leads Thomas ...
NASCAR
Sep 02, 2002 ... Southern 500 Sunday's results At Darlington (S.C.) Raceway Starting positions in parentheses 1. (3) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 367, $212,183. 2. (12) Ryan Newman, Ford, 367, $135,505. 3. (8) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 367, $122,251. 4. (1) Sterling ...
Baseball today
Sep 02, 2002 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr New York 84 51 .622 - 5-5 L-2 40-23 44-28 11-7 Boston 76 58 .567 71/2 z-5-5 W-1 35-32 41-26 5-13 Baltimore 63 72 .467 21 z-1-9 L-9 32-32 31-40 9-9 Toronto 60 76 .441 241/2 z-7-3 W-2 33-36 27-40 ...
Sunday's golf scores
Sep 02, 2002 ... PGA Air Canada Championship Sunday's results Final round Gene Sauers, $630,000 69-65-66-69-269 Steve Lowery, $378,000 67-67-68-68-270 Vijay Singh, $182,000 70-69-67-65-271 Craig Barlow, $182,000 67-65-71-68-271 Robert Allenby, $182,000 ...
Sauers gets first win since '89: Golf roundup
Sep 02, 2002; ... SURREY, British Columbia - Gene Sauers won what might have beenthe last Air Canada Championship, closing with a 2-under 69 on Sundayfor a one-stroke victory over Steve Lowery. The 40-year-old Sauers, who hasn't had a full PGA Tour card since1996, finished with a 15-under 267 for ...
NFL cutdown day not what it used to be
Sep 02, 2002; ... NFL cutdown day just isn't fun any more. That's because the real cutdowns come on March 1 and June 1. Lookat the list of the players released last Tuesday and Sunday and forthe most part, the names evoke the question: "Who are these guys?"Not like the old days, when the refuse from ...
Fayetteville native offers his take on Tech
Sep 02, 2002; ... Now that Marshall's big game with Virginia Tech up next, perhapsthe Herd should place a call to former Fayetteville High standoutFrank Arritt for a first person report on the Hokies' impressivedefense. Arritt is in his second season as a tight end at Arkansas State.That's the ...
Kentucky hassles Ragone, Cards
Sep 02, 2002; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Taylor Begley kicked three field goals andKentucky's defense dominated No. 17 Louisville and quarterback DaveRagone in a 22-17 win over the Cardinals on Sunday night. Jared Lorenzen threw for 195 yards and a touchdown as the Wildcatssnapped a three-game losing ...
Fairmont's Romeo honored by WVC: Roundup
Sep 02, 2002; ... Fairmont State running back Josh Romeo and linebacker CourtneyJohnson on Sunday were named the West Virginia Conference offensiveand defensive players of the week, respectively. Romeo, a freshman from Parkersburg High, rushed for 54 yards onfive carries and scored the go-ahead ...
ALLEY CATS CLOSE SEASON TODAY: Four-run first keeps Cats' streak alive
Sep 02, 2002 ... The Charleston Alley Cats continued their late-season surge Sundayafternoon, downing the Greensboro Bats 8-1 for their sixth straightvictory. Charleston erupted for four earned runs in the first inning,highlighted by Rodney Medina's two-run triple. Rob Cosby and MaikelJova also ...
Mitchell gears up for run
Sep 02, 2002; ... State Sen. John Mitchell Jr. has a highly visible campaign plannedfor October. The Kanawha County Democrat says he has television timereserved and will have 16 billboards promoting his re-election. Hetried to get his opponent, Delegate Steve Harrison, R-Kanawha, topledge "no yard signs," ...
Workers fired in prosecutor's office
Sep 02, 2002; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com Shortly after they reportedly lodged sexual harassment complaintsagainst their boss, two female employees in Kanawha County prosecutorMike Clifford's office were fired Friday, according to Kanawha CountyCommission President Dave Hardy. In phone calls ...
Contributor to Gazette receives national honor
Sep 02, 2002 ... Steve Brannon, a frequent contributor to The Charleston Gazette,has received an honorable mention in a national feature writers'competition for art and criticism. Brannon's movie reviews got the nod from the American Associationof Sunday and Feature Editors in the 75,000-and-under ...
INNERVIEWS: 'My aim is to live to be 100'
Sep 02, 2002; ... On May 1, Edith Atkins turned 96. There's no doubt in herremarkably sound mind that she will hit 100. She has the dayarranged. Her doctors will be there. They've promised. And she plansto ride a motorcycle, the only mode of transportation she hasn'texperienced. She's a community ...
Obituaries: Express condolences online at wvgazette.com
Sep 02, 2002 ... Emma Arminta Coleman Emma Arminta Coleman, 73, of Nitro died Sept. 1, 2002, at homewith her family by her side after a long battle with Alzheimer'sdisease. She was a retired nurse with 40 years serving and helping others.She was a 1946 graduate of Clendenin High School and a ...