Charleston Gazette back issues from February 2003:
N. Korea says it will talk only to U.S. about ending standoff
Feb 01, 2003; ... North Korea will negotiate only with the United States to end thestandoff over its nuclear program, an envoy from the North saidFriday, rejecting the idea of multilateral talks on the dispute. The new position came as U.S. officials said North Korea appearedto be gearing up at its ...
Cats' owner vows to stay: Dickson says team will play here in 2004
Feb 01, 2003; ... Gazette photo Charleston Alley Cats owner Tom Dickson told media and ...
Bush backs second vote: But president says U.N. must take quick action
Feb 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - President Bush said Friday he would welcome a secondU.N. resolution on Iraq but only if it led to the prompt disarming ofSaddam Hussein. Pushing more forcefully for the measure, BritishPrime Minister Tony Blair called confronting Iraq "a test of theinternational community." ...
Victims to have their say Monday: Committee sets hearing on medical malpractice
Feb 01, 2003; ... philk@wvgazette.com Victims of medical malpractice will get a chance to be heard inSenate Finance Committee Monday. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Walt Helmick, D-Pocahontas,announced the 4 p.m. hearing on the bill to restrict medicalmalpractice liability awards ...
Major cuts in schools proposed: Kanawha officials plan to eliminate 85 jobs
Feb 01, 2003; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Kanawha County schools Superintendent Ron Duerring announced plansFriday to cut jobs, shut down the school system's television stationand eliminate some out-of-state travel for teachers. School officials said the cuts are needed to free up money ...
Cats' owner vows to stay: Dickson says team will play here in 2004
Feb 01, 2003; ... gregstone@wvgazette.com Charleston Alley Cats owner Tom Dickson on Friday vowed to weathera legal battle holding up construction of a new East End baseballpark, reaffirming his commitment to Charleston. "When we purchased this team about two years ago, our intentionwas to ...
Rand woman escapes house fire
Feb 01, 2003 ... A Rand woman escaped injury late Friday when her mobile homecaught fire. The woman, who was not identified, declined medical treatment byparamedics at the scene. A Kanawha County ...
Woman critical after shooting
Feb 01, 2003 ... A St. Albans woman was in critical condition Friday evening afterallegedly being shot by her husband, police said. As of late Friday, St. Albans police had not been able to talkwith Elizabeth Russell, age unavailable, to get details about theFriday morning shooting. John D ....
Michael J. Ward elected CSX CEO
Feb 01, 2003 ... RICHMOND, Va. - CSX Corp. announced Friday that Michael J. Wardhas been elected as chairman and chief executive officer of thecompany, replacing John W. Snow who was confirmed by the SenateThursday as the new Treasury Secretary. Ward will take on those posts in addition to his ...
Dogs plunge through ice
Feb 01, 2003 ... Thin ice and curious dogs proved deadly Friday morning on a PutnamCounty river. One dog drowned and another was pulled to safety afterthey plunged through a thin layer of ice and into the chilly waternear the mouth of the Pocatalico River. The dogs were first spotted by a group of ...
Greenbrier staff still in negotiations
Feb 01, 2003; ... paulwilson@wvgazette.com A walkout at The Greenbrier resort was unlikely after union andmanagement officials worked for 15 hours Friday and into this morningto settle contract differences, sources said. The contracts of 1,350 employees expired at 12:01 a.m. today. Awoman ...
Deputy jailer pleads guilty to assault in inmate's death
Feb 01, 2003; ... COVINGTON, Ky. - Family members of an inmate who was severelybeaten in the Boyd County jail last year and eventually died watchedin silence Friday as a deputy jailer pleaded guilty to assault. So far, that is the only charge filed against anyone in connectionwith the death of Chad ...
Gorge to close Endless Wall: Visitors asked to honor falcons' mating season
Feb 01, 2003; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com To determine whether rare peregrine falcons can establish nestingsites in the New River Gorge National River, the National ParkService is asking climbers, hikers and birders to honor a two-monthvoluntary closure involving most of the Endless Wall, the ...
As media ownership narrows, so do fairness, choice
Feb 01, 2003; ... Now here's a dandy example of the kind of thing that never makesit to the front page or the top of the news broadcast, but thataffects absolutely everyone. The Federal Communications Commission,led by Michael ("my religions is the market") Powell, is fixing toremove the last remaining ...
Readers' forum
Feb 01, 2003 ... More mining no help to economy Editor: In Paul Wilson's story, "Mingo County leaders react to mineclosure," county officials say the mine closure adds weight to thearguments for economic diversification. Mingo County officials saythis is why they need a permit for a 500-acre ...
Smiles and scowls
Feb 01, 2003; ... To Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., for pushing a resolution torequire President Bush to get new approval by Congress and the UnitedNations before invading Iraq. To Yeager Airport officials and Coonskin Park lovers, who workedout a compromise plan to extend the airport's main runway ...
Mine safety: More oversight needed
Feb 01, 2003; ... LAST WEEK, the United Mine Workers released a report blaming laxfederal enforcement for events that led to the worst U.S. minedisaster in nearly 20 years - an Alabama explosion that killed 13miners. By coincidence, on the same day, West Virginia suffered itsworst mine disaster in more ...
Fund deficit: Controlling costs should; be workers' comp priority
Feb 01, 2003; ... When Employment Programs Commissioner Robert Smith toldlegislators last fall that the state's Workers' Compensation Funddeficit had swelled to $2.6 billion, the alarm sounded throughoutWest Virginia. Unfortunately, if lawmakers and state officials don'tfix the system this year, the alarm ...
Intelligent design: Origin education shouldn't; be limited to evolution theory
Feb 01, 2003; ... I am writing this letter in answer to your recent editorial aboutthe teaching of intelligent design in our school system. First of all, I would like to make perfectly clear that I, asspokesman for West Virginians for Science Education Excellence, neveronce mentioned, nor was it my ...
Tort reform: Lack of control over plaintiff attorneys' fees another part of malpractice problem
Feb 01, 2003; ... As an orthopedic surgeon at Charleston Area Medical Centerinvolved in trauma care, I feel that Gov. Wise included many goodproposals in his State of the State speech regarding the medicalliability crisis. But he mysteriously failed to mention a control onthe huge chunk of settlements and ...
War on Iraq: Bush reasons for war something we've heard before
Feb 01, 2003; ... One of my favorite quotes is from the famously salty-tonguedactress, Joan Crawford. Recognizing that she was, shall we say,"getting the business" from the board of Pepsico following the deathof her Pepsico CEO husband, she said: "Don't -- with me, boys. I'vebeen to this rodeo before." ...
Obituaries
Feb 01, 2003 ... Kathern Minerva Adkins LAYLAND - Kathern Minerva Adkins, 81, of Layland died Jan. 30,2003. Service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Wallace & WallaceFuneral Home, Rainelle. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday atthe funeral home. Juanita V. Bailey Juanita V ....
Man struck, killed by train
Feb 01, 2003 ... From staff, wire reports CLARKSBURG - A Harrison County man was killed early Friday whenhis truck was struck by a CSX Transportation train. Pete Perri, 68, of Clarksburg, was standing by the passenger sideof his white GMC pickup at about 7 a.m., when the incident occurred.The ...
UC would 'love' to have Watt Powell
Feb 01, 2003; ... gregstone@wvgazette.com The University of Charleston would love to buy Watt Powell Park aspart of its aggressive capital improvement campaign, an administratorsays. There are only 5 million problems. "I think we would be interested," said vice president ...
Correction
Feb 01, 2003 ... The Mountain Stage performance originally scheduled for Feb. 19 atthe Clay Center and then briefly rescheduled for the MunicipalAuditorium has now moved to the Charleston Civic Center's LittleTheatre. A section front story in Friday's Gazette was in error. The Civic Center box ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan collins
Feb 01, 2003 ... Beware of the man on the ...
WEATHER
Feb 01, 2003 ... Amsterdam 34 21 Snow Athens 62 53 Rain Beijing 35 18 Clr Berlin 35 27 Snow Bermuda 72 60 Rain Cairo 70 49 Clr Calgary 48 28 Cldy Dublin 39 29 Cldy Hong Kong 72 62 Cldy Jerusalem 63 39 Clr London 37 29 ...
WEATHER
Feb 01, 2003 ... Anchorage 33 26 Cldy Atlanta 55 39 Clr Boston 40 30 Snow Charlotte,N.C. 54 35 Clr Chicago 36 28 Cldy Cincinnati 40 31 Cldy Cleveland 34 29 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 73 42 Clr Denver 69 37 Snow Detroit 35 28 Cldy Elkins 32 ...
Albin appears ready to commit to Herd
Feb 01, 2003; ... dougsmock@wvgazette.com Jamaal Whyce and Will Albin apparently are in and Frank Clayton isout at Marshall as the clock ticks toward national signing day onWednesday. Albin, a linebacker from Princeton, was nearing a commitment to MUafter canceling visits to Penn State and ...
Marshall, Ohio U. desperate for win
Feb 01, 2003; ... dougsmock@wvgazette.com HUNTINGTON - Tonight's Ohio-Marshall matchup pits what should be apair of rather surly basketball teams. As the Bobcats and the Thundering Herd (9-7 overall, 5-3 Mid-American Conference) tip off at 7 p.m. at the Henderson Center,neither team is feeling ...
Riverside rips Capital 52-34: Warriors cap 'good week' with 8th win
Feb 01, 2003; ... jworkman@wvspn.com Riverside coach Jim Fout managed a smile following Friday's 52-34home victory over Kanawha County and Mountain State AthleticConference rival Capital. He's earned one. "It's been a good week," said Fout. "Anytime you beat SouthCharleston and Capital in the ...
Mountaineers hope high praise pays off
Feb 01, 2003; ... dphickman1@aol.com VILLANOVA, Pa. - It is beginning to sound like a stuck record, allthese Big East basketball coaches and their unending praise of WestVirginia. Now if only the Mountaineers could do a little bit more to justifyand legitimize those plaudits. The ...
Names in the games
Feb 01, 2003 ... Worn-out Chang will retire at year's end Michael Chang, who hasn't won a major since capturing the tennisworld with his 1989 French Open victory at age 17, has decided toretire following this season, his 16th on the ATP circuit. Chang, 30, said playing 15 years on the pro tour ...
Area tennis
Feb 01, 2003 ... Hospice Indoor Doubles Tournament At Charleston Tennis Club Men's 3.5 - Hamilton/Zeld d. Greene/Hall 6-4, 6-1; Shamblin/Whited. Holland/Roncaglione 5-6, 6-2, 6-2; Jamie/May d. Chaney/Nichols 6-1, 6-0; Michael/Sheridan d. Cochran/Johnson 7-6, 7-6. Men's 4.0 - ...
Youth basketball
Feb 01, 2003 ... BOYS Middle school Thursday game Horace Mann, 50, Sissonville 48 HM - Davis 11, Whitten 10; S - Henson 21, Messinger 10. Junior High At Elk Valley Christian Elk Valley 41, Calvary Baptist 31 EV - McCoy 22, Lucas 12. CB - Riddle ...
Golf
Feb 01, 2003 ... PGA Bob Hope Chrysler Classic Friday's results Third round Stephen Ames 63-67-64-194 -22 Tim Herron 69-64-61-194 -22 Jay Haas 67-61-67-195 -21 Mike Weir 67-64-65-196 -20 Rod Pampling 65-66-65-196 -20 J.L. Lewis 67-65-65-197 ...
NHL
Feb 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L T OL Pts GF GA New Jersey 31 12 3 4 69 130 96 Philadelphia 27 14 8 2 64 122 111 N.Y. Islanders 24 20 5 2 55 143 148 Pittsburgh 21 22 4 5 51 138 151 N.Y. Rangers 21 26 6 2 50 139 169 Northeast ...
NBA
Feb 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New Jersey 32 14 .696 - Boston 26 20 .565 6 Philadelphia 25 22 .532 71/2 Orlando 24 24 .500 9 Washington 22 25 .468 101/2 New York 20 25 .444 111/2 Miami 16 30 .348 ...
Sports briefs
Feb 01, 2003; ... Golf: Herron grabs share of Classic lead LA QUINTA, Calif. - Tim Herron took his turn Friday, shooting thethird 11-under-par 61 of the tournament and tying Stephen Ames forthe third-round lead in the Bob Hope Classic. Herron and Ames, who had a 64, were at 22-under 194 after 54 ...
Sports on TV/radio
Feb 01, 2003 ... TELEVISION (8) noon - men's basketball: Georgetown at Notre Dame (ESPN) noon - men's basketball: Xavier at Richmond (SPEED) 12:30 p.m. - auto racing: 24 Hours of Daytona (13) 1 p.m. - men's basketball: Indiana at Louisville (8) 2 p.m. - men's basketball: ...
Prep basketball
Feb 01, 2003 ... BOYS Conference standings Mountain State Athletic Eastern Division Pos-School Conf All 1. Parkersburg 7-2 8-4 2. George Washington 7-4 8-5 3. Ripley 6-4 9-4 3. Riverside 6-4 7-5 3. South Charleston 6-4 8-5 6. Capital ...
College basketball
Feb 01, 2003 ... MEN Big East CONFERENCE East Team Conf. Pct. All Pct. Villanova 5-1 .833 12-6 .667 Connecticut 4-1 .800 13-3 .813 St. John's 3-3 .500 10-6 .625 Providence 2-4 .333 9-8 .529 Miami 2-4 .333 9-8 .529 Boston College 2-4 .333 9-8 ...
Gruden bringing Super Bowl ring to AFL
Feb 01, 2003; ... ORLANDO, Fla. - Jay Gruden has six rings from quarterbacking andcoaching teams to Arena Football League championships. Last Sunday he earned a more valuable piece of jewelry as anassistant to his older brother, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jon Gruden. TheBucs won their first Super Bowl ...
Newcomers on display at Pro Bowl
Feb 01, 2003; ... KAPOLEI, Hawaii - After the AFC's Pro Bowlers posed for the bigteam picture and the smaller group shots with two Hawaiian dancers onFriday, LaDainian Tomlinson wanted another photo. "Let's get all the rookies," the San Diego Chargers running backsaid, referring to the dozen ...
All-Star game may thaw chilly start to season
Feb 01, 2003; ... SUNRISE, Fla. - The NHL is unpacking for a winter weekend in SouthFlorida, and just in time, too. If any sport needs a vacation, it'shockey. After four months filled with bankruptcies, barely measurable TVratings and bad feelings between ownership and players as next year'slabor ...
Pittsburgh's success a matter of experience
Feb 01, 2003; ... dphickman1@aol.com His point guard and player of the year candidate is struggling,scoring less and shooting worse than he ever has before. He doesn't have a recognized go-to guy in the clutch, seeing ashow not a single one of his players is even among the Top 20 scorersin the ...
Pirates considering moving Giles to center field
Feb 01, 2003; ... PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates may have found the centerfielder they've been looking for - and he won't cost them a penny. Brian Giles, the Pirates' left fielder, said Friday he'd be happyto move to center. "If we're going to go out and get somebody who can help us out ...
Pitino leading a revival at Louisville
Feb 01, 2003; ... ORLANDO - When John Calipari and Rick Pitino returned to collegecoaching at Memphis and Louisville, respectively, the news was metwith much fanfare. To no one's surprise, early returns show Pitino is doing a muchbetter job than Calipari. Pitino is in his second season at ...
Cook, Rakes lead Harts win
Feb 01, 2003 ... Tessa Cook scored 12 points and Tammy Rakes added 11 as Hartsdowned visiting Duval 39-31 Friday in girls basketball. Tessa Rakes contributed nine points and 14 rebounds and MandyFarmer grabbed 19 boards for the Lions (4-8). Ashley Harless was the leading scorer for the ...
Sowards keys Redskins win
Feb 01, 2003 ... Josh Sowards poured in 28 points and had a double-double with 13rebounds as he led the Redskins in a 57-41 boys basketball win overvisiting Cabell Midland. Jason Talerico added 11 points for Hurricane (2-11), which won itssecond straight. Drew Chapman led the Knights (4-10) ...
Pistons humble Celtics
Feb 01, 2003; ... BOSTON - Paul Pierce tossed a black shirt on the court in disgustwhen he was ejected late in the third quarter. It should have been awhite flag. The Boston Celtics absorbed the most lopsided loss in theirhistory while the Detroit Pistons enjoyed their widest margin ever,winning ...
Colleges mull Title IX decision
Feb 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - To help explain what's been going on with Title IX,look at George Washington University's cross country team. Athletic director Jack Kvancz designates the same number of rosterspots - usually about 13 - for both men's and women's cross country.It's no problem getting ...
WVU adds recruits
Feb 01, 2003 ... As signing day approaches, West Virginia's football recruitingclass just keeps getting bigger. On Friday, the Mountaineers received a verbal commitment from JoeSykes, a 6-foot-4, 235-pound defensive end from Holmes (Miss.) JuniorCollege. That followed by a day the Thursday ...
Herd women try again to set MAC attendance mark
Feb 01, 2003 ... More than 10,000 people could flow through the turnstiles at theHenderson Center today, with possibly half attending the women's Jamthe Cam II. Marshall's women play Central Michigan at 1 p.m., as theThundering Herd tries to break the Mid-American Conference attendancerecord ....
Snowboarders rule at Winter X
Feb 01, 2003; ... ASPEN, Colo. - Between the flying motorcycles, crashingsnowmobiles and contorting skiers, there's plenty of action to goaround at the Winter X Games. But when it comes to fan favorites, the snowboard superpipe rules.One of just three original Winter X events left, the superpipe is ...
Today in History
Feb 01, 2003; ... On this date: * In 1861, Texas voted to secede from the Union. * In 1920, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police was created. * In 1943, one of America's most highly decorated military unitsof World War II, the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, made up almostentirely of ...
People
Feb 01, 2003 ... Nat King Cole, Cherones recognized for life work TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Nat King Cole and Tom Cherones, the originalproducer and director of the TV sitcom "Seinfeld," have been selectedfor induction into the Alabama Stage and Screen Hall of Fame. Cole, whose songs include ...
The 'S' word:: Three students discuss their views on sex
Feb 01, 2003; ... Logan High School Intimacy is one of the most serious pressures teens face.Recently, three area students talked about their views on sex. First, Jane, Susan and Kate (their real names have been withheldto protect their identities) were asked if they are virgins. Jane andKate ...
Livin's la vida normal: Student balances motherhood, adolescence
Feb 01, 2003; ... For FlipSide Saturday Erikah DeFrehn lives a normal teen-age life. The St. Albans HighSchool junior holds a part-time job and is a member of the school'sswim team. However, what separates this 17-year-old from the vast majority ofher classmates is that she is also a mother ....
Museum's butterfly exhibit brightens Capitol winter
Feb 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - The Smithsonian Institution is offering a tropicalbreak from an unusually cold Washington winter. "Jewels of Nature," now on display at the Arts and IndustriesBuilding, features hundreds of flowering orchids and flutteringbutterflies in a constant 85 ...
U.S. most religiously diverse country: New religion encyclopedia describes 2,630 spiritual groups
Feb 01, 2003; ... Americans are proud of their freedom of religion, and the work ofJ. Gordon Melton shows they have a whole lot of religions to choosefrom. The Roman Catholic Church may be huge but it's only one among 116Catholic denominations. Orthodox Christians have an even highertotal, and ...
Bulletin board
Feb 01, 2003 ... TODAY Marshall University Office of Multicultural Affairs andInternational Programs has rescheduled its panel discussion as partof the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium titled"Continuing the Legacy and Struggle for Justice and Equality in the21st Century." The ...
CRITICAL CHOICES
Feb 01, 2003 ... H Recommended l A mixed bag Don't bother About Schmidt H H H H H H H Adaptation H H l H H H H Analyze That l l l l Blackboards H H H Bowling for Columbine H l H l H Chicago H H H H l H H City of God l H H l H ...
First lady warns women about heart disease risks
Feb 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - First lady Laura Bush promoted healthy diet, exerciseand preventive screenings Friday in an appearance before the AmericanHeart Association to raise women's awareness of the risks of heartdisease. "We must commit ourselves to a lifestyle that promotes ...
Historic grant applications available
Feb 01, 2003 ... Applications are being accepted for historic preservationdevelopment grants through the State Historic Preservation Office ofthe West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Approximately$500,000 will be awarded, contingent upon appropriation funds fromthe West Virginia Legislature or ...