Charleston Gazette back issues from April 2003:
Funerals Today
Apr 01, 2003 ... Edens, Mildred 2 p.m., Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.Ermatinger, Amy A. 10 a.m., St. Agnes Catholic Church, Baltimore,Md.. Given, Walter M. IV 1 p.m., Good Shepherd Episcopal Church,Kanawha City. Hager, Annabelle 2 p.m., Freeman Funeral Home,Chapmanville. Huber, Wayne L. 10:30 ...
Guards fire on van, killing 7 at checkpoint: Driver disobeyed stop order
Apr 01, 2003; ... DOHA, Qatar - U.S. troops in southern Iraq shot and killed sevenwomen and children in a van Monday when the driver failed to stop ata checkpoint as ordered, U.S. Central Command said. The soldiers were from the 3rd Infantry Division, which lost foursoldiers Saturday at another ...
Eastern mountains get late-season snow: Some counties delay school; double-digit depths freshen final days at ski areas
Apr 01, 2003; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com More than a foot of snow fell on West Virginia's eastern andsouthern mountains by Monday, with an April Fools' Day dusting ofanother inch or two in the forecast for some highland areas by thismorning. The late-season snowfall prompted school ...
Ceiling on workers' comp premiums recommended
Apr 01, 2003; ... Bowing to political reality rather than fiscal need, the stateWorkers' Compensation Division on Monday recommended that premiumspaid by businesses next year rise by no more than 15 percent. The premium cap will leave the insurance system for injuredworkers more than $42 million ...
'100 bin Ladens'? Call to jihad raises new terror concern
Apr 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - Calls for a holy war against the United Statesbecause of its attack on Iraq have now led to warnings of "100 binLadens" - an ominous prospect for Americans who have been living withthe fear of more terror attacks since Sept. 11, 2001. Indeed, it was Osama bin Laden's ...
Bombs target Baghdad units: Precision-guided weapons weaken Republican Guard
Apr 01, 2003; ... WASHINGTON - U.S. warplanes dropped 3,000 precision-guided bombson Iraq over the weekend in an intensified air campaign aimed atweakening the Republican Guard divisions ringing Baghdad, Pentagonofficials said Monday. * Stars for servicemen, 1C * NBC fires Arnett, ...
Troops get support at Capitol
Apr 01, 2003; ... Hundreds of people gathered in front of the state Capitol Mondayfor a rally in support of U.S. troops during the war with Iraq,including ...
Troops get support at Capitol
Apr 01, 2003; ... With well over 3,000 of their friends, family and neighbors inharm's way, West Virginians rallied Monday at the Capitol to showthey're willing to stick it out as the fighting continues. "I think they're doing the best they can," said John Wolfe ofCharleston. "I think they're doing ...
State GOP names finance chairman
Apr 01, 2003 ... White Sulphur Springs town Recorder Rick Romeo was named financechairman for the state Republican Party on Monday. Romeo, who is a sales manager for an insurance firm, will identifypotential ...
Higher-ed policy staff face layoffs
Apr 01, 2003; ... fanny@wvgazette.com While final budget numbers are still up in the air, severalemployees of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commissionwere told Monday they were on a layoff list. Chancellor J. Michael Mullen said he felt an obligation to givethe employees a ...
State revenue low, as expected: Collections $37.25 million under the monthly estimate
Apr 01, 2003; ... fanny@wvgazette.com The month of March turned out to be every bit as bad as state taxofficials predicted, with general revenue collections coming in$37.25 million under the monthly estimate and $22.07 million shortfor the fiscal year to date. Mark Muchow, chief administrator ...
Fayette cuts school personnel
Apr 01, 2003; ... susanwilliams@wvgazette.com FAYETTEVILLE - Teachers holding candles greeted members of theFayette County Board of Education when they arrived at Monday night'sspecial board meeting to decide about personnel cuts and transfers. The board voted to cut 43 teachers and transfer ...
Kanawha sheriff to present controversial budget increase
Apr 01, 2003; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com Kanawha County Sheriff Dave Tucker's proposed budget for next yearis "unprecedented" with its increase, according to one county leader. County Commission President Kent Carper asked the county's chieflaw enforcement officer to present his case before the ...
Police briefs
Apr 01, 2003 ... Woman's body found in burned Jefferson house SHANNONDALE - Officials are investigating the death of a womanwhose body was discovered early Sunday in a burned Jefferson Countyhouse. Jefferson County fire and rescue volunteers arrived at the burninglog house at about 4:30 a.m ....
Felons arrested in burglary spree
Apr 01, 2003; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com A trio of convicted felons from Cleveland allegedly went on aSaturday robbery spree of homes in Lincoln and Cabell counties. Just after noon Saturday, police believe the three Ohio men begantheir spree along W.Va. 3 near Hamlin when they broke into a ...
Universal craving
Apr 01, 2003; ... "The yearning for freedom is relentless. The walls it cannotoverwhelm ...
Readers' forum
Apr 01, 2003 ... Bush is showing great leadership Editor: As a guest in your beautiful state, please allow me to comment onyour editorials attacking your great president, George W. Bush. This fine and decent man is doing a great job, not just aspresident, but as the leader of the free ...
It's time to reassess an assumption
Apr 01, 2003; ... IF most people in Britain believe Washington is attacking Iraq forits oil, then it's surely possible that most Iraqis feel the sameway. Predictions during war are a dangerous business. Still, I feelsafe making one: Don't bet against the United States. For more than ahundred ...
Power play: Energy price gouging
Apr 01, 2003; ... TWO years ago, California was suffering desperate power shortagesand blackouts. Energy costs were soaring. At that time, Vice President Dick Cheney met secretly with energycorporation chiefs - such as crooks at Enron - and drafted a U.S.energy plan. They concluded, as New York ...
Workers' comp: 'Culture of disability'?
Apr 01, 2003; ... DALE Newell, who resigned in frustration as West Virginia'sworkers' compensation chief, said this state's "culture ofdisability" is to blame for the ongoing and worsening crisis, and hedidn't want to see employees of his division treated as scapegoats. There are clearly serious ...
Obituaries: Obit; Express condolences online at wvgazette.com
Apr 01, 2003 ... Donna Marie Allison Donna Marie Allison, 58, of Cross Lanes arrived in Heaven March31, 2003, and was reunited with loved ones. She was a member of Teays Valley Missionary Baptist Church,Hurricane, and a graduate of Nitro High School. She was a "Christian full of faith, ...
Grafton resident beaten for views on war, he says
Apr 01, 2003; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com A Grafton man is recovering from a beating he received after heexpressed his opposition to the current war with Iraq in a bar. The Taylor County Sheriff's Department is investigating theincident, which took place March 21 outside McCauley's Pub inGrafton ....
Charleston recycling
Apr 01, 2003 ... Edgewood, Edgewood Acres, West Side Hill area - first and thirdTuesday of each month. Central downtown, including Charleston Town Center, Plaza East,Coal Branch Heights, East End - second and fourth Tuesday. Kanawha City - first and third Wednesday. Loudon Heights, ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan Collins
Apr 01, 2003 ... Microwave meal-maker: someone who ...
Readers' voice
Apr 01, 2003 ... What's bothering you? What do you think? Express your opinion onany subject you wish by ...
Water advisory lifted
Apr 01, 2003 ... The state Department of Health and Human Resources has lifted aboil ...
Correction
Apr 01, 2003 ... It was incorrectly reported in a March 21 Gazette story on theSouth Charleston Council meeting that ...
GETTING IT RIGHT
Apr 01, 2003 ... The Charleston Gazette corrects errors of fact in this space. Ifyou ...
GETTING INTO PRINT
Apr 01, 2003 ... Have a news tip? Got a story idea? Call us: City desk - 348-5100 Statehouse - Fanny Seiler: ...
World weather
Apr 01, 2003 ... Amsterdam 55 36 Cldy Athens 64 46 Clr Beijing 70 51 Cldy Berlin 63 39 Cldy Bermuda 74 67 Cldy Cairo 77 59 Clr Calgary 67 34 Rain Dublin 55 31 Cldy Hong Kong 82 71 Cldy Jerusalem 58 41 Cldy London 62 40 ...
NATIONAL WEATHER
Apr 01, 2003 ... Anchorage 35 22 Clr Atlanta 68 39 PCldy Boston 41 27 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 68 32 Clr Chicago 63 43 PCldy Cincinnati 69 42 PCldy Cleveland 59 33 Cldy Dallas-Ft Worth 82 55 PCldy Denver 74 40 Clr Detroit 61 30 Cldy Elkins ...
Intriguing mix among Final Four
Apr 01, 2003; ... Kentucky and Arizona were supposed to be playing Saturday night, asemifinal matchup that had all the makings of a championship game. Instead, the NCAA tournament favorites will be watching just likethe rest of the country. In this season of parity, the Final Four has turned ...
Bold moves for Catlett, SSAC, R-Rod
Apr 01, 2003; ... ODDS AND ENDS and a few things I think I think on what is, forsome reason, one of my favorite days of the year: * The word out of Morgantown is that Gale Catlett is about to endhis self-imposed exile and is looking to reinvolve himself in WestVirginia's athletic ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Apr 01, 2003 ... Baseball National League Pirates 10, Reds 1 Expos 10, Braves 2 Cubs 15,Mets 2 Phillies 8, Marlins 5 Cardinals 11, Brewers 9 Dodgers 8,Diamondbacks 0 Giants 5, Padres 2 American League Twins 3, Tigers 1Orioles 6, Indians 5 Royals 3, White Sox 0 Devil Rays 6, Red Sox 4Yankees 8, ...
Alley Cats celebrate Watt Powell history
Apr 01, 2003; ... mikewhiteford@wvgazette.com The commemoration of Watt Powell Park will begin Thursday, theopening night of the Alley Cats' South Atlantic League season. The Alley Cats will face the Delmarva Shorebirds beginning at 6:05p.m. Thursday in what is expected to be the final season ...
For openers, not good: Pirates pay back Reds with 10-1 rout in park's debut
Apr 01, 2003; ... CINCINNATI - Ken Griffey Jr. made history with his first-inningdouble - the first hit at Great American Ball Park. With a chance toget the Reds back into the game, he struck out. That's how things are going at Cincinnati's new park, whereeveryone but the home team is having ...
Buffalo tops Winfield 6-4: PREP Baseball
Apr 01, 2003; ... jworkman@wvspn.com BUFFALO - Buffalo had both solid pitching and clutch hits. And theBisons didn't buckle under pressure on either offense or defense. That balanced attack allowed Buffalo to defeat Putnam County rivalWinfield 6-4 at Gator Field on Monday night in a game ...
Prep tennis
Apr 01, 2003 ... At George Washington Girls Charleston Catholic 7, GW 0 Singles - McClung d. Iyer 8-4, Pacifico d. Duarte 8-4, Frail d.Broverman 8-1, Boustany d. Hendricks 8-1 Doubles - McClung-Pacifico d. Iyer-Duarte 8-2, Frail-Haddad d.Broverman-Hendricks 8-4, Rada-Ferretti ...
Latest line
Apr 01, 2003 ... College basketball Favorite Points Underdog NIT Semifinals Georgetown 3 Minnesota Texas Tech 1 St. John's Saturday NCAA Final Four Kansas 4 1/2 Marquette Texas 3 ...
Transactions
Apr 01, 2003 ... Monday AUTO RACING NASCAR-Fined Andrea Nemechek, Busch series car owner, $25,000, andEric Phillips, crew chief for Joe Nemechek, $5,000 for failinginspection at Texas Motor Speedway. BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS-Acquired RHP Mike Fyhrie ...
College baseball
Apr 01, 2003 ... Rutgers 035 100 0-9 10 1 WVU 203 403 x -12 13 1 Parker, Dial (4), Dechristofno (6), Atchison (7) and Vasquez.DiAngelo, Miller (4) and ...
College softball
Apr 01, 2003 ... West Virginia Conference Softball standings Through Sunday Team WVC Overall Rat. 1. W.Va. Wesleyan 8-0 21-8 117.5 2. Fairmont State 8-0 12-8 117.5 3. Ald.-Broaddus 6-2 9-13 102.5 4. Wheeling Jesuit 4-2 8-12 90.00 5. WVU Tech 4-2 ...
NASCAR
Apr 01, 2003 ... NASCAR Winston Cup Leaders Through Sunday Points 1, Matt Kenseth, 1,090. 2, Kurt Busch, 935. 3, Dale Earnhardt,Jr., 924. 4, Michael Waltrip, 898. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 885. 6, JeffGordon, 864. 7, Tony Stewart, 849. 8, Ryan Newman, 848. 9, RickyCraven, 840. 10, Kevin ...
State ski report
Apr 01, 2003 ... * Canaan Valley - Reopens on April 5-6, final days * Snowshoe Mountain - Thirteen new inches packed powder groomed,40-56 base 21 of 57 trails, 81 acres, 36% open, 4 of 14 lifts, Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Saturday/Sunday: 8:30 ...
Reds-Pirates box
Apr 01, 2003 ... PIRATES 10, REDS 1 PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI ab r h bi ab r h bi Lofton cf 4 2 2 3 Larkin ss 3 0 0 0 Kendall c 5 1 1 1 ABoone 2b 4 0 0 0 BGiles lf 4 1 1 1 Grf Jr. cf 4 0 1 0 ARmrz 3b 5 1 2 0 Kearns rf 3 0 0 1 Simon 1b 4 2 2 1 Dunn lf 4 0 0 ...
Prep softball
Apr 01, 2003 ... WVSPN.com state coaches poll Class AAA 1. Cabell Midland; 2. Ripley; 3. St. Albans; 4. Spring Valley; 5.East Fairmont; 6. Parkersburg South; 7. Morgantown; 8. NicholasCounty; 9. Martinsburg; 10. (tie) Jefferson, Woodrow Wilson Class AA 1. Chapmanville; 2 ....
NHL
Apr 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L T OL Pts GF GA x-New Jersey 45 20 8 5 103 209 159 x-Philadelphia 42 20 13 4 101 197 163 N.Y. Islanders 34 32 10 2 80 216 220 N.Y. Rangers 32 34 9 4 77 203 222 Pittsburgh 26 43 6 5 63 183 ...
NBA
Apr 01, 2003 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB x-New Jersey 46 28 .622 - x-Philadelphia 44 29 .603 11/2 Boston 40 34 .541 6 Orlando 39 35 .527 7 Washington 34 39 .466 111/2 New York 32 42 .432 14 Miami 23 52 .307 ...
Today's area schedule
Apr 01, 2003 ... HIGH SCHOOL Baseball Herbert Hoover at Capital, 6 p.m. S. Charleston at Cabell Midland, 6:30 p.m. Charleston Catholic vs. Tolsia at North Charleston CommunityCenter, 5 p.m. Riverside at Parkersburg, 5:30 p.m. St. Albans at Huntington, 7 ...
Baseball today
Apr 01, 2003 ... East Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Intr Baltimore 1 0 1.000 - z-1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 New York 1 0 1.000 - z-1-0 W-1 0-0 1-0 0-0 Tampa Bay 1 0 1.000 - z-1-0 W-1 1-0 0-0 0-0 Boston 0 1 .000 1 0-1 L-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 Toronto 0 1 .000 1 0-1 L-1 0-1 ...
College basketball
Apr 01, 2003 ... NCAA women's tournament EAST REGIONAL Championship Today At University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio Connecticut (34-1) vs. Purdue (29-5), 7 p.m. MIDEAST REGIONAL Championship Monday, March 31 At Thompson-Boling ...
Cubs drub Mets' Glavine; Jeter hurt as Yankees roll
Apr 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK - Tom Glavine got off to a great start - for all of onepitch. Glavine opened the season with a called strike, then fell apart.Booed off the mound in the fourth inning, the Mets' prized newcomerwas long gone by the time Corey Patterson finished with two home runsand seven ...
Prep baseball
Apr 01, 2003 ... The high school baseball poll released by the West Virginia SportsWriters Association, with first-place votes in parentheses, recordsthrough Sunday, points and last week's ranking: Team Rec Pts Pvs Class AAA 1. Hurricane (8) 4-0 98 2 2. Woodrow Wilson (2) 4-2 ...
Sports on TV/radio
Apr 01, 2003 ... TELEVISION (ESPN) 7 p.m. - women's basketball: Purdue vs. UConn (ESPN2) 7 p.m. - men's basketball: NIT, Georgetown vs. Minnesota (ESPN) 9 p.m. - women's basketball: Texas vs. LSU (ESPN2) ...
Jefferson plays big, Yao takes an elbow: NBA
Apr 01, 2003; ... Richard Jefferson had 30 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds forhis first career triple-double, and Dikembe Mutombo delivered anelbow to Yao Ming's throat as the New Jersey Nets won their fourth ina row Monday night, 110-86 over the Houston Rockets in EastRutherford, N.J. Mutombo ...
Vols earn 14th: Final Four visit
Apr 01, 2003; ... Women Gwen Jackson scored 20 points and Kara Lawson had 15 as the top-seeded Lady Vols advanced to their 14th Final Four by beating No. 2Villanova 73-49 in the Mideast Regional final Monday night inKnoxville, Tenn. Shyra Ely added 14 points and nine rebounds for Tennessee ...
NIT 'a tremendous help,' Knight says: NIT
Apr 01, 2003; ... NEW YORK - Asked about his fondest memories of the city, BobKnight tilted his head back, crossed his arms and told a story abouthis first visit, when he was 7. "We came over Christmas and New York was snowbound," Knight said."You could walk down the middle of Fifth ...
Class A All-State boys basketball
Apr 01, 2003 ... The boys Class A all-state basketball team released by the WestVirginia Sports Writers Association: (x-denotes captain) First team * x-David Contraguerro, Wheeling Central, 6-1, sr, 22.0 points pergame. * Garrett Gregory, Williamson, 5-11, sr, 20.0 * David ...
Vandalism, fires follow Spartan loss
Apr 01, 2003; ... EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State basketball fans overturnedfour cars, tipped vending machines and set fires in trash bins afterthe Spartans lost in the NCAA tournament. Officers in riot gear dispersed the crowd using tear gas. Sevenpeople were arrested on charges of disorderly ...
Syracuse success a big contrast from last year
Apr 01, 2003; ... SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Kueth Duany is glad to be around for his seniorseason at Syracuse, especially after last year's disappointment. The Orangemen didn't make the NCAA tournament field in 2002, butcoach Jim Boeheim's team came back strong this season, advancing tothe Final Four with a ...
Central guard tops 'A' all-state squad: Boys basketball
Apr 01, 2003; ... David Contraguerro did it all for Wheeling Central this year. He scored. He defended. He pulled down rebounds as a guard. Hedished off assist after assist. He made his field goals and his freethrows. The 6-foot-1 senior led the team in scoring with 22 points pergame this ...
Nitro's Easter bags All-America honors: Roundup
Apr 01, 2003 ... Nitro's Matt Easter earned All-America wrestling honors over theweekend by placing fourth in the Seniors National High SchoolChampionships in Cleveland. The top eight finishers in each weight class secured spots on theAll-America team. The Wildcats' Easter, a rare four-time ...
Sports briefs
Apr 01, 2003 ... Pitt's Howland meets with UCLA PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh coach Ben Howland met with his players onMonday, but gave no indication whether he was in line to take over atUCLA. Howland, who called UCLA his "dream job" last week, declined tospeak with reporters after meeting with ...
People
Apr 01, 2003 ... Former President Carter to write historical novel NEW YORK - He's a former president of the United States, a NobelPeace Prize winner and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Now addsomething new to Jimmy Carter's resume: novelist. "The Hornet's Nest," a historical novel set in ...
Flag days: Putnam woman plays starring role in troop connection
Apr 01, 2003; ... cbroadwater@wvgazette.com HURRICANE - The day the war began, Sarah White saw a womanalongside Interstate 64 tying yellow ribbons to anything she couldfind. "She was driving and stopping to tie the ribbons every so often,"White said Monday afternoon. "It didn't matter if it ...