Charleston Gazette back issues from November 2004:
INSIDE
Nov 01, 2004 ... Steelers end Patriots' streak Ben Roethlisberger (above), a rookie quarterback who seeminglydoesn't know how to lose, drove the Steelers to four scores followinguncharacteristic New England turnovers and Pittsburgh ended thePatriots' long winning streak with a remarkably easy 34-20 ...
Kerry, Bush hit key states in last hours
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press MIAMI - In the closing hours of their bitter campaign, PresidentBush and challenger Sen. John Kerry charged through the criticalbattlegrounds of Florida and Ohio on Sunday, going from hushed churchservices to raucous campaign rallies with promises to keep ...
OxyContin marketing tactics go on trial today
Nov 01, 2004; ... tobycoleman@wvgazette.com WELCH - Today, lawyers working for the state and a massive drugmaker will begin picking the jurors who may determine the future ofthe painkiller OxyContin in West Virginia. The state's lawyers come to McDowell County's old stone courthouseseeking ...
Flu vaccine summit called
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press WASHINGTON - The World Health Organization has called anunprecedented summit meeting next week of flu vaccine makers andnations to expand plans for dealing with the growing threat of a flupandemic. Sixteen vaccine companies and health officials from the ...
Workers rally for Kerry, jobs: Kennedy campaigns for Democrats at Capitol Campaign 2004
Nov 01, 2004; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com Jobs, Sen. Ted Kennedy and jobs took center stage Sunday afternoonat a union-sponsored get-out-the-vote rally for presidentialcandidate John Kerry. Kennedy's voice was hoarse from four days of campaigning inSouthern West Virginia when he spoke to the ...
Kerry vows to act fast on U.S security
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press MANCHESTER, N.H. - Democratic Sen. John Kerry told The AssociatedPress Sunday that if he is elected president, he will begin anunprecedented "flurry of activity" to protect national security thatwill include quick Cabinet appointments. "I'm going to make ...
Hoffa to speak at rally for Kerry in city today
Nov 01, 2004; ... pjnyden@wvgazette.com The president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters willvisit Charleston this morning, as part of the last-minute campaignflurry around the country. James Hoffa, who backed George W. Bush in 2000, will campaign forJohn Kerry and John Edwards at ...
Democrats work to convince W.Va. sportsmen
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press In the much-coveted demographic of sportsmen voters, the Democratshave netted at least one convert in West Virginia. Bernie Dowler not only changed his vote, he became the chair ofthe state Sportsmen for Kerry group. Now Dowler is trying to help ...
'Unwanted, unpolled unlikelies' may be the deciding factor
Nov 01, 2004; ... WASHINGTON - Tuesday's "too close to call" presidential electionmay not be so close after all, a woman I know predicted the otherday. There's a good chance, she said, that it will be decided by the"unwanted, unpolled unlikelies." That, of course, would be great newsfor challenger John ...
Readers' forum
Nov 01, 2004 ... Bush tax plan helps only rich Editor: Think George W. Bush wants to cut everyone's taxes? Think again.His plan for an "ownership society" would result in a greater burdenon middle and lower income individuals. What this plan boils down tois a wage tax. Yes, that's right - ...
Potpourri
Nov 01, 2004; ... SOME Americans who lack health insurance are flying to India fortop-quality surgery and care at a tiny fraction of U.S. cost, TheWashington Post reports. It cited a North Carolina carpenter whoneeded heart surgery that might have cost $200,000 in America. He andhis girlfriend flew to New ...
Amazing: 51 papers ditch Bush
Nov 01, 2004; ... REMARKABLY, 51 American newspapers that endorsed Republican GeorgeW. Bush in the 2000 general election have renounced him afterwatching his performance in office. Forty switched their support toDemocratic nominee John Kerry for Tuesday's balloting, and 11 othersabstained from endorsing ...
Readers' forum
Nov 01, 2004 ... Kerry editorial on the mark Editor: Your editorial in support of John Kerry is 100 percent on themark. Please keep up the pressure and persuasion in West Virginia. I can assure you that very few of us who live in Manhattan, whowatched the towers burn and fall, feel ...
The other enemy: Asian beetles invade America once again
Nov 01, 2004; ... THE candidates made known their stands on campaign issues. Theirplans are clearly defined by party lines. The war, the economy, theirpersonal past, all overanalyzed ad nauseam by political pundits as weare bombarded by mudslinging, debates and media sound bytes. But this election ...
Bush and W.Va. coal: Administration favors Western mines
Nov 01, 2004; ... If we had been in Vice President Cheney's famous closed-doornational energy policy meeting at the beginning of the Bush term, wenow would understand clearly the energy plan for West Virginia. Fromthat secret session, contested to the Supreme Court, we would knowthat the U.S. policy is to ...
Trade agreements: These pacts undermine citizens' rights, job security
Nov 01, 2004; ... The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) turned 10 yearsold this year. Initially, bi-partisan supporters promised the tradeagreement would promote prosperity for working people in the UnitedStates, Mexico, and Canada. At the time it was being debated, Sen. Jay Rockefeller, ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Nov 01, 2004; ... As of Sunday, at least 1,120 members of the U.S. military havedied since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according toan Associated Press count. At least 848 died as a result of hostileaction, according to the Defense Department. The figures includethree military civilians ....
Early voting adds: 'ghost' ballot woes
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. - In what would be her last conscious act, 90-year-old Trixie Porter gripped a pen in her weak, trembling hand, checkedthe candidates of her choice and scrawled a squiggled signature onher absentee ballot. Within an hour, the petite woman ...
War plays major role in campaign: Presidential ISSUES Defense
Nov 01, 2004; ... rsteelhammer@wvgazette.com Not since 1968, when Hubert Humphrey fought to wrest thepresidency from Richard Nixon during the peak of the Vietnam War, hasAmerica's role in the world been so fiercely contested bypresidential candidates. How the next administration wages the war ...
Tuesday's election certain to shake up W.Va. Legislature: GOP hopes to take seats from majority
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press A spate of scandals and vacated seats has spiced up thiselection's legislative contests, with both major parties predictinggains in the West Virginia House of Delegates and Senate. State Republican Party Chairman Kris Warner believes voters willadd 12 ...
Records fall, attacks rise in governor races: In 11 state races, about half remain competitive day before polls open
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press About half of this year's 11 governors races look fiercelycompetitive heading into their final hours, with record-breakingamounts of money on hand for the campaigns and harsh attacks andcounterattacks by the candidates. None of the races involve the ...
On file: Kanawha County
Nov 01, 2004 ... Marriages The following people applied for marriage licenses in KanawhaCounty between Oct. 25 and 29. Scottie Dow Cottrell, 27, and Desiree Rae Curry, 27, both ofCharleston. David Lane Hall, 18, of Clendenin and Hope Marie Ritz, 17, ofElkview. Richard Douglas ...
Many states face poll-worker shortage
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press A shortage of at least 500,000 poll workers nationwide means manyvoters could face long lines, cranky volunteers, polling places thatdon't open or close on schedule and the chance that results won't beknown until long after the polls are closed. Roughly ...
State briefs
Nov 01, 2004 ... Some Huntington-area residents reevacuated HUNTINGTON - Some Huntington residents who had returned to theirhomes after a hazardous spill Thursday were ordered to reevacuateSunday evening, an emergency dispatcher said. Meanwhile other residents were expected to remain out of ...
Ex-VFW chief pleads guilty in federal vote fraud probe
Nov 01, 2004; ... A Logan County man told a federal judge Friday that he skimmed$35,000 from raffle proceeds while president of a Veterans of ForeignWars post, using some of the money to contribute to politicalcandidates. Ernest J. Stapleton, 81, pleaded guilty to two counts of mailfraud, ...
War, election are major topics at WVU
Nov 01, 2004; ... For the Gazette MORGANTOWN - Terry Wimmer, a journalism professor at West VirginiaUniversity, recalls the political environment on campus more than 30years ago. "The war motivated students to be more politically active oncampus, which holds true today," said Wimmer, a WVU ...
Cabell Huntington Hospital workers ratify contract
Nov 01, 2004; ... HUNTINGTON - About 670 employees of Cabell Huntington Hospitalhave ratified a new three-year contract. Members of District 1199 of the Service Employees InternationalUnion voted Saturday to approve the contract that includes a payraise, Kathy Cosco, a hospital spokeswoman, said ...
SUNDAY'S WEATHER IN CHARLESTON:
Nov 01, 2004 ... Temperatures: High 74 Low 61 High 84 (1927) Low 26 (1980)Precipitation: 24 hours at 5 p.m. ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan Collins
Nov 01, 2004 ... Given how thin those movie stars are, they must ...
Eyewitness NEWS: Stormteam WEATHER; WCHS - FOX 11; Karen Wynne's Outlook
Nov 01, 2004 ... A warm front will bring some heavy rain beginning this morning,with 1 to 2 inches possible before the system moves out ...
GETTING INTO PRINT
Nov 01, 2004 ... Have a news tip? Got a story idea? Call us: City desk - 348-5100 Environment - Ken ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Nov 01, 2004 ... Saturday, Oct. 30, 2004 The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa - None of the tickets sold for the Powerball gameSaturday night matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 20-27-30-40-48: Powerball 11 (x2) Players matching all five numbers and the Powerball would ...
World weather
Nov 01, 2004 ... Amsterdam 59 48 Cldy Athens 75 59 Cldy Baghdad 85 49 Cldy Beijing 65 52 Rain Berlin 55 41 Rain Bermuda 78 65 Cldy Cairo 90 68 Clr Calgary 52 24 Cldy Dublin 54 41 Cldy Hong Kong 81 70 Clr Jerusalem 78 54 ...
National weather
Nov 01, 2004 ... Anchorage 24 18 Cldy Atlanta 81 63 Rain Boston 60 49 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 83 60 Cldy Chicago 49 45 Cldy Cincinnati 64 49 Rain Cleveland 54 41 Rain Dallas-Ft Worth 77 68 Cldy Denver 37 25 Clr Detroit 53 40 Rain Elkins 65 ...
Henry suspension possible: WVU receiver to be punished for unsportsmanlike penalties
Nov 01, 2004; ... dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - Rich Rodriguez seems ready and willing to suspendChris Henry for this week's game with Temple, but he won't announceanything until today. Sunday afternoon the West Virginia coach said yes, it was possiblethat Henry would be made to sit out ...
STEELERS: 34, PATRIOTS; 20; Steelers halt Pat's streak at 21; Roethlisberger still undefeated as NFL starter
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press PITTSBURGH - The New England Patriots are no longer perfect, allbecause of a rookie quarterback who still is. Ben Roethlisberger, who doesn't know what it's like to lose an NFLgame, drove the Steelers to four scores following uncharacteristicNew England ...
INSIDE
Nov 01, 2004 ... A Hendrick win Jimmie Johnson picked up a victory for Hendrick ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Nov 01, 2004 ... Today's quote We never even talked about a national championship.What we did talk about is beating North Carolina. That didn't happen.Miami coach Larry Coker after the Tar Heels defeated the then-No. 4Hurricanes 31-28 Saturday night in Chapel Hill, N.C. Names in the ...
Playoff spots up for grabs: Capital, Nitro, Riverside, GW have bids locked up; PREP Football Notebook
Nov 01, 2004; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com The good news for Kanawha Valley football teams: Several havealready locked up playoff berths. The bad news: Almost all of themmust go on the road for the first round. With one week left in the regular season, teams are stillscuffling for the final few ...
Fitzgerald youngsters keeping Dad on the go
Nov 01, 2004; ... FROM MY limited experience, I can say there is nothing quite likehaving two sons. But it's nothing like the one-in-a-million experience of one LarryFitzgerald. Not the Larry who catches passes. We're talking about the father,Larry Fitzgerald Sr. The younger son is ...
NASCAR Nextel Cup
Nov 01, 2004 ... NASCAR Nextel Cup Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 Sunday's results At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 325, $298,250. 2. (7) Mark Martin, Ford, 325, ...
Today's area schedule
Nov 01, 2004 ... HIGH SCHOOL Volleyball Sectional tournaments COLLEGE Women's soccer W.Va. Conference tournament, first round Volleyball W.Va. State at Concord, 7 p.m. Univ. of Charleston at Bluefield State, 6 p.m. Today's area schedule for ...
Prep football
Nov 01, 2004 ... Saturday's state scores Buckhannon-Upshur 6,Preston 3, OT Capital 35, Princeton 7 Wahama 14, Parkersburg Catholic 7 Saturday's summaries Wahama 0 6 8 0 -14 Park. Catholic 0 0 7 0 -7 W - Branch 1 run (kick failed) PC - Black 1 run ...
State soccer tourney
Nov 01, 2004 ... at Beckley Youth Sports Complex Boys Friday's games Semifinals Brooke (18-2-2) vs. Parkersburg (20-2-1), 9 a.m. Martinsburg (20-1-1) vs. Woodrow Wilson (18-2), immediately afterBrooke-Parkersburg game Saturday's ...
NBA
Nov 01, 2004 ... Tuesday's games Houston at Detroit, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday's games Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at ...
Sports history
Nov 01, 2004 ... Nov. 1 1913 - Notre Dame meets Army for the first time and wins 35-13behind Gus Dorias' 14-of-17 passing for 243 yards. 1938 - Seabiscuit, under jockey George Woolf, beats odds-onfavorite War Admiral in the Pimlico Special, a winner-take-all matchrace with a purse of ...
Sports briefs
Nov 01, 2004 ... Golf: Singh becomes first $10 million man PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Vijay Singh became golf's first $10 millionman, winning the Chrysler Championship by five strokes on Sunday. Singh closed with a 6-under 65 to win his ninth tournament thisyear, matching Tiger Woods for the most ...
Sports on TV/radio
Nov 01, 2004 ... TELEVISION (8) 9 p.m. - NFL: Dolphins at ...
National Football League
Nov 01, 2004 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 6 1 0 .857 168 124 N.Y. Jets 5 1 0 .833 127 102 Buffalo 2 5 0 .286 115 120 Miami 1 6 0 .143 86 121 South W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 5 3 0 .625 128 146 Houston 4 3 ...
College football
Nov 01, 2004 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conf.Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA West Virginia 3 0 93 55 7 1 271 143 Pittsburgh 3 1 105 85 5 2 187 150 Syracuse 2 1 89 88 4 4 168 211 Bost. College 1 1 44 27 5 2 151 92 Connecticut 2 3 130 148 5 3 244 ...
Golf
Nov 01, 2004 ... LPGA CJ Nine Bridges Classic Sunday's results Final round a-amateur Grace Park, $202,500 66-69-65-200 A. Sorenstam, $108,849 71-67-67-205 Carin Koch, $108,849 66-72-67-205 Lorena Ochoa, $58,140 68-71-67-206 Jeong Jang, $58,140 ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 8: Streaking Giants derail high-octane Vikes; Eagles edge Ravens, move to 7-0
Nov 01, 2004; ... MINNEAPOLIS - Tiki Barber ran 24 times for 101 yards and two shorttouchdowns to give the Giants their third straight win, 34-13 Sundayover the Vikings. New York (5-2) finally solved its red zone struggles by scoringall five times it reached the Minnesota 20, including four ...
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 8: Chiefs outlast Colts in offensive showcase; Teams combine for 1,095 yards of offense, 80 points
Nov 01, 2004; ... KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On a day dominated by offense, it took adefensive back to settle things. Indianapolis star Peyton Manning had already thrown five touchdownpasses when he lofted the ball into Kansas City's end zone with justunder 2 minutes left Sunday. This time, the catch in ...
North Marion's Rogers, Bluefield's Coeburn share award: WVU women eliminated from Big East soccer tournament; Area roundup
Nov 01, 2004; ... From staff, wire reports North Marion's Johnny Rogers and Bluefield's Rusty Coeburn werenamed The Associated Press state high school co-players of the weekSunday. Rogers rushed for 302 yards and scored three TDs in a 26-13 winover Elkins. Coeburn completed 10-of-13 ...
Johnson nabs an emotional win: Standings jumbled, leaving five drivers within 98 points of lead
Nov 01, 2004; ... HAMPTON, Ga. - Jimmie Johnson usually smokes his tires tocelebrate a victory. Not this time. Instead, he drove back to the finish line to pick up the checkeredflag. A little something to ease the pain. Johnson became the first driver since 1998 to win three ...
COUCH SLOUCH: In 'Friday Night Lights,' jocks presented as teen idols
Nov 01, 2004; ... TO RECONNECT with America - where I still proudly live,particularly on weekends - I recently went to "Friday Night Lights"and a Friday night football game. And I recollected something I hadlearned a long time ago: Boy, we're screwed up. That's right, folks. Today I'm going ...
Truck star finds success in No. 99 car: NASCAR notes
Nov 01, 2004; ... HAMPTON, Ga. - Carl Edwards got a chance to show what he could doin the big time. He's making quite an impression. The truck series star took over Roush Racing's No. 99 Ford whenJeff Burton moved to Richard Childress Racing in August. Edwards finished third in Sunday's ...
Akron holds haunting memories for Marshall
Nov 01, 2004; ... Marshall at Akron * When: 7 p.m. Friday * TV: (ESPN2) * Line: Noneyet dougsmock@wvgazette.com The enduring portrait of the 2002 Marshall-Akron game is that ofByron Leftwich being carried downfield by linemen Steve Sciullo andSteve Perretta. That Leftwich was able to ...
Poll workers hard to come by in some counties
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press The interest in a close presidential race has not been enough tohelp county clerks with a perennial problem - finding enough pollworkers. Counties with lopsided party registrations are having the mosttrouble. "We always have problems with ...
STATEHOUSE BEAT: Pundits cast their votes
Nov 01, 2004; ... TAKE comfort, dear readers, one more day and this nightmare of anelection cycle will be over. As I've said before, every new law has at least one, and usuallyseveral unintended consequences - and the McCain-Feingold Act had adoozy of one in unleashing the 527 group ad ...
INNERVIEWS: 'It's an uphill battle'
Nov 01, 2004; ... A state senator in the early 1970s, Si Galperin Jr. made headlinesas an early opponent of mountaintop removal. A thick file in thenewspaper library tracks his legislative battles to abolish stripmining, reform inequitable taxation and open secret governmentmeetings. On Oct. 23, ...
A clear winner on Election Day will reassure Wall Street investors
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press NEW YORK - Does Wall Street like Bush or Kerry? At this point,investors would be happy with having a clear winner by the openingbell on Wednesday, no matter who it might be. The stock market hates uncertainty, and a second straight electiondecided by the ...
Cuba rushes to sign more U.S. food deals
Nov 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press HAVANA - Just days before tomorrow's U.S. presidential election,the outcome of which could alter U.S.-Cuba relations, communistofficials were designing deals to buy $150 million more in corn,wheat, cattle and other American farm products at a trade ...
NiSource profit increases
Nov 01, 2004; ... MERRILLVILLE, Ind. - Electric and natural gas distributor NiSourceInc., parent of Charleston-based Columbia Gas Transmission Corp.,said its third-quarter profit increased on a rise in industrialcustomers, despite cooler weather and higher gas costs. For the three months ending ...
Mylan may reconsider King merger after profit plunge
Nov 01, 2004; ... PITTSBURGH - Generic drug maker Mylan Laboratories Inc. said lastweek that increased competition cut its second-quarter profit bynearly half, and added that it was reconsidering its merger with KingPharmaceuticals Inc. after that company said it may restate some ofits financial ...