Charleston Gazette back issues from December 2004:
INSIDE
Dec 01, 2004 ... Herd invited to Fort Worth Bowl With Marshall headed to a Texas-laden Conference USA, theThundering Herd will get a sneak preview of traveling to the LoneStar State. Marshall received a bid Tuesday to play Cincinnati in thePlainsCapital Fort Worth Bowl. sports, ...
Gazette Charities Christmas Fund: Shelter houses families in need
Dec 01, 2004; ... rustymarks@wvgazette.com Freda Cutlip, director of Jericho House shelter in St. Albans, gota phone call Monday night from a woman in a motel. She and her younghusband were out of money, and had nowhere else to go. "He has a job, and she has the promise of a job," Cutlip ...
'Jeopardy!' whiz Jennings finally defeated
Dec 01, 2004; ... Knight Ridder Newspapers There's no question: Nancy Zerg is America's new quiz whiz. In a finale that went down to the final question, Ken Jennings,30, lost the "Jeopardy!" episode aired Tuesday to the 47-year-oldreal-estate agent from Ventura, Calif. TV's winningest ...
Ridge to step down at homeland security
Dec 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press WASHINGTON - Tom Ridge, the nation's first homeland securitysecretary, announced Tuesday that he is resigning after three yearsof reworking American security and presiding over color-coded terroralerts. He's the seventh Bush Cabinet officer leaving so far ....
Mezzatesta seeks pay for day of court date
Dec 01, 2004; ... ericeyre@wvgazette.com Former House Education Chairman Jerry Mezzatesta wants the stateto reimburse him nearly $1,000 for a three-day visit to Charlestonduring which he cleaned out his office, said goodbye to friends, andpleaded no contest to a criminal charge in Kanawha County ...
Dow advises dozens to transfer: Company restructuring continues to affect South Charleston plant
Dec 01, 2004; ... paulwilson@wvgazette.com Dozens more Dow Chemical employees in South Charleston will soonbe out of work or out of town after a company announcement Tuesday. Citing "critical budget issues" and "economic reality" - despitenearly $1.8 billion in profits this year - Dow announced ...
Allawi sets conditions for Iraq election talks
Dec 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's interim prime minister went to Jordan onTuesday for meetings with tribal figures and other influential Iraqisin a bid to encourage Sunni Muslims to participate in the Jan. 30elections, but he ruled out contacts with insurgent leaders ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Dec 01, 2004; ... As of Tuesday, at least 1,253 members of the U.S. military havedied since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according toan Associated Press count. At least 981 died as a result of hostileaction, the Defense Department said. The figures include threemilitary ...
Bush defends policies in Canada
Dec 01, 2004; ... The Associated Press OTTAWA - President Bush tried on Tuesday to repair U.S.-Canadarelations strained by years of bickering over trade and Iraq,although he stood by policies that have irritated Canadians. He did promise Prime Minister Paul Martin to work toward easing aU.S ....
Man shot in robbery on West Side
Dec 01, 2004 ... A city man was shot in the arm during an apparent robbery Tuesdayevening on the West Side, police said. Jeremy Carter, 22, of Charleston told police he was walking nearthe intersection of Summit and Amity drives at about 8:30 p.m. whentwo men in a dark green Ford Taurus pulled up ...
Court weighs Title IX retaliation claims
Dec 01, 2004; ... Knight Ridder Newspapers WASHINGTON - Roderick Jackson was doing what any good coach would,sticking up for his players when the school administration shortedthem on resources. His girls basketball program got less money than the boys team athis Birmingham, Ala., high school ....
Three city residents face methamphetamine-lab charges
Dec 01, 2004 ... Three Charleston residents were arrested on methamphetaminecharges after Metro Drug Unit officers allegedly found materials usedto make the drug in their apartment on Tuesday. Police arrested Candida Gale Root, 27; Thomas Linn Root Jr., 35;and Loni Michelle Bailey, 22, all of 622 ...
Metro?: Serious study needed
Dec 01, 2004; ... YEARS AGO, cities and towns were like islands - urban spotsseparated by large regions of farmland and forest. But after WorldWar II, relentless sprawl began reaching to suburbs, then exurbs,until many communities met. Today, the mid-Kanawha Valley is mostly a continuous urban ...
Unity with Europe, not military strikes, the answer in Iran
Dec 01, 2004; ... MILITARY strikes would do limited damage to Iran's nuclearfacilities, rally the country round the regime and isolateWashington. Anyone who tells you that he has a clear solution to the problemposed by Iran's nuclear ambitions is not being honest. It's about astough as ...
Readers' forum
Dec 01, 2004 ... Mercury pollution, acid rain not same Editor: Retired mining engineer S.D. Brady argues that because cap andtrade methods have worked in reducing coal-fired power plants'nitrogen oxides and sulfur-dioxides emissions, they should work forreducing mercury emissions ...
Readers' forum
Dec 01, 2004 ... State agency pays little, gets little Editor: Dawn Miller proposed contracting the child welfare services out(Nov. 27). I have investigated contract agencies for the state andfound them to be ill-run and wasteful of taxpayer money. You should investigate the contracted ...
Paper trail of peace: Japan trip exciting for Putnam teacher
Dec 01, 2004; ... "Fold it carefully. Now, pull out the tail. What's the finalcount? 997, 998, 999 - 1,000 paper cranes!" A cameraman caught thepicture right on cue. What a delight to view the photo in the nextmorning's newspaper: "Mrs. Berg's fifth-grade class sends 1,000 papercranes to Hiroshima in ...
State by state: Isolated controls on prices unlikely to fix drug system
Dec 01, 2004; ... In the movie "Cold Mountain," Ruby comments on a cloud createdover the land by exclaiming: "They made the weather and then theystand in the rain and say, 'S---, it's raining.'" I hope West Virginia's stampede to enact a "groundbreaking" drugbill does not result in our scurrying for ...
The success of Promise: Scholarship keeping more students in W.Va.
Dec 01, 2004; ... The Promise Scholarship is keeping our best and brightest studentsin West Virginia, assisting recipients of need-based student aid andchanging the educational landscape of private and public colleges.These are the facts. In the Nov. 26 Gazette, Dr. Ed Welch, presidentof the University of ...
Coal case creates recusal issue: Massey CEO at center of another controversy
Dec 01, 2004; ... tobycoleman@wvgazette.com Weeks after spending $3.5 million to help a candidate win a seaton the high court, Massey Energy chief executive officer DonBlankenship is creating controversy amidst the justices. In recent weeks, lawyers on both sides of a massive ...
Putnam won't do business with delinquent firms
Dec 01, 2004; ... cshumaker@wvgazette.com WINFIELD - Business owners who haven't paid their personalproperty taxes in Putnam County won't be getting the county'sbusiness any longer. County commissioners passed a policy Tuesday that stops the countyfrom using products or contracting work from ...
Missing hunter found dead
Dec 01, 2004 ... GHENT - A Raleigh County hunter missing since last week was founddead Tuesday. Alvin Graham, 72, had last been seen Friday afternoon walking intothe woods to hunt in an area that his acquaintances told police heknew well, said Trooper J.L. Mitchell with State Police in ...
Carriage Trail group plans Dec. 15 forum
Dec 01, 2004; ... mandyrorrer@wvgazette.com A group of Charleston officials and residents plans to ask whatshould happen with South Hills' historic Carriage Trail. At Tuesday's meeting of the newly formed Carriage Trail committee,Chairwoman Mary Stanley said the committee plans to hold a ...
State leads South in highway funds: But Mountain State roads still among deadliest in nation
Dec 01, 2004; ... sfinn@wvgazette.com West Virginia receives more federal highway money per person thanany other state in the South, according to a new report by theSouthern Legislative Conference of the Council of State Governments. Despite the spending, Mountain State roads remain among ...
State briefs
Dec 01, 2004 ... PETA chicken to protest fowl abuse An activist with the animal rights groups People for the EthicalTreatment of Animals will protest outside a Charleston fast-foodrestaurant today dressed in a chicken suit and riding in awheelchair. The one-hour protest is planned for the ...
Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lit
Dec 01, 2004; ... NEW YORK - A bright symbol of the holiday burst to life inRockefeller Center Tuesday night as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and threeOlympians turned on the 30,000 lights decorating the center's famedChristmas tree. Three Olympic gold winners - ice skater Sarah Hughes and gymnastsPaul ...
Obituaries: Obit
Dec 01, 2004 ... Marie Adams Marie Adams, 88, of Charleston died Nov. 9, 2004. Bartlett-Burdette-Cox Funeral Home, Charleston, is in charge of arrangements. Joseph David Arthur Joseph David Arthur, 27, of Kanawha City, passed away Nov. 29,2004, after a sudden illness. Surviving ...
TUESDAY'S WEATHER IN CHARLESTON:
Dec 01, 2004 ... Temperatures: High 54 Low 38 High 79 (1934) Low 6 (1929) Precipitation: 24 hours at 5 p.m. 0.1 ...
Road work
Dec 01, 2004 ... West Virginia Paving will pave the following streets in Charlestonbetween 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. today: * Violet Street - Chandler Drive to end. * David Circle - Violet ...
Today's chuckle: by Harlan Collins
Dec 01, 2004 ... If swimming is so good for the ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Dec 01, 2004 ... Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004 West Virginia: Daily 3 498 Daily 4 3607Cash 25 ...
Eyewitness NEWS: Stormteam WEATHER; WCHS - FOX 11; Tony Mainolfi's Outlook
Dec 01, 2004 ... A strong cold front will be crossing the region this morning,kicking up the wind and ushering in some colder air ....
World weather
Dec 01, 2004 ... Amsterdam 48 42 Cldy Athens 63 50 Cldy Baghdad 64 35 Clr Beijing 43 29 Cldy Berlin 43 35 Cldy Bermuda 76 64 Cldy Cairo 71 50 Cldy Calgary 44 27 Cldy Dublin 49 37 Cldy Hong Kong 79 64 Cldy Jerusalem 57 35 ...
National weather
Dec 01, 2004 ... Anchorage 35 28 Cldy Atlanta 58 48 Clr Boston 46 40 PCldy Charlotte,N.C. 61 52 Clr Chicago 42 28 PCldy Cincinnati 44 40 PCldy Cleveland 45 40 PCldy Dallas-Ft Worth 57 29 PCldy Denver 36 9 Clr Detroit 42 34 Cldy Elkins ...
Herd takes Fort Worth Bowl offer: Marshall will head to Texas to face Cincinnati Dec. 23
Dec 01, 2004; ... Fort Worth Bowl ticket information Upon Marshall's acceptance Tuesday of its invitation to the FortWorth Bowl, tickets went on sale immediately. Those tickets are $40 apiece and can be purchased online atwww.herdzone.com, by calling (800) THE-HERD or at the Cam ...
On the surface, UC's deal with Laidley remains in limbo
Dec 01, 2004; ... THE BET WAS put to you back on Sept. 9. A sweet deal was being lined up to replace the asphalt-likeplaying surface at Laidley Field. The University of Charleston wasset to commit more than $1 million to put in Momentum 51 turf. The Golden Eagles would nest at Laidley for years ...
INSIDE
Dec 01, 2004 ... MAC's best on 'D' Marshall's Jonathan Goddard was named ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Dec 01, 2004 ... Today's quote We have to get to a point where people not only dontnotice race when youre hired but also when youre fired. Were a long,long way from that. Richard Lapchick, head of the Institute forDiversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida,on the firing of Notre ...
Bobby, we hardly knew ya: Bowden never won hearts of WVU faithful
Dec 01, 2004; ... TOYOTA GATOR BOWL * Who: WVU vs. Florida State * When: Jan. 1, 1p.m. * Where: Jacksonville, Fla. dphickman1@aol.com MORGANTOWN - If anyone who hung Bobby Bowden in effigy during theearly 1970s is still around Morgantown, they will no doubt get somemeasure of satisfaction from ...
Fans speak out, say 'Bring back the Charlies'
Dec 01, 2004; ... tatkinson@wvgazette.com The Charleston Charlies are back in town. Well, sort of. A rally of baseball fans opposed to the Charleston professionalteam's new nickname - the West Virginia Power - voted Tuesday nightto bring back the nostalgic nickname of the Capital City's ...
Ski report
Dec 01, 2004 ... * Canaan Valley - Plan to open Dec. 10 * Snowshoe Mountain - Plan to open Friday with 4 trails, 2 lifts * Timberline Four Seasons - Plan to open Dec. 9 * Winterplace - Plan to open Dec. 10 MIDWEST Illinois Chestnut Mountain - Plan to Open ...
Youth golf
Dec 01, 2004 ... Top Flite Junior Tour 2005 schedule * June 8 - Golf Club of West Virginia (Parkersburg); 9 - SleepyHollow; 13 - Canaan Valley; 14 - Oakland Golf Club; 15 - The Wisp; 16- The Pines (Morgantown); 20 - Bridgeport Country Club; 21 - BelMeadow Country Club; 23 - Twisted Gun; 24 - ...
Prep cheerleading
Dec 01, 2004 ... All-Mountain State Athletic Conference First team Cabell Midland - Brian Gravely, Stephanie Perry; St. Albans -Kerri Philipoff, Brittani Handley; Riverside - Allison Garner,Nichole Hess; Spring Valley - Kacie Chambers, Bethany Ward; Capotal -Nichole Mata; Hurricane - Vanessa ...
Prep volleyball
Dec 01, 2004 ... WVRSN.com all-state teams Class AAA First team 1. Aana Wherry, Parkersburg; 2. Ali Thompson, Parkersburg; 3.Lindsey Garrison, Parkersburg; 4. Brittany Holestine, GeorgeWashington; 5. Brianna Holland, George Washington; 6. Morgan Rowsey,Capital; 7. Taylor Strickland, ...
Transactions
Dec 01, 2004 ... BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS-Agreed to terms with RHP Steve Watkins, INFErick Almonte, INF-OF Jeff Liefer, OF Andy Abad and OF John Rodriguezon minor league contracts. TEXAS RANGERS-Agreed to terms with C Robert Machado on a minorleague contract. Named ...
Today in sports history
Dec 01, 2004 ... 1936 - End Larry Kelley of Yale wins the Heisman Trophy. 1951 - Arnold "Showboat" Boykin of Mississippi scores seventouchdowns in a 49-7 rout of Mississippi State. 1959 - Louisiana State halfback Billy Cannon wins the HeismanTrophy. 1973 - Jack Nicklaus wins the Disney ...
Fight schedule
Dec 01, 2004 ... National TV in parentheses Thursday At Northern Quest Casino, Airway Heights, Wash., Felix Cora Jr.,Galveston, Texas, vs. James Elizalde, Corpus Christi, Texas, 12, forCora's USBA cruiserweight title. Friday At Bell Centre, Montreal, Eric Lucas, Montreal, vs ....
NBA
Dec 01, 2004 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 7 6 .538 - Philadelphia 6 7 .462 1 Toronto 7 9 .438 11/2 Boston 5 8 .385 2 New Jersey 3 11 .214 41/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 10 6 .625 ...
Women's basketball
Dec 01, 2004 ... Tuesday's major scores EAST Delaware 83, Stony Brook 58 Hartford 72, Dartmouth 64 Long Island U. 76, Colgate 66 Monmouth, N.J. 61, Columbia 54 Sacred Heart 71, Rider 57 Siena 62, Duquesne 58 St. Peter's 60, Drexel ...
Men's basketball
Dec 01, 2004 ... BIGEAST CONFERENCE Conference All games W L Pct. W L Pct. Syracuse 0 0 .000 5 0 1.000 Boston College 0 0 .000 4 0 1.000 Notre Dame 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 West Virginia 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 3 0 1.000 Rutgers 0 0 .000 2 ...
NFL
Dec 01, 2004 ... AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 1 0 .909 288 174 N.Y. Jets 8 3 0 .727 225 168 Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 218 192 Miami 2 9 0 .182 164 227 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 8 3 0 .727 380 ...
Latest line
Dec 01, 2004 ... NFL Favorite Points Underdog Sunday's games NY JETS Off (XX) Houston BALTIMORE 7 (37) Cincinnati New England 7 1/2 (41) CLEVELAND DETROIT 5 1/2 (38) Arizona INDIANAPOLIS 10 (55) Tennessee Minnesota 7 (43) CHICAGO Buffalo 3 1/2 ...
College football
Dec 01, 2004 ... BIG EAST CONFERENCE Conf.Overall W L PF PA W L PF PA Bost. College 4 2 152 114 8 3 259 179 Pittsburgh 4 2 152 136 7 3 276 239 West Virginia 4 2 225 128 8 3 343 216 Syracuse 4 2 194 170 6 5 273 293 Connecticut 3 3 171 183 7 4 324 ...
Sports briefs
Dec 01, 2004 ... Wilson agrees to 2-year deal with Reds CINCINNATI - The Reds accomplished one of their top offseasonpriorities Tuesday by agreeing to an $8.2 million, two-year contractwith right-hander Paul Wilson. Wilson, 31, was the most dependable starter on the worst pitchingstaff in ...
Sports on TV/radio
Dec 01, 2004 ... TELEVISION (TGC) 1:30 p.m. - golf: European PGA, Hong Kong Open (same-daytape) (ESPN) 7 p.m. - men's basketball: ACC-Big Ten Challenge, WakeForest at Illinois (NBA TV) 7 p.m. - NBA: Bucks at Celtics (ESPN2) 7:30 p.m. - men's basketball: ACC-Big Ten Challenge, ...
Nitro's Culbertson repeats as MSAC player of year: Roundup
Dec 01, 2004 ... Josh Culbertson, the junior running back at Nitro, has receivedhis second straight Mountain State Athletic Conference player of theyear award. Culbertson, who ran for 2,603 yards and 35 touchdowns to help theWildcats reach the quarterfinals of the Class AAA playoffs, also wonthe ...
Bluefield making third straight trip to finals: Class AA Playoffs
Dec 01, 2004; ... rickryan@wvgazette.com Both Bluefield and Wayne know their way to Wheeling IslandStadium, site of the Super Six football championships. Bluefield,though, doesn't need to check a map. The top-ranked Beavers will be making their third straight trip tothe state finals - and ...
Lee, UC women square off with State tonight: WVIAC Notebook
Dec 01, 2004; ... dougsmock@wvgazette.com It doesn't faze University of Charleston women's basketball coachSherry Winn when Lisa Lee scores 44 points and yanks down 20 reboundsover two games. Winn expects that and worries when it doesn't happen. With Leesurpassing the 1,000-point career mark ...
Prep football
Dec 01, 2004 ... Results from the West Virginia high school football playoffs:Class AAA Semifinals Fridays results Martinsburg 31, Parkersburg 28Saturdays results Morgantown 38, Riverside 14 Championship Saturday,Dec. 4 No. 1 Morgantown (13-0) vs. No. 2 Martinsburg (12-1), noon Class AA Semifinals ...
Goddard wins MAC defensive honor
Dec 01, 2004; ... The front cover of the 2004 Marshall football media guide depictsaction pictures of seven players. The pocket calendar the universitydistributed shows images of six Thundering Herd players, presumablythose deemed most worthy of individual honors. You won't find a picture of ...
Herd comes up short at Eastern Michigan
Dec 01, 2004; ... EMU 90, Herd 88 Marshall (1-3) Player FG FT R A P Tre Whitted 4-7 1-4 3 3 11 David Anderson 2-4 1-2 1 0 5 Mark Patton 6-10 1-3 13 0 14 A.W. Hamilton 2-5 0-0 0 3 6 Joe Miles 7-15 4-7 3 2 20 Ryan Lamb 0-0 6-6 1 1 6 Enoch Bunch ...
Rix to start Gator Bowl for Seminoles
Dec 01, 2004; ... JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Florida State quarterback Chris Rix willstart against West Virginia in the Gator Bowl, Seminoles coach BobbyBowden said Tuesday. Rix, 24-11 as a starter for the Seminoles, has started just onegame since Wyatt Sexton replaced him in October. Sexton started ...
Badge battle: Kanawha deputies vote against uniform changes
Dec 01, 2004; ... daveg@wvgazette.com Kanawha County deputies voted Tuesday to ask outgoing Sheriff DaveTucker not to change their uniforms. The Kanawha County Deputy Sheriffs Association voted 36-0 at anemergency meeting to send a letter to Tucker. They want him to takeback an order to ...
State institute patents new Alzheimer's treatments
Dec 01, 2004; ... johnheys@wvgazette.com A research institute based in Morgantown has patented two newpotential treatments for Alzheimer's disease, which affects about40,000 West Virginians and more than 4 million Americans. The patents build on previous research at the BlanchetteRockefeller ...
Local governments should share services, report says: Commission suggests three bills for Legislature
Dec 01, 2004; ... Members of the commission COUNTY COMMISSIONERS John Sorrenti from Hancock County Dave Hardyfrom Kanawha County Jim Caruthers from Putnam County Pat Reed fromRaleigh County MAYORS Nick Fantasia from Fairmont Nick Sparachanefrom Wheeling Danny Jones from Charleston COUNTY ASSESSORS ...