Charleston Gazette back issues from April 2005:
Public may get look at insurance e-mails
Apr 01, 2005; ... tobycoleman@wvgazette.com A judge may decide today whether the public can see the premiumrollbacks some of the state's largest insurers have promised to enactonce lawmakers limit state residents' ability to sue insurancecompanies. For the last few weeks, plaintiff's lawyers ...
Pre-emptive policy questioned: President may strike using bad info, commission reports
Apr 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The latest intelligence-failure report to land onPresident Bush's desk raises serious questions about his policy ofpre-emptive action against potential foes. How can he order suchstrikes if he doesn't have solid information? Findings by the special presidential ...
Mattea, Benson coming in June
Apr 01, 2005; ... mandyrorrer@wvgazette.com Legendary jazz guitarist George Benson, the Cab Calloway Orchestraand country music artist Kathy Mattea will round out the top showsoffered this summer at FestivALL, Charleston's new three-day visualand performing arts festival, organizers said ....
TERRI SCHIAVO: A tragic life comes to a quiet end; 15-year ordeal tore family apart
Apr 01, 2005; ... PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Few people know with certainty whether TerriSchiavo would have wanted to die or to prolong her life. But finally,at least for her, the question is moot. The nation and the world tracked Schiavo as her life ebbed afterthe fiercely disputed removal of her ...
Deal sought to save bill on lawsuits: House leaders, insurance industry seek compromise; The CAPITOL REPORT; 2005 Legislature
Apr 01, 2005; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com Leadership of the House of Delegates and the insurance industryheld talks Thursday in an attempt to reach a compromise onlegislation that would ban third-party bad-faith lawsuits against theindustry. Proposed by Gov. Joe Manchin, the legislation ...
Pope suffers heart failure, condition called very serious
Apr 01, 2005; ... VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Friday that Pope John Paul II'scondition was very serious, hours after suffering heart failure. Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls said in a statement thaton Thursday afternoon the pope experienced heart failure afterdeveloping a urinary tract ...
U.S. military deaths in Iraq
Apr 01, 2005; ... As of Thursday, March 31, 2005, at least 1,532 members of the U.S.military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003,according to an Associated Press count. At least 1,161 died as aresult of hostile action, according to the Defense Department. Thefigures include four ...
Five Iraqis killed in attack on shrine by suicide bomber
Apr 01, 2005; ... BAGHDAD, Iraq - A suicide car bomber blew himself up Thursday nearan Islamic shrine, killing five Iraqis in the latest attack on ShiiteMuslim pilgrims marking a major religious holiday. The blast in Tuz Khormato, 55 miles south of Kirkuk, killed threecivilians, including a child, ...
Medicare premiums to rise 14%
Apr 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Medicare plans to charge seniors 14 percent more forpremiums next year and pay doctors about 4 percent less, agencyofficials said Thursday. The adjustments are meant to cope with unexpected increases inMedicare's spending on physician visits and outpatient care ....
Readers' voice: Call 357-4451
Apr 01, 2005 ... or e-mail readersvoice@wvgazette.com * The last time we saw anything in The Charleston Gazette aboutthe lawsuit appealing Danny Jones' user fee was several months ago.Could we have an update please? * Dick Cheney's daughter, Mary, is receiving a million-dollaradvance for a ...
Bulletin board
Apr 01, 2005 ... TODAY The Woman's Club of Charleston will have its Spring Sale today andSaturday at the club, 1600 Virginia St. E. The Woman's Club ofCharleston Cafe will be open with take-out orders available. Fleamarket items, books, jewelry, clothing and more will be featured. FUTURE ...
In Perspective
Apr 01, 2005 ... Paul J. Nyden interviews Bill Kurtis about his book, "The DeathPenalty on Trial." Also, former WVU president Gene A. Budig on ...
Woman's body found in Huntington
Apr 01, 2005; ... HUNTINGTON - The body of a 29-year-old Ohio woman was found on aresidential hillside near the Hal Greer exit of Interstate 64Thursday morning, Huntington police said. The woman was identified asAngela Schneider of Chesapeake, Ohio, according to a police newsrelease. Schneider's ...
Bush camp flies too close to sun
Apr 01, 2005; ... LOOKING at the careers of powerful people, there's often a momentwhen confidence outstrips reality. In the Western tradition it goesback to Icarus, the Greek hero who aspired to be like the gods andwhose wax-and-feather wings worked OK until he flew too close to thesun. From the ...
Readers' forum
Apr 01, 2005 ... Social programs weaken society Editor: John Warner's article, "How can true Christians support Bush'spolicies?" shows that some churches are biblically illiterate -they'll ordain anyone. Warner assumes that it's the state's function to meet the needs ofthe people, ...
E-voting: Corruption record
Apr 01, 2005; ... FLORIDA'S 2000 nightmare over punch-card ballots caused America tostampede toward purely electronic voting. But this snowballing trendraises two new concerns: vote-stealing could be easier in digitizedelections, and several computer balloting firms have shady pasts. Most of ...
Drug prices: Keep the teeth
Apr 01, 2005; ... WILL the state's new pharmaceutical advocate have the clout neededto negotiate lower prescription prices for West Virginians? Drug company lobbyists are doing their best to strip teeth fromthe price-negotiating process. Their lapel pins at the Legislaturesay "No Price ...
Water quality board opposes weaker pollution rules: The CAPITOL REPORT; 2005 Legislature
Apr 01, 2005; ... kward@wvgazette.com As lawmakers appear poised to strip the state EnvironmentalQuality Board of its rulemaking authority, board members on Thursdaytook one last shot at opposing efforts to weaken the state's waterpollution rules. Board members refused to endorse a ...
House panel kills, revives homeowners insurance bill: The CAPITOL REPORT; 2005 Legislature
Apr 01, 2005; ... tomsearls@wvgazette.com A House of Delegates committee killed one of the insuranceindustry's major bills Wednesday, only to revive it and pass itThursday. But the bill (SB30) did not emerge from the House Banking &Insurance Committee in the same form as the Senate passed ...
Senate passes bill to attract AEP power plant to Mason: Racetrack casino-gambling bill 'garbage,' delegate says
Apr 01, 2005; ... Schedule Senate 9:30 a.m.: Military Committee 11 a.m.: Floor session House 9 a.m.: Judiciary Committee 10 a.m.: Education Committee 11 a.m.: Floor session 1:30 p.m.: Health and Human Resources Committee 4 p.m.: Judiciary ...
Healthy Lifestyles bill takes 'step back,' senator says: The CAPITOL REPORT; 2005 Legislature
Apr 01, 2005; ... philk@wvgazette.com Some senators are trying to make sure the governor's HealthyLifestyles (HB2816) bill truly is healthy. On Thursday, Sens. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell, Dan Foster, D-Kanawha,and Jon Blair Hunter, D-Monongalia, raised concerns about whetherparts of the bill ...
House panel amends, rejects end-of-life bill
Apr 01, 2005; ... Against the backdrop of a national debate over the final weeks ofTerry Schiavo, the House Judiciary Committee rejected a bill Thursdaythat would have allowed doctors to refuse to provide treatment theydeem "medically ineffective." The committee heavily amended but then refused to ...
Saturday: Flipside
Apr 01, 2005 ... At a Cabell high school March Madness becomes Midland Madness whenit comes to ...
Saturday: Faith & Community; Librarians' picks
Apr 01, 2005 ... The leadership of a Nazarene church will pass from father to son,and people who work ...
Bush leaves out key fact in S.S. reform: Federal Thrift Savings Plan is supplement benefit, not partial replacement
Apr 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - The retirement savings plan that federal employeesenjoy and President Bush cites as a model for his individualinvestment accounts differs in a key regard from what he proposes:Bush would carve the new accounts out of the Social Security taxesworkers now pay. The ...
Obituaries: Obit
Apr 01, 2005 ... Janice Marie Arnold Janice Marie Arnold, 80, passed away Thursday, March 31, atGreenbrier Valley Medical Center following a long illness. Born Feb. 25, 1925, at Blakely, she was the daughter of the lateOkey and Bertha Cantrell Pritt. She was preceded in death by two ...
Girl shot for refusing kiss, police say
Apr 01, 2005; ... ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A 15-year-old girl was fatally shot afterrefusing a man's demand for a kiss, authorities said. The allegedgunman was captured Wednesday night in Washington, D.C. Atlantic County Prosecutor Jeffrey Blitz said Alfred R. Bishop,21, will be charged with murder in ...
Wine Spectator creator Robert Morrisey dead
Apr 01, 2005; ... SAN DIEGO - Robert Morrisey, whose love of wine was initiated byhis doctor's advice and grew into a passion that inspired him tocreate The Wine Spectator publication, died Saturday of congestiveheart failure, his daughter said. He was 78. Morrisey, a West Virginia native, was also ...
Civil rights activist Korematsu dies
Apr 01, 2005; ... SAN FRANCISCO - Fred Korematsu, who became a symbol of civilrights for challenging the World War II internment orders that sent120,000 Japanese Americans to government camps, has died. He was 86. Korematsu died Wednesday of respiratory illness at his daughter'shome in Larkspur, ...
10 states to share portion of 'faith-based' grants
Apr 01, 2005; ... WASHINGTON - Religious charities in 10 states got 40 percent ofthe $2 billion in taxpayer money available to groups deemed "faith-based" by the White House in 2004, according to figures the WhiteHouse provided Thursday to The Associated Press. That's only slightly more than the ...
Regional jails chief reappointed
Apr 01, 2005; ... Steve Canterbury, who has served for eight years as executivedirector of West Virginia's Regional Jail and Correctional FacilityAuthority, has been reappointed, state officials announced Thursday. The jail authority's board of directors unanimously approvedCanterbury's ...
Cycle crash kills MacCorkle man
Apr 01, 2005 ... MacCORKLE - A Lincoln County man died Thursday evening after heapparently lost control of his motorcycle and crashed, State Policesaid. Daniel Howell, 26, of MacCorkle, died shortly after the 5 p.m.crash, according to State Police Cpl. H.L. Hughes. Howell was riding his ...
CORRECTION
Apr 01, 2005 ... Because of a reporter's error, the Gazette incorrectly reportedthe House of Delegates failed to consider ...
LOTTERY: LOTTERIES
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thursday, March 31, 2005 West Virginia: Daily 3 - 580 Daily 4 - 1728 Cash 25 - 7-8-11-12-23-24 Ohio: Night Pick 3 - 712 Night ...
World weather
Apr 01, 2005 ... Amsterdam 61 48 Cldy Athens 67 54 Cldy Baghdad 90 72 Clr Beijing 68 49 Clr Berlin 54 30 Clr Bermuda 70 62 Rain Cairo 89 68 Clr Calgary 43 23 Snow Dublin 49 44 Cldy Hong Kong 66 63 Rain Jerusalem 80 54 ...
National weather
Apr 01, 2005 ... Anchorage 37 26 Snow Atlanta 66 58 Clr Boston 46 35 Rain Charlotte,N.C. 65 53 PCldy Chicago 50 33 Clr Cincinnati 53 40 Rain Cleveland 51 37 Snow Dallas-Ft Worth 63 45 Clr Denver 63 23 PCldy Detroit 52 36 Cldy Elkins 39 ...
WOMEN'S NIT FINAL: SW MISSOURI 78, WEST VIRGINIA 70: Barrage of 3s sinks WVU
Apr 01, 2005; ... SPRINGFIELD, MO. - Kari Koch had 23 points, Jenni Lingor added 20and Southwest Missouri State rode a barrage of 3-pointers to theWomen's NIT championship with a 78-70 victory Thursday night overWest Virginia. Southwest Missouri (25-8) from the Missouri Valley Conference used11 ...
Skinner emerging as top Herd QB candidate
Apr 01, 2005; ... HUNTINGTON - From the My, How Time Flies Dept.: Jimmy Skinner isthe elder statesman of Marshall's quarterbacking derby. But is he still the underdog? That is one of many issues that will be carried over to Augustwhen the Thundering Herd reconvenes. For now, Skinner and two ...
Charleston Catholic adapts to MetalWood: PREP Baseball
Apr 01, 2005; ... mikewhiteford@wvgazette.com BUFFALO - Coach Bill Mehle's affection for MetalWood bats involvesmore than just a once-a-year participation in the MetalWoodInvitational. In practice each day, Mehle's Charleston Catholic players do alltheir hitting with those celebrated baseball ...
WVU extends Beilein contract
Apr 01, 2005; ... MORGANTOWN - Fans say West Virginia University basketball coachJohn Beilein deserves the two-year contract extension he was givenThursday after leading the Mountaineers to their best season in morethan four decades and turning around a team that was in trouble justthree years ...
INSIDE
Apr 01, 2005 ... AA all-state Sissonville guard Cody ...
Best ever?: Final Four has a tough act to follow; NCAA FINAL FOUR
Apr 01, 2005; ... ST. LOUIS - Rick Pitino and Roy Williams. Overachieving MichiganState and almost-undefeated Illinois. The Final Four teams will have to put on quite a show if they'regoing to match the excitement of possibly the best NCAA tournamentever. But these marquee coaches and programs ...
TWO-MINUTE DRILL
Apr 01, 2005 ... Today's quote Its going to be Carolina and Illinois in the final,and that will be Illinois second loss. Pistons Rasheed Wallace, whoattended North Carolina, on the Tar Heels chances in the Final Four Names in the games Armstrong assistant alleges drug use A former ...
AAU basketball
Apr 01, 2005 ... At George Washington High Boys 9-and-under W.Va. Bulldogs 28, Mountain State Magic 25 Bulldogs - Morris 9. Magic - Harris 9. W.Va. Warriors 21, W. Va. Bombers 16 Warriors - Eades 14. Bombers - Kinney 8. Boys 11-and-under W.Va ....
Sports history
Apr 01, 2005 ... April 1 1938 - Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round inChicago to retain his world heavyweight title. 1940 - Gov. Herbert Lehman of New York signs the Dunnigal bill,which legalizes pari-mutuel wagering and outlaws bookmakers at thestate's ...
Meetings, etc.
Apr 01, 2005 ... * Bobcat Football Camp - The 2005 Bill Struble Football Camp willbe held July 10-14 at West Virginia Wesleyan. The camp featurescoaches from Wesleyan and other college and high school teams. Thecamp includes lectures on ...
Prep basketball
Apr 01, 2005 ... Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Classic Today at Parkersburg South West Virginia vs. Ohio WV girls - Katie Blatt, Magnolia; Erica Elliott, Paden City;Michelle Cobb, Parkersburg; Stephany Windland, Parkersburg Catholic;Michelle Molinari, Parkersburg South; Rachel Wolfe, ...
Boxing
Apr 01, 2005 ... Fight schedule National TV in parentheses April 2 At DCU Center, Worcester, Mass. (SHO), Wayne Braithwaite,Brooklyn, N.Y., vs. Jean-Marc Mormeck, France, 12, for the worldcruiserweight unification title. At Emerald Queen Casino, Tacoma, Wash., Troy Beets, ...
NBA
Apr 01, 2005 ... EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Boston 38 33 .535 - Philadelphia 35 36 .493 3 New Jersey 34 38 .472 41/2 New York 29 41 .414 81/2 Toronto 29 42 .408 9 Southeast Division W L Pct GB y-Miami 54 19 .740 ...
Pro football
Apr 01, 2005 ... Arena Football League AMERICAN CONFERENCE Central Division W L Pct PF PA Colorado 6 2 .750 448 383 Chicago 4 4 .500 372 384 Grand Rapids 1 7 .125 405 514 Nashville 1 7 .125 318 393 Western Division W L Pct PF PA Los ...
Prep softball
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thursday's boxes First game Clay 342 32 - 14 14 0 Gilmer 000 00 - 0 1 3 Hively and Schoolcraft; Smith, Cole (5) and Cana; Top hitters -Clay: Hively 2-5, double, triple; K.Thomas 2-3, double; Schoolcraft 3-4; Gilmer: Cana double Second ...
Boys basketball
Apr 01, 2005 ... Class AA all-state The boys Class AA all-state basketball team released by the WestVirginia Sports Writers Association: First team * Cody Jarrett, Sissonville, 6-0, senior, 28.4 ppg. (capt.) * Tyler Kovarik, Winfield, 6-3, senior, 19.1 * Lou Green, Logan, ...
Latest line
Apr 01, 2005 ... Favorite Points Underdog NBA Today's games Dallas 3 1/2 PHILADELPHIA Toronto 1 1/2 CHARLOTTE ORLANDO 3 Washington Boston 3 1/2 ATLANTA NEW YORK 2 New Jersey CLEVELAND 2 1/2 Sacramento DETROIT 8 La Clippers MILWAUKEE 2 ...
Prep baseball
Apr 01, 2005 ... Thursday's boxes Sissonville 012 000 -3 0 3 Herb. Hoover 111 037 -13 14 2 Mooney, Wilson (6) and Brill. White and Fisher. Top hitters: HH-Koepsel 2-4; White 2-4, double; Shamblin 3-4, 3 RBI; Hoover 4-4, HR,4RBI; Harper HR, 3 RBI Geo. Wash. 000 23 -5 4 ...
Sports briefs
Apr 01, 2005 ... Sharapova holds off Venus in semis KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. - Holding her ground and her serve when VenusWilliams mounted a comeback, Maria Sharapova erased six break pointsto close out a 6-4, 6-3 victory Thursday in the semifinals of theNasdaq-100 Open. The second-seeded Sharapova ...
Sports on TV/radio
Apr 01, 2005 ... TELEVISION (TGC) 9 a.m. - golf: European Tour, Portugese Open (ESPN) 1 p.m. - baseball: exhibition, Yankees vs. Tigers (SPEED) 2 p.m. - NASCAR: Nextel Cup, final practice for Food City500 (same-day tape) (ESPN2) 3 p.m. - tennis: NASDAQ-100 Open (USA) 4 ...
Women's college basketball
Apr 01, 2005 ... NCAA tournament PHILADELPHIA REGIONAL Championship At The Liacouras Center Philadelphia Tuesday's results Tennessee 59, Rutgers 49 CHATTANOOGA REGIONAL Championship At McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tenn. Monday's ...
Spring training
Apr 01, 2005 ... AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Toronto 16 8 .667 Los Angeles 18 11 .621 Minnesota 15 12 .556 Baltimore 13 11 .542 Cleveland 15 13 .536 New York 14 14 .500 Tampa Bay 13 14 .481 Chicago 14 16 .467 Oakland 14 16 ...
Transactions
Apr 01, 2005 ... BASEBALL American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX-Assigned C Ben Davis outright to Charlotte ofthe IL. CLEVELAND INDIANS-Placed OF Juan Gonzalez on the 15-day DL.Recalled OF Grady Sizemore from their minor league camp. DETROIT TIGERS-Optioned OF Marcus Thames to ...
Carolina tradition extends to pros: Legendary UNC coach Dean Smith sees link betwenn Pistons, Tar Heels
Apr 01, 2005; ... ST. LOUIS - Hall of Fame coach Dean Smith sees bits and pieces ofhis legacy whenever he watches a game - a quick huddle before a freethrow, a player pointing at a teammate to thank him for an assist orthe reserves standing and applauding when a starter comes to thebench. In the ...
Sweet 16: Summitt prepares for another Final Four: NCAA women
Apr 01, 2005; ... KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - The ceiling at Thompson-Boling Arena would becrowded if the Tennessee Lady Vols hung a banner for all their tripsto the Final Four. There already are six national title banners squeezed up there,and coach Pat Summitt would like to make room for another. But ...
NCAA BASKETBALL
Apr 01, 2005 ... UNC vs. Michigan State A quick look at Saturday's national semifinal matchups: NORTH CAROLINA (31-4) * ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR: Beat No. 16 Oakland 96-68, No. 9 IowaState 92-65, No. 5 Villanova 67-66, No. 6 Wisconsin 88-82. * STARS: Center Sean May has been ...
NCAA BASKETBALL
Apr 01, 2005 ... Illinois vs. Louisville A quick look at Saturday's national semifinal matchups: ILLINOIS (36-1) * ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR: Beat No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson 67-55,No. 9 Nevada 71-59, No. 12 Wisconsin-Milwaukee 77-63, No. 3 Arizona90-89, OT. * STARS: The three-man ...
NCAA BASKETBALL: Louisville reliving history; Similarities abound for 1980 champions, 2005 Final Four team
Apr 01, 2005; ... LOUISVILLE, Ky. - At halftime of a game with South Florida, RickPitino kept the Cardinals on the bench so they could watch a ceremonyhonoring the school's 1980 NCAA championship team. "I wanted them to see the difference in how a team is loved whenthey win a championship, because ...
Late 3-pointer lifts South Carolina to title: Men's NIT
Apr 01, 2005; ... NEW YORK - Carlos Powell's final collegiate game went better thanPat Carroll's. Tarence Kinsey drilled a 3-pointer from the right elbow with 1.3seconds remaining Thursday night to give Powell and South Carolinatheir first NIT championship, 60-57 over Saint Joseph's. Kinsey ...